Act No. 71

Public Acts of 2010

Approved by the Governor

May 13, 2010

Filed with the Secretary of State

May 13, 2010

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 13, 2010

STATE OF MICHIGAN

95TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

Introduced by Senators Van Woerkom, Jelinek, Kuipers, Allen and Clarke

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1138

AN ACT 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. The owner of any cattle, horse, mule, sheep, swine, or goat shall not allow the animal to run at large in any public place in any city or village having a population of 7,000 or more inhabitants. A law enforcement officer of or animal control officer for such a city or village may seize, and keep until disposed of as provided under this act, any such animal so found running at large.

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.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor