Michigan Compiled Laws Act 339 Of 1919 Dog Law Of 1919 (287.261 - 287.290)

AN ACT relating to dogs and the protection of live stock and poultry from damage by dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs; regulating the keeping of dogs, and authorizing their destruction in certain cases; providing for the determination and payment of damages done by dogs to live stock and poultry; imposing powers and duties on certain state, county, city and township officers and employes, and to repeal Act No. 347 of the Public Acts of 1917, and providing penalties for the violation of this act.

History: 1919, Act 339, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919

Compiler's Notes: Near the end of this title, the word "employes" evidently should read "employees".

Section 287.261 Short Title; Definitions.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “dog law of 1919”. (2) For the purpose of this act: (a)...
Section 287.262 Dogs; Licensing, Tags, Leashes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own any dog 6 months old or over, unless the dog is licensed as hereinafter provided,...
Section 287.263 Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to confinement of dog at night.
Section 287.264 Supervision And Enforcement.
The state livestock sanitary commission shall have the general supervision over the licensing and regulation of dogs and the protection of livestock and poultry...
Section 287.265 Tags, Blanks And License Forms.
It shall be the duty of the state live stock sanitary commission to purchase from time to time, as may be necessary, a sufficient...
Section 287.266 Dog Licenses; Application; Resolution; Provisions; Proof Of Vaccination.
(1) The owner of a dog that is 4 or more months old shall apply to the treasurer of the county or, except as...
Section 287.266a Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to proof of vaccination for rabies.
Section 287.267 Dog License; Tag, Approval; Kept On Dog.
The county treasurer shall then deliver to said owner a license and also 1 of the tags approved by the director of agriculture, before...
Section 287.268 Dog License; Unlicensed And Young Dogs; Application; Fee After Certain Date.
A person who becomes owner of a dog that is 4 or more months old and that is not already licensed shall apply for...
Section 287.269 Dog License; Contents.
Each dog license issued under this act shall display all of the following: (a) An expiration date. Subject to section 6(4), the expiration date...
Section 287.269a Production Of Proof Of License.
A person who owns or harbors a dog shall produce proof of a valid dog license upon request of a person who is authorized...
Section 287.270 “kennel” Defined; Kennel License; Fee; Tags; Certificate; Rules; Inspection; Exception.
For the purposes of this act, a kennel shall be construed as an establishment wherein or whereon 3 or more dogs are confined and...
Section 287.270a Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to vaccination of dog sold by licensed kennel.
Section 287.270b Kennel Licensing Ordinance.
Any city, township or village having in its employment a full-time animal control officer may adopt an ordinance providing for the issuance of kennel...
Section 287.271 Rules Governing Kennel Dogs.
The licensee of a kennel shall, at all times, keep 1 of such tags attached to a collar on each dog 4 months old...
Section 287.272 Lost Tags.
If any dog tag is lost, it shall be replaced without cost by the county treasurer, upon application by the owner of the dog,...
Section 287.273 License And Tag; Transferability.
No license or license tag issued for 1 dog shall be transferable to another dog. Whenever the ownership or possession of any dog is...
Section 287.274 Application For License Blanks And Tags; Issuance Of Dog Licenses And Tags; Fee; Return Of Unused Tags, Books, And Receipts; Contents Of Receipt; Paying Over Money; Resolution Providing That Clerk Perform Duties Of Treasurer.
(1) Every township or city treasurer shall, on or before December 1 each year, apply to the county treasurer for necessary license blanks and...
Section 287.274a Issuance Of Dog License; Information To Be Provided To Dog Owner; Definitions.
(1) When issuing a dog license pursuant to section 14, a county treasurer, city clerk, city treasurer, township treasurer, or the authorized agent of...
Section 287.275 County Treasurer's Record; Inspection.
The county treasurer shall keep a record of all dog licenses, and all kennel licenses, issued during the year in each city and township...
Section 287.276 Listing Of Dogs; Compensation Of Supervisor; Appointment, Duties, And Compensation Of Animal Control Officer.
