Killing of Wolf - Dog Cross by Law Enforcement Officer or Other Person; Conditions; Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 287.1011

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287.1011 Killing of wolf-dog cross by law enforcement officer or other person; conditions; liability.

Sec. 11.

(1) A law enforcement officer or other person may kill a wolf-dog cross if the person sees the wolf-dog cross attacking, injuring, or killing either of the following:

(a) A human.

(b) Livestock or poultry.

(2) A law enforcement officer may kill a wolf-dog cross if the law enforcement officer sees the wolf-dog cross attacking, injuring, or killing wildlife.

(3) A person is not liable in damages or otherwise for killing or attempting to kill a wolf-dog cross under subsection (1) or (2).

(4) This act does not prohibit the owner of a wolf-dog cross, for which a permit has been issued if required under this act, from recovering by legal action against a law enforcement officer or other person the value of a wolf-dog cross illegally killed by that law enforcement officer or other person.

(5) A wolf-dog cross's entry onto a field or enclosure that is owned by or leased by a person producing livestock or poultry constitutes a trespass, and the owner or person temporarily in possession of the wolf-dog cross is liable in damages.

History: 2000, Act 246, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000

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Killing of Wolf - Dog Cross by Law Enforcement Officer or Other Person; Conditions; Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 287.1011