HOUSE BILL No. 4505

 

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 *).