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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683) › Section 287.671 - Dead Animals; Transfer From 1 Vehicle to Another; Disposal; Exceptions.

287.671 Dead animals; transfer from 1 vehicle to another; disposal; exceptions.
Sec. 21.
(1) Dead animals, except if contained in a drum, barrel, or similar container, shall be transferred from 1 vehicle to another only at a licensed facility.
(2) All dead animals, except as provided in subsection (3), shall be disposed of within 24 hours after death by any of the following:
(a) Burial not less than 2 feet below the natural surface of the ground according to rules promulgated under this act.
(b) Burning in an appropriate licensed or permitted incinerator in compliance with part 55 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5501 to 324.5542. Residue from the burning process shall be disposed of by burial as provided in subdivision (a) or in a manner approved by the director.
(c) Composting methods.
(d) Procuring the services of a licensed dead animal dealer.
(e) Procuring the services of a licensed rendering plant.
(f) Procuring the services of a licensed animal food manufacturing plant.
(3) The following dead animals are not subject to the requirements of subsection (2):
(a) Small mammals, deer, and birds taken under the authority of a damage and nuisance animal control permit issued by the Michigan department of natural resources pursuant to part 401 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.40101 to 324.40119.
(b) Small mammals, cervidae, and birds, that are road kill.
(c) Dead animals kept in secured temporary cold storage of 4.5 degrees Celsius, 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or below for a maximum of 7 days or frozen and securely stored at minus 11 degrees Celsius, 0 degrees Fahrenheit, or below for a maximum of 30 days.
(d) Restaurant grease.
(e) Dead animals used as specimens at educational institutions.
History:
1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 65, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 299, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1998 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 66, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683) › Section 287.673 - Dead Animals Transported to Licensed Facility for Production Into Animal or Pet Food; Decharacterizing or Denaturing; Container Label; Preventing Diversion of Dead Animals for Use as Human Food; Advertising.

287.673 Dead animals transported to licensed facility for production into animal or pet food; decharacterizing or denaturing; container label; preventing diversion of dead animals for use as human food; advertising.
Sec. 23.
(1) Except when transported in a vehicle meeting the requirements of rules promulgated under section 15, dead animals transported from a licensed facility to another licensed facility for production into animal or pet food shall be decharacterized or denatured and the facility shall label the container as inedible. The label also shall state both of the following:
(a) In letters not less than 3 inches high, that the material is not intended for human consumption.
(b) The name and address of the licensee.
(2) A license holder shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent the dead animals from being diverted for use as human food.
(3) Unless licensed under this act, a person shall not advertise involvement or participation in the business of transporting and disposing of dead animals.
History:
1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 299, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683) › Section 287.675 - Repealed. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994.

287.675 Repealed. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to reports on abnormality or irregularity in animal health.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683) › Section 287.677 - Rules.

287.677 Rules.
Sec. 27.
The department shall promulgate rules to implement and enforce this act. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994
Admin Rule:
R 287.651 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683) › Section 287.678 - Request for Administrative Hearing by Aggrieved Person; Administrative Fine or Warning.

287.678 Request for administrative hearing by aggrieved person; administrative fine or warning.
Sec. 28.
(1) A person aggrieved by an order issued by the department under this act may request an administrative hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(2) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing and upon a finding that a person has violated a provision of this act, the director may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each violation. If the director finds that a violation occurred despite the exercise of due care or if the violation did not result in significant harm to human health or to the environment, the director may issue a warning rather than an administrative fine.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 299, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683) › Section 287.679 - Violation of Act as Misdemeanor or Felony; Penalties; Civil Actions.

