HB 4186 Summary

• Amends the Large Carnivore Act (2000 PA 274) to modify exemptions from provisions regulating large carnivore possession and breeding in Michigan.

• Changes language from "person who" to "person that" and "individual" in multiple exemptions related to non-residents, animal shelters, and licensed exhibitors.

• Removes the requirement that a veterinarian performing disfiguring procedures (such as declawing or canine tooth removal) be "licensed" when such procedures are medically necessary.

• Exempts persons holding a valid breeding license under section 22b from certain provisions of the Large Carnivore Act, including restrictions on breeding and possession requirements.

• Clarifies existing exemptions for non-residents in transit through Michigan, animal control shelters, and for-profit or nonprofit educational/exhibition facilities that meet federal Class C licensee standards under 9 CFR.