Bill Text: MI HB4803 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Animals; other; methods of use for euthanizing animals; clarify. Amends 1919 PA 339 (MCL 287.261 - 287.290) by adding sec. 19c.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-22 - Printed Bill Filed 04/22/2009 [HB4803 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB4803-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4803

 

April 21, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Miller, Kowall, Byrnes, Liss, Rick Jones, Barnett, Smith, Warren, Scripps and Polidori and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 

     A bill to amend 1919 PA 339, entitled

 

"Dog law of 1919,"

 

(MCL 287.261 to 287.290) by adding section 19c.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 19c. (1) When euthanizing an animal that is under the

 

control of an animal control shelter, animal protection shelter, or

 

class B dealer, a person shall only use an injection of a

 

commercially prepared, premixed solution of sodium pentobarbital as

 

provided in section 7333 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368,

 

MCL 333.7333.

 

     (2) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Animal control shelter" and "animal protection shelter"

 

mean those terms as defined in section 1 of 1969 PA 287, MCL

 

287.331.

 

     (b) "Class B dealer" means that term as defined in section

 

7333 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7333.