287.679 Violation of act as misdemeanor or felony; penalties; civil actions.
Sec. 29.
(1) A person who violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $300.00 or imprisonment of not less than 30 days, or both.
(2) A person who is convicted of violating this act or a rule promulgated under this act 3 or more times is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(3) Any person authorized by the director to enforce the animal health laws of the state may issue an appearance ticket, as described and authorized by sections 9a to 9g of chapter 4 of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.9a to 764.9g, for any violation of this act.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this act, the department may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to do 1 or both of the following:
(a) Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, act, or practice is a violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act.
(b) Obtain an injunction against a person who is engaging in, or is about to engage in, a method, act, or practice that violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act. Venue in an action brought under this subdivision is the county in which the person is engaging in, or is about to engage in, the method, act, or practice.
(5) In addition to the other actions provided for in this act, the director may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction through the department of the attorney general for the violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act. If the court determines that a violation has occurred, the court may impose a civil fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each violation.
(6) The director shall advise the department of the attorney general of the failure of a person to pay an administrative or civil fine imposed under this act. The department of the attorney general shall bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover this fine.
(7) In addition to any other defense available under law, a person may present as a defense to an administrative or civil action brought under this section and section 28 evidence that at the time of the alleged violation he or she was in compliance with this act and rules promulgated under this act.
(8) Applicable provisions of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to 600.9948, apply to civil actions brought under this act.
History:
1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 299, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683) › Section 287.681 - Repeal of MCL 287.231 to 287.241.

287.681 Repeal of MCL 287.231 to 287.241.
Sec. 31.
Act No. 226 of the Public Acts of 1929, being sections 287.231 to 287.241 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.
History:
1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683) › Section 287.683 - Effective Date.

287.683 Effective date.
Sec. 33.
This act shall take effect October 1, 1982.
History:
1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.701 - Short Title; Scope and Construction of Act.

287.701 Short title; scope and construction of act.
Sec. 1.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "animal industry act".
(2) This act is intended to protect the health and safety of humans and the health, safety, and welfare of animals and to be consistent with applicable federal and state laws and shall be so construed.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
Compiler's Notes:
R 287.710 of the Michigan Administrative Code, which referred to equine infectious anemia, was rescinded by enacting section 2 of 2000 PA 323, Eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.702 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.

287.702 Meanings of words and phrases.
Sec. 2.
For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 3 to 6 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.703a - Determination of Extraordinary Emergency; Notice to Governor; Recommendations; Proclamation of State Emergency; Emergency Order.

287.703a Determination of extraordinary emergency; notice to governor; recommendations; proclamation of state emergency; emergency order.
Sec. 3a.
(1) If the director determines that a disease or condition in animals in this state poses an extraordinary emergency to the animal industry, public health, or human food chain of this state, the director shall notify the governor of the determination and the reasons for this determination. The director shall recommend to the governor the procedures the director considers necessary to eliminate the threat.
(2) Upon being notified, the governor may issue a proclamation declaring a state of emergency. After proclamation of a state of emergency by the governor, the governor may expedite necessary procedures to control the spread of, or to eradicate, the disease or condition.
(3) The director may develop, implement, and enforce a scientifically based extraordinary emergency order if the director determines that a delayed response to a specific reportable animal disease or condition in animals will cause a significant impact on animals, an animal industry, or public health. The extraordinary emergency order shall be specific and shall consider the impact on animals and product movement. An extraordinary emergency order shall not be in effect for more than 72 hours without notification to and advice from the impacted animal industry and in no case shall remain effective for longer than 6 months. The director shall act in consultation with the director of the department of health and human services if there is an extraordinary emergency causing a significant impact on public health.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.703b - Scientifically Based Orders; Requirements; Revision or Rescission of Orders; Enforcement; Authority to Enter Into Agreements.

