A bill to amend 1969 PA 287, entitled “An act to regulate pet shops, animal control shelters, and animal protection shelters; to establish uniform procedures and minimum requirements for adoption of dogs, cats, and ferrets; and to prescribe penalties and civil fines and to provide remedies,” by amending sections 1, 5a, and 10 (MCL 287.331, 287.335a, and 287.340), section 1 as amended by 2017 PA 84 and section 5a as amended by 2016 PA 392.
House Bill 4838 would amend 1969 PA 287, which regulates pet shops and animal shelters, to prohibit a pet shop from selling a dog, cat, or rabbit, beginning July 1, 2025. A person violating this prohibition would be subject to a civil fine of up to $500 per violation, with each animal considered a separate violation. The bill also would revise the act’s definitions of the terms pet shop and animal protection shelter
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
