DOG LAW                                                                                       H.B. 5588 & 5589:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 5588 (as reported without amendment)

House Bill 5589 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative TC Clements (H.B. 5588)

               Representative Ranjeev Puri (H.B. 5589)

House Committee:  Judiciary

Senate Committee:  Agriculture

CONTENT

House Bill 5588 would amend the Dog Law to eliminate a provision requiring certain local government officials to provide information to a dog owner regarding the availability of a statewide tattoo identification registry when issuing a dog license.

House Bill 5589 would amend Public Act 426 of 1988, which governs dangerous animals, to eliminate a provision allowing a court to order a dangerous animal that has not caused serious injury or death to an individual or dog, if the dangerous animal is a dog, to have an identification number tattooed on it at the owner's expense, and instead require it to be assigned a permanent identification number.

MCL 287.274a (H.B. 5588)                                                Legislative Analyst:  Jeff Mann

       287.322 (H.B. 5589)

FISCAL IMPACT

The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  6-14-22                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Bruce Baker

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.