287.703b Scientifically based orders; requirements; revision or rescission of orders; enforcement; authority to enter into agreements.
Sec. 3b.
(1) The director may develop, implement, and enforce scientifically based orders. These orders may include requirements for testing, animal or premises identification, record keeping, premovement documentation, or on-farm management practices that must be completed before the movement of animals from any premises within this state, or between premises within this state.
(2) Before issuing an order described in subsection (1), the department shall comply with all of the following to ensure public notice and opportunity for public comment:
(a) The department shall develop scientifically based requirements with advice and consultation from the impacted animal industry and veterinary professionals.
(b) The department shall place the proposed requirements on the commission of agriculture and rural development agenda at least 1 month before final review and issuance of the order by the director. During the 1-month period described in this subdivision, written comments may be submitted to the director and the director shall hold at least 1 public hearing on the order within the affected areas.
(c) The department shall, at least 1 month before implementation of the order, place the proposed requirements in a media channel in each county within the area subject to the proposed requirements and at least 1 media channel having circulation outside of the area.
(3) The director may revise or rescind an order described in subsection (1). A revision or rescission described in this subsection shall comply with the requirements of subsection (2), unless the revision or rescission does not alter the boundary of a previously established zone.
(4) The director may create an order to establish high-risk areas, potential high-risk areas, a disease-free zone, an infected zone, or a surveillance zone based upon the finding of a reportable animal disease or scientifically based epidemiology and may consult with the appropriate state or federal department or agency in creating that order. The director shall notify the commission of agriculture and rural development and the impacted animal industry.
(5) The director may call upon a law enforcement agency to assist in enforcing the director's quarantines, orders, or any other provision of this act.
(6) If the director considers it a benefit to the health or condition of the animal industry in this state, the director may enter into agreements with the federal government, other state governments, tribal governments, or any other person to protect or enhance the growth of this state's animal industry or the human food chain.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.704-287.706 - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.704-287.706 Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to definitions F to W.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.708 - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.708 Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to state veterinarian powers and duties.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.710 - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.710 Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the determination and proclamation of a state of emergency.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.711 - Agreements to Protect or Enhance Growth of Livestock Industry or Human Food Chain.

287.711 Agreements to protect or enhance growth of livestock industry or human food chain.
Sec. 11.
If the director considers it a benefit to the health or condition of the livestock industry of this state, the director may enter into agreements with the secretary of agriculture of the United States department of agriculture, the secretary's authorized representative, or any other person to protect or enhance the growth of the livestock industry or the human food chain of this state.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.711b - Official Identification.

287.711b Official identification.
Sec. 11b.
(1) All cattle must bear official identification before they leave a premises, unless the first point of destination is a tagging agreement site approved by the director. As used in this subsection, "official identification" means an electronic radio frequency identification or other forms of official identification for cattle as approved by the director.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), all goats, sheep, and privately owned cervids shall bear official identification before they leave a premises.
(3) Sheep and swine presented for exhibition or exposition or at fairs within this state shall be individually identified with an official identification tag. For purposes of this subsection, a tattoo is not an official identification tag.
(4) Compliance with this section regarding official identification is the responsibility of the animal owner.
(5) A person shall not do either of the following:
(a) Remove or alter the official identification of an animal.
(b) Misrepresent an animal's identity or the ownership of an animal.
(6) Official identification may be supplied by the department.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 458, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.712 - Quarantine.

287.712 Quarantine.
Sec. 12.
(1) The director may issue a quarantine on animals, equipment, vehicles, structures, premises, or any area in this state, including the entire state if necessary, for the purpose of controlling or preventing the spread of a known or suspected infectious or toxicological disease.
(2) A person shall not move animals or any other items that are included in the quarantine without permission from the director.
(3) A person shall not allow animals under quarantine to mingle with or have contact with other animals not under quarantine without permission by the director.
(4) A person shall not import into this state an animal from another state or jurisdiction if that animal is under quarantine by the other state or jurisdiction unless that person obtains prior permission from the director.
(5) A person shall not import into this state an animal species, including a genetically engineered organism that is a variant of that species, from an area under quarantine for that species for any infectious or toxicological disease unless permission is granted from the director.
(6) The director may prescribe procedures for the identification, inventory, separation, mode of handling, testing, treatment, feeding, and caring for both quarantined animals and animals within a quarantined area to prevent the exposure of nonquarantined or quarantined animals to infectious or toxicological diseases.
(7) The director may prescribe procedures required before any animal, structure, premises, or area or zone in this state, including the entirety of this state if necessary, are released from quarantine.
(8) An animal found running at large in violation of a quarantine may be killed by a law enforcement agency. The director may enlist the cooperation of a law enforcement agency to enforce the provisions of this quarantine. A law enforcement agency killing an animal due to a quarantine under this section is not subject to liability for the animal.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1990 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 458, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 271, Eff. Mar. 30, 2004 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.712a - Movement Controls; Official Certificate Required.

