Find Laws Find Lawyers Free Legal Forms USA State Laws

MICHIGAN STATUTES AND CODES

Section 287.855 - Violations; penalties; enforcement.

PSEUDORABIES AND SWINE BRUCELLOSIS CONTROL AND ERADICATION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 239 of 1992

287.855 Violations; penalties; enforcement.

Sec. 55.

(1) A person who commits 1 or more of the following is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $50,000.00, imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, and shall not be eligible to receive any indemnification payments, at the discretion of the director:

(a) Intentionally contaminating or exposing livestock to an infectious, contagious, or toxicological disease for the purpose of receiving indemnification from the state or causing the state to destroy affected livestock.

(b) Intentionally making a false statement on an application for indemnification or reimbursement from the state.

(c) Intentionally violating a condition of quarantine.

(d) Intentionally importing into this state, without permission from the director, diseased livestock or livestock exposed to an infectious, contagious, or toxicological disease.

(e) Intentionally misrepresenting the health, medical status, or prior treatment for an infectious, contagious, or toxicological disease of livestock to facilitate movement or transfer of ownership to another person.

(2) A person who violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act other than subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $300.00 or imprisonment of not less than 30 days, or both.

(3) A person authorized by the director to enforce this act may issue an appearance ticket, as described and authorized by sections 9a to 9g of chapter 4 of the code of criminal procedure, Act No. 175 of the Public Acts of 1927, being sections 764.9a to 764.9g of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for any violation of this act classified as a misdemeanor.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this act, the department may bring an action to do either of the following:

(a) Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, act, or practice is a violation of this act.

(b) Obtain an injunction against a person who is engaging, or about to engage, in a method, act, or practice that violates this act.


History: 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993

Michigan Forms by Issue

Michigan Abortion Forms
Michigan Adoption Forms
Michigan Appeals Forms
Michigan Business Forms
Michigan Child Support Agency Forms
Michigan Children/Juvenile Forms
Michigan Court Forms
> Criminal
> DUI
> Probate
> Traffic
> Case Evaluation
> Civil (County)
> Civil (District)
> Claims
> Dispute
> Forfeiture
> Garnishment
> Personal Protection
> Probation
> Small Claims
> Substance Abuse
Michigan Emancipation Forms
Michigan Family Forms
Michigan Foreclosure Forms
Michigan Guardianship Forms
Michigan Gun Forms
Michigan Landlord/Tenant Forms
Michigan Marriage Forms
Michigan Name Change Forms
Michigan Other Forms
Michigan Tax Forms

Michigan Law

Michigan State Laws
    > Michigan Child Support
    > Michigan Gun Laws
    > Michigan Statutes
Michigan Court
    > Michigan Court of Appeals
Michigan Tax
    > Michigan State Tax
Michigan Labor Laws
    > Unemployment Michigan
Michigan State
    > Michigan Counties
    > Michigan Zip Codes
Michigan Agencies
    > Department of Human Services Michigan
    > Michigan Department of Corrections
    > Michigan Department of Education
    > Michigan State Police
    > Secretary of State Michigan

Michigan Court Map

Tips