Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan SB1166: Animals: research facilities; guidelines for adoptable animals; provide for. Amends secs. 1 & 8a of 1969 PA 224 (MCL 287.381 & 287.388a).
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 1969 PA 224, entitled "An act to license and regulate dealers that deliver, transport, board, buy, or sell dogs or cats for laboratory research purposes; to regulate research facilities that use dogs or cats for laboratory research; to require research facilities to offer laboratory animals no longer needed for laboratory research to certain animal protection shelters for adoption before euthanizing; to require research facilities to submit annual reports; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain conditions; to create certain funds…
From the introduced text, September 10, 2026:
A bill to amend 1969 PA 224, entitled "An act to license and regulate dealers that deliver, transport, board, buy, or sell dogs or cats for laboratory research purposes; to regulate research facilities that use dogs or cats for laboratory research; to require research facilities to offer laboratory animals no longer needed for laboratory research to certain animal protection shelters for adoption before euthanizing; to require research facilities to submit annual reports; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain conditions; to create certain funds; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending sections 1 and 8a (MCL 287.381 and 287.388a), section 1 as amended and section 8a as added by 2023 PA 315. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Animal protection shelter" means a facility that is registered under section 6 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.336, and is operated by any of the following: (i) A person. (ii) A humane society. (iii) A society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. (iv) Any other nonprofit organization for the care of homeless animals. (b) "Attending veterinarian" means that term as defined in 9 CFR 1.1. (c) (b) "Cat" means a domestic cat of any age of the species Felis catus. (d) (c) "Dealer" means a person that …