HOUSE BILL No. 5823

February 17, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Tyler, Huckleberry, Byrum, Rocca, Neumann, Valentine, Espinoza and Terry Brown and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 

     A bill to amend 1959 PA 66, entitled

 

"An act to prohibit the running at large on or the grazing upon any

land owned by or under the control of the department of

conservation, by cattle, horses, sheep and swine; to provide for

the enforcement of this act; and to prescribe penalties for the

violation of the provisions of this act,"

 

by amending section 1 (MCL 322.581) and by adding section 12.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. (1) No cattle, horses, sheep or swine shall The owner

 

of any cattle, horse, or sheep shall not allow the animal to run at

 

large or graze upon any lands owned by or under the control of the

 

department of conservation natural resources except under authority

 

of a written permit issued by the director of conservation the

 

department.

 

     (2) The owner of any swine shall not permit the swine to run

 


at large or graze upon any lands owned by or under the control of

 

the department of natural resources.

 

     Sec. 12. This act does not limit authority provided under

 

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

 

large.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5822(request no.

 

02645'09) of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.