The supervisor of each township and the assessor of every city, annually, on taking his assessment of property as required by law, may make...
Section 287.277 Identification And Location Of Unlicensed Dogs; Public Nuisance; List; Commencement Of Proceedings.
The county treasurer may, based on records of the dogs actually licensed in each city or township of the county and any report under...
Section 287.278 Killing Of Dog Molesting Wildlife.
A law enforcement officer may kill a dog determined to be molesting wildlife and not hunting as defined in this act. History: 1919, Act...
Section 287.279 Killing Of Dog Pursuing, Worrying, Or Wounding Livestock Or Poultry, Or Attacking Person; Damages For Trespass; Effect Of License Tag.
Any person including a law enforcement officer may kill any dog which he sees in the act of pursuing, worrying, or wounding any livestock...
Section 287.279a Killing Dog Or Other Animal; Use Of High Altitude Decompression Chamber Or Electrocution Prohibited.
An animal control officer or other person killing a dog or other animal pursuant to the laws of this state shall not use a...
Section 287.280 Loss Or Damage To Livestock Or Poultry Caused By Dogs; Complaint; Examination; Summons; Proceedings; Killing Of Dog; Liability Of Owner Or Keeper.
If a person sustains any loss or damage to livestock or poultry that is caused by dogs, or if the livestock of a person...
Section 287.281 Report Of Examination.
If after making the examination required in section 20, the township supervisor or other person designated by the township board has determined that damage...
Section 287.282 Damage To Livestock Or Poultry By Dogs; Fees Of Justice, Inclusion In Damages.
Justices of the peace, for the services rendered under this act, shall receive $4.00 for each case, and 10 cents per mile for each...
Section 287.283 Payment For Amount Of Loss Or Damage; Costs; Investigation.
(1) When the county board of commissioners of the county receives a report of the township supervisor or other person designated by the township...
Section 287.284 Board Of County Auditors; Duties.
In a county having a board of county auditors, that board shall receive, audit, and determine all claims for damages under this act, and...
Section 287.285 Saving Clause; Disposition Of Dog Fund; Expense Of Dog Department In Cities, Payment.
Any valid claims for loss or damage to live stock which have accrued under any general or local laws, prior to the taking effect...
Section 287.286 Penalties; Disposition Of Fines.
Any person or police officer, violating or failing or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of...
Section 287.286a Sworn Complaint; Contents; Issuance Of Summons; Hearing; Order; Penalty For Disobedience; Costs; Audit And Payment Of Claims.
(1) A district court magistrate or the district or common pleas court shall issue a summons similar to the summons provided for in section...
Section 287.286b Penalty For Stealing Or Confining Licensed Dog.
Any person who shall steal, or confine and secrete any dog licensed under this act or kept under a kennel license, unless legally authorized...
Section 287.287 Recovery Of Value Of Dog Illegally Killed.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the owner of a licensed dog from recovery, by action at law, from any police...
Section 287.288 Common Law Liability.
Nothing in this act contained shall be construed as limiting the common law liability of the owner of a dog for damages committed by...
Section 287.289 Dogs Imported Temporarily.
None of the provisions of this act shall be construed to require the licensing of any dog imported into this state, for a period...
Section 287.289a Animal Control Agency; Establishment; Employees; Jurisdiction; Contents Of Animal Control Ordinance.
The board of county commissioners by ordinance may establish an animal control agency which shall employ at least 1 animal control officer. The board...
Section 287.289b County Animal Control Officers; Employment Standards.
(1) The board of county commissioners shall adopt minimum employment standards relative to the recruitment, selection and appointment of animal control officers. The minimum...
Section 287.289c Municipal Animal Control Officers; Employment Standards.
Any city, village or township adopting or having adopted an animal control ordinance shall provide in the ordinance that the minimum employment standards relative...
Section 287.290 Municipal Animal Control Ordinances; Certificate Of Vaccination.
A city, village or township by action of its governing body may adopt an animal control ordinance to regulate the licensing, payment of claims...

Last modified: October 10, 2016