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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 22a. Subject to section 22b, 1 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 287. Animal Industry § 287.1122a - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-287-animal-industry/mi-comp-laws-287-1122a/
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