Michigan Laws 287.739 – Exhibition facilities; requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.739
- Animal: means mollusks, crustaceans, and vertebrates other than human beings including, but not limited to, livestock, exotic animals, aquaculture species, and domestic animals. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
- Director: means the director of the department or his or her authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Exhibition facility: means a facility used or intended to be used for public view, show, display, swap, exchange, entertainment, advertisement, educational event, or competition involving animals. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Exhibitor: means a person that presents an animal for public display, exhibition, or competition or enters an animal in a fair, show, exhibition, or exposition. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Fair: means a competition and educational exhibition of agricultural commodities and manufactured products for which premiums may be paid. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- Livestock: means those species of animals used for human food or for fiber or those species of animals used for service to humans. See Michigan Laws 287.703
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Unless otherwise approved or waived by the director, all of the following apply to exhibition facilities:
(a) A facility for exhibition of animals shall be constructed in a manner to allow sufficient separation of each exhibitor‘s animals and to allow for sufficient separation of species. The facility shall be constructed of a material that can be adequately cleaned and disinfected.
(b) Animal housing shall be constructed and placed to provide adequate light and ventilation appropriate for the animals being housed.
(c) An exhibition facility and associated buildings shall be cleaned and disinfected with a state veterinarian-approved disinfectant used in accordance with label instructions before animals are admitted.
(d) Access to hand-cleansing facilities or hand-sanitizing methods shall be available in close proximity to each building that houses animals.
(e) Bedding used by livestock, feed waste, shipping containers, and other animal-associated waste shall be removed from the animal area and disposed of in a timely and responsible manner.
(f) An animal shall not be used as a prize at a carnival or a midway activity unless approved by the director.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Carnival” means a traveling carnival, charity fund-raiser, amusement arcade, amusement park, or a state or county fair or similar event.
(b) “Midway activity” means a game of chance, game of skill, or any other game for amusement or entertainment at a carnival.