HB 6170

HOUSE BILL NO. 6170
A bill to amend 2000 PA 246, entitled
"Wolf-dog cross act,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 287.1002), as amended by
2019 PA 137.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Animal
control officer" means a county animal control officer as described in
sections 29a and 29b of the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.289a and
287.289b, or a city, village, or township animal control officer as described
in section 29c of the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.289c.
(b) "Animal
control shelter" or and "animal protection shelter" means an animal control shelter or animal protection
shelter, respectively, registered mean those terms as defined in section 1 of 1969 PA
287, MCL 287.331, and are facilities licensed with the department under section 6 4 of 1969 PA
287, MCL 287.336.287.334.
(c)
"Department" means the department of agriculture and rural
development.
(d) "Dog"
means an animal a
domestic dog of any age of the species Canisfamiliaris or Canislupusfamiliaris.Canis lupus
familiaris.
(e) "Expert on
wolf-dog cross identification" means an individual who has, cumulatively,
no fewer than 10 years of training and field experience in wolf and wolf-dog
cross behavioral and morphological characteristics and who is recognized as an
expert at the state and national levels by others in the same field.
(f)
"Facility" means an indoor or outdoor cage, pen, or similar enclosure
where a wolf-dog cross is kept.
(g) "Law
enforcement officer" means:
(i) A sheriff or sheriff's deputy.
(ii) A village or township marshal.
(iii) An officer of the police department of a
city, village, or township.
(iv) An officer of the Michigan state police.
(v) A peace officer who is trained and
licensed or certified under the Michigan commission on law enforcement
standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.
(vi) A conservation officer appointed by the
department of natural resources.
(vii) An animal control officer.
(viii) A law enforcement officer of the federal
government authorized to enforce any a federal law regulating animals.
(h)
"Livestock" means that term as defined in section 3 of the animal
industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.703.
(i) "Local
unit" means a city, village, township, or county.
(j)
"Permit" means a permit issued under section 4.
(k)
"Permitting agency" means the agency of a local unit that issues
permits under section 4.
(l) "Person" means an individual,
partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal
entity.
(m) "Pet
shop" means a pet shop licensed by the department under section 3 4 of 1969 PA
287, MCL 287.333.287.334.
(n)
"Veterinarian" means a person licensed to engage
in the practice of veterinary medicine
under article 15 part
188 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 333.18801 to
333.18838.
(o)
"Wolf" means an animal of any age of the
species Canisrufus Canis rufus or Canislupus, Canis lupus, but does not include an animal of the species Canislupusfamiliaris.Canis lupus familiaris.
(p) "Wolf-dog
cross" means a canid resulting from the breeding of any of the following:
(i) A wolf with a dog.
(ii) A wolf-dog cross with a wolf.
(iii) A wolf-dog cross with a dog.
(iv) A wolf-dog cross with a wolf-dog cross.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take
effect unless Senate Bill No. ____ (request no. S02817'25) or House Bill No. 6167
(request no. H02817'25) of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.