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Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1111: Conditions permitting law enforcement officer or other person to kill large carnivore; liability; actions constituting trespass.

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  1. MI Code
  2. Chapter 287
  3. Act Act-274-of-2000

Sec. 11.

A law enforcement officer or other person may kill a large carnivore if the person sees the large carnivore chasing, attacking, injuring, or killing either of the following:

A human.

Livestock, poultry, or a mammalian pet.

A law enforcement officer may kill a large carnivore if the law enforcement officer sees the large carnivore chasing, attacking, injuring, or killing wildlife.

A person is not liable in damages or otherwise for killing or attempting to kill a large carnivore under subsection (1) or (2).

This act does not prohibit the owner of a large carnivore, for which a permit has been issued if required under this act, from recovering by legal action against a law enforcement officer or other person the value of a large carnivore illegally killed by that law enforcement officer or other person.

A large carnivore's entry onto a field or enclosure that is owned by or leased by a person producing livestock or poultry constitutes a trespass, and the owner of the large carnivore is liable in damages.

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