February 17, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Byrum, Tyler, Huckleberry, Rocca, Neumann, Valentine, Espinoza and Terry Brown and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
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. (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 shall 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
(2)
The city of Ludington be
is 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.
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.