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MI Comp L § 287.526 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.526 - Inspection Fee per Ton; Payment; Filing Statement of Tonnage and Fees; Failure to Comply With Section; Disclosure of Information.

287.526 Inspection fee per ton; payment; filing statement of tonnage and fees; failure to comply with section; disclosure of information.Sec. 6.  (1) An inspection fee of $0.30 per ton must be paid on commercial feed distributed in this state by the person whose name appears on the label as the manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor, except that a person other than the manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor may assume responsibility for the inspection fee, subject to the following:   (a) If more than 1 person is involved in the distribution of commercial feed, the last person that is required to be licensed and that distributes to a nonlicensee is responsible for reporting the tonnage distributed and paying the inspection fee.  (b) A fee will not be paid on customer-formula feed if the inspection fee is paid on the commercial feeds that are used as ingredients within the customer-formula feed.  (c) The minimum inspection fee is $50.00 per July 1 to June 30 annual period.   (d) The inspection fee is $0.15 per ton on feed ingredients that are by-products of manufacturing processes and have a moisture content equal to or greater than 60%.  (2) Each person liable for paying the inspection fee under subsection (1) shall do both of the following:  (a) File annually, by the last day of July, a statement, stating the number of tons of commercial feed distributed in this state during the preceding July 1 to June 30 period. The inspection fee and tonnage must be reported on forms furnished or approved by the director. Payments due of less than $5.00 are waived, and refunds of less than $5.00 will not be processed unless requested in writing. For any report not filed with the department by the due date, a penalty of $50.00 or 10% of the amount due, whichever is greater, will be assessed. The assessment of this penalty fee does not prevent the department from taking other actions as provided in this act.  (b) Maintain records for 2 years to accurately indicate the commercial feed tonnage distributed in this state. The director may examine the records to verify statements of tonnage.  (3) Failure to make an accurate statement of tonnage, pay the inspection fee, or comply with this section constitutes sufficient cause for suspending a distributor license.  (4) Unless disclosure is required for the enforcement of this act, the information furnished under this section is private or nonpublic, is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, and shall not be disclosed by an employee of the department in any manner that divulges the business operations of a licensee required by this section to make a report. History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1980 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 287.529 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.529 - Commercial Feed Considered to Be Misbranded.

287.529 Commercial feed considered to be misbranded.Sec. 9.  A commercial feed is considered to be misbranded and in violation of this act if any of the following occur:  (a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.  (b) It is distributed under the name of another commercial feed.  (c) It is not labeled as required under section 5.  (d) It purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed, or it purports to contain or is represented as containing a commercial feed ingredient, unless the commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition prescribed by rule by the director.  (e) A word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this act to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed on the commercial feed with the conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use. History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
MI Comp L § 287.530 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.530 - Recall of Adulterated or Misbranded Commercial Feed; Notification.

287.530 Recall of adulterated or misbranded commercial feed; notification.Sec. 10.  A manufacturer that voluntarily recalls a commercial feed that has been introduced into channels of trade beyond its control, and that supports the conclusion that the feed processed by the manufacturer is adulterated or misbranded in a manner that creates an unreasonable risk to animals or to the public health, shall immediately notify the director of the recall and the reasons for the recall. The notification may be oral if it is followed by a written notice to the director. Information or a statement exclusively derived from notification required under this section, except for information contained in records required to be maintained under this act, shall not be used as evidence in a proceeding brought against the person pursuant to this act with respect to a violation of law occurring prior to or concurrently with the notification. The notification required by this section shall contain a clear description of the adulterated or misbranded feed, an evaluation of the risk related to the feed, and a statement of the measures to be taken to protect animals or the public from the risk. History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
MI Comp L § 287.531 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.531 - Rules.

287.531 Rules.Sec. 11.  The director may promulgate rules necessary to implement this act. History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 Admin Rule: R 285.505.1 and R 285.635.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 287.532 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.532 - Implementation of Act; Agreements; Reports.

287.532 Implementation of act; agreements; reports.Sec. 12.  (1) The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations to implement this act.  (2) The director may publish a report of gross tonnage of feed sold or distributed in this state annually or more often as may be desirable.  (3) The director may annually publish a report of official sample analyses results of commercial feed sold within this state as compared with the analyses guaranteed on each respective product label. History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
MI Comp L § 287.533 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.533 - Manufacture or Distribution of Commercial Feed; Requirements.

287.533 Manufacture or distribution of commercial feed; requirements.Sec. 13.  A person manufacturing or distributing commercial feed shall comply with all of the following:  (a) The requirements in 21 CFR 558.6 for a veterinary feed directive drug as defined in 21 CFR 558.3.  (b) The requirements in 21 CFR 589.1 to 589.2001 for prohibited mammalian protein.  (c) The following requirements of manufacturing or distributing commercial feeds containing drugs:  (i) The regulation prescribing good manufacturing practices for type B and type C medicated feeds in 21 CFR 225.1 to 225.202.  (ii) The regulations prescribing good manufacturing practices for type A medicated articles in 21 CFR 226.1 to 226.115.  (d) The requirements in 21 CFR part 507 for good manufacturing practices and preventive controls for animal food. History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 287.534 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.534 - Prohibited Acts.

