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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-VI - Chapter VI Advertising (750.33...750.42b) › Section 750.42a - Outdoor Sign Advertising Smokeless Tobacco Product; Warning Statements; Local Ordinance, Regulation, or Other Law.

750.42a Outdoor sign advertising smokeless tobacco product; warning statements; local ordinance, regulation, or other law.
Sec. 42a.
(1) A person who uses an outdoor sign to advertise a smokeless tobacco product shall display on the outdoor sign 1 of the following statements:
(a) "WARNING: This product may cause mouth cancer."
(b) "WARNING: This product may cause gum disease and tooth loss."
(c) "WARNING: This product is not a safe alternative to cigarettes."
(2) The warning statements required under subsection (1) shall be rotated every 4 months, and shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be surrounded by a black border, the width of which is not less than the width of the vertical element of a letter in the warning statement. There shall be a 1-1/2 inch white border surrounding the black border.
(b) Be printed in capital letters that are black on a white background, and in the following size and type:
(i) For an outdoor sign that has a surface area of more than 150 square feet, but less than 350 square feet, the letters shall be not less than 5-1/2 inches in height and printed in univers 67 cold type.
(ii) For an outdoor sign that has a surface area of 350 square feet or more, but less than 1,200 square feet, the letters shall be not less than 6 inches in height and printed in univers 59 cold type.
(iii) For an outdoor sign that has a surface area of 1,200 square feet or more, the letters shall be not less than 8 inches in height and printed in univers 57 cold type.
(3) An ordinance, regulation, or other law enacted by a local unit of government shall not require either of the following for an outdoor sign that advertises a smokeless tobacco product:
(a) A statement other than 1 of the statements required under subsection (1).
(b) For the statements required under subsection (1), a format and type style other than the format and type style required under subsection (2).
(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Outdoor sign" means a sign, display, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, placard, poster, or billboard that is placed outdoors, is stationary, has a surface area of more than 150 square feet, and is designed, intended, or used to advertise or promote.
(b) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or other business entity that manufactures, packages, or imports smokeless tobacco products.
(c) "Smokeless tobacco product" means any finely cut, ground, powdered, or leaf tobacco that is intended to be placed in the oral cavity.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 295, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-VII - Chapter VII Aircraft and Aeronautics (750.43...750.45a) › Section 750.43 - Aircraft and Aeronautics; Definitions.

750.43 Aircraft and aeronautics; definitions.
Sec. 43.
Definitions—Whenever the word "aircraft" is used in this chapter it shall mean any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air except a parachute or other contrivance designed and used primarily for safety equipment. "Passenger" means any person not the pilot or member of the crew of any aircraft. "Aeronaut" includes aviator, pilot, balloonist, and every other person having any part in the operation of aircraft while in flight.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.43
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 224 of 1923, being CL 1929, § 4811.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-VII - Chapter VII Aircraft and Aeronautics (750.43...750.45a) › Section 750.43a - Directed Energy Emitted From Directed Energy Device; Aiming at Aircraft or Path of Aircraft or Moving Train Prohibited; Violation as Felony; Penalty; Exceptions; "Directed Energy Device" Defined.

750.43a Directed energy emitted from directed energy device; aiming at aircraft or path of aircraft or moving train prohibited; violation as felony; penalty; exceptions; "directed energy device" defined.
Sec. 43a.
(1) A person shall not intentionally aim a beam of directed energy emitted from a directed energy device at an aircraft or into the path of an aircraft or a moving train.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(3) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(a) An authorized individual in the conduct of research and development or flight test operations conducted by an aircraft manufacturer, the Federal Aviation Administration, or any other person authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct research and development or flight test operations.
(b) Members of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security acting in an official capacity for the purpose of research, development, operations, testing, or training.
(c) A person using a laser emergency signaling device to send an emergency distress signal.
(4) As used in this section, "directed energy device" means any device that emits highly focused energy and is capable of transferring that energy to a target to damage or interfere with its operation. The energy from a directed energy device includes, but is not limited to, the following forms of energy:
(a) Electromagnetic radiation, including radio frequency, microwave, lasers, and masers.
(b) Particles with mass, in particle-beam weapons and devices.
(c) Sound, in sonic weapons and devices.
History:
Add. 2017, Act 29, Eff. Aug. 7, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-VII - Chapter VII Aircraft and Aeronautics (750.43...750.45a) › Section 750.44 - Trick or Acrobatic Flying.

