{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.657","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.657","heading":"Establishment of business without license prohibited; exemptions; transportation of officially quarantined dead animals on public highway; permit; rules.","body":"Sec. 7.\n\nExcept as provided in section 9, a person shall not establish any of the following as a business without obtaining a license under this act:\n\nAn animal food manufacturing plant.\n\nA dead animal dealer.\n\nA transfer station.\n\nA rendering plant.\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person shall not transport a dead animal on a public highway if the animal has been officially quarantined by the director. The director may issue a permit for the transport of animals officially quarantined by the director under special security rules promulgated by the department.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 287","Act Act-239-of-1982"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-287-657","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"f5e00206296244b35a11afffadf550284521f2403e8a168c735d7ac93b5d4785","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.654","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-287.659"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}