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Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.16b: MCL 750.43a to 750.68; felonies to which chapter applicable.

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  1. MI Code
  2. Chapter 760
  3. Act Act-175-of-1927

Sec. 16b.

This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapter 750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max 750.43a Pub saf E Aiming a beam of directed energy emitted from a directed energy device at or into path of aircraft or a moving train 5 750.45a(1) Pub saf F Using an unmanned aircraft in a manner that interferes with certain facilities 4 750.45a(2) Pub saf F Flying over or causing an unmanned aircraft to hover over facility designated on federal registry 4 750.49(2)(a) to (d) Pub ord F Fighting animals or providing facilities for animal fights 4 750.49(2)(e) Pub ord F Organizing or promoting animal fights 4 750.49(2)(f) Pub ord H Attending animal fight 4 750.49(2)(g) Pub ord F Breeding or selling fighting animals 4 750.49(2)(h) Pub ord F Selling or possessing equipment for animal fights 4 750.49(8) Person A Inciting fighting animal resulting in death Life 750.49(9) Person F Inciting fighting animal to attack 4 750.49(10) Person D Fighting animal attacking without provocation and death resulting 15 750.50(4)(c) Pub ord G Animal neglect or cruelty involving 4 or more animals but fewer than 10 animals or with 1 prior conviction 2 750.50(4)(d) Pub ord F Animal neglect or cruelty involving 10 or more animals but fewer than 25 animals or with 2 prior convictions 4 750.50(4)(e) Pub ord E Animal neglect or cruelty involving 25 or more animals or with 3 or more prior convictions 7 750.50(4)(f) Pub ord G Animal neglect or cruelty by breeder or pet shop operator with 5 or more prior violations of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.331 to 287.340 2 750.50b(3) Property D First degree killing or torturing animals 10 750.50b(4) Property E Second degree killing or torturing animals 7 750.50b(5) Property F Third degree killing or torturing animals 4 750.50c(5) Pub ord E Killing or causing serious physical harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog 5 750.50c(7) Pub saf H Harassing or causing harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog while committing crime 2 750.68 Property G Changing brands with intent to steal 4

M.C.L.

Category

Class

Description

Stat Max

750.43a

Pub saf

E

Aiming a beam of directed energy emitted from a directed energy device at or into path of aircraft or a moving train

5

750.45a(1)

Pub saf

F

Using an unmanned aircraft in a manner that interferes with certain facilities

4

750.45a(2)

Pub saf

F

Flying over or causing an unmanned aircraft to hover over facility designated on federal registry

4

750.49(2)(a) to (d)

Pub ord

F

Fighting animals or providing facilities for animal fights

4

750.49(2)(e)

Pub ord

F

Organizing or promoting animal fights

4

750.49(2)(f)

Pub ord

H

Attending animal fight

4

750.49(2)(g)

Pub ord

F

Breeding or selling fighting animals

4

750.49(2)(h)

Pub ord

F

Selling or possessing equipment for animal fights

4

750.49(8)

Person

A

Inciting fighting animal resulting in death

Life

750.49(9)

Person

F

Inciting fighting animal to attack

4

750.49(10)

Person

D

Fighting animal attacking without provocation and death resulting

15

750.50(4)(c)

Pub ord

G

Animal neglect or cruelty involving 4 or more animals but fewer than 10 animals or with 1 prior conviction

2

750.50(4)(d)

Pub ord

F

Animal neglect or cruelty involving 10 or more animals but fewer than 25 animals or with 2 prior convictions

4

750.50(4)(e)

Pub ord

E

Animal neglect or cruelty involving 25 or more animals or with 3 or more prior convictions

7

750.50(4)(f)

Pub ord

G

Animal neglect or cruelty by breeder or pet shop operator with 5 or more prior violations of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.331 to 287.340

2

750.50b(3)

Property

D

First degree killing or torturing animals

10

750.50b(4)

Property

E

Second degree killing or torturing animals

7

750.50b(5)

Property

F

Third degree killing or torturing animals

4

750.50c(5)

Pub ord

E

7

750.50(4)(f)

Pub ord

G

Animal neglect or cruelty by breeder or pet shop operator with 5 or more prior violations of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.331 to 287.340

2

750.50b(3)

Property

D

First degree killing or torturing animals

10

750.50b(4)

Property

E

Second degree killing or torturing animals

7

750.50b(5)

Property

F

Third degree killing or torturing animals

4

750.50c(5)

Pub ord

E

Killing or causing serious physical harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog

5

750.50c(7)

Pub saf

H

Harassing or causing harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog while committing crime

2

750.68

Property

G

Changing brands with intent to steal

4

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