Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1016 (2026)

Violation; civil forfeiture.

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WOLF-DOG CROSS ACT

Act 246 of 2000

287.1016 Violation; civil forfeiture.

Sec. 16.

(1) If a person who owns or possesses a wolf-dog cross violates this act, that wolf-dog cross and any other wolf-dog crosses owned by that person are subject to civil forfeiture.

(2) The prosecuting attorney in an action under section 15 may file a petition requesting that the court issue an order for civil forfeiture of all of the wolf-dog crosses owned by the person violating this act.

(3) Any person may file with a court having jurisdiction a complaint alleging that a person is violating this act and requesting the court to order the civil forfeiture of all of the wolf-dog crosses owned by that person.

History: 2000, Act 246, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Michigan Wolfdog Ass'n, Inc. v. St. Clair Cnty., 122 F. Supp. 2d 794 (E.D. Mich. 2000).

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Michigan Wolfdog Ass'n, Inc. v. St. Clair Cnty., 122 F. Supp. 2d 794 (E.D. Mich. 2000). · cites it 8× “§ 1983 ; Count III: Sections 287.1016 and 287.1017 of the Act provide for the civil forfeiture of “wolf-dogs” without a prior judicial hearing thereby depriving Plaintiffs of property without due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.”

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