750.44 Trick or acrobatic flying.
Sec. 44.
An aeronaut or passenger who, while in flight over a thickly inhabited area or over a public gathering engages in trick or acrobatic flying or in any acrobatic feat or, except while in landing or taking off, flies at such a low level as to endanger the persons on the surface beneath, or drop or release any object or thing that may endanger life or injure property except when necessary to the personal safety of the aeronaut or passenger, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 67, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 750.44 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See section 9 of Act 224 of 1923, being CL 1929, § 4819.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-VII - Chapter VII Aircraft and Aeronautics (750.43...750.45a) › Section 750.45 - Open Air Assemblies; Operation of Aircraft; Altitude.

750.45 Open air assemblies; operation of aircraft; altitude.
Sec. 45.
A person who operates an aircraft over open air assemblies of people at a height of less than 1,500 feet from the ground is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00. This section does not apply to groups assembled for the purpose of witnessing aerial exhibitions and stunt flying, nor to groups assembled at a flying field.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.45 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 2 of Act 9 of 1926, Ex. Sess., being CL 1929, §§ 4822 and 4823.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-VII - Chapter VII Aircraft and Aeronautics (750.43...750.45a) › Section 750.45a - Use of Unmanned Aircraft; Definitions.

750.45a Use of unmanned aircraft; definitions.
Sec. 45a.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not knowingly and intentionally use an unmanned aircraft in a manner that interferes with the operations of a key facility, a correctional facility, or other law enforcement facility.
(2) If a facility listed under subsection (1) is included on the Federal Aviation Administration's registry of fixed site facilities under section 2209 of the FAA extension, safety, and security act of 2016, Public Law 114-190, a person shall not fly or cause an unmanned aircraft to hover over the facility.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.
(4) This section does not apply to a commercial operator of an unmanned aircraft if the unmanned aircraft is operated pursuant to and in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, authorizations, and exemptions.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Key facility" means that term as defined in section 552c.
(b) "Unmanned aircraft" means that term as defined in section 3 of the unmanned aircraft systems act, 2016 PA 436, MCL 259.303.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 445, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-VIII - Chapter VIII Anarchy and Criminal Syndicalism (750.46...750.48) › Section 750.46-750.48 - Repealed. 1978, Act 571, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1979.

750.46-750.48 Repealed. 1978, Act 571, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1979.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.50c - Police Dog or Police Horse; Definitions; Violation as Felony or Misdemeanor; Penalty; Other Violations.

750.50c Police dog or police horse; definitions; violation as felony or misdemeanor; penalty; other violations.
Sec. 50c.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Dog handler" means a peace officer who has successfully completed training in the handling of a police dog pursuant to a policy of the law enforcement agency that employs that peace officer.
(b) "Physical harm" means any injury to a dog's or horse's physical condition.
(c) "Police dog" means a dog used by a law enforcement agency of this state or of a local unit of government of this state that is trained for law enforcement work and subject to the control of a dog handler.
(d) "Police horse" means a horse used by a law enforcement agency of this state or of a local unit of government of this state for law enforcement work.
(e) "Search and rescue dog" means a dog that is trained for, being trained for, or engaged in a search and rescue operation.
(f) "Search and rescue operation" means an effort conducted at the direction of an agency of this state or of a political subdivision of this state to locate or rescue a lost, injured, or deceased individual.
(g) "Serious physical harm" means any injury to a dog's or horse's physical condition or welfare that is not necessarily permanent but that constitutes substantial body disfigurement, or that seriously impairs the function of a body organ or limb.
(2) A person shall not intentionally kill or cause serious physical harm to a police dog or police horse or a search and rescue dog.
(3) A person shall not intentionally cause physical harm to a police dog or police horse or a search and rescue dog.
(4) A person shall not intentionally harass or interfere with a police dog or police horse or search and rescue dog lawfully performing its duties.
(5) A person who violates subsection (2) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(6) Except as provided in subsection (7), a person who violates subsection (3) or (4) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(7) A person who violates subsection (3) or (4) while committing a crime is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.
(8) This section does not prohibit an individual from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law committed by that individual while violating this section.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 336, Eff. Apr. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 517, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.51 - Animals; Confining on Railroad Cars.

