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2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340) › Section 287.339 - Person Breeding His or Her Own Animals or Person Subject to MCL 287.381 to 287.395; Applicability of Act.

287.339 Person breeding his or her own animals or person subject to MCL 287.381 to 287.395; applicability of act.
Sec. 9.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the licensing and registration requirements of this act do not apply to a person who breeds his or her own animals or to a person subject to 1969 PA 224, MCL 287.381 to 287.395. The licensing and registration requirements of this act apply to a large-scale dog breeding kennel.
(2) Subsection (1) does not create an exemption from vaccination and licensing requirements under the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.261 to 287.290, or from vaccination and handling requirements under 1994 PA 358, MCL 287.891 to 287.901.
(3) This act does not require the alteration of a dog, cat, or ferret being reclaimed from an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter by its owner unless a local government ordinance requires the alteration.
History:
1969, Act 287, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340) › Section 287.339a - Animal Control Shelter or Animal Protection Shelter; Maintenance of Records.

287.339a Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; maintenance of records.
Sec. 9a.
An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter shall maintain written records on the total number of dogs, cats, and ferrets under 6 months of age, the total number of dogs, cats, and ferrets 6 months of age and older, and all other animals received, returned to owners, adopted to new owners, sold, or transferred with or without remuneration to any person, the number of adopted dogs, cats, and ferrets that were altered, the number of adopted dogs, cats, and ferrets that were not altered, and the number of dogs, cats, and ferrets euthanized annually, and shall annually provide a copy of these statistics to the department, by March 31 of the year following the year for which the statistics were compiled.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340) › Section 287.339b - Violation of Act or Rule; Sanctions; Court Action or Order.

287.339b Violation of act or rule; sanctions; court action or order.
Sec. 9b.
(1) If a person violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act, the director, after notice and an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, may do either or both of the following:
(a) Suspend or revoke a license or registration issued to the person under this act.
(b) Impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each violation. The director shall advise the attorney general of the failure of a person to pay an administrative fine under this section. The attorney general shall bring a civil action to recover the administrative fine and costs and fees. The administrative fine shall be deposited in the agriculture licensing and inspection fees fund created in section 9 of the insect pest and plant disease act, 1931 PA 189, MCL 286.209.
(2) In addition to any other action authorized by this act, the director may bring an action to do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, act, or practice is in violation of this act.
(b) Obtain an injunction against a person who is engaging, or about to engage, in a method, act, or practice that violates this act.
(3) If a person fails to comply with a contract for the alteration of a dog, cat, or ferret as required under section 8a, a court with appropriate jurisdiction may order transfer of ownership of the adopted animal only to 1 of the following:
(a) The facility from which the animal was adopted.
(b) A veterinarian, animal control shelter, or animal protection shelter willing to accept the animal and either humanely euthanize the animal or adopt the animal to an owner who agrees to have the animal altered.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2007
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340) › Section 287.339c - Large-Scale Dog Breeding Kennel; Records.

287.339c Large-scale dog breeding kennel; records.
Sec. 9c.
(1) A large-scale dog breeding kennel shall maintain current verifiable records for a period of at least 2 years. The records shall include all of the following information:
(a) The verified name and address of the person from whom the dog was acquired, where the dog was acquired, and the date that the dog was acquired.
(b) A description and identification of the dog, including the dog's identification information, color, breed, sex, alteration status, and approximate weight and age.
(c) The date and method of disposition of the dog. If the dog is adopted, transferred, or sold, the records shall also include the verified name and address of the person to whom the dog is adopted, transferred, or sold.
(d) The number of dogs on site daily at each physical location.
(e) The number of intact breeding adult female dogs on site daily at the physical location.
(f) Breeding records for each female intact dog that include the approximate date the dog was bred and the birth date and size of each litter during the time that the dog was at the physical location.
(2) A large-scale dog breeding kennel shall make the records required under subsection (1) available to the director or his or her representative on request.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340) › Section 287.339d - Report.

