Bill Text: MI HB6212 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Animals; other; reference to animal industry act in act governing ferrets; modify citation. Amends sec. 1 of 1994 PA 358 (MCL 287.891). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6205'18
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2018-12-31 - Vetoed By The Governor 12/28/2018 12/31/18 Addenda [HB6212 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6212-Engrossed.html
HB-6212, As Passed Senate, December 20, 2018
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 6212
A bill to amend 1994 PA 358, entitled
"An act to regulate the possession of ferrets; to provide for the
licensing of ferrets; to provide for requirements for importation
and rabies control procedures for ferrets; to provide for the
powers and duties of certain governmental entities; to prescribe
penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of
acts,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 287.891).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian
approved
by the United States department of agriculture Department
of Agriculture to perform specific functions required by
cooperative state and federal disease control and eradication
programs.
(2) "Animal" means an animal other than a human being.
(3) "Animal control officer" means an individual employed as
an
animal control officer pursuant to under sections 29a, 29b, and
29c
of the dog law of 1919, Act No. 339 of the Public Acts of 1919,
being
sections 287.289a, 287.289b, and 287.289c of the Michigan
Compiled
Laws.1919 PA 339, MCL
287.289a, 287.289b, and 287.289c.
(4) "Approved vaccine" means a vaccine authorized by the state
veterinarian
pursuant to under the animal industry act, of
1987,
Act
No. 466 of the Public Acts of 1988, being sections 287.701 to
287.747
of the Michigan Compiled Laws.1988
PA 466, MCL 287.701 to
287.747.
(5) "Breeder" means a person who is a dealer as defined in the
animal
welfare act, Public Law 89-544, 7 U.S.C. USC 2131
to 2147,
2149, and 2151 to 2159, and who is regulated by the United States
department
of agriculture Department of Agriculture
as a class A
licensee,
breeder, or a class B licensee , meeting
the definition
of
dealer in §1.1, pursuant to title 9, C.F.R., subchapter A, part
1,
section 1.1 and subpart F, sections 3.125 through 3.142.9 CFR
1.1 and who is regulated by the United States Department of
Agriculture under 9 CFR part 3.
(6) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural
development.
(7)
"Director" means the director of the department of
agriculture
or his or her authorized
representative.
(8) "Ferret" means an animal of any age of the species Mustela
furo.
(9) "Hobby breeder" means a person who owns 4 or fewer ferrets
that are at least 6 months of age or a litter of ferrets that is
less than 5 months of age on a temporary basis for personal
recreational
purposes such as including,
but not limited to,
competitions in shows or improving the breed, and who registers his
or her ferrets with a national ferret registry organization.
(10) "Law enforcement agent" means an officer of the
department of state police, a law enforcement agency of a county,
township, city, or village who is responsible for the prevention
and detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal laws of this
state, or a conservation officer.
(11) "Local unit of government" means a county, city, village,
or township.
(12) "Official interstate health certificate" or "official
certificate of veterinary inspection" means a printed form that is
adopted by any state that documents the information described in
this subsection and that is issued by an accredited veterinarian
for animals being imported or exported from this state within 30
days before the importation or exportation of the animals it
describes. A photocopy of an official interstate health certificate
or official certificate of veterinary inspection is not valid. An
official interstate health certificate or official certificate of
veterinary inspection shall include all of the following:
(a) The complete names and addresses of the consignor and
consignee and the destination address if different from the
consignee address.
(b) A description of the ferret by breed, sex, age, color,
markings, and other identification.
(c) The date of examination of the ferret by the accredited
veterinarian preparing the certificate.
(d) The health status of the ferret by recording the results
of any required tests and required vaccinations. The accredited
veterinarian preparing the certificate shall certify that the
ferret is free from clinical signs of infectious, contagious, or
toxicological diseases.
(13) "Owner" means a person having a right of property
ownership in a ferret, who keeps or harbors the ferret or has the
ferret in his or her care or custody, or who permits the ferret to
remain on or about premises occupied by the person. An owner does
not include a veterinarian who keeps a ferret on a temporary basis
for medical care or treatment.
(14) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
(15) "State veterinarian" means the chief animal health
official of the state as appointed by the director under section 7
of
the animal industry act, of 1987, Act No. 466 of the Public Acts
of
1988, being section 287.707 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.1988
PA 466, MCL 287.707.
(16) "Veterinarian" means a person licensed to practice
veterinary
medicine under article 15 of the public health code, Act
No.
368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.16101 to
333.18838
of the Michigan Compiled Laws, 1978
PA 368, MCL 333.16101
to 333.18838, or under the law of another state or federal
authority that is applicable to that person.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless House Bill No. 6205 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into
law.
