{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.553","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.553","heading":"Humane slaughter of livestock; exemptions.","body":"Sec. 3.\n\nNo slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method. The director, by administrative order, may exempt from compliance with this act, for a period not to exceed 1 year after the effective date of this act, any slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator if he finds that an earlier compliance would cause such person an undue hardship.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 287","Act Act-163-of-1962"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-287-553","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e2d125f19bf33289a013ae6b0d2936692c8eea1782e784a47972ea1b02d8242f","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.552","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.554"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}