Michigan Laws 287.389 – Sales by public auction or by weight; disposal of unclaimed dogs and cats, maximum price
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.389
- Dealer: means any person who for compensation or profit delivers for transportation, transports, boards, buys or sells dogs or cats for research purposes and does not mean a person who breeds or raises dogs or cats for sale to a research facility. See Michigan Laws 287.381
- Dog: means any live dog of the species canis familiaris for use or intended to be used for research tests or experiments at research facilities. See Michigan Laws 287.381
- Person: includes any individual, partnership, association or corporation. See Michigan Laws 287.381
- Research facility: means any school, hospital, laboratory, institution, organization or person that uses or intends to use dogs or cats in research, tests or experiments, and that (1) purchases or transports such animals, or (2) receives any funds from the state or local government or any agency or instrumentality thereof to finance its operations by means of grants, loans or otherwise. See Michigan Laws 287.381
Dogs and cats shall not be offered for sale or sold to a research facility at public auction or by weight; or purchased by a research facility at public auction or by weight. A research facility shall not purchase any dogs or cats except from a licensed dealer, public dog pound, humane society, or from a person who breeds or raises dogs or cats for sale. Any county, city, village or township operating a dog pound or animal shelter may sell for an amount not to exceed $10.00 per animal or otherwise dispose of unclaimed or unwanted dogs and cats to a Michigan research facility.