(1) A law enforcement officer or other person may kill a wolf-dog cross if the person sees the wolf-dog cross attacking, injuring, or killing either of the following:
  (a) A human.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.1011

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Law enforcement officer: means :
  (i) A sheriff or sheriff's deputy. See Michigan Laws 287.1002
  • Livestock: means that term as defined in section 3 of the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287. See Michigan Laws 287.1002
  • Permit: means a permit issued under section 4. See Michigan Laws 287.1002
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. 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) Livestock or poultry.
      (2) A law enforcement officer may kill a wolf-dog cross if the law enforcement officer sees the wolf-dog cross attacking, injuring, or killing wildlife.
      (3) A person is not liable in damages or otherwise for killing or attempting to kill a wolf-dog cross under subsection (1) or (2).
      (4) This act does not prohibit the owner of a wolf-dog cross, for which a permit has been issued if required under this act, from recovering by legal action against a law enforcement officer or other person the value of a wolf-dog cross illegally killed by that law enforcement officer or other person.
      (5) A wolf-dog cross’s entry onto a field or enclosure that is owned by or leased by a person producing livestock or poultry constitutes a trespass, and the owner or person temporarily in possession of the wolf-dog cross is liable in damages.
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