September 11, 2012, Introduced by Senator WALKER and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 328, entitled
"An act to regulate animals running at large; to provide for
compensation for damage done by animals running at large; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 433.12).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. (1) An animal shall not run at large in this state.
(2) The owner of an animal shall not permit or enable his or
her animal to run at large in this state.
(3) A person other than the owner of an animal shall not
wilfully and knowingly enable an animal to run at large in this
state.
(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or
a fine of not more than $500.00, or both. However, if 1 or more
swine that are the subject of the conviction are killed pursuant to
section 4a, the fine under this section shall be increased by an
amount equal to $500.00 for each swine killed.