Michigan Laws 287.1007 – Transportation
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A person transporting a wolf-dog cross in a vehicle shall comply with the standards in International Air Transport Ass ‘n., Live Animal Regulations (26th ed., 1999) applicable to a dog. In addition, a person transporting a wolf-dog cross in a vehicle shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(a) The wolf-dog cross shall be individually and securely caged, even while inside a passenger vehicle or in the bed of a truck. However, a female wolf-dog cross and each of her unweaned pups, if any, shall be transported in the same cage.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.1007
- Dog: means an animal of the species Canisfamiliaris or Canislupusfamiliaris. See Michigan Laws 287.1002
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 287.1002
- Veterinarian: means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 287.1002
- Wolf-dog cross: means a canid resulting from the breeding of any of the following:
(i) A wolf with a dog. See Michigan Laws 287.1002
(b) The vehicle shall provide fresh air without injurious drafts and provide adequate protection from the elements to the wolf-dog cross.
(c) The wolf-dog cross’s cargo area shall be as free as possible of engine exhaust fumes.
(d) Fecal and food wastes shall be removed from the wolf-dog cross’s transport cage on at least a daily basis.
(e) The temperature within the wolf-dog cross’s cage shall not be harmful to the wolf-dog cross’s health.
(f) The wolf-dog cross’s cage shall be large enough to ensure that the wolf-dog cross has sufficient space to stand erect, turn around, and lie naturally.
(g) The wolf-dog cross shall not be placed in an enclosure over or next to another animal unless each enclosure has a fitted floor or lateral partition that prevents excreta from entering lower or adjacent enclosures.
(h) The wolf-dog cross shall be given potable water at least twice daily and fed at least once daily, unless otherwise directed by a veterinarian.