287.339d Report.
Sec. 9d.
No later than 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section and annually thereafter until September 30, 2019, the department shall prepare and submit a report to the senate and house standing committees on appropriations. The report required under this section shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following information:
(a) The number of registrations issued to large-scale dog breeding kennels under section 6(3).
(b) The approximate number of breeding animals housed at each large-scale dog breeding kennel described in subdivision (a).
(c) The number of inspections of large-scale dog breeding kennels performed by the department or a partner of the department.
(d) The number of complaints received regarding large-scale dog breeding kennels.
(e) The number of pending or assessed penalties arising from the complaints described in subdivision (d).
(f) Recommendations regarding all of the following:
(i) Department staffing levels.
(ii) Annual registration fees for large-scale dog breeding kennels.
(iii) Best practices for working with partners to assist in identifying and resolving noncompliant large-scale dog breeding kennels.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 287 of 1969 - Pet Shops, Dog Pounds, and Animal Shelters (287.331 - 287.340) › Section 287.340 - Violations; Penalty.

287.340 Violations; penalty.
Sec. 10.
Any person who violates the provisions of this act or any rule of the department of agriculture promulgated under the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1969, Act 287, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 73 of 1939 - Liability of Owner for Dog Bite (287.351 - 287.351) › Section 287.351 - Person Bitten by Dog; Liability of Owner.

287.351 Person bitten by dog; liability of owner.
Sec. 1.
(1) If a dog bites a person, without provocation while the person is on public property, or lawfully on private property, including the property of the owner of the dog, the owner of the dog shall be liable for any damages suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness.
(2) A person is lawfully on the private property of the owner of the dog within the meaning of this act if the person is on the owner's property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by the laws of this state or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States, or if the person is on the owner's property as an invitee or licensee of the person lawfully in possession of the property unless said person has gained lawful entry upon the premises for the purpose of an unlawful or criminal act.
History:
1939, Act 73, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 287.351 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 142, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Repealed - Act 282 of 1966 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.361 - 287.375)

USE OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESEARCH
Act 282 of 1966
287.361-287.375 Repealed. 1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.381 - Regulation of Dealers and Facilities Using Animals in Research; Definitions.

***** 287.381 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 287.381.amended *****
287.381 Regulation of dealers and facilities using animals in research; definitions.
Sec. 1.
When used in this act:
(a) "Person" includes any individual, partnership, association or corporation.
(b) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture.
(c) "Cat" means any live domestic cat (felis catus) for use or intended to be used for research, tests or experiments at research facilities.
(d) "Dog" means any live dog of the species canis familiaris for use or intended to be used for research tests or experiments at research facilities.
(e) "Research facility" means any school, hospital, laboratory, institution, organization or person that uses or intends to use dogs or cats in research, tests or experiments, and that (1) purchases or transports such animals, or (2) receives any funds from the state or local government or any agency or instrumentality thereof to finance its operations by means of grants, loans or otherwise.
(f) "Dealer" means any person who for compensation or profit delivers for transportation, transports, boards, buys or sells dogs or cats for research purposes and does not mean a person who breeds or raises dogs or cats for sale to a research facility.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.381.amended - Definitions.

***** 287.381.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
287.381.amended Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Animal protection shelter" means a facility that is registered under section 6 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.336, and is operated by any of the following:
(i) A person.
(ii) A humane society.
(iii) A society for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
(iv) Any other nonprofit organization for the care of homeless animals.
(b) "Cat" means a domestic cat of any age of the species Felis catus.
(c) "Dealer" means a person that for compensation or profit delivers for transportation, transports, boards, buys, or sells dogs or cats for research purposes. Dealer does not include a person that breeds or raises dogs or cats for sale to a research facility.
(d) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.
(e) "Director" means the director of the department.
(f) "Dog" means a domestic dog of any age of the species Canis lupus familiaris.
(g) "Laboratory animal" means a dog or cat that is used or intended to be used for laboratory research at a research facility.
(h) "Laboratory research" means research, tests, or experiments conducted for education, scientific, medical, or experimental purposes.
(i) "Municipality" means a county, city, village, or township.
(j) "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity.
(k) "Research facility" means a school, hospital, laboratory, institution, organization, or person that is licensed or otherwise registered with the United States Department of Agriculture, that uses or intends to use a laboratory animal in laboratory research, and that does 1 or both of the following:
(i) Purchases or transports laboratory animals.
(ii) Receives funds from this state, a local government, or an agency or instrumentality of this state or a local government to finance its operations through grants, loans, or other funds.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 315, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.382 - License; Application, Fee.

