March 24, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Tyler, McBroom, Huuki, Horn, Crawford, Bumstead, McMillin, Opsommer and Shirkey and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 2000 PA 190, entitled
"Privately owned cervidae producers marketing act,"
by amending section 5 (MCL 287.955), as amended by 2006 PA 561.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5. (1) A person shall not possess cervidae or engage in a
cervidae livestock operation unless he or she obtains from the
department a cervidae livestock facility registration or unless
otherwise
exempt by rule or law. If the activity in which the
cervidae
livestock facility is engaged is required to be regulated
under
any other act, registration Registration
under this act does
not exempt the person or cervidae livestock facility from
requirements
imposed under any local, state, or federal regulation
law. Zoos accredited under the American zoological association or
other accreditations or standards determined appropriate by and
acceptable to the department are exempt from this act. The director
may allow a person registered under this act to obtain a
registration under the sporting swine marketing act.
(2) A person registered under this act shall keep and maintain
records
of production, purchases, or imports in order necessary to
establish proof of ownership and shall keep any other records
required under standards incorporated by reference under section 6.
A person transporting cervidae species shall produce documentation
that contains the origin of shipment, registration or permit copies
or documentation, documentation demonstrating shipping destination,
and any other proof that may be required under the animal industry
act,
1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to 287.745, upon demand request of
the director or a law enforcement officer.
(3)
Until July 1, 2008, a cervidae livestock facility
registered
prior to the effective date of the amendatory act that
added
this subsection must comply with the facility standards
contained
in "Operational Standards for Registered Privately Owned
Cervid
Facilities", published by the Michigan department of
agriculture,
(May 2000). A cervidae livestock
facility in existence
on
or before the effective date of the amendatory act that added
this
subsection shall be in
compliance comply with the facility
standards
by July 1, 2008, which are contained in "Operational
Standards for Registered Privately Owned Cervidae Facilities"
published
by the Michigan department of natural resources, (revised
December
2005), adopted by the Michigan commission of agriculture
on January 9, 2006, and adopted by the natural resources commission
on
January 12, 2006, and which
are incorporated by reference.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 96th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4503(request no.
01602'11).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4504(request no.
01602'11 a).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4506(request no.
01602'11 c *).