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MI Comp L § 287.289a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 339 of 1919 - Dog Law of 1919 (287.261 - 287.290)|Section 287.289a - Animal Control Agency; Establishment; Employees; Jurisdiction; Contents of Animal Control Ordinance.

287.289a Animal control agency; establishment; employees; jurisdiction; contents of animal control ordinance. Sec. 29a.  The board of county commissioners by ordinance may establish an animal control agency which shall employ at least 1 animal control officer. The board of county commissioners may assign the animal control agency to any existing county department. The animal control agency shall have jurisdiction to enforce this act in any city, village or township which does not have an animal control ordinance. The county's animal control ordinance shall provide for animal control programs, facilities, personnel and necessary expenses incurred in animal control. The ordinance is subject to sections 6 and 30. History: Add. 1972, Act 349, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
MI Comp L § 287.289b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 339 of 1919 - Dog Law of 1919 (287.261 - 287.290)|Section 287.289b - County Animal Control Officers; Employment Standards.

287.289b County animal control officers; employment standards. Sec. 29b.  (1) The board of county commissioners shall adopt minimum employment standards relative to the recruitment, selection and appointment of animal control officers. The minimum standards shall include:  (a) Requirements for physical, educational, mental and moral fitness.  (b) A minimum course of study of not less than 100 instructional hours as prescribed by the department of agriculture.  (2) Subdivision (b) shall not apply if the animal control officer is a police officer or has served at least 3 years as an animal control officer. History: Add. 1972, Act 349, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
MI Comp L § 287.289c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 339 of 1919 - Dog Law of 1919 (287.261 - 287.290)|Section 287.289c - Municipal Animal Control Officers; Employment Standards.

287.289c Municipal animal control officers; employment standards. Sec. 29c.  Any city, village or township adopting or having adopted an animal control ordinance shall provide in the ordinance that the minimum employment standards relative to the recruitment, selection and appointment of animal control officers shall at least equal the minimum standards set forth in section 29b.  History: Add. 1972, Act 349, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
MI Comp L § 287.290 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 339 of 1919 - Dog Law of 1919 (287.261 - 287.290)|Section 287.290 - Municipal Animal Control Ordinances; Certificate of Vaccination.

287.290 Municipal animal control ordinances; certificate of vaccination. Sec. 30.  A city, village or township by action of its governing body may adopt an animal control ordinance to regulate the licensing, payment of claims and providing for the enforcement thereof. A city, village, county or township adopting a dog licensing ordinance or ordinances shall also require that such application for a license, except kennel licenses, shall be accompanied by proof of vaccination of the dog for rabies by a valid certificate of vaccination for rabies, with a vaccine licensed by the United States department of agriculture, signed by an accredited veterinarian. History: 1919, Act 339, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- Am. 1921, Act 310, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- Am. 1929, Act 329, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5275 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1933 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- Am. 1943, Act 209, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 287.290 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 22, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 125, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 172, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1953 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 211, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 229, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 349, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
MI Comp L § 287.291 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 207 of 1970 - Leader Dogs for Blind Persons (287.291 - 287.291)|Section 287.291 - Service Animal Not Subject to Licensing Fee; Definitions.

287.291 Service animal not subject to licensing fee; definitions.Sec. 1.  (1) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, a service animal is not subject to any fee for licensing if either of the following applies:  (a) The service animal is used by a person with a disability.   (b) The service animal is owned by a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that trains service animals for use by a person with a disability.  (2) As used in this section:  (a) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a disability as defined in section 12102 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12102, and 28 CFR 36.104.  (b) As used in subdivision (a), "person with a disability" includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:  (i) Post-traumatic stress disorder.  (ii) Traumatic brain injury.  (iii) Other service-related disabilities.  (c) "Service animal" means all of the following:  (i) That term as defined in 28 CFR 36.104.  (ii) A miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks as described in 28 CFR 36.104 for the benefit of a person with a disability.  (d) "Veteran" means any of the following:  (i) A person who performed military service in the armed forces for a period of more than 90 days and separated from the armed forces in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.  (ii) A person discharged or released from military service because of a service-related disability.  (iii) A member of a reserve branch of the armed forces at the time he or she was ordered to military service during a period of war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized, and was released from military service in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge. History: 1970, Act 207, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1970 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 74, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1981 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 112, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1984 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 22, 2000 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 145, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
MI Comp L § 287.301 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 309 of 1939 - Registration and Identification of Dogs (287.301 - 287.308)|Section 287.301 - Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.