287.712a Movement controls; official certificate required.
Sec. 12a.
(1) The director may require movement controls for the movement of animals within this state to prevent or control a specific reportable animal disease, as provided in section 3b.
(2) The director may require an official intrastate health certificate or official intrastate certificate of veterinary inspection or another form approved by the director to be prepared and signed by an accredited veterinarian. The forms described in this subsection shall include the information required in section 20(1)(a) to (e).
(3) Animals subject to movement controls required by the director under subsection (1) shall be accompanied with a copy of an official intrastate health certificate, official intrastate certificate of veterinary inspection, or other form approved by the director.
(4) When the intrastate movement of livestock causes livestock to cross from 1 zone into another zone, the livestock shall meet the testing requirements for their zone of origin or destination.
(5) If livestock enter a slaughter facility premises, the livestock and offspring born on the premises shall not leave the slaughter facility premises unless prior permission is granted by the director to move the livestock to an alternate premises.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.713, 287.713a - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.713, 287.713a Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to the designation of certain herds, flocks, or stocks and terminal operations.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.714 - Seizure, Slaughter, Destruction, or Other Disposition of Livestock or Domestic Animals; Notice; Disposal of Animals, Animal Products, and Animal Feeds; Cleaning and Disinfecting Premises; Repopulation of Premises; Biosecurity and Wildlife Risk Mitigation Measures.

287.714 Seizure, slaughter, destruction, or other disposition of livestock or domestic animals; notice; disposal of animals, animal products, and animal feeds; cleaning and disinfecting premises; repopulation of premises; biosecurity and wildlife risk mitigation measures.
Sec. 14.
(1) If the director determines that the control or eradication of a disease or condition of livestock warrants entry onto property where livestock or domestic animals are located, the director shall order the entry onto property where livestock or domestic animals are located and authorize seizure, slaughter, destruction, or other disposition of individual livestock or domestic animals or the entire herd, flock, or aquaculture lot.
(2) Animals ordered to be slaughtered, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of for infectious or toxicological disease shall be identified and slaughtered, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of in a manner approved by the director.
(3) The director may approve facilities and procedures for the orderly disposal of animals, animal products, animal feeds, and contaminated materials that cannot be appropriately disinfected to control or prevent the spread of an infectious or toxicological disease.
(4) The director may select a site or method for the disposal described in subsection (3) with the advice of the director of the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy in compliance with 1982 PA 239, MCL 287.651 to 287.683.
(5) A premises that has been depopulated shall be cleaned and disinfected as prescribed by the director.
(6) Repopulation of a premises, except as approved by the director, does not confer eligibility for future indemnity under section 14a.
(7) The director may require additional biosecurity and wildlife risk mitigation measures, as determined by the director in an order under this act, before allowing repopulation of a premises.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1990 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 552, Imd. Eff. Jan. 27, 1999 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 458, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of department of natural resources and environment to department of natural resources, see E.R.O. No. 2011-1, compiled at MCL 324.99921.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.715, 287.716 - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.715, 287.716 Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to indemnification and the slaughter, destruction, or other disposition of livestock due to diseases.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.717 - Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.

287.717 Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to brucellosis and pseudorabies in porcine species.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.717a - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.717a Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to swine, feed, and quarantine.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.717b - Surveillance Testing Program; Status Designation; Movement Restriction.