750.51 Animals; confining on railroad cars.
Sec. 51.
Confining animals on railroad cars—No railroad company, in the carrying or transportation of animals, shall permit the same to be confined in cars for a longer period than 36 consecutive hours without unloading the same for rest, water, and feeding, for a period of at least 5 consecutive hours, unless prevented from so unloading by storm, or other accidental causes. In estimating such confinement, the time during which the animals have been confined without rest, on connecting roads from which they are received shall be included, it being the intention to prevent their continuous confinement beyond the period of 36 hours, except on contingencies hereinbefore stated. Animals so unloaded shall be properly fed, watered, and sheltered during such rest, by the owner or person having the custody thereof, or, in case of his default in so doing, then the railroad company transporting the same, at the expense of said owner or person in custody thereof; and said company shall in such case have a lien upon such animals for food, care and custody furnished, and shall not be liable for any detention of such animals.
Any company, owner or custodian of such animals, who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section, shall, for each and every such offense, be liable for, and forfeit, and pay a penalty of not less than 100 dollars nor more than 500 dollars: Provided, however, That when animals shall be carried in cars in which they can and do have proper food, water, space and opportunity for rest, the foregoing provisions in regard to their being unloaded shall not apply.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.51
Former Law:
See section 4 of Act 70 of 1877, being How., § 9394; CL 1897, § 11742; CL 1915, § 15538; Act 14 of 1919; and CL 1929, § 17069.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.52 - Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.

750.52 Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to duty of police and public offices to arrest and prosecute persons in violation of certain sections of chapter.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.53 - Arrest of Persons; Seizure of Animals.

750.53 Arrest of persons; seizure of animals.
Sec. 53.
Arrest of persons and seizure of animals—Persons found violating any of the provisions of the preceding sections of this chapter may be arrested and held without warrant, in like manner as in the case of persons found breaking the peace, and it shall be the duty of the person making the arrest to seize all animals and fowls found in the keeping or custody of the person arrested, and which are then being used, or held for use in violation of any of the provisions of the preceding sections of this chapter, and the person making such seizure shall cause such animals or fowls to be at once delivered to a poundmaster of the city, village or township in which the same may be, and it shall be the duty of such poundmaster to receive such animals or fowls, and to hold the same and proceed in regard to them in all respects as provided by law in other cases of animals impounded.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.53
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.54 - Search Warrants.

750.54 Search warrants.
Sec. 54.
Search warrant—When complaint is made, on oath or affirmation, to any magistrate authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases, that the complainant believes that any of the provisions of the preceding sections of this chapter are being, or are about to be violated in any particular building or place, such magistrate, if satisfied that there is reasonable cause for such belief, shall issue and deliver a search warrant to any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or public officer, authorizing him to search such building or place and to arrest any person or persons engaged in violating any of the provisions of the preceding sections of this chapter, as well as any person or persons there present, and aiding or abetting therein, and to bring such person or persons before some magistrate of competent jurisdiction, to be dealt with according to law. Such officer shall, at the same time, seize and bring to said magistrate every article or instrument found in said building or place especially designed or adapted to torture or inflict wounds upon any animal or to aid in the fighting or baiting of any animal; and unless within 10 days after the trial of the person or persons so arrested, the owner of said article or instrument shall show, to the satisfaction of said magistrate, that the same is not designed or adapted to the wounding or torture of animals, or if so designed or adapted, is not intended to be used or employed for such purpose, the magistrate shall destroy such article or instrument.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.54
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.55 - Incorporated Society; Representative Deputy Sheriff.

