Michigan · statute · 163 of 1962, Mich. Comp. Laws · 6 active provisions
As used in this act: (a) "Director" means the director of agriculture. (b) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation or association doing business in this state, in whole or in part. (c) "Slaughterer" means any person regularly engaged in the commercial slaughtering of livestock. (d) "Livestock" means cat…
No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which shall cause injury or pain.
No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method. The director, by administrative order, may exempt from compliance with this act, for a period not to exceed 1 year after the effective date of this act, any slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator if he find…
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit, abridge or in any way hinder the religious freedom of any person or group. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, ritual handling or other preparation of livestock for ritual slaughter are exempted from the terms of this act. For the purposes of this section…
The director shall administer the provisions of this act. He shall promulgate and may from time to time revise rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.82 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Publi…
Any person who violates any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.