287.717b Surveillance testing program; status designation; movement restriction.
Sec. 17b.
(1) The director may order surveillance testing of animals for a specific reportable animal disease in this state with a defined dimension as determined by the director. The director may also order surveillance testing of animals for either of the following purposes:
(a) To accomplish surveillance necessary for this state to be in compliance with rules and regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Agriculture under any act of Congress providing for the prevention, control, or eradication of a reportable animal disease.
(b) To complete epidemiologic investigations for a specific reportable animal disease, or in any instance where a reportable animal disease is suspected.
(2) The director may establish a surveillance testing program for the intrastate movement of animals.
(3) The director may designate the status of certain herds, flocks, or aquaculture lots as certified, accredited, validated, qualified, monitored, clean, or free of a specific disease when the herd, flock, or aquaculture lot has met the director's requirements for that status.
(4) Livestock in a herd, flock, or aquaculture lot that is undergoing an official test shall not be removed from the premises until the test results from the herd, flock, or aquaculture lot are available, except as permitted by the director.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.717d - Tuberculosis Testing of Cervid Operation; Exception; Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program.

287.717d Tuberculosis testing of cervid operation; exception; chronic wasting disease herd certification program.
Sec. 17d.
(1) The owner of a newly established privately owned cervid operation shall initiate testing for tuberculosis within 18 months following assembly of the herd. The testing required by this subsection must be conducted by an accredited veterinarian. This subsection does not apply to an owner that follows a bovine tuberculosis accreditation program or an owner that acquired the cervids from a herd that was subject to bovine tuberculosis accreditation program requirements.
(2) A privately owned cervid premises shall meet minimum requirements for chronic wasting disease testing as required by the director. The owner of a privately owned cervid operation shall submit samples to an approved laboratory.
(3) A privately owned cervid premises that is licensed as a full facility under the privately owned cervidae producers marketing act, 2000 PA 190, MCL 287.951 to 287.969, shall participate in the chronic wasting disease herd certification program.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.718 - Repealed. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.

287.718 Repealed. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to poultry diseases.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.721 - Repealed. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994.

287.721 Repealed. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to out-of-state livestock for exhibition.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.722 - Animal Imported Without Required Official Tests, Vaccination, Official Identification, or Documents.

287.722 Animal imported without required official tests, vaccination, official identification, or documents.
Sec. 22.
(1) If an animal is imported into this state without the required official tests, vaccination, official identification, or documents, the director may do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Quarantine the animal or the premises, or both.
(b) Require that the required tests, vaccination, official identification, or documents be performed or obtained at the owner's expense.
(c) Require the animal be returned to the state of origin after notification that the animal was imported into this state without the required tests, vaccination, official identification, or documents.
(d) Order the slaughter, destruction, or other disposition of the animal, if the director determines that the control or eradication of a disease or condition of the animal is warranted.
(e) Allow a direct movement of the animal, if applicable, to slaughter by permit.
(f) Allow legal importation into another state.
(2) If the official test result, proof of vaccination, proof of identification, or proof of shipment of the animal back to the state of origin has not been received within 15 days after notification, the director may order that any required tests, vaccinations, or identification be performed by a department or accredited veterinarian, at the owner's or importer's expense.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 458, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.723-287.724a - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.723-287.724a Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to cattle requirements, reproduction of nonnative cattle, and importation of certain nonnative cattle.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.725 - Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.

287.725 Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to requirements for importing swine.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.726 - Repealed. 2000, Act 323, Eff. Jan. 1, 2001.

287.726 Repealed. 2000, Act 323, Eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to equine infectious anemia test.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.726a-287.730d - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.726a-287.730d Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to equine herd, equine infectious anemia, sheep, goats, new world camelids, aquaculture, poultry, hatching poultry eggs, privately owned cervidae, privately owned white-tailed deer or elk, and privately owned cervid farm, and tuberculosis.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.731 - Species Not to Be Imported; Wild or Exotic Animals; Feral Swine; Large Carnivores; Wolf-Dog Cross.

