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MI HB4355
Bill
Status
12/31/2016
Primary Sponsor
Paul Muxlow
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AI Summary
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Animal control shelters and animal protection shelters may conduct ICHAT searches to determine if prospective adopters have prior criminal history for animal abuse offenses before allowing adoption.
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Shelters are not liable under this act if an ICHAT search fails to disclose that an individual has a prior criminal history for animal abuse.
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Pet shops that allow animal protection shelters to use their resources or work with shelters as adoption agents are exempt from these requirements and are not considered animal protection shelters.
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This legislation is known as "Logan's Law".
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Effective date: March 29, 2017 (90 days after enactment on December 28, 2016).
Legislative Description
Animals; animal shelters; ICHAT search by animal control shelters and animal protection shelters when allowing an animal adoption; require. Amends 1969 PA 287 (MCL 287.331 - 287.340) by adding sec. 8b.
Animals: animal shelters
Last Action
Assigned Pa 393'16
12/31/2016