Section R. 338.3501 - DefinitionsRule 1.
(1) As used in these rules:(a) "Animal control shelter" means a facility operated by a municipality for the impoundment and care of animals that are found in the streets or at large, animals that are otherwise held due to the violation of a municipal ordinance or state law, or animals that are surrendered to the animal control shelter that holds a current registration issued by the Michigan department of agriculture and rural development (MDARD).(b) "Animal protection shelter" means a facility operated by a person, humane society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or any other nonprofit organization for the care of homeless animals that holds a current registration issued by MDARD.(c) "Animal tranquilizer" means the term as defined in MCL 333.7333(20)(a), a commercially prepared solution of xylazine hydrochloride, a commercially prepared solution of ketamine, or a commercially prepared compound containing tiletamine and zolazepam.(d) "Code" means the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211.(e) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs (LARA).(f) "Euthanasia" means a method of humane death that minimizes pain, distress, and anxiety experienced by the animal prior to loss of consciousness and causes rapid loss of consciousness followed by cardiac or respiratory arrest and death. The euthanasia training described in these rules and euthanasia provided under these rules must comply with the American Veterinary Medical Association's guidelines for the euthanasia of animals.(g) "Individual" means an animal control officer; law enforcement officer; a person who is under contract with an animal control shelter or an animal protection shelter; or a person who is currently employed by an animal control shelter, an animal protection shelter, or a class B dealer, as used in these rules and section 7333(9) to (19) of the code, MCL 333.7333.(h) "Sedation" of an animal means a state of central nervous system depression caused by the administration of an animal tranquilizer in which the animal is awake but calm, and with sufficient stimuli may be aroused. Sedation of an animal must be accompanied by the additional use of an anesthetic agent inducing unconsciousness in the animal before euthanasia via intracardiac injection is allowed.(2) Unless otherwise defined in the rules, the terms defined in the code have the same meaning when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.3501
2013 AACS; 2021 MR 20, Eff. 10/28/2021