750.55 Incorporated society; representative deputy sheriff.
Sec. 55.
Any society incorporated in this state for the purpose of preventing cruelty to animals may designate 1 or more persons in each county of the state to discover and prosecute all cases of the violation of the provisions of this chapter; and the sheriff of such county may appoint each person so designated a deputy sheriff, provided such person shall be of good moral character, and each person so appointed by the sheriff shall possess all the powers of a sheriff of the county in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The sheriff shall not be responsible for any of the acts of such person or persons, but the society, if incorporated, and if not, then the officers and members of the society, on the request of which such person was appointed, shall be liable in the degree of a principal for the acts of an agent.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.55 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 105, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.56 - Definitions.

750.56 Definitions.
Sec. 56.
Definitions—In the preceding sections of this chapter the word "animal" or "animals" shall be held to include all brute creatures, and the words "owner", "person", and "whoever" shall be held to include corporations as well as individuals, and the knowledge and acts of agents of and persons employed by corporations in regard to animals transported, owned, or employed by, or in the custody of such corporations, shall be held to be the acts and knowledge of such corporations.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.56
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.57 - Burial of Dead Animals.

750.57 Burial of dead animals.
Sec. 57.
A person who places a dead animal or part of the carcass of a dead animal into a lake, river, creek, pond, road, street, alley, lane, lot, field, meadow, or common, or in any place within 1 mile of the residence of a person, except the same and every part of the carcass is buried at least 4 feet underground, and the owner or owners thereof who knowingly permits the carcass or part of a carcass to remain in any of those places, to the injury of the health, or to the annoyance of another is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every 24 hours that the owner permits the carcass or part of a carcass to remain after a conviction under this section is an additional offense under this section, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.57 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 70 of 1867, being CL 1871, § 7734; How., § 9323; CL 1897, § 11432; CL 1915, § 15150; and CL 1929, § 5306.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.58 - Horses; Unhitching and Driving Away.

750.58 Horses; unhitching and driving away.
Sec. 58.
Unhitching and driving away horses without authority—Any person who shall wilfully and maliciously or wantonly, and without authority unhitch any horse or team belonging to another, and lawfully hitched or standing in any street, alley or other place, or who in like manner shall ride or drive such horse or team away shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.58
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 97 of 1885, being How., § 9199a; CL 1897, § 11602; CL 1915, § 15360; and CL 1929, § 16968.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.59 - Repealed. 2018, Act 286, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018.

750.59 Repealed. 2018, Act 286, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the disposition of animals unfit for work.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.60 - Horses' Tails; Docking.

750.60 Horses' tails; docking.
Sec. 60.
(1) A person who cuts the bone of the tail of a horse for the purpose of docking the tail, or who causes or knowingly permits the cutting to be done upon the premises of which he or she is the owner, lessee, proprietor, or user, or who assists in or is present at such cutting, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00. However, this subsection does not apply to the cutting of the bone of the tail of a horse for the purpose of docking the tail when a certificate of a regularly qualified veterinary surgeon is first obtained certifying that the cutting is necessary for the health or safety of the horse.
(2) If a horse is found with its tail cut and with the wound resulting from the cutting unhealed, upon the premises of any person, those facts shall be prima facie evidence that the person occupying or using the premises on which that horse is found has committed the offense described in subsection (1).
(3) If a horse is found with its tail cut and with the wound resulting therefrom unhealed, in the charge or custody of any person, that fact shall be prima facie evidence that the person having the charge or custody of that horse has committed the offense charged in subsection (1).
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.60 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See sections 1 to 3 of Act 45 of 1901, being CL 1915, §§ 15549 to 15551; CL 1929, §§ 17080 to 17082; and Act 322 of 1905.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.61 - Docked Horses; Registration, Bringing Into State.

