{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.1122a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1122a","heading":"Breeding license; requirements.","body":"Sec. 22a.\n\n(1) Subject to section 22b, a person that meets all of the following requirements may apply to the department for a breeding license to breed large carnivores:\n\n(a) Is conducting a for-profit or nonprofit business, if the primary purpose of that business is the presentation of animals including large carnivores to the public for education or exhibition purposes.\n\n(b) Is a class C licensee that possesses and maintains a class C license under 9 CFR parts 1 and 2.\n\n(c) Meets or exceeds all standards required of a class C licensee under 9 CFR parts 1 and 2 and maintains the class C license in good standing for the previous 5 years.\n\n(d) Does not allow a patron to come into direct contact with a large carnivore.\n\n(e) Does not sell large carnivores, except to another person that meets the requirements of this section.\n\n(2) As used in this section, \"good standing\" means a person has not had a federal or state license suspended or revoked, or has not been made subject to a cease and desist order.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 287","Act Act-274-of-2000"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-287-1122a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"469d49e27c52dde6fd2a2148ee9ba09ba0c617885a29415ed5b9428aec4c8c5d","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.1122","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.1122b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}