September 29, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Hughes, Barrett, Chatfield, Kelly, Muxlow, Bizon, Crawford, Sheppard, Franz, Leutheuser, Price, Heise, Vaupel, Jenkins, Canfield, Rutledge, Graves, Outman, Rendon, Talabi, Lane, Faris, Cole, Howrylak, Glenn, Hooker, Pagel, Goike, Inman, Lauwers, Yonker and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1919 PA 339, entitled
"Dog law of 1919,"
by amending section 6 (MCL 287.266), as amended by 2010 PA 18.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6. (1) The owner of a dog that is 4 or more months old
shall apply to the treasurer of the county or, except as provided
in section 14, the treasurer of the township or city where the
owner resides, or to the treasurer's authorized agent, for a
license for each dog owned or kept by him or her.
(2) Unless the county board of commissioners adopts a
resolution under subsection (3), the owner shall apply for a
license annually on or before March 1.
(3) The county board of commissioners of a county may adopt a
resolution during the 60-day period before the beginning of the
county's fiscal year providing when the owner of a dog that is
required
to be licensed under subsection (1) section 2 must apply
for a license. Before adopting the resolution, the county board of
commissioners shall obtain the county treasurer's written approval
of the resolution. Subject to subsection (4), the resolution shall
provide for 1 of the following:
(a) That the owner apply for a license by March 1 every year
or every third year, at the owner's option.
(b) That the owner apply for a license by June 1 every year.
(c) That the owner apply for a license by June 1 every year or
every third year, at the owner's option.
(d) That the owner apply for a license by the last day of the
month of the dog's current rabies vaccination, every year.
(e) That the owner apply for a license by the last day of the
month of the dog's current rabies vaccination, every third year.
(f) That the owner apply for a license by 1 of the following,
at the owner's option:
(i) The last day of the month of the dog's current rabies
vaccination every year.
(ii) The last day of the month of the dog's current rabies
vaccination, every third year.
(4) A resolution adopted under subsection (3) shall include
necessary provisions for conversion to a new licensing schedule.
The resolution may extend the effective period of outstanding
licenses but shall not shorten the effective period of outstanding
licenses or prorate license fees.
(5) The application shall state the breed, sex, age, color,
and markings of the dog, and the name and address of the last
previous owner. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
the application for a license shall be accompanied by a valid
certificate of a current vaccination for rabies, with a vaccine
licensed
by the United States department of agriculture, Department
of Agriculture, signed by an accredited veterinarian. The
certificate for vaccination for rabies shall state the month and
year of expiration for the rabies vaccination, in the
veterinarian's opinion. If the application for a license is
submitted electronically, the owner of the dog is not required to
provide a valid certificate of a current vaccination for rabies if
the dog was licensed the previous year and the dog's current rabies
vaccination on record with the treasurer of the county or, except
as provided in section 14, the treasurer of the township or city
where the owner resides, or the treasurer's authorized agent, is
still valid. A license shall not be issued in a county that has
adopted a provision described under subsection (3)(d), (e), or (f)
if the dog's current rabies vaccination will expire more than 1
month before the date on which that license would expire. When
applying for a license, the owner shall pay the license fee
provided for in the county budget. The county board of
commissioners may set license fees in the county budget at a level
sufficient to pay all the county's expenses of administering this
act as it pertains to dogs. For a spayed or neutered dog, the
license fee, if any, shall be set lower than the license fee for a
dog that is not spayed or neutered. In addition, the license fee
may be set higher for a delinquent application than for a timely
application.
(6) The application described in subsection (5) shall include
a place for the owner to indicate whether he or she wishes to make
a contribution of up to $10.00 to the veterans service dog fund
created in the veterans service dog act. Except as provided in this
subsection, the treasurer of the county or, except as provided in
section 14, the treasurer of the township or city where the owner
resides, or the treasurer's authorized agent, shall forward money
received as a contribution under this subsection to the state
treasurer, who shall credit the money to the veterans service dog
fund created in the veterans service dog act. A county, township,
or city may retain up to 1% of the money collected under this
subsection for administrative expenses.
(7) (6)
If a dog is licensed before it
becomes 5 months old
and is subsequently spayed or neutered before it becomes 7 months
old, the owner of the dog may exchange the license for a license
for a spayed or neutered dog and receive a refund for the
difference in the cost of the licenses. The owner shall exchange
the license before the dog becomes 7 months old.
(8) (7)
Subsection (6) (7) applies
in a county only if the
county board of commissioners adopts a resolution to that effect
during the 60-day period before the beginning of the county's
fiscal year. Before adopting the resolution, the county board of
commissioners shall obtain the county treasurer's written approval
of the resolution.
(9) (8)
The owner of a dog that is required
to be licensed
under
this section 2 shall keep the dog currently vaccinated
against rabies by an accredited veterinarian with a vaccine
licensed
by the United States department of agriculture.Department
of Agriculture.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4912 (request no.
03435'15) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.