Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.657: Establishment of business without license prohibited; exemptions; transportation of officially quarantined dead animals on public highway; permit; rules.

Sec. 7.

Except as provided in section 9, a person shall not establish any of the following as a business without obtaining a license under this act:

An animal food manufacturing plant.

A dead animal dealer.

A transfer station.

A rendering plant.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person shall not transport a dead animal on a public highway if the animal has been officially quarantined by the director. The director may issue a permit for the transport of animals officially quarantined by the director under special security rules promulgated by the department.