750.61 Docked horses; registration, bringing into state.
Sec. 61.
Importation, etc., of unregistered docked horses—It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to import or bring into this state any docked horse or horses, or to drive, work, use, race or deal in any docked horse or horses within this state, unless the same shall be registered as provided for in the succeeding section of this chapter.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.61
Former Law:
See section 4 of Act 45 of 1901, being CL 1915, § 15552; and CL 1929, § 17083.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.62 - Docked Horses; Registration.

750.62 Docked horses; registration.
Sec. 62.
Registration of docked horses—Within 90 days after this act shall take effect, every owner or user of any docked horse within this state shall register such docked horse or horses by filing in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such docked horse or horses may be kept, a certificate which shall contain the name or names of the owner or owners, together with his or their post office address, together with a full description of the color, age, size and the use made of such docked horse or horses, which certificate shall be signed by the owner or the owners, or his or their agent. The county clerk shall number such certificates consecutively and shall record the same in a book kept for that purpose, and shall receive as a fee for the recording of such certificate the sum of 50 cents: Provided, This section shall not apply to or make necessary the re-registration of docked horses which have been registered pursuant to Act No. 45 of the Public Acts of 1901, as amended, being sections 17080 to 17086 inclusive of the Compiled Laws of 1929.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.62
Compiler's Notes:
Act 45 of 1901, referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 328 of 1931.
Former Law:
See section 5 of Act 45 of 1901, being CL 1915, § 15553; and CL 1929, § 17084.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.63 - Docked Horses; Unlawful Docking, Evidence.

750.63 Docked horses; unlawful docking, evidence.
Sec. 63.
Prima facie evidence of unlawful docking—The driving, working, keeping, racing or using of any unregistered docked horse or horses subsequent to 90 days after this act shall take effect shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the fact that the party driving, working, keeping, racing or using such unregistered docked horse or horses, unlawfully docked the tail of such horse or horses.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.63
Former Law:
See section 6 of Act 45 of 1901, being CL 1915, § 15554; and CL 1929, § 17085.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.64 - Docked Horses; Failure to Register.

750.64 Docked horses; failure to register.
Sec. 64.
A person who violates a provision of this chapter by failing to register a docked horse as herein provided is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $750.00.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.64 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Former Law:
See section 7 of Act 45 of 1901, being CL 1915, § 15555; and CL 1929, § 17086.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.65 - Bull; at Large on Highway or Unenclosed Land.

750.65 Bull; at large on highway or unenclosed land.
Sec. 65.
Any person being the owner of a bull 6 months or more of age or having the same in charge, who shall permit said bull to run at large upon any highway or unenclosed lands shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days or by a fine of not more than $100.00, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
History:
Add. 1947, Act 30, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 750.65
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 185 of 1863, being CL 1871, § 2069; How., § 2133; CL 1897, § 5657; CL 1915, § 7347; CL 1929, § 5202; Act 29 of 1919; and Act 4 of 1921.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.66 - Person Responsible for Dog or Wolf-Dog Cross That Has Bitten Another Person; Information to Be Provided; Violation as Misdemeanor; Exception; Definitions.

