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Act 426 of 1988
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DANGEROUS ANIMALS

Act 426 of 1988

AN ACT to regulate dangerous animals; to provide for the confinement, identification, 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 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 121, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2022




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 287.321SectionDefinitions.
Section 287.322SectionSworn 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.
Section 287.323SectionOwner guilty of involuntary manslaughter, felony, or misdemeanor; penalty; costs.
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