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.