OVERVIEW

The State of Michigan's dog law of 1919 provides that an inspection be made precedent to issueing a kennel license for a new kennel.

It also provides that kennel license fees are $10 for up to 10 dogs and $25 for more than that.

Many counties have mistakenly set the kennel license fee higher and when brought to their attention, they had to lower their kennel license fee.

They didn't like losing this revenue (not that it amounted to much), so some have decided they would do an "annual" inspection and charge a ridiculous fee for it.

This also does not comply with state law, but they haven't let that slow them down much.

It will catch up with them, eventually.

In the meantime kennel owners are subjected to this 'inspection' by an animal control officer that may barely know what a dog is and certainly has little consideration for sanitation or the possibility of carrying diseases into these kennels.

They are acting outside the law when they do these 'inspections'.

We have little choice but to suffer through or file a lawsuit.

There are other ramifications for "police officers" acting "under color of law" that would also apply.

So far, you should be able to read this blog from top to bottom and it will make sense.

It is very confusing and the law is rather convuluted, to say the least.

I am specific towards Shiawassee County, but there are other counties that are doing about the same. They just have to CONTROL people and their dogs........NO THEY DON'T! ! ! ! !

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