Sec. 22a.
Subject to section 22b, a person who meets all of the following requirements may apply to the department for a breeding license to breed large carnivores:
(a) Is conducting a for-profit or nonprofit business, if the primary purpose of that business is the presentation of animals including large carnivores to the public for education or exhibition purposes.
(b) Is a class C licensee that possesses and maintains a class C license under 9 CFR parts 1 and 2.
(c) Meets or exceeds all standards required of a class C licensee under 9 CFR parts 1 and 2, including, but not limited to, standards for training, housing, care, and transport of large carnivores. If the United States Department of Agriculture has, within the last 5 years, confiscated an animal of, or issued a finally determined direct or critical noncompliance to or a civil penalty, including a cease and desist order, a monetary penalty, or a license suspension or revocation against, a class C licensee, that class C licensee does not meet the requirement under this subdivision.
(d) Does not allow a patron to come into direct contact with a large carnivore.
(e) Does not sell large carnivores, except to another person that meets the requirements of this section.
History: Add. 2018, Act 610, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 274 of 2000 - Large Carnivore Act (287.1101 - 287.1123)
Section 287.1101 - Short Title.
Section 287.1102 - Definitions.
Section 287.1103 - Prohibited Conduct.
Section 287.1105 - Placement of Identification Number via Subcutaneous Microchip.
Section 287.1106 - Confinement and Control of Large Carnivore; Requirements; Duties of Owner.
Section 287.1107 - Transportation Requirements.
Section 287.1108 - Exportation Requirements.
Section 287.1109 - Exposure of Human, Livestock, or Mammalian Pet to Rabies.
Section 287.1113 - Inspection of Facility by Law Enforcement Officer.
Section 287.1115 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Fine; Exception.
Section 287.1116 - Violation; Request for Civil Forfeiture; Filing.
Section 287.1117 - Seizure Order; Circumstances; Method; Placement; Return to Crime Victim.
Section 287.1122 - Exceptions; Breeding Black Bear Sows.
Section 287.1122a - Breeding License; Requirements.
Section 287.1122c - Duties of Person Holding a Breeding License; Prohibited Acts.