Michigan · statute · 466 of 1988, Mich. Comp. Laws · 31 active provisions
(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.
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.
As used in this act: (a) "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian approved by the administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in accordance with 9 CFR part 161, and considered preapproved to perform certain functions of federal and cooperative state/fed…
(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…
(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 withi…
(1) The director must appoint an individual as state veterinarian who will be the chief animal health official of this state. The appointment shall be made in accordance with the rules of the state civil service commission. The individual appointed as state veterinarian must maintain a current license to practice veter…
(1) A person that discovers, suspects, or has reason to believe that an animal is either affected by a reportable animal disease or contaminated with a toxic substance shall immediately report that fact, suspicion, or belief to the director. The director shall take appropriate action to investigate the report. A person…
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 gro…
(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 fo…
(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 a…
(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 anothe…
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary, all live privately owned cervids moving from 1 premises to another premises within this state are subject to all of the following requirements: (a) Within 5 business days of the movement of the privately owned cervids, the owner shall notify the depar…
(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, destructi…
(1) The director may allow indemnification for the slaughter or destruction of livestock due to a reportable animal disease or toxicological contamination. If the director has signed an order for the slaughter or destruction of livestock, the owner may apply for indemnification. To be eligible for indemnification in an…
(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 st…
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Change of ownership and location" means a transfer of ownership of an equid from 1 person to another person through selling, bartering, trading, leasing, adopting, or donating the equid along with a change of location of the equid. (b) "Equid herd" means any of the following: (i) All a…
(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 tubercu…
(1) An animal imported into this state shall meet any and all requirements under the applicable provisions of this act and, notwithstanding the provisions of any other act, shall be accompanied by 1 of the following: (a) An official interstate health certificate or an official interstate certificate of veterinary inspe…
(1) An official interstate or intrastate health certificate or official interstate or intrastate certificate of veterinary inspection shall be prepared and signed by an accredited veterinarian for animals requiring such a certificate and being imported into this state, or being moved from 1 premises to another premises…
(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 document…
(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 det…
(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 cons…
(1) A fair, exhibition, exposition, or show shall have an accredited veterinarian on call whenever there are animals on the premises during the event. (2) A fair, exhibition, exposition, or show authority shall do all of the following: (a) Notify exhibitors of the official identification, health tests, and certificates…
(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…
(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…