Michigan Compiled Laws Act 426 Of 1988 Dangerous Animals (287.321 - 287.323)

AN ACT to regulate dangerous animals; to provide for the confinement, tattooing, or destruction of dangerous animals; and to provide penalties for the owners or keepers of dangerous animals that attack human beings.

History: 1988, Act 426, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989

Section 287.321 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Dangerous animal” means a dog or other animal that bites or attacks a person, or a dog that...
Section 287.322 Sworn Complaint; Summons; Surrender Of Animal; Expense; Rabies Vaccination And License Required; Destruction Of Animal; Notification Of Animal Control Authority; Ordering Owner Of Animals To Take Certain Actions.
(1) Upon a sworn complaint that an animal is a dangerous animal and the animal has caused serious injury or death to a person...
Section 287.323 Owner Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter, Felony, Or Misdemeanor; Penalty; Costs.
(1) The owner of an animal that meets the definition of a dangerous animal in section 1(a) that causes the death of a person...

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