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MICHIGAN STATUTES AND CODES
Section 287.705 - Definitions; L to O.
Act 466 of 1988
287.705 Definitions; L to O.
Sec. 5.
(1) “Law enforcement agency” means the department of state police, the department of natural resources, or a law enforcement agency of a county, township, city, or village that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.
(2) “Livestock” means those species of animals used for human food and fiber or those species of animals used for service to humans. Livestock includes, but is not limited to, cattle, sheep, new world camelids, goats, bison, privately owned cervids, ratites, swine, equine, poultry, aquaculture, and rabbits. Livestock does not include dogs and cats.
(3) “Livestock auction market” means a livestock market where livestock is accepted on consignment and the auction method is used in the marketing of consigned livestock as defined in 1937 PA 284, MCL 287.121 to 287.131.
(4) “National poultry improvement plan” means a plan for the control or eradication of certain poultry diseases which is published in 9 C.F.R. parts 145 and 147.
(5) “Native” means born and raised in this state, or legally imported into the state and having complied with entry requirements prescribed by the director, and having been maintained in the state for at least 45 days.
(6) “Neutered” means sterilization by 1 of the following methods only:
(a) Chemical.
(b) Castration.
(c) Clamping.
(d) Banding.
(e) Spaying.
(7) “New world camelids” means animals belonging to the genus llama and vicuna of the family camelidae of the order artiodactyla including, but not limited to, the llama, alpaca, vicuna, and guanaco.
(8) “Offal” means the waste parts resulting from the processing of animals, poultry, and fish. Offal does not include rendered products.
History: 1988, Act 466, Eff. Mar. 28, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000