Bill Text: MI HB5917 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Local government; ordinances; local government enacting or enforcing an ordinance, policy, resolution, or rule regulating a qualified pet shop; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5916'18

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2018-12-31 - Vetoed By The Governor 12/28/2018 12/31/18 Addenda [HB5917 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5917-Enrolled.html

STATE OF MICHIGAN

99TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

Introduced by Rep. Vaupel

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5917

AN ACT to prohibit a local unit of government from enacting or enforcing an ordinance, policy, resolution, or rule that arbitrarily bans a qualified pet shop located in that local unit of government; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain local officers and officials.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. (1) The governing body of a local unit of government shall not enact or enforce an ordinance, policy, resolution, or rule that arbitrarily bans a qualified pet shop located in a business district of that local unit of government.

(2) Any provision in an ordinance, policy, resolution, or rule adopted by the governing body of a local unit of government on or after the effective date of this act that violates this act is void and unenforceable.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a qualified pet shop is subject to any otherwise applicable requirements of a zoning ordinance adopted by a local unit of government under the Michigan zoning enabling act, 2006 PA 110, MCL 125.3101 to 125.3702.

(4) As used in this act:

(a) “Business district” means an area of a local unit of government zoned and used primarily for business.

(b) “Governing body” means the body in which the legislative powers of a local unit of government are vested.

(c) “Local unit of government” means a county, city, village, or township.

(d) “Qualified pet shop” means a pet shop that complies with all of the requirements in section 5b of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.335b.

Enacting section 1. This act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

Enacting section 2. This act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5916 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor