A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 50b (MCL 750.50b), as amended by 2018 PA 452.
Prescribes the processes for removing animals, financial responsibility during criminal proceedings, and the final dispositions of animals for owners and possessors who are required to treat animals humanely and for individuals alleged to have abused an animal. Defendants in animal abuse cases could post a security deposit or bond to prevent forfeiture of the animal during sentencing. Additionally, defendants would have to pay restitution to the applicable animal control agency as part of the sentencing terms. If the owner or possessor that posted a security deposit or bond were found not guilty in a criminal action, the amount of the security deposit or bond posted to prevent disposition of the animal could be returned, and the animal would have to be returned to the owner.
Introduced
by
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 27 to 11 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
