Section 287.127 - Inspection of animals; test or treatment, fee; false statements as to physical condition.
LICENSING LIVESTOCK DEALERS (EXCERPT)
Act 284 of 1937
287.127 Inspection of animals; test or treatment, fee; false statements as to physical condition.
Sec. 7.
For the purpose of preventing the spread of infection or communicable diseases of livestock, all animals sold, transferred or exchanged from any yards or premises by any dealer, broker, or agent as designated in this act shall be inspected by a representative of the department. The department shall prescribe the proper tests or treatment of any such animal sold when such tests or treatment are deemed necessary to prevent the spread of a communicable disease of livestock. Such test or treatment shall be made by a veterinarian approved by the department, and the fees for such tests or treatment shall be paid by the dealer, broker or agent.
(a) No dealer, broker, agent or owner of any animal shall sell or offer for sale any such animal under an assumed or fictitious name or make any false or misleading statements as to the identity or the physical condition of said animal with regard to any test which is supposed to establish the health status of any animal offered for sale or sold.
History: 1937, Act 284, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 287.127