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Chapter 287 - Animal Industry
Act 339 of 1919 Dog Law of 1919 (287.261 - 287.290)
AN ACT relating to dogs and the protection of live stock and poultry from damage by dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs; regulating the keeping of dogs, and authorizing their destruction in certain cases; providing for the determination and payment of damages done by dogs to live stock and poultry; imposing powers and duties on certain state, county, city and township officers and employes, and to repeal Act No. 347 of the Public Acts of 1917, and providing penalties for the violation of this act.
History: 1919, Act 339, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919
Compiler's Notes: Near the end of this title, the word "employes" evidently should read "employees".
- Section 287.261 Short Title; Definitions.
- Section 287.262 Dogs; Licensing, Tags, Leashes.
- Section 287.263 Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
- Section 287.264 Supervision and Enforcement.
- Section 287.265 Tags, Blanks and License Forms.
- Section 287.266 Dog Licenses; Application; Resolution; Provisions; Proof of Vaccination.
- Section 287.266a Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
- Section 287.267 Dog License; Tag, Approval; Kept on Dog.
- Section 287.268 Dog License; Unlicensed and Young Dogs; Application; Fee After Certain Date.
- Section 287.269 Dog License; Contents.
- Section 287.269a Production of Proof of License.
- Section 287.270 “Kennel” Defined; Kennel License; Fee; Tags; Certificate; Rules; Inspection; Exception.
- Section 287.270a Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
- Section 287.270b Kennel Licensing Ordinance.
- Section 287.271 Rules Governing Kennel Dogs.
- Section 287.272 Lost Tags.
- Section 287.273 License and Tag; Transferability.
- Section 287.274 Application for License Blanks and Tags; Issuance of Dog Licenses and Tags; Fee; Return of Unused Tags, Books, and Receipts; Contents of Receipt; Paying Over Money; Resolution Providing That Clerk Perform Duties of Treasurer.
- Section 287.274a Issuance of Dog License; Information to Be Provided to Dog Owner; Definitions.
- Section 287.275 County Treasurer's Record; Inspection.
- Section 287.276 Listing of Dogs; Compensation of Supervisor; Appointment, Duties, and Compensation of Animal Control Officer.
- Section 287.277 Identification and Location of Unlicensed Dogs; Public Nuisance; List; Commencement of Proceedings.
- Section 287.278 Killing of Dog Molesting Wildlife.
- Section 287.279 Killing of Dog Pursuing, Worrying, or Wounding Livestock or Poultry, or Attacking Person; Damages for Trespass; Effect of License Tag.
- Section 287.279a Killing Dog or Other Animal; Use of High Altitude Decompression Chamber or Electrocution Prohibited.
- Section 287.280 Loss or Damage to Livestock or Poultry Caused by Dogs; Complaint; Examination; Summons; Proceedings; Killing of Dog; Liability of Owner or Keeper.
- Section 287.281 Report of Examination.
- Section 287.282 Damage to Livestock or Poultry by Dogs; Fees of Justice, Inclusion in Damages.
- Section 287.283 Payment for Amount of Loss or Damage; Costs; Investigation.
- Section 287.284 Board of County Auditors; Duties.
- Section 287.285 Saving Clause; Disposition of Dog Fund; Expense of Dog Department in Cities, Payment.
- Section 287.286 Penalties; Disposition of Fines.
- Section 287.286a Sworn Complaint; Contents; Issuance of Summons; Hearing; Order; Penalty for Disobedience; Costs; Audit and Payment of Claims.
- Section 287.286b Penalty for Stealing or Confining Licensed Dog.
- Section 287.287 Recovery of Value of Dog Illegally Killed.
- Section 287.288 Common Law Liability.
- Section 287.289 Dogs Imported Temporarily.
- Section 287.289a Animal Control Agency; Establishment; Employees; Jurisdiction; Contents of Animal Control Ordinance.
- Section 287.289b County Animal Control Officers; Employment Standards.
- Section 287.289c Municipal Animal Control Officers; Employment Standards.
- Section 287.290 Municipal Animal Control Ordinances; Certificate of Vaccination.
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