Michigan § 287.277 Identification and location of unlicensed dogs; public nuisance; list; commencement of proceedings.

Michigan Statutes

§ 287.277 — Identification and location of unlicensed dogs; public nuisance; list; commencement of proceedings.

Michigan § 287.277

Ch. 287ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Act 339 of 1919DOG LAW OF 1919 (287.261-287.290)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.277 (2026).

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DOG LAW OF 1919 (EXCERPT) Act 339 of 1919 287.277 Identification and location of unlicensed dogs; public nuisance; list; commencement of proceedings. Sec.

17.The county treasurer may, based on records of the dogs actually licensed in each city or township of the county and any report under section 16, identify and locate all unlicensed dogs. A dog required to be licensed under this act that is unlicensed is a public nuisance. The county treasurer shall immediately list all unlicensed dogs identified under this section and shall deliver copies of the list to the prosecuting attorney of the county. Upon receipt of the name of an owner of an unlicensed dog from the county treasurer, the prosecuting attorney shall commence proceedings against the owner of the dog as required by this act.

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DOG LAW OF 1919 (EXCERPT) Act 339 of 1919 287.277 Identification and location of unlicensed dogs; public nuisance; list; commencement of proceedings. Sec. 17. The county treasurer may, based on records of the dogs actually licensed in each city or township of the county and any report under section 16, identify and locate all unlicensed dogs. A dog required to be licensed under this act that is unlicensed is a public nuisance. The county treasurer shall immediately list all unlicensed dogs identified under this section and shall deliver copies of the list to the prosecuting attorney of the county. Upon receipt of the name of an owner of an unlicensed dog from the county treasurer, the prosecuting attorney shall commence proceedings against the owner of the dog as required by this act.

Legislative History

1919, Act 339, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 322, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 5261 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 19, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 287.277 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 197, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 38, Eff. Jan. 1, 1969 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 349, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 390 , Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1998 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 32 , Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 2014