{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.389","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.389","heading":"Sales by public auction or by weight; disposal of unclaimed dogs and cats, maximum price.","body":"Sec. 9.\n\nDogs and cats shall not be offered for sale or sold to a research facility at public auction or by weight; or purchased by a research facility at public auction or by weight. A research facility shall not purchase any dogs or cats except from a licensed dealer, public dog pound, humane society, or from a person who breeds or raises dogs or cats for sale. Any county, city, village or township operating a dog pound or animal shelter may sell for an amount not to exceed $10.00 per animal or otherwise dispose of unclaimed or unwanted dogs and cats to a Michigan research facility.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 287","Act Act-224-of-1969"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-287-389","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"b4fab6214aeb08e223a060eac44f670a2ba1c1bc0c1f2ae7373e93c0ff36a52a","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.388a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.390"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}