DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION
REGULATION NO. 112. IMPORTATION OF DOGS
(By authority of section 45 of Act No. 466 of the Public Acts of 1988, as amended, being
section 287.745 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.)
R 285.112.1 Importation of dogs into Michigan.
Rule 1. (1) Any dog imported into Michigan shall be accompanied by a certificate of
health issued by a veterinarian legally qualified to practice in the state or province of origin
of said dog, and a legible copy of such certificate, approved by the chief veterinarian of
the state or province of origin, shall immediately be furnished the state veterinarian of
Michigan. Such certificate must show that said dog is free from rabies or any
communicable disease and has not been recently exposed to such disease. Name the breed,
sex, and age, and state definitely the point of origin and destination of said dog and the
name and post office address
of the consignor and consignee, and, if vaccinated, the date on which the vaccine was
administered.
(2) Any such dog for importation which originates within a radius of 50 miles of any point
where rabies has been known to exist within a period of 6 months prior to shipment shall
have been properly vaccinated with a killed antirabic vaccine within 6 months prior to date
of importation. Any dog imported into the state which has originated within a radius of
50 miles of any point where rabies has existed within a period of 6 months prior to
importation may, at the discretion of the commissioner of agriculture, be subject to
quarantine at destination for a period of not less than 60 days following arrival within the
state of Michigan.
(3) This rule shall not apply to any dog passing through this state to points beyond, nor to
any dog within the state for temporary stay for exhibition purposes, when such dog is kept
properly under control of the owner or custodian.
History: 1979 AC.
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Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules