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HB6168 • 2026

Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in dog law of 1919; update. Amends sec. 14a of 1919 PA 339 (MCL 287.274a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6167'26

Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in dog law of 1919; update. Amends sec. 14a of 1919 PA 339 (MCL 287.274a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6167'26

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Sponsor
Phil Skaggs (District 80), Carol Glanville (District 84), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Denise Mentzer (District 61), Mike McFall (District 14), Jason Hoskins (District 18)
Last action
2026-07-14
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 07/03/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in dog law of 1919; update. Amends sec. 14a of 1919 PA 339 (MCL 287.274a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6167'26

Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in dog law of 1919; update.

What This Bill Does

  • Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in dog law of 1919; update.
  • Amends sec.
  • 14a of 1919 PA 339 (MCL 287.274a).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 6167'26

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 HJ 57 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 07/03/2026

  2. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Phil Skaggs

  3. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform

Official Summary Text

Animals: animal shelters; cross-references to 1969 PA 287 in dog law of 1919; update. Amends sec. 14a of 1919 PA 339 (MCL 287.274a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6167'26

Current Bill Text

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RMH H02817'25 a_HB6168_INTR_1 4r721j

HOUSE BILL NO. 6168

A bill to amend 1919 PA 339, entitled
"Dog law of 1919,"
by amending section 14a (MCL 287.274a), as amended by 2022 PA 120.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 14a. (1) When issuing a dog license under section 14, a 1
county treasurer, city clerk, city treasurer, township treasurer, 2
or the authorized agent of a city or township treasurer, including, 3
but not limited to, a veterinarian, animal control shelter, or 4
animal protection shelter, shall also provide information to the 5
dog owner regarding the availability of microchip implantation and 6
July 03, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Skaggs, Glanville, Byrnes, Mentzer, McFall and Hoskins and
referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform.
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RMH H02817'25 a_HB6168_INTR_1 4r721j
registration for dogs by a veterinarian, animal control shelter, or 1
animal protection shelter. 2
(2) As used in this section, "animal control shelter" and 3
"animal protection shelter" mean those terms as defined in section 4
1 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.331, and are facilities registered 5
licensed with the department of agriculture and rural development 6
under section 6 4 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.336.287.334. 7
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect 8
unless Senate Bill No. ____ (request no. S02817'25) or House Bill 9
No. 6167 (request no. H02817'25) of the 103rd Legislature is 10
enacted into law. 11