Title 433, ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE

Sec. 5. The beasts so distrained for doing damage, shall be impounded in the township pound, if there be one, and the distrainer shall leave with the pound keeper a memorandum in writing, signed by him, stating the cause of distraining, and the sum that he demands from the owner,…

Sec. 6. The pound keeper shall not deliver the beasts to the owner, until such owner shall pay him his fees, and the expense of keeping such beasts, together with the sum so demanded by the distrainer, and the expense of advertising such beasts, if they shall have been advertised…

Sec. 7. If there shall be no public pound within the township, the beasts shall be impounded in some suitable place under the immediate care and inspection of the person who distrained them, and he shall furnish them with suitable food and water so long as they remain impounded.

Sec. 8. When beasts are impounded for either of the causes aforesaid, the person impounding them shall, within 24 hours thereafter, give notice thereof to the owner or person having the care or control of them, if known, and living within 6 miles from the place of impounding, whi…

Sec. 9. If there shall be no person entitled to notice according to the provisions of the preceding section, the person impounding the beasts shall, within 48 hours thereafter, cause to be posted up in 3 public places in the township, and in a public place in each of any 2 adjoin…

Sec. 10. In case notice shall be given by posting up the same, if no person shall appear to claim the beasts within 7 days after the day of impounding, a like notice shall be published for 3 successive weeks, in some public newspaper, if any shall be published within 20 miles of …

Sec. 13. If the sum so found to be due, shall not be forthwith paid, the person who impounded the beasts shall cause them to be sold by auction in the township where they are impounded, first advertising the sale by posting up a notice thereof in 3 public places in the same towns…

Sec. 14. The proceeds of the sale, after paying all the said damages, costs and expenses, with the charges for advertising and selling the beasts, shall be deposited in the treasury of the township, for the use of the owner of the beasts, in case he shall substantiate his claim t…

Sec. 15. If any beasts that shall have been lawfully distrained or impounded, shall escape or be rescued, the pound keeper or person who distrained them, may, at any time within 7 days thereafter retake such beasts, and hold and dispose thereof, as if no such escape or rescue had…

Sec. 16. If any person shall rescue any beasts, distrained or impounded for any cause, he shall be liable in an action on the case, to be brought by any person injured, to pay all damages which such person shall have sustained thereby, and all the fees and charges which shall hav…

Sec. 17. The defendant in any action brought for rescuing beasts distrained or impounded, shall not be allowed to allege or give in evidence the insufficiency of the fences, or any other fact or circumstance to show that the distress or impounding was illegal; but if there is any…

Sec. 22. Each township may, at its own expense, and in such places therein as the electors shall direct, provide and maintain 1 or more sufficient pounds, in which swine, sheep, horses, asses, mules, goats and neat cattle, may be restrained and kept from going at large contrary t…

Sec. 23. If any person shall wilfully injure any pound maintained by any township, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 50 dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days at the discr…

Sec. 1. That it shall be lawful to kill the birds commonly called "English sparrows."

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (1) "Carrier pigeon" means homing and racing pigeons which have the name of the owner stamped upon the wing or tail, or are banded upon the leg with the name or initials of the owner or with an identification or registration number stamped on the band…

Sec. 2. (1) The department shall issue a carrier pigeon permit to the owner of carrier pigeons who complies with the following requirements: (a) The loft is found on inspection to be in compliance with regulations prescribed by the department and is maintained in a clean, orderly…

Sec. 3. A person to whom the department has issued a carrier pigeon permit may erect and maintain a loft of carrier or racing pigeons in the city, village, township, or county.

Sec. 4. An owner of carrier pigeons, to whom the department has issued a carrier pigeon permit, or person acting for him, shall be allowed to fly the pigeons for necessary exercise and training.

Sec. 5. The owner is not required to restrict his training and conditioning program to obtain successful results in competition unless duly proven to be in violation of a local health or nuisance ordinance.

