§ 287.381

287.381 Definitions.Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) 'Animal protection shelter' means a facility that is registered under section 6 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.336, and is operated by any of the following: (i) A person. (ii) A humane society. (iii) A society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. (iv) Any other nonprofit organization for the care of homeless animals. (b) 'Cat' means a domestic cat of any age of the species Felis catus. (c) 'Dealer' means a person that for compensation or profit delivers for transportation, transports, boards, buys, or sells dogs or cats for research purposes. Dealer does not include a person that breeds or raises dogs or cats for sale to a research facility. (d) 'Department' means the department of agriculture and rural development. (e) 'Director' means the director of the department. (f) 'Dog' means a domestic dog of any age of the species Canis lupus familiaris. (g) 'Laboratory animal' means a dog or cat that is used or intended to be used for laboratory research at a research facility. (h) 'Laboratory research' means research, tests, or experiments conducted for education, scientific, medical, or experimental purposes.

nded to be used for laboratory research at a research facility. (h) 'Laboratory research' means research, tests, or experiments conducted for education, scientific, medical, or experimental purposes. (i) 'Municipality' means a county, city, village, or township. (j) 'Person' means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity. (k) 'Research facility' means a school, hospital, laboratory, institution, organization, or person that is licensed or otherwise registered with the United States Department of Agriculture, that uses or intends to use a laboratory animal in laboratory research, and that does 1 or both of the following: (i) Purchases or transports laboratory animals. (ii) Receives funds from this state, a local government, or an agency or instrumentality of this state or a local government to finance its operations through grants, loans, or other funds. History: 1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 315, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024