287.731 Species not to be imported; wild or exotic animals; feral swine; large carnivores; wolf-dog cross.
Sec. 31.
(1) The director may create an order as provided in this section.
(2) Any species having the potential to spread serious diseases or parasites, to cause serious physical harm, or to otherwise endanger wild animals, wild animal and domesticated animal crosses, human life, livestock, domestic animals, or property, as determined by the director, shall not be imported into this state, except as determined by the director of the department of natural resources under section 40107 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.40107. An order of the director under this subsection applies to the species identified in the order, unless the order expressly provides otherwise.
(3) The director may require compliance with any or all of the following before the importation of a wild animal or an exotic animal species not regulated by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of Interior or the department of natural resources of this state:
(a) Physical examination by an accredited veterinarian be conducted after importation to determine the health status, proper housing, husbandry, and confinement of any animal permitted to enter this state.
(b) Negative test results to specific official tests required by the director within a time frame before importation into this state as determined by the director.
(c) Identification prior to importation in a manner approved by the director.
(d) A prior entry permit.
(4) A person shall not import or release live feral swine or any crosses of feral swine in this state for any purpose without permission from the director.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, and unless otherwise allowed under section 22 of the large carnivore act, 2000 PA 274, MCL 287.1122, a person shall not import a large carnivore, as that term is defined in section 2 of the large carnivore act, 2000 PA 274, MCL 287.1102, into this state.
(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, and unless otherwise allowed under section 22 of the wolf-dog cross act, 2000 PA 246, MCL 287.1022, a person shall not import a wolf-dog cross, as that term is defined in section 2 of the wolf-dog cross act, 2000 PA 246, MCL 287.1002, into this state.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1990 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 271, Eff. Mar. 30, 2004 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.732, 287.733 - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.732, 287.733 Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to San Juan rabbits and livestock sold at auction market.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.734 - Repealed. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994.

287.734 Repealed. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to feeder cattle.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.735 - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.735 Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the movement of livestock and newborn from slaughter facility.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.736-287.738 - Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.

287.736-287.738 Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to cattle or swine finishing facilities, yards and premises considered infected with organisms of infectious diseases of swine, movement and sale, and swine for sale or breeding purposes.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.739 - Exhibition Facilities; Requirements.

287.739 Exhibition facilities; requirements.
Sec. 39.
(1) Unless otherwise approved or waived by the director, all of the following apply to exhibition facilities:
(a) A facility for exhibition of animals shall be constructed in a manner to allow sufficient separation of each exhibitor's animals and to allow for sufficient separation of species. The facility shall be constructed of a material that can be adequately cleaned and disinfected.
(b) Animal housing shall be constructed and placed to provide adequate light and ventilation appropriate for the animals being housed.
(c) An exhibition facility and associated buildings shall be cleaned and disinfected with a state veterinarian-approved disinfectant used in accordance with label instructions before animals are admitted.
(d) Access to hand-cleansing facilities or hand-sanitizing methods shall be available in close proximity to each building that houses animals.
(e) Bedding used by livestock, feed waste, shipping containers, and other animal-associated waste shall be removed from the animal area and disposed of in a timely and responsible manner.
(f) An animal shall not be used as a prize at a carnival or a midway activity unless approved by the director.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Carnival" means a traveling carnival, charity fund-raiser, amusement arcade, amusement park, or a state or county fair or similar event.
(b) "Midway activity" means a game of chance, game of skill, or any other game for amusement or entertainment at a carnival.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.740a - Imported Poultry; Operation of Live Bird Market; Requirements.

