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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-287 > Act-163-of-1962 > Section-287-553HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK (EXCERPT)
Act 163 of 1962
287.553 Humane slaughter of livestock; exemptions.
Sec. 3.
No 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.
History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
