2011 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 287 — ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Act 466 of 1988 — ANIMAL INDUSTRY ACT (287.701 - 287.747)
Section 287.704 — Definitions; F to I.

Sec. 4.

(1) Fish disease inspection report means a document available from the Great Lakes fishery commission completed by a fish health official giving evidence of inspections and diagnostic work performed.

(2) Fish health official means a fish health specialist identified by member agencies of the Great Lakes fish disease control committee to the chair of the Great Lakes fish disease control committee responsible for conducting fish-hatchery inspections and the issuance of inspection reports.

(3) Flock means all of the poultry on 1 premises or, upon the discretion of the department, a group of poultry that is segregated from all other poultry for at least 21 days.

(4) Garbage means any animal origin products, including those of poultry and fish origin, or other animal material resulting from the handling, processing, preparation, cooking, and consumption of foods. Garbage includes, but is not limited to, any refuse of any type that has been associated with any such material at any time during the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food. Garbage does not include rendered products or manure.

(5) Genetically engineered refers to an organism whose genome, chromosomal or extrachromosomal, is modified permanently and heritably using recombinant nucleic acid techniques, or the progeny thereof.

(6) Grade means an animal for which no proof of registration with an appropriate breed registry is provided.

(7) Hatchery means incubators, hatchers, and auxiliary equipment on 1 premises operated and controlled for the purpose of hatching poultry.

(8) Hatching poultry eggs means eggs for use in a hatchery to produce young poultry or to produce embryonated eggs.

(9) Herd or flock of origin means any herd or flock in which animals are born and remain until movement or any herd or flock which animals remain for at least 30 days immediately following direct movement into the herd or flock from another herd or flock. Herd or flock of origin includes the place of origin, premises of origin, and farm of origin.

(10) Infectious disease means an infection or disease due to the invasion of the body by pathogenic organisms.

(11) Isolated means the physical separation of animals by a physical barrier in such a manner that other animals do not have access to the isolated animals' body, excrement, aerosols, or discharges, not allowing the isolated animals to share a building with a common ventilation system with other animals, and not allowing the isolated animals to be within 10 feet of other animals if not sharing a building with a common ventilation system. Isolated animals have a feed and water system separate from other animals.

History: 1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 458, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 271, Eff. Mar. 30, 2004