HB-5824, As Passed House, March 9, 2010

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5824

(As amended March 9, 2010)

     A bill to amend 1879 PA 248, entitled

"An act to prevent animals from running at large in certain cities

and villages within this state,"

by amending section 1 (MCL 433.51) and by adding section 13.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 1. That it shall not be lawful for any cattle, horses,

mules, sheep, swine, or goats The owner of any cattle, horse, mule,

sheep, swine, or goat shall not allow the animal to run at large in

any public street, lane, alley, park, place , or highway, in any

city or village within this state, having a population of 7,000 or

more inhabitants. ; and it shall be the duty of every commissioner

of highways, poundmaster, marshal, deputy marshal, policeman and

constable of any such A law enforcement officer of or animal

control officer for such a city or village , to [may] seize, and

take into his possession as herein provided, and keep until

disposed of according to law, any as provided under this act, any

such animal so found running at large. , Provided The city of

Ludington be exempt from the operations of this act.

     Sec. 13. This act does not limit authority provided under

section 4a of 1976 PA 328, MCL 433.14a, to kill swine running at

large. Swine running at large are a public nuisance.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless House Bill No. 5822 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into

law.