{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.1003","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1003","heading":"Prohibited conduct; exception; rebuttable presumption in civil forfeiture proceeding; method of representation.","body":"Sec. 3.\n\nA person shall not do any of the following:\n\nPossess a wolf-dog cross except in compliance with this act.\n\nBreed a wolf-dog cross.\n\nSubject to subsection (2), transfer ownership or possession of or receive a transfer of ownership or possession of a wolf-dog cross, with or without remuneration.\n\nSubject to subsection (2), transfer ownership or possession of a canid, with or without remuneration, if the person has represented to the transferee that the canid is a wolf-dog cross or offer or advertise to transfer ownership or possession of a canid, with or without remuneration, representing the canid to be a wolf-dog cross.\n\nSubject to subsection (2), receive a transfer or offer to receive a transfer of ownership or possession of a canid, with or without remuneration, if the owner of the canid has represented to the person that the canid is a wolf-dog cross.\n\nSubsection (1)(c), (d), and (e) do not apply to the temporary transfer of possession of a wolf-dog cross under section 4(1)(a) or any other transfer of possession or ownership of a wolf-dog cross expressly authorized or required by this act.\n\nIn a civil forfeiture proceeding under this act, there is a rebuttable presumption that a canid is a wolf-dog cross if the current owner represents or has represented that the canid is a wolf-dog cross or if a previous owner transferred ownership or possession of the canid to the current owner, with or without remuneration, representing it to be a wolf-dog cross.\n\nFor the purposes of this section, a representation may be by advertisement, registration paper, or any other method.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 287","Act Act-246-of-2000"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-287-1003","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"45931e2de139f5e72b8be86339557b1cb608feed0b8ff0fb41b9304e5c674ed2","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.1002","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}