Sec. 1. No person shall be entitled to recover any sum of money, in any action at law, for damages done upon lands by any beast or beasts, unless the partition fences by which such lands are wholly or in part enclosed, and belonging to such person, or by him to be kept in repair,…

Sec. 1. The owner of any cattle, horse, mule, sheep, swine, or goat shall not allow the animal to run at large in any public place in any city or village having a population of 7,000 or more inhabitants. A law enforcement officer of or animal control officer for such a city or vi…

Sec. 2. It is hereby made the duty of the common council or board of trustees of every such city or village to provide 1 or more suitable and convenient pound or pounds, and to appoint 1 or more pound-masters who shall have charge thereof, and such pound-master or other person ha…

Sec. 3. Whenever any such officer or person shall seize and take into his or her possession any animal under the preceding sections, such animal shall be received and kept in such pound, if there shall be one, and if not the same may be kept by any such officer or person in any o…

Sec. 4. The owner of any animal which shall have been seized or impounded under and pursuant to the foregoing provisions, may at any time before the making of the complaint hereinbefore provided for, demand and shall be entitled to the possession of such animal upon the payment t…

Sec. 5. In case the animal so seized under the foregoing provisions of this act shall have been so running at large by the willful act of any other person than the owner, such person shall be liable to the owner in a penalty not less than 25 dollars and not more than 100 dollars,…

Sec. 6. An appeal may be taken by either party who shall have appeared and contested in the proceeding to the circuit court for the county, and the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of circuit courts, to hear and determine such appeals, and the proceedings therein shall be applica…

Sec. 7. The pound-master or other person in charge of said pound shall purchase all necessary supplies for the sustenance of all animals impounded, and all animals impounded or seized under this act shall be supplied with suitable food and drink for their sustenance; and such pou…

Sec. 8. The provisions of this act shall not be construed to deprive the party claiming the ownership of said property from bringing his action in replevin for the recovery of the same in case the same has been unlawfully seized.

Sec. 11. The distraining and impounding of animals under this act shall be governed by chapter 214 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, for "distraining and replevying beasts," except as otherwise provided in this act.

Sec. 12. In all criminal matters under this act, it shall be the duty of the city attorney to appear before the magistrate entering [entertaining] the complaint and act as counsel on behalf of the people of this state, and in case of his absence, neglect, or refusal to so act on …

Sec. 13. This act does not limit authority provided under section 4a of 1976 PA 328, MCL 433.14a, to kill swine running at large. Swine running at large are a public nuisance.

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Animals" means cattle, horses, sheep, swine, mules, burros, or goats. (b) "Owner" means a person who has a right of property in an animal, a person who keeps or harbors an animal or has it in his or her care, or a person who permits an animal to …

Sec. 2. (1) An animal shall not run at large in this state. (2) The owner of an animal shall not permit or enable his animal to run at large in this state. (3) A person other than the owner of an animal shall not wilfully and knowingly enable an animal to run at large in this sta…

Sec. 3. (1) A person who sustains any loss of, or damage to, property by an animal running at large may demand reasonable compensation from the owner of the animal as reparation for the loss or damage or as ordered by the court. (2) The demand for compensation shall be in writing…

Sec. 4. (1) A law enforcement officer may seize and take into custody or possession any animal running at large in violation of this act. (2) A person may seize and take into custody or possession any animal found running at large or trespassing upon the premises owned or occupie…

Sec. 4a. (1) Swine running at large on public or private property are a public nuisance. (2) A local animal control officer appointed under the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.261 to 287.290, or a law enforcement officer may kill a swine running at large on public or privat…

Sec. 5. A law enforcement agency which takes custody or possession of an animal under this act shall: (a) If the owner of the animal is known, return the animal to its owner, unless the owner refuses to make reparation as provided in section 3. (b) If the owner of the animal is n…

Sec. 6. (1) A law enforcement agency which has in its custody or possession an unclaimed animal for not less than 15 days after giving notice as required in section 5, may sell the animal at public auction. (2) Notice of the public auction shall be given in a newspaper of general…

Sec. 7. An animal which is not purchased at a public auction held pursuant to section 6 may be destroyed by the law enforcement agency.

Sec. 8. The owner of an animal in the custody or possession of a law enforcement agency pursuant to this act, at any time prior to the sale thereof, may claim and be entitled to the possession of the animal. Upon payment to the law enforcement agency of reasonable compensation fo…

Sec. 9. A city, village, township, or county shall not enact an ordinance which prohibits the orderly keeping of racing pigeons.