287.382 License; application, fee.
Sec. 2.
An application for a license shall be accompanied by a $25.00 fee to be deposited by the director into the general fund.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.383 - License; Issuance; Qualifications; “Good Moral Character” Defined.

287.383 License; issuance; qualifications; “good moral character” defined.
Sec. 3.
(1) The director shall issue a license to an applicant after determining:
(a) The applicant or the officers and directors thereof are of good moral character.
(b) The applicant or any officer or director thereof has never been convicted of cruelty to animals or a violation of this act.
(c) An inspection has been made of the premises and the premises conform to this act and the rules of the agriculture commission, and are a suitable place in which to conduct the business.
(d) The business is to be conducted in a permanent structure or building.
(2) As used in subsection (1), "good moral character" means good moral character as defined and determined under Act No. 381 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended, being sections 338.41 to 338.47 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 303, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.384 - Unlawful Sale or Transportation of Animals; Dealers' Licenses Needed.

287.384 Unlawful sale or transportation of animals; dealers' licenses needed.
Sec. 4.
It shall be unlawful for any dealer to sell or offer to sell or to transport to any research facility any dog or cat, or to buy, sell, offer to buy or sell, transport or offer for transportation to another dealer under this act any such animal, unless and until such dealer shall have obtained a license from the director in accordance with this act and such rules as the director may prescribe pursuant to this act, and such license shall not have been suspended or revoked.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.385 - Rules; Promulgation.

287.385 Rules; promulgation.
Sec. 5.
The director is authorized to promulgate rules in accordance with Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80 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, as are necessary to govern the handling of dogs and cats by dealers and research facilities, to promote their health, well-being and safety.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
Admin Rule:
R 285.150.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.386 - Identification or Marking of Dogs and Cats.

287.386 Identification or marking of dogs and cats.
Sec. 6.
All dogs and cats delivered for transportation, transported, purchased or sold to research facilities shall be marked or identified in such manner as the director may prescribe.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.387 - Records of Purchases, Sales, Transportation.

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287.387 Records of purchases, sales, transportation.
Sec. 7.
Research facilities and dealers shall make and keep such records with respect to their purchase, sale, transportation and handling of dogs and cats, as the director may prescribe.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.387.amended - Research Facilities and Dealers; Records of Purchases, Sales, Transportation, and Handling of Animals for Research; Maintenance of Compliance Report.

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287.387.amended Research facilities and dealers; records of purchases, sales, transportation, and handling of animals for research; maintenance of compliance report.
Sec. 7.
(1) Research facilities and dealers shall make and maintain any records regarding the purchase, sale, transportation, and handling of dogs and cats for laboratory research, and research facilities shall maintain any report submitted under section 11a. A research facility shall maintain a report submitted under section 11a for 5 years.
(2) The department shall maintain and make available on its website a list of all research facilities operating in this state.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 315, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.388 - Disposition of Dogs or Cats; Time; Notice; Record; Exceptions.

