Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683)
Section 287.659 - License; Exemptions.

Sec. 9.
All of the following are exempt from obtaining a license under this act:
(a) A restaurant grease dealer who is licensed under part 121 (liquid industrial wastes) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.12101 to 324.12118 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) A landfill that is licensed by the department of natural resources under part 115 (solid waste management) of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.11501 to 324.11549 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(c) A person, and any vehicle used by a person, who is licensed under Act No. 173 of the Public Acts of 1953, being sections 287.401 to 287.409 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(d) A person who is licensed under the Michigan commercial feed law, Act No. 120 of the Public Acts of 1975, being sections 287.521 to 287.535 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, who manufactures or processes only decharacterized or denatured dead animals.
(e) A person and any vehicle that is used by a person to transport dead animals, as follows:
(i) To a laboratory for diagnosis.
(ii) To an incinerator approved by state and local authorities.
(iii) To a licensed facility, by the original owner of the animal at the time of the animal's death.
(iv) Dead animals that have been released by authorized meat inspection personnel for educational or research purposes.
(v) Dead animals that are naturally unfit for human consumption, including but not limited to, hoofs, horns, and hides in their natural state.
(vi) For use in preparing pharmaceutical, organotherapeutic, or technical products and not for use as human food.
History: 1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 65, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 287 - Animal Industry

Act 239 of 1982 - Bodies of Dead Animals (287.651 - 287.683)

Section 287.651 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.

Section 287.653 - Definitions; a to F.

Section 287.654 - Definitions; G to T.

Section 287.657 - Establishment of Business Without License Prohibited; Exemptions; Transportation of Officially Quarantined Dead Animals on Public Highway; Permit; Rules.

Section 287.659 - License; Exemptions.

Section 287.661 - Application for License; Form; Filing; Fee; Renewal; Application of Dead Animal Dealer License; Specification of Destination; Annual License Application Fee; Issuance or Denial of License; Inspection; Standards; License Fee Not Retu...

Section 287.663 - License Denial; Notice; Hearing; Request for Second Inspection.

Section 287.665 - Rules.

Section 287.667 - Repealed. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994.

Section 287.669 - Inspection of Facility, Vehicle, and Composting; Suspension or Revocation of License; Hearings; Alternative Methods Authorized by Director; Operation Under Common Ownership or Management; Report of Increase in Mortality.

Section 287.671 - Dead Animals; Transfer From 1 Vehicle to Another; Disposal; Exceptions.

Section 287.673 - Dead Animals Transported to Licensed Facility for Production Into Animal or Pet Food; Decharacterizing or Denaturing; Container Label; Preventing Diversion of Dead Animals for Use as Human Food; Advertising.

Section 287.675 - Repealed. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994.

Section 287.677 - Rules.

Section 287.678 - Request for Administrative Hearing by Aggrieved Person; Administrative Fine or Warning.

Section 287.679 - Violation of Act as Misdemeanor or Felony; Penalties; Civil Actions.

Section 287.681 - Repeal of MCL 287.231 to 287.241.

Section 287.683 - Effective Date.