September 27, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Caswell and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1919 PA 339, entitled
"Dog law of 1919,"
by amending section 26a (MCL 287.286a).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
26a. (1) A district court magistrate,
or the district or
common
pleas district court, or
municipal court shall issue a
summons similar to the summons provided for in section 20 to the
owner
of a dog to show cause why a
the dog should not be killed,
upon a sworn complaint that any of the following exist:
(a) After January 10 and before June 15 in each year, a dog
over 6 months old is running at large unaccompanied by its owner or
is engaged in lawful hunting and is not under the reasonable
control of its owner without a license attached to the collar of
the dog.
(b) A dog, licensed or unlicensed, has destroyed property or
habitually causes damage by trespassing on the property of a person
who is not the owner.
(c) A dog, licensed or unlicensed, has attacked or bitten a
person.
(d) A dog has shown vicious habits or has molested a person
when lawfully on the public highway.
(e) A dog duly licensed and wearing a license tag has run at
large contrary to this act.
(f) A dog, licensed or unlicensed, has attacked and killed a
domestic animal.
(2)
After a hearing, the district court magistrate, or
the
district
or common pleas district
court, or municipal court may
either
order the dog either killed ,
or confined to the premises
of the owner. If the owner disobeys this order, the owner may be
punished
under section 26. Costs as in a civil case shall
be
taxed
assessed against the owner of the dog ,
and collected by
the county. The county board of commissioners shall audit and pay
claims for services of officers rendered pursuant to this section,
unless the claims are paid by the owner of the dog.