287.740a Imported poultry; operation of live bird market; requirements.
Sec. 40a.
(1) This section applies to poultry imported to and housed at a live bird market.
(2) A transporter bringing poultry to a live bird market shall comply with this act and 1937 PA 284, MCL 287.121 to 287.131.
(3) A person operating a live bird market shall do all of the following:
(a) House live poultry in rooms that can be cleaned and disinfected.
(b) House waterfowl and game birds separately from chickens.
(c) Remove poultry from transport crates no later than 8 hours after arrival at the facility.
(d) Store transport crates in a separate area, and clean and disinfect transport crates before reuse.
(e) When poultry are housed in cages, do all of the following:
(i) Use cages constructed of a material that can be cleaned and disinfected.
(ii) Provide birds with room to stand up, lie down, turn around, and groom without touching other birds or a surface of the cage.
(iii) Refrain from stacking cages, unless there are provisions to allow manure to be removed and to prevent manure, feed, and water from soiling other cages or birds in other cages.
(f) Provide water to birds up to the time of slaughter.
(g) Provide nutritionally adequate food to birds up to at least 12 hours before slaughter.
(h) Ensure that there is at least one 24-hour period each week during which there are no birds in the facility and areas where birds as housed and any cages or pens holding birds are cleaned and disinfected.
(i) Ensure that slaughter is performed using 1 of the following methods:
(i) A method in which the bird is rendered insensible to pain by mechanical, electrical, chemical, or other means that is rapid and effective before the bird is shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut.
(ii) A method in accordance with the ritual requirements of a religious faith in which the bird suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument.
(4) As used in this section, "live bird market" means a facility that sells live poultry for slaughter and is licensed by the department under the food law, 2000 PA 92, MCL 289.1101 to 289.8111.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.740b - Housing Baby Poultry for Sale; Requirements.

287.740b Housing baby poultry for sale; requirements.
Sec. 40b.
(1) A person housing baby poultry for sale to individuals for the primary purpose of maintaining, for personal use, an individual bird or a flock and is not part of the National Poultry Improvement Program shall do all of the following:
(a) Keep hand-cleansing stations or facilities available in close proximity to the area where baby poultry are housed.
(b) Construct a baby poultry housing area and enclosures containing baby poultry with a material that can be adequately cleaned and disinfected.
(c) Provide adequate space and ventilation in enclosures where baby poultry are housed.
(d) Clean and disinfect the baby poultry area and enclosures at least once daily with United States Department of Agriculture-approved disinfectant used in accordance with label instructions.
(e) Remove bedding used by baby poultry, feed waste, shipping containers, and other animal-associated waste from the baby poultry area and dispose of it in an area not accessible to the public.
(f) Provide water to baby poultry up to the time of sale.
(g) Provide nutritionally adequate food to baby poultry up to the time of sale.
(h) Maintain and keep records of purchase and sale of baby poultry for a period of 2 years after the date of purchase or sale. The records required by this subdivision shall include the name and address of the person purchasing or selling the baby poultry and the date of each purchase or sale.
(2) As used in this section, "baby poultry" means poultry under the age of 3 weeks.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.741 - Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.

287.741 Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to exhibition of poultry.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.743a - Euthanization of Animals; Requirements; Exception.

287.743a Euthanization of animals; requirements; exception.
Sec. 43a.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an animal being euthanized in this state shall be humanely euthanized in a manner outlined as acceptable or acceptable with conditions under the American Veterinary Medical Association's Guidelines on Euthanasia and all subsequent amendments to that publication, or as approved by the director.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an animal that is being slaughtered for human consumption or pet food.
(3) The director may designate an appropriate euthanasia or depopulation procedure in an extraordinary emergency.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 287.743a, which pertained to giving false information prohibited, was repealed by Act 458 of 2002, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.745 - Rules.

287.745 Rules.
Sec. 45.
The department may promulgate rules for the implementation and enforcement of this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
History:
1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 466 of 1988 - Animal Industry Act (287.701 - 287.747) › Section 287.747 - Repealed. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000.

287.747 Repealed. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to effective date of act.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1992 - Pseudorabies and Swine Brucellosis Control and Eradication Act (287.801 - 287.859) › Section 287.801 - Short Title.

287.801 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "pseudorabies and swine brucellosis control and eradication act".
History:
1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 287 - Animal Industry › Act 239 of 1992 - Pseudorabies and Swine Brucellosis Control and Eradication Act (287.801 - 287.859) › Section 287.803 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.

287.803 Meanings of words and phrases.
Sec. 3.
For the purpose of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 5 through 15 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
History:
1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993