287.388 Disposition of dogs or cats; time; notice; record; exceptions.
Sec. 8.
A dealer, a county, city, village, or township operating a dog pound or animal shelter shall not sell or otherwise dispose of a dog or cat within 4 days after its acquisition. If the dog or cat has a collar, license, or other evidence of ownership, the operator of the pound or shelter shall notify the owner in writing and disposition of the animal shall not be made within 7 days from the date of mailing the notice. Each operator of a pound or shelter shall be required to maintain a record on each identifiable dog or cat acquired, indicating a basic description of the animal, the date it was acquired and under what circumstances. The record shall also indicate the date of notice sent to the owner of an animal and subsequent disposition.
This section does not apply to animals which are sick or injured to the extent that the holding period would cause undue suffering, or to animals whose owners request immediate disposal.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 31, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1973 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 132, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.388a.added - Offering of Laboratory Animal for Adoption; Requirement; Exception; Animal Protection Shelter; Written Agreement; "Teddy's Law".

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287.388a.added Offering of laboratory animal for adoption; requirement; exception; animal protection shelter; written agreement; "Teddy's law".
Sec. 8a.
(1) Before euthanizing a laboratory animal no longer needed for laboratory research that the attending veterinarian, as that term is defined in 9 CFR 1.1, determines is suitable for adoption, a research facility shall offer the laboratory animal directly to its employees or to an animal protection shelter located in this state for adoption.
(2) A research facility that provides a former laboratory animal to an animal protection shelter may enter into a written agreement to carry out the purpose of subsection (1). A written agreement under this subsection may include an acknowledgment that the animal protection shelter accepts and takes responsibility for any and all risks that may be associated with the former laboratory animal and an agreement to waive the right to hold the research facility liable for behavioral or health issues.
(3) An animal protection shelter that places a laboratory animal received from a research facility under subsection (1) for adoption shall enter into a written agreement with the individual that adopts the former laboratory animal. A written agreement under this subsection must include an acknowledgment that the adopting individual understands that the animal was a former laboratory animal. A written agreement under this subsection may also require that the adopting individual accepts any and all risks that may be associated with the former laboratory animal and an agreement to waive the right to hold the animal protection shelter liable for behavioral or health issues.
(4) This section may be known as "Teddy's law".
History:
Add. 2023, Act 315, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.389 - Sales by Public Auction or by Weight; Disposal of Unclaimed Dogs and Cats, Maximum Price.

287.389 Sales by public auction or by weight; disposal of unclaimed dogs and cats, maximum price.
Sec. 9.
Dogs and cats shall not be offered for sale or sold to a research facility at public auction or by weight; or purchased by a research facility at public auction or by weight. A research facility shall not purchase any dogs or cats except from a licensed dealer, public dog pound, humane society, or from a person who breeds or raises dogs or cats for sale. Any county, city, village or township operating a dog pound or animal shelter may sell for an amount not to exceed $10.00 per animal or otherwise dispose of unclaimed or unwanted dogs and cats to a Michigan research facility.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.390 - License; Suspension or Revocation; Grounds, Notice, Reinstatement.

287.390 License; suspension or revocation; grounds, notice, reinstatement.
Sec. 10.
(1) The license may be suspended or revoked by the director of agriculture for any of the following reasons:
(a) The incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder.
(b) Wilful falsification of any matter or statement contained in the application.
(c) The licensee or any director or officer thereof has been convicted of cruelty to animals or a violation of the provisions of this act.
(d) The licensee does not conform to the provisions of this act or the rules of the agriculture commission.
(2) Written notice of the suspension or revocation shall be given by the director of agriculture within 10 days to the licensee.
(3) A person whose license has been suspended may apply, after 90 days from the date of the suspension, for reinstatement of the license.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.391 - Bill of Sale; Form.

287.391 Bill of sale; form.
Sec. 11.
The purchase of any dog or cat by the licensee or research facility shall be evidenced by a bill of sale signed by the seller. The bill of sale shall be a form approved by the director of agriculture and shall certify that the seller is the lawful owner of the dog or cat and that ownership is transferred to the licensee or research facility.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.391a.added - Annual Compliance Report.