750.66 Person responsible for dog or wolf-dog cross that has bitten another person; information to be provided; violation as misdemeanor; exception; definitions.
Sec. 66.
(1) If a person 18 years of age or older is responsible for controlling the actions of a dog or wolf-dog cross and the person knows or has reason to know that the dog or wolf-dog cross has bitten another person, the person shall immediately provide the person who was bitten with all of the following information:
(a) His or her name and address and, if that person does not own the dog or wolf-dog cross, the name and address of the dog's or wolf-dog cross's owner.
(b) Information, if known by that person, as to whether the dog or wolf-dog cross is current on all legally required vaccinations.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(3) This section does not apply if the person is bitten by a police dog. As used in this subsection, "police dog" means that term as defined in section 50c.
(4) As used in this section, "dog" and "wolf-dog cross" mean those terms as defined in section 2 of the wolf-dog cross act, 2000 PA 246, MCL 287.1002.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 205, Eff. Jan. 1, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.66a - Dog or Wolf-Dog Cross Bite; Responsible Person to Remain on Scene; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Exception; Definitions.

750.66a Dog or wolf-dog cross bite; responsible person to remain on scene; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; exception; definitions.
Sec. 66a.
(1) If a person 18 years of age or older is responsible for controlling the actions of a dog or wolf-dog cross and the person knows or has reason to know that the dog or wolf-dog cross has bitten another person, the person shall remain on the scene until the requirements of section 66 are fulfilled.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(3) This section does not apply if the person is bitten by a police dog. As used in this subsection, "police dog" means that term as defined in section 50c.
(4) As used in this section, "dog" and "wolf-dog cross" mean those terms as defined in section 2 of the wolf-dog cross act, 2000 PA 246, MCL 287.1002.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 206, Eff. Jan. 1, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.67 - Domestic Animals or Fowl on Cemetery Grounds, Landing Fields, Airports.

750.67 Domestic animals or fowl on cemetery grounds, landing fields, airports.
Sec. 67.
Domestic animals or fowl on cemetery grounds, landing fields and airports—Any owner or keeper of any domestic animal or fowl, who shall allow any domestic animal or fowl to run at large and enter or be upon any premises constituting a cemetery, landing field or airport in this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 750.67
Former Law:
See sections 1 and 2 of Act 34 of 1915, being CL 1915, §§ 11198 and 11199; and CL 1929, §§ 9045 and 9046.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.68 - Brand of Animals.

750.68 Brand of animals.
Sec. 68.
Changing, etc., brand of animals—Any person who shall mark or brand, or alter or deface the mark or brand of any domestic animal, the property of another, with intent thereby to steal the same, or to prevent identification thereof by the true owner, shall be guilty of felony, and any person who shall mark or brand, or alter or deface the mark or brand of any domestic animal whether the property of himself or another with intent to sell, ship, trade or give away contrary to law any animal which has given the positive reaction to the bovine tuberculosis test or the blood test for Bang's disease or with intent to avoid any lawful quarantine of such animal, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 750.68
Former Law:
See section 3 of Act 122 of 1893, being How., § 2074c; CL 1897, § 5662; CL 1915, § 7352; and CL 1929, § 5292.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.69 - Rescuing Animals.

750.69 Rescuing animals.
Sec. 69.
Rescuing animals—Any person who shall rescue any cattle, horse, mule, sheep, swine or goat when impounded, or while being driven or taken to the pound or other place of custody by any officer or person in charge of such animals, or while such animals are shut up by and in the custody of any person for trespassing upon premises, or for running at large contrary to law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.69
Former Law:
See section 9 of Act 248 of 1879, being How., § 3076; CL 1897, § 5621; CL 1915, § 7301; CL 1929, § 9055; and Act 196 of 1881.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.70 - Impounding Animals Unlawfully.

