Michigan Compiled Laws Act 284 Of 1937 Licensing Livestock Dealers (287.121 - 287.131)

AN ACT to prevent the spread of infectious and contagious diseases of livestock; to require persons, associations, partnerships and corporations engaged in the buying, receiving, selling, transporting, exchanging, negotiating, or soliciting sale, resale, exchange or transportation of livestock to be licensed and bonded by the department of agriculture; to keep a producers' proceeds account; to provide for the refusal, suspension or revocation of such licenses; to provide for weighmasters; to provide for the inspection and disinfection of yards, premises and vehicles; and to provide penalties for the violation of this act.

History: 1937, Act 284, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1937 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 290, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957

Section 287.121 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Agent" means a person that buys, receives, sells, exchanges, negotiates, or solicits the sale, resale, exchange, or transfer...
Section 287.122 Dealer, Broker, Agent, Or Livestock Trucker; License Required.
A dealer, broker, agent, or livestock trucker shall not engage in or carry on the business of buying, receiving, selling, exchanging, transporting, negotiating, or...
Section 287.123 Licensing Of Dealer, Broker, Agent, Or Livestock Trucker; Operator Of Livestock Auction, Buying Station, Or Collection Point; Application; Contents; Fees; Deposit Of Fines; Weighmasters; Receipt Of Completed Application; Issuance Of License Within Certain Time Period; Bond; License To Transport Required; “completed Application” Defined; Waiver Of Fee.
(1) A person desiring to obtain a license under this act to act as a dealer, broker, agent, or livestock trucker, or to operate...
Section 287.123a Livestock Auction Or Buying Station; Bond, Producers' Proceeds Account, Deposits; Record Of Charges.
Each licensee operating a livestock auction or buying station, in addition to providing a bond as required by this act, shall maintain a "producers'...
Section 287.124 Refusal, Suspension, Or Revocation Of License; Hearing; Notice, Decision; Appeal; Causes For Refusal, Suspension, Or Revocation.
If a person fails or refuses to comply with this act, the department may refuse to issue a license or may suspend or revoke...
Section 287.125 Dealer, Broker, Livestock Trucker, Or Agent; License; Place Of Keeping License.
Every dealer, broker, livestock trucker, or agent licensed under this act and carrying on or conducting business under the license shall at all times...
Section 287.126 Yards, Pens, Premises, Or Vehicles; Requirements As To Cleanliness And Repair; Application For Vehicle Permit; Compliance With State And Federal Requirements For Transport Vehicles Or Livestock Conveyances; Official Health Certificates, Movement Permits Or Testing Forms.
(1) Each dealer, broker, livestock trucker, or agent leasing, renting, operating, or owning any livestock yards, pens, premises, or vehicles in which animals are...
Section 287.127 Inspection Of Animals; Tests Or Treatment, Fee; False Statements As To Identity Or Physical Condition; Movement From 1 Premises To Another; Market Zone; Protection Of Livestock From Injury And Inclement Weather; Pens And Buildings; Trucks Or Vehicles And Transportation Cages; Animals Under Quarantine; Sale Or Removal Of Swine; "Immediate Slaughter" Defined.
(1) For the purpose of preventing the spread of infection or communicable diseases of livestock, all animals sold, transferred, or exchanged from any yards...
Section 287.127a Transportation Or Movement Of Nonambulatory Livestock; Prohibited Conduct By Licensee; Methods Of Euthanasia; Disposal Of Dead Animals.
(1) A licensee shall not transport nonambulatory livestock to a livestock auction, collection point, or buying station. Livestock that become nonambulatory in transport, or...
Section 287.128 Records Of Licensee; Inspection; Sale Of Certain Animals For Slaughter.
(1) The director may inspect the records of any licensee at any time to determine the origin and destination of any livestock handled by...
Section 287.129 Rules And Regulations; Adoption, Promulgation, Enforcement.
The department is authorized to formulate, adopt, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this...
Section 287.131 Violation Of Certain Sections Or Act; Penalty; Action By Attorney General.
(1) A person that violates section 2 may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $1,000.00....

Last modified: October 10, 2016