Michigan Laws 287.1111 – Conditions permitting law enforcement officer or other person to kill large carnivore; liability; actions constituting trespass
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(1) A law enforcement officer or other person may kill a large carnivore if the person sees the large carnivore chasing, attacking, injuring, or killing either of the following:
(a) A human.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.1111
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Large carnivore: means either of the following:
(i) Any of the following cats of the Felidae family, whether wild or captive bred, including a hybrid cross with such a cat:
(A) A lion. See Michigan Laws 287.1102Law enforcement officer: means :
(i) A sheriff or sheriff's deputy. See Michigan Laws 287.1102Livestock: means those species of animals used for human food and for fiber or those species of animals used for service to humans. See Michigan Laws 287.1102 Permit: means a permit issued under section 4. See Michigan Laws 287.1102 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 287.1102
(b) Livestock, poultry, or a mammalian pet.
(2) A law enforcement officer may kill a large carnivore if the law enforcement officer sees the large carnivore chasing, attacking, injuring, or killing wildlife.
(3) A person is not liable in damages or otherwise for killing or attempting to kill a large carnivore under subsection (1) or (2).
(4) This act does not prohibit the owner of a large carnivore, for which a permit has been issued if required under this act, from recovering by legal action against a law enforcement officer or other person the value of a large carnivore illegally killed by that law enforcement officer or other person.
(5) A large carnivore’s entry onto a field or enclosure that is owned by or leased by a person producing livestock or poultry constitutes a trespass, and the owner of the large carnivore is liable in damages.