SENATE BILL NO. 456


   March 23, 1999, Introduced by Senators PETERS, BYRUM, DUNASKISS, 
        MC MANUS, A. SMITH, DE BEAUSSAERT, HART, STILLE and GOUGEON
        and referred to the Committee on Farming, Agribusiness and 
        Food Systems.



        A bill to amend 1970 PA 207, entitled

   "An act to exempt certain dogs from license fees,"

   by amending section 1 (MCL 287.291), as amended by 1984 PA 112.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  (1) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the

 2    contrary, a dog  which  is NOT SUBJECT TO ANY FEE
             FOR LICENSING

 3    IF EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

 4         (A) THE DOG IS used as a guide or leader dog for a blind

 5    person, a hearing dog for a deaf or audibly impaired person, or a

 6    service dog for a physically limited person.  is not subject
             to

 7     any fee for licensing. 

 8         (B) THE DOG IS OWNED BY A PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR OTHER

 9    LEGAL ENTITY THAT TRAINS DOGS FOR USE AS GUIDE OR LEADER DOGS FOR

10    BLIND PERSONS, HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF OR AUDIBLY IMPAIRED PERSONS,

11    OR SERVICE DOGS FOR PHYSICALLY LIMITED PERSONS.


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 1         (2) As used in this section:

 2         (a) "Audibly impaired" means audibly impaired as defined in

 3    section 1 of  Act No. 82 of the Public Acts of 1981, being
             sec-

 4     tion 752.61 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1981 PA
                       82, MCL

 5    752.61.

 6         (b) "Blind person" means a blind person as defined in sec-

 7    tion 1 of  Act No. 260 of the Public Acts of 1978, being
             section

 8     393.351 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1978 PA 260,
                       MCL 393.351.

 9         (c) "Deaf person" means a deaf person as defined in section

10    1 of  Act No. 82 of the Public Acts of 1981, being section
             752.61

11     of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1981 PA 82, MCL
                       752.61.

12         (d) "Physically limited" means physically limited as defined

13    in section 1 of  Act No. 1 of the Public Acts of 1966, being
             sec-

14     tion 125.1351 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1966
                       PA 1, MCL

15    125.1351.



























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