Bill Text: MI HB4534 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Animals; animal shelters; use of animal abuse registry by animal control shelters and animal protection shelters when allowing an animal adoption; require, and prohibit animal control shelters and animal protection shelters from allowing a person listed on an animal abuse registry to adopt an animal. Amends 1969 PA 287 (MCL 287.331 - 287.340) by adding sec. 8b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4535'13
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-01 - Referred To Committee Of The Whole [HB4534 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB4534-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4534
April 10, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Muxlow and Santana and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1969 PA 287, entitled
"An act to regulate pet shops, animal control shelters, and animal
protection shelters; to establish uniform procedures and minimum
requirements for adoption of dogs, cats, and ferrets; and to
prescribe penalties and civil fines and to provide remedies,"
(MCL 287.331 to 287.340) by adding section 8b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 8b. (1) An animal control shelter or animal protection
shelter shall not permit an individual to adopt an animal unless
the animal control shelter or animal protection shelter has first
searched for that individual on an animal abuse registry. If an
individual seeking to adopt an animal is listed on an animal abuse
registry, an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter
shall not permit that individual to adopt an animal.
(2) As used in this section, "animal abuse registry" means an
animal abuse registry created by the department of state police
under state law enacted after January 1, 2013.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4535(request no.
00446'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.
