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Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.286 (2026)

Penalties; disposition of fines.

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DOG LAW OF 1919


Act 339 of 1919


287.286 Penalties; disposition of fines.

Sec. 26.

    Any person or police officer, violating or failing or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall pay a fine not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not exceeding 3 months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Any person presenting a false claim, knowing it to be false, or receiving any money on such false claim, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not exceeding 3 months, or both such fine and imprisonment. All fines collected under the provisions of this act shall be paid to the treasurer of the county to be credited to the library fund of the county.

History: 1919, Act 339, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 5270 ;-- CL 1948, 287.286 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2023 · leading case: Nikita Smith v. City of Detroit, Mich., No. 17-1907 (6th Cir. Oct. 15, 2018).
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Nikita Smith v. City of Detroit, Mich., No. 17-1907 (6th Cir. Oct. 15, 2018). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.286 . Similarly, under Detroit City Code § 6–2–1, it is “unlawful for any person to own, harbor, keep, or shelter a dog more than four (4) months of age within the City without purchasing a license for the dog.”
People of Michigan v. Robert Arthur Johnson Jr, No. 343882 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 28, 2020). “262, it is unlawful for the owner of a dog to permit the dog to stray, and it is unlawful to own a dog aged 6 months or older without licensing the dog. Pursuant to MCL 287.”
Reed v. Presque Isle Cnty., 702 F. Supp. 3d 553 (E.D. Mich. 2023). “LAWS § 287.286 (“Any person . . . violating . .”
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