SB 0283
Animals: dogs; penalties for stealing or holding a dog; increase. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 357c & repeals sec. 8 of 1939 PA 309 (MCL 287.308).
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This bill increases the penalties for stealing or taking a dog without the owner's permission in Michigan. It adds a new section (357c) to the state’s penal code, making it a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine between $500 and $1,500, or both. The bill also removes an older section of law related to animal theft. This legislation aims to strengthen protections for dog owners and deter animal theft.
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