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287.391a.added Annual compliance report.
Sec. 11a.
(1) By March 31 each year, a research facility that uses laboratory animals shall submit a report to, and on a form provided by, the department that includes an attestation of compliance with the requirements of this act.
(2) The department shall use the information provided on a report submitted under subsection (1) for purposes of determining compliance under section 8a and shall not make any information provided on the report available on the department's website.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 314, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.392 - Violations, Penalty.

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287.392 Violations, penalty.
Sec. 12.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.392.amended - Violations, Administrative Hearing; Penalties.

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287.392.amended Violations, administrative hearing; penalties.
Sec. 12.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5), a person that violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) If a research facility violates section 8a, the department, after notice and opportunity for a hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, may impose an administrative fine as follows:
(a) If the violation involved 1 laboratory animal, a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
(b) If the violation involved 2 or 3 laboratory animals, a fine of not more than $2,000.00.
(c) If the violation involved 4 or more laboratory animals, but fewer than 10 laboratory animals, or the research facility has 1 prior violation under section 8a, a fine of not more than $3,000.00.
(d) If the violation involved 10 or more laboratory animals, but fewer than 25 laboratory animals, or the research facility has 2 prior violations under section 8a, a fine of not more than $5,000.00.
(e) If the violation involved 25 or more laboratory animals, or the research facility has 3 or more prior violations under section 8a, a fine of not more than $10,000.00.
(3) The department shall advise the attorney general of the failure of a person to pay an administrative fine under subsection (2). The attorney general shall bring an action to enforce compliance with sections 8a and 11a and recover an administrative fine under subsection (2), civil fine under subsection (5), actual costs and fees, and attorney fees. The court shall triple the administrative fine under subsection (2) as part of any monetary judgment, as applicable.
(4) An administrative fine collected under subsection (2) must be deposited into the laboratory animal fund created under section 12a.
(5) A research facility that fails to submit a report under section 11a is subject to a civil fine of not more than $2,500.00.
(6) One year after the effective date of the amendatory act that amended this section, the department may issue a warning for a violation of section 8a instead of imposing an administrative fine under subsection (2).
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 314, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.392a.added - Laboratory Animal Fund.

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287.392a.added Laboratory animal fund.
Sec. 12a.
(1) The laboratory animal fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive the administrative fines collected under section 12(2) for deposit into the laboratory animal fund. The state treasurer may also receive money or other assets from any other source for deposit into the laboratory animal fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the laboratory animal fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the laboratory animal fund at the close of the fiscal year remains in the laboratory animal fund and does not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department is the administrator of the laboratory animal fund for auditing purposes. The department shall expend money from the laboratory animal fund to administer sections 8a, 11a, and 12.
History:
Add. 2023, Act 314, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.393 - Dealers or Facilities; Responsible for Acts of Agents or Employees.

287.393 Dealers or facilities; responsible for acts of agents or employees.
Sec. 13.
When construing or enforcing the provisions of this act, the act, omission or failure of any individual acting for or employed by a research facility or a dealer within the scope of his employment or office shall be deemed the act, omission or failure of such research facility or dealer as well as of such individual.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.394 - Effect on Other Acts.

287.394 Effect on other acts.
Sec. 14.
The provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in contravention of the provisions of Act No. 339 of the Public Acts of 1919, as amended, being sections 287.261 to 287.290 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 224 of 1969 - Use of Dogs and Cats for Research (287.381 - 287.395) › Section 287.395 - Repeal.

287.395 Repeal.
Sec. 15.
Act No. 282 of the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 287.361 to 287.375 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.
History:
1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Repealed - Act 173 of 1953 - Feeding of Garbage to Swine (287.401 - 287.409)

FEEDING OF GARBAGE TO SWINE
Act 173 of 1953
287.401-287.409 Repealed. 1998, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Nov. 24, 1998.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539) › Section 287.521 - Short Title.

287.521 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "feed law".
History:
1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 120 of 1975 - Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539) › Section 287.522 - Administration of Act.

287.522 Administration of act.
Sec. 2.
This act shall be administered by the director of the department of agriculture and rural development.
History:
1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015