MCL - Act 224 of 1969


USE OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESEARCH

Act 224 of 1969

AN ACT to license and regulate dealers that deliver, transport, board, buy, or sell dogs or cats for laboratory research purposes; to regulate research facilities that use dogs or cats for laboratory research; to require research facilities to offer laboratory animals no longer needed for laboratory research to certain animal protection shelters for adoption before euthanizing; to require research facilities to submit annual reports; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain conditions; to create certain funds; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.


History: 1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 315, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024




The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Document Type Description
Section 287.381 Section Definitions.
Section 287.382 Section License; application, fee.
Section 287.383 Section License; issuance; qualifications; “good moral character” defined.
Section 287.384 Section Unlawful sale or transportation of animals; dealers' licenses needed.
Section 287.385 Section Rules; promulgation.
Section 287.386 Section Identification or marking of dogs and cats.
Section 287.387 Section Research facilities and dealers; records of purchases, sales, transportation, and handling of animals for research; maintenance of compliance report.
Section 287.388 Section Disposition of dogs or cats; time; notice; record; exceptions.
Section 287.388a Section Offering of laboratory animal for adoption; requirement; exception; animal protection shelter; written agreement; "Teddy's law".
Section 287.389 Section Sales by public auction or by weight; disposal of unclaimed dogs and cats, maximum price.
Section 287.390 Section License; suspension or revocation; grounds, notice, reinstatement.
Section 287.391 Section Bill of sale; form.
Section 287.391a Section Annual compliance report.
Section 287.392 Section Violations, administrative hearing; penalties.
Section 287.392a Section Laboratory animal fund.
Section 287.393 Section Dealers or facilities; responsible for acts of agents or employees.
Section 287.394 Section Effect on other acts.
Section 287.395 Section Repeal.