750.70 Impounding animals unlawfully.
Sec. 70.
Unlawfully impounding animals—Any person who shall take any animal mentioned in the next preceding section not running at large contrary to law from the stable, pasture, or any enclosure or other place where such animals are lawfully and rightfully kept, or may be, and any person who shall drive, or let them out, or untie, or unloose the same, or shall knowingly seize or take the same from the custody of any person driving or taking the same on the public highway or streets to or from a pasture or to or from any other place where the same may be lawfully taken or driven, for the purpose of impounding such animals contrary to law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.70
Former Law:
See section 10 of Act 248 of 1879, being How., § 3077; CL 1897, § 5622; CL 1915, § 7302; CL 1929, § 9056; and Act 196 of 1881.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-IX - Chapter IX Animals (750.49...750.70a) › Section 750.70a - Willful or Malicious Removal of Collar or Microchip From Dog; Intent to Remove Traceable Evidence of Ownership; Violation as Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Liability Under Other Law; "Authorized Agent" Defined.

750.70a Willful or malicious removal of collar or microchip from dog; intent to remove traceable evidence of ownership; violation as civil infraction; civil fine; liability under other law; "authorized agent" defined.
Sec. 70a.
(1) An individual other than the owner or the authorized agent of the owner of a dog, or a law enforcement officer, an animal control officer, or an animal protection shelter employee acting in his or her official capacity, shall not willfully or maliciously remove a collar or a microchip from that dog with the intent to remove traceable evidence of the dog's ownership.
(2) An individual who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $2,500.00.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the civil or criminal liability of an individual under any other applicable law of this state.
(4) As used in this section, "authorized agent" means an individual who has the permission of the owner of a dog to remove that dog's collar.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 353, Eff. Jan. 20, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-X - Chapter X Arson and Burning (750.71...750.80) › Section 750.71 - Definitions.

750.71 Definitions.
Sec. 71.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Building" includes any structure regardless of class or character and any building or structure that is within the curtilage of that building or structure or that is appurtenant to or connected to that building or structure.
(b) "Burn" means setting fire to, or doing any act that results in the starting of a fire, or aiding, counseling, inducing, persuading, or procuring another to do such an act.
(c) "Damage", in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes, but is not limited to, charring, melting, scorching, burning, or breaking.
(d) "Dwelling" includes, but is not limited to, any building, structure, vehicle, watercraft, or trailer adapted for human habitation that was actually lived in or reasonably could have been lived in at the time of the fire or explosion and any building or structure that is within the curtilage of that dwelling or that is appurtenant to or connected to that dwelling.
(e) "Individual" means any individual and includes, but is not limited to, a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or other emergency responder, whether paid or volunteer, performing his or her duties in relation to a violation of this chapter, or performing an investigation of a violation of this chapter.
(f) "Personal property" includes any personally owned property regardless of class, character, or value.
(g) "Physical injury" means an injury that includes, but is not limited to, the loss of a limb or use of a limb; loss of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb, or loss of use of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb; loss of an eye or ear or loss of use of an eye or ear; loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function; serious visible disfigurement; a comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days; measurable brain or mental impairment; a skull fracture or other serious bone fracture; subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma; loss of an organ; heart attack; heat stroke; heat exhaustion; smoke inhalation; a burn including a chemical burn; or poisoning.
(h) "Prior conviction" means a previous conviction for a violation of this chapter that arises out of a separate transaction, whether under this chapter, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this chapter, a law of the United States substantially corresponding to this chapter, or a law of another state substantially corresponding to this chapter, but does not include a violation of section 79(1)(a).
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.71 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 531, Eff. Apr. 3, 2013
Former Law:
See section 1 of Act 38 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 16933.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-X - Chapter X Arson and Burning (750.71...750.80) › Section 750.72 - First Degree Arson.

750.72 First degree arson.
Sec. 72.
(1) A person who willfully or maliciously burns, damages, or destroys by fire or explosive any of the following or its contents is guilty of first degree arson:
(a) A multiunit building or structure in which 1 or more units of the building are a dwelling, regardless of whether any of the units are occupied, unoccupied, or vacant at the time of the fire or explosion.
(b) Any building or structure or other real property if the fire or explosion results in physical injury to any individual.
(c) A mine.
(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the person owns the dwelling, building, structure, or mine or its contents.
(3) First degree arson is a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 260, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 750.72 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 531, Eff. Apr. 3, 2013
Former Law:
See section 2 of Act 38 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 16934; and Act 272 of 1929.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-X - Chapter X Arson and Burning (750.71...750.80) › Section 750.73 - Second Degree Arson.

