Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
611 West Ottawa Street; 2nd Floor, Ottawa Building
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 335-8658 FAX: (517) 335-9512
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)
Under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), 1969 PA 306, the agency that has the statutory authority
to promulgate rules must electronically file an RFR with the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings
and Rules (MOAHR) before initiating any changes or additions to the rules. Please submit the RFR to
1. Agency Information:
Agency name: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Division/Bureau/Office: Bureau of Professional Licensing
Name, title, phone number, and e-mail of person Andria Ditschman
completing this form:
Senior Analyst
517 241-9255
2. Rule Set Information:
Title of proposed rule set: Board of Pharmacy – Animal Euthanasia and Sedation Rules
Rule number(s) or range of numbers: R 338.3501 – 338.3523
Included in agency’s annual regulatory plan as rule to be processed in current year? Yes
3. Estimated timetable for completion, or statutory deadline, if applicable:
1 year.
4. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problem(s) the changes are intended to
address:
The purpose of the Board of Pharmacy – Animal Euthanasia and Sedation Rules is to:
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Regulate the permitting, training, purchase, storage, possession, handling, and
administration of a class B dealer and its employees regarding a commercially prepared,
premixed solution of sodium pentobarbital used to perform euthanasia on injured, sick,
homeless or unwanted domestic pets, and other animals.
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Regulate the permitting, training, purchase, storage, possession, handling, and
administration of an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter registered with the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and its employees regarding a
commercially prepared, premixed solution of sodium pentobarbital or an animal
tranquilizer used to perform euthanasia on injured, sick, homeless or unwanted domestic
pets, and other animals.
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Regulate the permitting, training, purchase, storage, possession, handling, and
administration of an animal control shelter registered with the Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development and its employees to use an animal tranquilizer to sedate or
immobilize an animal running at large that is dangerous or difficult to capture.
5. Cite the specific rule promulgation authority (i.e. agency director, commission, board, etc.,
listing all applicable statutory references. If the rule(s) are mandated by any applicable
constitutional or statutory provision, please explain.
MCL 333.16145; MCL 333.7333; Executive Reorganization Order No. 1991-9, MCL 338.3501;
Executive Reorganization Order No. 1996-2, MCL 445.2001; Executive Reorganization Order No.
2003-1, MCL 445.2011; and Executive Reorganization Order No. 2011-4, MCL 445.2030.
Revised: June 24, 2019
MCL 24.239