287.301 Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to registration and tattooing of dogs.
MI Comp L § 287.302 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 309 of 1939 - Registration and Identification of Dogs (287.301 - 287.308)|Section 287.302 - Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.

287.302 Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to assignment of title upon purchase of dog.
MI Comp L § 287.303 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 309 of 1939 - Registration and Identification of Dogs (287.301 - 287.308)|Section 287.303 - Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.

287.303 Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to issuance of identification certificate.
MI Comp L § 287.304 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 309 of 1939 - Registration and Identification of Dogs (287.301 - 287.308)|Section 287.304 - Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.

287.304 Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to record of certain information concerning ownership of dog.
MI Comp L § 287.305 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 309 of 1939 - Registration and Identification of Dogs (287.301 - 287.308)|Section 287.305 - Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.

287.305 Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to entitlement of finder of lost dog to boarding fees.
MI Comp L § 287.306 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 309 of 1939 - Registration and Identification of Dogs (287.301 - 287.308)|Section 287.306 - Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.

287.306 Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to fees credited to general fund.
MI Comp L § 287.307 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 309 of 1939 - Registration and Identification of Dogs (287.301 - 287.308)|Section 287.307 - Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.

287.307 Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to mutilation of tattooed serial number.
MI Comp L § 287.308 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 309 of 1939 - Registration and Identification of Dogs (287.301 - 287.308)|Section 287.308 - Stealing or Holding Dog in Possession; Penalty.

287.308 Stealing or holding dog in possession; penalty. Sec. 8.  Any person who shall steal or take without the consent of the owner and without lawful authority, any dog registered under the provisions of this act, or any person excepting dog wardens who shall harbor or hold in his possession any stray dog of which he is not the owner and does not report such possession to the sheriff of the county or the police department of the city in which he is holding such dog within 48 hours after such person came in possession of said dog, where the value of such dog shall not be in excess of $100.00, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and where the value of such dog shall be in excess of $100.00, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00, or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. History: Add. 1943, Act 146, Eff. July 30, 1943 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 11, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 287.308
MI Comp L § 287.311 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 424 of 1988 - Turtles (287.311 - 287.314)|Section 287.311 - “Turtle” Defined.

287.311 “Turtle” defined. Sec. 1.  As used in this act, "turtle" includes all animals commonly known as turtles, tortoises, terrapins, and all other animals of the order testudinata, class reptilia. History: 1988, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 287.312 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 424 of 1988 - Turtles (287.311 - 287.314)|Section 287.312 - Sale or Distribution of Turtle Eggs or Live Turtles; Health Advisory Sheet Required.

287.312 Sale or distribution of turtle eggs or live turtles; health advisory sheet required. Sec. 2.  A person shall not sell or distribute in the state viable turtle eggs or live turtles with a carapace length of less than 4 inches unless he or she provides the purchaser with the health advisory sheet described in section 3. History: 1988, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 287.313 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 424 of 1988 - Turtles (287.311 - 287.314)|Section 287.313 - Publication and Availability of Health Advisory Sheet.

287.313 Publication and availability of health advisory sheet. Sec. 3.  The department of agriculture shall publish and make available a health advisory sheet describing the potential health risk to children and adults of contracting salmonellosis from turtles. History: 1988, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 287.314 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 424 of 1988 - Turtles (287.311 - 287.314)|Section 287.314 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

287.314 Violation as misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 4.  A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, for each violation of this act. History: 1988, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 287.321 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 426 of 1988 - Dangerous Animals (287.321 - 287.323)|Section 287.321 - Definitions.

