2011 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 287 — ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Act 466 of 1988 — ANIMAL INDUSTRY ACT (287.701 - 287.747)
Section 287.713a — Terminal operation.

ANIMAL INDUSTRY ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 466 of 1988

287.713a Terminal operation.

Sec. 13a.

(1) A terminal operation may be a lot, parcel, pasture, premises, facility, or confined area.

(2) A terminal operation shall be registered with the department on an application form provided by the department.

(3) Registration shall not be issued unless the terminal operation has been inspected by the director and found to meet the requirements of this section.

(4) A terminal operation shall not allow or permit drainage from the terminal operation to flow into areas accessible to livestock, livestock feed, or livestock feed storage areas other than the cattle, privately owned cervids, and goats in the terminal operation.

(5) A terminal operation is constructed and operated to deter cattle, privately owned cervids, and goats in the terminal operation from making contact with animals other than those in the terminal operation.

(6) If a vehicle transporting cattle, privately owned cervids, and goats from a terminal operation completes the load at additional farms, all of which are en route to a slaughter facility, all cattle, privately owned cervids, and goats must remain on the vehicle and no animals are allowed to unload.

(7) A terminal operation may accept individual livestock that have not been tested for bovine tuberculosis provided that the herd of origin has been tested according to requirements of this act or when other requirements as determined by the director have been met.

(8) Aborted fetuses and animals that die in a terminal operation shall be disposed of in compliance with section 57 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.57, and 1982 PA 239, MCL 287.651 to 287.683, regarding burial of dead animals.

(9) If an animal gives birth while in the terminal operation, both of the following apply:

(a) The offspring are restricted to the terminal operation and may leave only as described in subsection (10).

(b) The newborn animal must be officially identified within 30 days after birth.

(10) Cattle, privately owned cervids, and goats shall only exit a terminal operation by being transported directly to a slaughtering establishment, directly to another registered terminal operation, or through a livestock auction market for slaughter only, or to a veterinary hospital or clinic where the animal is not commingled with other animals unless permission is granted by the director to move the cattle, privately owned cervids, or goats to another premises. If cattle, privately owned cervids, or goats exit a terminal operation through a livestock auction market, the director may request verification that the animals were sold for slaughter and that the slaughter occurred 5 days after sale. Moving directly to a slaughtering establishment or directly to another registered terminal operation includes stopping at a premises to load other animals being transported to the slaughtering establishment or terminal operation without unloading any animals.

(11) Cattle, privately owned cervids, and goats in a terminal operation are exempt from official bovine tuberculosis testing as required in section 9(14), (16), and (20).

(12) A conveyance vehicle used to transport cattle, privately owned cervids, and goats from a terminal operation shall be cleaned and disinfected after use with a disinfectant applied in accordance with label instructions.

(13) The director may inspect any terminal operation and records of the terminal operation at any reasonable time to determine whether requirements established by this act are being met. The director shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the owner/operator before any inspection.

(14) Terminal operation records shall include all of the following:

(a) Identification of all cattle, privately owned cervids, and goats. As used in this subdivision, identification means official identification, including electronic identification, or permanent identification approved and supplied by the director.

(b) The date cattle, privately owned cervids, or goats were added to the terminal operation.

(c) The complete name and address of the person or dealer from whom the cattle, privately owned cervids, or goats were obtained.

(d) The complete street address of the premises from which the cattle, privately owned cervids, or goats were obtained.

(e) The complete name and street address of the slaughterhouse, veterinary hospital or clinic, livestock auction market, or terminal operation where the cattle, privately owned cervids, or goats were sent.

(f) The date the cattle, privately owned cervids, or goats were removed from the terminal operation.

(15) A terminal operation that purchases livestock from a dealer may provide the department the name of the dealer in order to fulfill the record requirements imposed under this section.

(16) Livestock entering terminal operations must bear official identification or official identification must be applied within 10 days of arrival.

History: Add. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 458, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002