Section 287.307 - Mutilating of serial number prohibited; penalty. - Michigan Statutes

REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DOGS (EXCERPT)
Act 309 of 1939

287.307 Mutilating of serial number prohibited; penalty.

Sec. 7.

No person, corporation, club or organization shall tattoo any number over or upon the number tattooed on any dog by the authorized agent of the commissioner of agriculture so as to deface the same and prevent identification by the owner of such dog, nor shall such person, corporation, club or organization duplicate any number used by the commissioner of agriculture. Upon proof of such mutilation of such number, such person, corporation, club or organization shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance with the laws of the state.

History: 1939, Act 309, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 287.307