287.321 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Dangerous animal" means a dog or other animal that bites or attacks a person, or a dog that bites or attacks and causes serious injury or death to another dog while the other dog is on the property or under the control of its owner. However, a dangerous animal does not include any of the following:  (i) An animal that bites or attacks a person who is knowingly trespassing on the property of the animal's owner.  (ii) An animal that bites or attacks a person who provokes or torments the animal.  (iii) An animal that is responding in a manner that an ordinary and reasonable person would conclude was designed to protect a person if that person is engaged in a lawful activity or is the subject of an assault.  (iv) Livestock.  (b) "Livestock" means animals used for human food and fiber or animals used for service to human beings. Livestock includes, but is not limited to, cattle, swine, sheep, llamas, goats, bison, equine, poultry, and rabbits. Livestock does not include animals that are human companions, such as dogs and cats.  (c) "Owner" means a person who owns or harbors a dog or other animal.  (d) "Provoke" means to perform a willful act or omission that an ordinary and reasonable person would conclude is likely to precipitate the bite or attack by an ordinary dog or animal.  (e) "Serious injury" means permanent, serious disfigurement, serious impairment of health, or serious impairment of a bodily function of a person.  (f) "Torment" means an act or omission that causes unjustifiable pain, suffering, and distress to an animal, or causes mental and emotional anguish in the animal as evidenced by its altered behavior, for a purpose such as sadistic pleasure, coercion, or punishment that an ordinary and reasonable person would conclude is likely to precipitate the bite or attack. History: 1988, Act 426, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 287.323 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 426 of 1988 - Dangerous Animals (287.321 - 287.323)|Section 287.323 - Owner Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter, Felony, or Misdemeanor; Penalty; Costs.

287.323 Owner guilty of involuntary manslaughter, felony, or misdemeanor; penalty; costs. Sec. 3.  (1) The owner of an animal that meets the definition of a dangerous animal in section 1(a) that causes the death of a person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, punishable under section 321 of the Michigan penal code, Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.321 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (2) If an animal that meets the definition of a dangerous animal in section 1(a) attacks a person and causes serious injury other than death, the owner of the animal is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years, a fine of not less than $2,000.00, or community service work for not less than 500 hours, or any combination of these penalties.  (3) If an animal previously adjudicated to be a dangerous animal attacks or bites a person and causes an injury that is not a serious injury, the owner of the animal is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00, or community service work for not less than 240 hours, or any combination of these penalties.  (4) If the owner of an animal that is previously adjudicated to be a dangerous animal allows the animal to run at large, the owner is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00, or community service work for not less than 240 hours, or any combination of these penalties.  (5) The court may order a person convicted under this section to pay the costs of the prosecution. History: 1988, Act 426, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
MI Comp L § 287.332 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340)|Section 287.332 - Rules; Promulgation.

287.332 Rules; promulgation.Sec. 2.  (1) The department may promulgate rules to accomplish the purposes of this act and to establish minimum standards for the housing, care, and handling of animals to insure the humane care and handling of animals. The department may also promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for large-scale dog breeding kennels. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, until the department promulgates rules under subsection (1), a large-scale dog breeding kennel is subject to R 285.151.1 to R 285.151.41 of the Michigan administrative code. Notwithstanding R 285.151.25 of the Michigan administrative code, in a large-scale dog breeding kennel, a female dog in estrus may be housed with intact male dogs for the purpose of breeding. History: 1969, Act 287, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017 Admin Rule: R 285.151.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 287.333 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340)|Section 287.333 - License Required.

287.333 License required. Sec. 3.  No person shall operate a pet shop unless he has first received a license from the department of agriculture under the provisions of this act. History: 1969, Act 287, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
MI Comp L § 287.335 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340)|Section 287.335 - Inspection of Pet Shop Premises.

287.335 Inspection of pet shop premises. Sec. 5.  The director of agriculture shall not issue a license to operate a pet shop until he has inspected the premises to assure that it complies with the provisions of this act and the rules of the department of agriculture. History: 1969, Act 287, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
MI Comp L § 287.336 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340)|Section 287.336 - Animal Control Shelter, Animal Protection Shelter, or Large-Scale Dog Breeding Kennel; Registration.

287.336 Animal control shelter, animal protection shelter, or large-scale dog breeding kennel; registration.Sec. 6.  (1) A municipality shall not operate an animal control shelter unless the animal control shelter is registered with the department.  (2) A society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or any other person shall not operate an animal protection shelter unless the shelter is registered with the department.   (3) A person shall not operate a large-scale dog breeding kennel unless the large-scale dog breeding kennel is registered with the department. The department shall charge an annual fee of $500.00 per registration of a large-scale dog breeding kennel.  (4) This act is not intended to apply to a dog owner or breeder other than a person that operates a large-scale dog breeding kennel. History: 1969, Act 287, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
MI Comp L § 287.337 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340)|Section 287.337 - Animal Control Shelter, Animal Protection Shelter, or Large-Scale Dog Breeding Kennel; Registration Application; Form.

287.337 Animal control shelter, animal protection shelter, or large-scale dog breeding kennel; registration application; form.Sec. 7.  Application for registration of an animal control shelter, an animal protection shelter, or a large-scale dog breeding kennel shall be on a form prescribed by the director. History: 1969, Act 287, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
MI Comp L § 287.338 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340)|Section 287.338 - Animal Control Shelter or Animal Protection Shelter; Inspection; Compliance.

287.338 Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; inspection; compliance. Sec. 8.  The department shall not register an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter unless the department first inspects it to ensure that it complies with this act and the rules promulgated under this act. History: 1969, Act 287, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998
MI Comp L § 287.338b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340)|Section 287.338b - Animal Control Shelter or Animal Protection Shelter; Use of Ichat to Determine Prior Criminal History for Animal Abuse Offense; Subsection (1) Inapplicable to Pet Shop; Section to Be Referred to as "Logan's Law"; "Animal" Defined.

287.338b Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; use of ICHAT to determine prior criminal history for animal abuse offense; subsection (1) inapplicable to pet shop; section to be referred to as "Logan's law"; "animal" defined.Sec. 8b.  (1) Before allowing an individual to adopt an animal, an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter may conduct a search using ICHAT to determine whether that individual has a prior criminal history for an animal abuse offense.  (2) An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter does not violate this act if the animal control shelter or animal protection shelter searches for an individual on ICHAT allowed under subsection (1) and the search fails to disclose that the individual has a prior criminal history for an animal abuse offense.  (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a pet shop that allows an animal protection shelter to use pet shop resources, including, but not limited to, the pet shop's premises, facilities, employees, equipment, and advertising for pet adoptions, or to a pet shop that works with an animal protection shelter but does not perform adoptions except as an agent of the animal protection shelter. A pet shop described in this subsection is not an animal protection shelter and is not liable for any pet adoptions performed by an animal protection shelter.  (4) This section may be referred to as "Logan's law".  (5) For purposes of this section and section 8c only, "animal" means a vertebrate other than a human being. History: Add. 2016, Act 393, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 84, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2017
MI Comp L § 287.338c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340)|Section 287.338c - Consideration of Individual's Criminal History; Decision to Not Allow Individual to Adopt Animal; Section to Be Referred to as "Animal Adoption Protection act."

287.338c Consideration of individual's criminal history; decision to not allow individual to adopt animal; section to be referred to as "animal adoption protection act."Sec. 8c.  (1) An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter may consider an individual's criminal history when deciding whether to allow that individual to adopt an animal. An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter may choose not to allow an individual who has been convicted of an animal abuse offense to adopt an animal unless a period of at least 5 years has elapsed since the date of his or her conviction. An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter may choose not to allow an individual who is charged with committing an animal abuse offense and enters a plea to any other crime in exchange for dismissal of that charge to adopt an animal.  (2) This section may be referred to as the "animal adoption protection act". History: Add. 2016, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017