750.73 Second degree arson.
Sec. 73.
(1) Except as provided in section 72, a person who willfully or maliciously burns, damages, or destroys by fire or explosive a dwelling, regardless of whether it is occupied, unoccupied, or vacant at the time of the fire or explosion, or its contents, is guilty of second degree arson.
(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the person owns the dwelling or its contents.
(3) Second degree arson is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 260, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 750.73 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 531, Eff. Apr. 3, 2013
Former Law:
See section 3 of Act 38 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 16935; and Act 272 of 1929.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-X - Chapter X Arson and Burning (750.71...750.80) › Section 750.74 - Third Degree Arson.

750.74 Third degree arson.
Sec. 74.
(1) Except as provided in sections 72 and 73, a person who does any of the following is guilty of third degree arson:
(a) Willfully or maliciously burns, damages, or destroys by fire or explosive any building or structure, or its contents, regardless of whether it is occupied, unoccupied, or vacant at the time of the fire or explosion.
(b) Willfully and maliciously burns, damages, or destroys by fire or explosive any of the following or its contents:
(i) Any personal property having a value of $20,000.00 or more.
(ii) Any personal property having a value of $1,000.00 or more if the person has 1 or more prior convictions.
(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the person owns the building, structure, other real property or its contents, or the personal property.
(3) Third degree arson is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 260, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 750.74 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 312, Eff. Jan. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 532, Eff. Apr. 3, 2013
Former Law:
See section 4 of Act 38 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 16936; and Act 272 of 1929.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-X - Chapter X Arson and Burning (750.71...750.80) › Section 750.75 - Fourth Degree Arson.

750.75 Fourth degree arson.
Sec. 75.
(1) Except as provided in sections 72, 73, and 74, a person who does any of the following is guilty of fourth degree arson:
(a) Willfully and maliciously burns, damages, or destroys by fire or explosive any of the following or its contents:
(i) Any personal property having a value of $1,000.00 or more, but less than $20,000.00.
(ii) Any personal property having a value of $200.00 or more if the person has 1 or more prior convictions.
(b) Willfully or negligently sets fire to a woods, prairie, or grounds of another person or permits fire to pass from his or her own woods, prairie, or grounds to another person's property causing damage or destruction to that other property.
(2) Subsection (1)(a) applies regardless of whether the person owns the personal property.
(3) Fourth degree arson is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.75 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 532, Eff. Apr. 3, 2013
Former Law:
See section 5 of Act 38 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 16937.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code › Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568) › 328-1931-X - Chapter X Arson and Burning (750.71...750.80) › Section 750.76 - Arson of Insured Property.

750.76 Arson of insured property.
Sec. 76.
(1) A person who willfully or maliciously burns, damages, or destroys by fire or explosive any of the following or the contents of any of the following is guilty of arson of insured property:
(a) Any dwelling that is insured against loss from fire or explosion if the person caused the fire or explosion with the intent to defraud the insurer.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), any building, structure, or other real property that is insured against loss from fire or explosion if the person caused the fire or explosion with the intent to defraud the insurer.
(c) Any personal property that is insured against loss by fire or explosion if the person caused the fire or explosion with the intent to defraud the insurer.
(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the person owns the dwelling, building, structure, other real property, or personal property.
(3) Arson of insured property is a felony punishable as follows:
(a) If the person violates subsection (1)(a), imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
(b) If the person violates subsection (1)(b), imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
(c) If the person violates subsection (1)(c), imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.
History:
1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.76 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 532, Eff. Apr. 3, 2013
Former Law:
See section 6 of Act 38 of 1927, being CL 1929, § 16939.