287.534 Prohibited acts.Sec. 14.  A person shall not do or shall not cause any of the following:  (a) Manufacture or distribute any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded.  (b) Adulterate or misbrand any commercial feed.  (c) Distribute agricultural commodities such as whole grain, whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, and husks, that are adulterated within the meaning of section 8. Upon prior approval by the director, commodities described in this subdivision may be distributed if reworked to acceptable levels for safe use to be fed to animals.   (d) Remove or dispose of, without authorization from the director, commercial feed subject to a seizure order.  (e) Fail or refuse to obtain a license required under section 4.  (f) Fail to make records available, furnish reports, permit the examination of records, or pay an inspection fee as required under section 6.  (g) Refuse, or cause another person to refuse, to permit entry, inspection, sampling, or examination and copying of production and distribution records and production and control procedures authorized under section 7.  (h) Provide false information in a matter pertaining to this act or resist, impede, or hinder the director or authorized representatives in the discharge of their duties.  (i) Violate section 16(8).  (j) Violate a rule promulgated under section 11.  (k) Reuse bags, totes, or other containers for animal feed, including customer-formula feeds, unless the container has always been used and restricted to use within a commercial licensed facility, or is in, on, or upon a portable device and can be filled without entering the manufacturing facility. Containers that have been used to directly feed livestock, such as tubs, troughs, licks, or other containers, must not be refilled with feed. History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2018
MI Comp L § 287.537 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.537 - Feed Control Fund.

287.537 Feed control fund.Sec. 17.  (1) The feed control fund is created within the state treasury.  (2) The state treasurer shall receive for deposit in the fund all fees, administrative or civil fines, and payments for the costs of investigations incurred by the director collected under this act. In addition, the state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.  (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.  (4) The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.  (5) The director shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:  (a) The administration and enforcement of this act.  (b) Training programs and outreach and educational materials to ensure the proper use and handling of animal feed. History: Add. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
MI Comp L § 287.539 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)|Section 287.539 - Actions by Director to Facilitate Continued Access to Market.

287.539 Actions by director to facilitate continued access to market.Sec. 19.  To facilitate continued access to markets for feed and feed ingredients, the director may do 1 or more of the following:  (a) At the request of a licensee or based upon records voluntarily supplied by a licensee, inspect, audit, or certify locations where feed regulated under this act is stored or business records are kept.  (b) Issue certificates pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, certificates of export from this state.  (c) Promulgate rules to inspect, audit, or certify and issue certificates pursuant to this section.  (d) Include a schedule of fees that addresses all activities required under this section. The schedule of fees shall not duplicate those provided in other sections of this act. History: Add. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
MI Comp L § 287.551 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 163 of 1962 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock (287.551 - 287.556)|Section 287.551 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock; Definitions.

287.551 Humane slaughter of livestock; definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Director" means the director of agriculture.  (b) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation or association doing business in this state, in whole or in part.  (c) "Slaughterer" means any person regularly engaged in the commercial slaughtering of livestock.  (d) "Livestock" means cattle, calves, sheep, swine, horses, mules, goats and any other animal which can or may be used in and for the preparation of meat or meat products.  (e) "Packer" means any person engaged in the business of slaughtering, or of manufacturing or preparing meat or meat products for sale, either by such person or others; or of manufacturing or preparing livestock products for sale by such person or others.  (f) "Stockyard" means any place, establishment or facility commonly known as a stockyard, conducted or operated for compensation or profit as a public market, consisting of pens or other enclosures, and their appurtenances, for the handling, keeping and holding of livestock for the purpose of sale or shipment.  (g) "Humane method" means either: (1) A method whereby the animal is rendered insensible to pain by mechanical, electrical, chemical or other means that is rapid and effective, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast or cut; or (2) a method in accordance with ritual requirements of any religious faith whereby the animal suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument. History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 287.552 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 163 of 1962 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock (287.551 - 287.556)|Section 287.552 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock; Methods Prohibited.

287.552 Humane slaughter of livestock; methods prohibited. Sec. 2.  No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which shall cause injury or pain. History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 287.553 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 163 of 1962 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock (287.551 - 287.556)|Section 287.553 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock; Exemptions.

287.553 Humane slaughter of livestock; exemptions. Sec. 3.  No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method. The director, by administrative order, may exempt from compliance with this act, for a period not to exceed 1 year after the effective date of this act, any slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator if he finds that an earlier compliance would cause such person an undue hardship. History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 287.554 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 163 of 1962 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock (287.551 - 287.556)|Section 287.554 - Ritual Slaughter.

