Section R. 287.711 - Public stockyards, auction sale yards, and livestock yardsRule 11.
(1) Cattle not native to this state may be sold through livestock auctions, as defined and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 284 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being S287.121 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to any premises in the state if the cattle meet all of the following requirements: (a) The cattle shall be individually uniquely identified.(b) The cattle shall have a prior entry permit.(c) The cattle shall be accompanied by an official interstate health certificate or official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection.(d) The cattle shall originate directly from a state that is declared free of bovine brucellosis for the last 6 years by the USDA.(e) The cattle shall originate directly from a state that is declared free of bovine tuberculosis by the USDA.(2) Nonnative cattle which are capable of reproduction and which do not meet all of the requirements specified in subrule (1) of this rule may be sold at a livestock auction in this state as defined and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 284 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being S287.121 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the cattle meet all of the following requirements: (a) The cattle shall be individually uniquely identified.(b) The cattle shall have a prior entry permit.(c) The cattle shall be accompanied by an official interstate health certificate or an official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection.(d) The consignor shall receive permission from the director to move the cattle to the livestock auction and shall inform the livestock auction manager that the cattle are nonnative cattle.(e) The cattle shall be sold only for slaughter or to a cattle importation lot.(f) While in the livestock auction facility, the cattle shall not be commingled with other livestock.(3) Upon request by the director, notification of the purchaser's name or names and the destination or destinations of nonnative cattle which are capable of reproduction and which are sold through a livestock auction shall be made available to the department within 6 working days. Notification shall include all of the following information:(a) The complete name or names of the purchaser or purchasers.(b) The complete address or addresses of the purchaser or purchasers.(c) The date of the purchase or purchases.(f) The destination address or addresses if different from the purchaser's address or addresses.Mich. Admin. Code R. 287.711