Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
1. Agency Information  
Agency name:  
Agriculture and Rural Development  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Animal Industry Division  
Name of person completing this form:  
Jamie Guardiola  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-284-5730  
E-mail of person completing this form:  
GuardiolaJ1@michigan.gov  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Brad Deacon  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2023-4 AC  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Bodies of Dead Animals  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The rules contain the details on multiple methods for disposal of livestock carcasses. The proposed  
changes will align disease management and mitigation requirements with those of the United States  
Department of Agriculture, and update adopted resource documents.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
The rules contain the details on multiple methods for disposal of livestock carcasses. The proposed  
changes will align disease management and mitigation requirements with those of the United States  
Department of Agriculture, and update adopted resource documents.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
Bay City Times 6/20/23  
Escanaba Daily Press 6/23/23  
Holland Sentinel 6/21/23  
Michigan Register 7/15/2023  
MDARD website 6/15/2023  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
7/15/2023  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
7/21/2023 09:00 AM at Room: CH-ATN-THEODORE-BROWN or Virtual: TEAMS: Meeting  
ID: 221 832 012 606 Passcode: qZHS6M , Constitution Hall 525 W. Allegan Street Lansing,  
Michigan 48909 Or +1 248-509-0316,,932616616# United States, Pontiac Phone Conference ID:  
932 616  
8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit  
analysis on its website:  
https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1431  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:  
Brad Deacon, Director, Legal Affairs and Emergency Management (MDARD)  
Nora Wineland, Director, Animal Industry (MDARD)  
Jamie Guardiola, Analyst (MDARD)  
George Quackenbush, Representative from the Michigan Beef Industry Commission  
Scott Corrin, Representative from the Dairy Farmers of America  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
Shelly Tackett, Representative from Pork Association  
Nancy Barr, Executive Director, Michigan Allied Poultry Industries  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
None.  
12. Persons submitting other comments:  
None.  
13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
Name &  
Organization public hearing  
Comments made at Written  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
for Rule Change & citation  
and Description changed  
of Change(s)  
Comments  
Made  
1
Michigan  
Allied Poultry  
Industries  
Suggested  
additional  
authority for the suggestions.  
Director related  
Department agrees R 287.655,  
with the  
sub parts 13  
and 16.  
to movement of  
compost piles.  
14.Date report completed:  
8/29/2023  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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