287.554 Ritual slaughter. Sec. 4.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit, abridge or in any way hinder the religious freedom of any person or group. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, ritual handling or other preparation of livestock for ritual slaughter are exempted from the terms of this act. For the purposes of this section, the term "ritual slaughter" means slaughter in accordance with subsection (g) of section 1. To conform with the provisions and intent of this act, animals not previously rendered insensible, and to be slaughtered in accordance with a humane method as defined in subsection (g) of section 1, shall be slaughtered immediately following total suspension from the floor. History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 287.555 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 163 of 1962 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock (287.551 - 287.556)|Section 287.555 - Rules and Regulations; Inhumane Methods.

287.555 Rules and regulations; inhumane methods. Sec. 5.  The director shall administer the provisions of this act. He shall promulgate and may from time to time revise rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.82 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, which shall conform substantially to the rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of agriculture of the United States pursuant to the federal humane slaughter act of 1958, Public Law 85-765, 72 Stat. 862, and any amendments thereto. The use of a manually operated hammer, sledge or poleax is declared to be an inhumane method of slaughter within the meaning of this act. History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 287.556 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 163 of 1962 - Humane Slaughter of Livestock (287.551 - 287.556)|Section 287.556 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

287.556 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 6.  Any person who violates any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 287.601 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 291 of 1972 - Beef Industry Commission Act (287.601 - 287.610)|Section 287.601 - Short Title.

287.601 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "beef industry commission act". History: 1972, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1972
MI Comp L § 287.602 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 291 of 1972 - Beef Industry Commission Act (287.601 - 287.610)|Section 287.602 - Definitions.

287.602 Definitions. Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Cattle" means ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals sold for slaughter, ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals produced in this state to be fed for slaughter, and ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals to be fed for slaughter and sold in this state more than 30 days after arrival in this state.  (b) "Commission" means the state beef industry commission.  (c) "Department" means the state department of agriculture.  (d) "Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation, company, association, society, or trust, or other business unit or organization.  (e) "Market agency" means a person, including a producer, who sells, offers for sale, markets, distributes, trades, or processes cattle which have been purchased or acquired from a producer or other, or which is marketed on behalf of a producer, and includes meat packing firms and their agents which purchase or consign to purchase cattle. The owner or operator of a livestock sales yard is the exclusive market agency for sales made at that yard.  (f) "Producer" means a person who raises or feeds cattle for market.  (g) "Director" means the director of the state department of agriculture. History: 1972, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1972 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 154, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1983
MI Comp L § 287.603 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 291 of 1972 - Beef Industry Commission Act (287.601 - 287.610)|Section 287.603 - Commission; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Lists.

287.603 Commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; lists. Sec. 3.  (1) The state beef industry commission is created within the department. The commission shall be composed of 11 members, 2 of whom shall be ex officio and without vote. The following voting members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate for terms of 3 years:  (a) Two members engaged in the raising, breeding, or growing of cattle or calves for beef production.  (b) Three members engaged in the feeding of cattle for beef production.  (c) One member engaged as a dairyman in the production of fluid milk.  (d) One member who is an executive of a meat packing company which purchases cattle and processes beef.  (e) One member engaged in the operation of a public livestock marketing firm.  (f) One member engaged in retail sales of beef.  (2) One ex officio member shall be selected by the director and 1 by the chairperson of the animal science department of Michigan state university.  (3) The governor shall select a minimum of 2 of the members engaged in the feeding of cattle for beef production from a list submitted by the Michigan cattlemen's association, inc. The list submitted shall contain twice the number of names required to fill the available positions. The governor shall solicit similar lists of qualified candidates for other commission vacancies from appropriate industry organizations. History: 1972, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1972 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 154, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1983 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 143, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1984
MI Comp L § 287.604 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 287 - Animal Industry|Act 291 of 1972 - Beef Industry Commission Act (287.601 - 287.610)|Section 287.604 - Commission; Duties; Compensation; Personnel; Contracts; Appropriations; Rules.

287.604 Commission; duties; compensation; personnel; contracts; appropriations; rules. Sec. 4.  (1) The commission shall:  (a) Annually elect a chairperson, secretary, and treasurer from the members of the commission.  (b) Meet not less often than once each calendar quarter and at any other time as set by the chairperson or requested by 4 or more members.  (c) Receive and distribute funds, and make arrangements for financial affairs for these purposes including banking, accounting, and other services as needed.  (d) Prepare an annual report that shall include a full description of all activities of the commission including a detailed financial statement certified by the auditor general or a certified public accountant appointed by the auditor general. The report shall be given to the governor and the director and made available to the affected producers.  (2) Voting members of the commission shall receive $50.00 per day for each day spent in actual attendance at meetings of the commission and on other official activities approved by the commission, together with travel expense in accordance with standard travel regulations of the department of management and budget.  (3) The commission may employ personnel and enter into other contracts as necessary to carry out the commission's duties.  (4) The commission may make annual appropriations to the national livestock and meat board of not more than 50% of the money collected under this act.  (5) The commission may adopt procedures and promulgate rules necessary for the exercise of powers and the performance of duties under this act. The rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1972, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1972 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Aug. 4, 1976 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 154, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1983