Bill Text: MI HB4786 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Animals; dogs; dog license application; allow for a voluntary $10.00 contribution and earmark revenue to the veterans service dog fund. Amends sec. 6 of 1919 PA 339 (MCL 287.266). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4785'17
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-12-13 - Referred To Committee On Veterans, Military Affairs And Homeland Security [HB4786 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4786-Engrossed.html
HB-4786, As Passed House, December 13, 2018
HOUSE BILL No. 4786
June 20, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Hughes, Marino, Lucido, Graves, Crawford, Sheppard, Kesto, Barrett, Faris, Kosowski, Bizon, Vaupel, Howrylak, Canfield, Glenn, Inman, Kelly, Pagel and Noble and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
A bill to amend 1919 PA 339, entitled
"Dog law of 1919,"
by amending section 6 (MCL 287.266), as amended by 2010 PA 18.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6. (1) The owner of a dog that is 4 or more months old
shall apply to the treasurer of the county or, except as provided
in section 14, the treasurer of the township or city where the
owner resides, or to the treasurer's authorized agent, for a
license for each dog owned or kept by him or her.
(2) Unless the county board of commissioners adopts a
resolution under subsection (3), the owner shall apply for a
license annually on or before March 1.
(3) The county board of commissioners of a county may adopt a
resolution during the 60-day period before the beginning of the
county's fiscal year providing when the owner of a dog that is
required
to be licensed under subsection (1) section 2 must apply
for a license. Before adopting the resolution, the county board of
commissioners shall obtain the county treasurer's written approval
of
the resolution. Subject to subsection (4), the resolution shall
must provide for 1 of the following:
(a) That the owner apply for a license by March 1 every year
or every third year, at the owner's option.
(b) That the owner apply for a license by June 1 every year.
(c) That the owner apply for a license by June 1 every year or
every third year, at the owner's option.
(d) That the owner apply for a license by the last day of the
month of the dog's current rabies vaccination, every year.
(e) That the owner apply for a license by the last day of the
month of the dog's current rabies vaccination, every third year.
(f) That the owner apply for a license by 1 of the following,
at the owner's option:
(i) The last day of the month of the dog's current rabies
vaccination every year.
(ii) The last day of the month of the dog's current rabies
vaccination, every third year.
(4)
A resolution adopted under subsection (3) shall must
include necessary provisions for conversion to a new licensing
schedule. The resolution may extend the effective period of
outstanding
licenses but shall must not shorten the effective
period of outstanding licenses or prorate license fees.
(5)
The application shall must
state the breed, sex, age,
color, and markings of the dog, and the name and address of the
last previous owner. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection,
the application for a license shall must be accompanied
by a valid certificate of a current vaccination for rabies, with a
vaccine
licensed by the United States department of agriculture,
Department of Agriculture, signed by an accredited veterinarian.
The
certificate for vaccination for rabies shall must state
the
month and year of expiration for the rabies vaccination, in the
veterinarian's opinion. If the application for a license is
submitted electronically, the owner of the dog is not required to
provide a valid certificate of a current vaccination for rabies if
the dog was licensed the previous year and the dog's current rabies
vaccination on record with the treasurer of the county or, except
as provided in section 14, the treasurer of the township or city
where the owner resides, or the treasurer's authorized agent, is
still
valid. A license shall must
not be issued in a county that
has adopted a provision described under subsection (3)(d), (e), or
(f) if the dog's current rabies vaccination will expire more than 1
month before the date on which that license would expire. When
applying for a license, the owner shall pay the license fee
provided for in the county budget. The county board of
commissioners may set license fees in the county budget at a level
sufficient to pay all the county's expenses of administering this
act as it pertains to dogs. For a spayed or neutered dog, the
license
fee, if any, shall must be set lower than the license fee
for a dog that is not spayed or neutered. In addition, the license
House Bill No. 4786 as amended December 13, 2018
fee may be set higher for a delinquent application than for a
timely application.
(6) The application described in subsection (5) may include a
place for the owner to indicate whether he or she wishes to make a
contribution [ ] to the veterans service dog fund
created in the veterans service dog act. Except as provided in this
subsection, the treasurer of the county or, except as provided in
section 14, the treasurer of the township or city where the owner
resides, or the treasurer's authorized agent, shall forward money
received as a contribution under this subsection to the state
treasurer. The state treasurer shall credit the money to the
veterans service dog fund created in the veterans service dog act.
A county, township, or city may retain up to 1% of the money
collected under this subsection for administrative expenses.
(7) (6)
If a dog is licensed before it
becomes 5 months old
and is subsequently spayed or neutered before it becomes 7 months
old, the owner of the dog may exchange the license for a license
for a spayed or neutered dog and receive a refund for the
difference in the cost of the licenses. The owner shall exchange
the license before the dog becomes 7 months old.
(8) (7)
Subsection (6) (7) applies
in a county only if the
county board of commissioners adopts a resolution to that effect
during the 60-day period before the beginning of the county's
fiscal year. Before adopting the resolution, the county board of
commissioners shall obtain the county treasurer's written approval
of the resolution.
(9) (8)
The owner of a dog that is required
to be licensed
under
this section 2 shall keep the dog currently vaccinated
against rabies by an accredited veterinarian with a vaccine
licensed
by the United States department of agriculture.Department
of Agriculture.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4785 (request no.
01928'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.