Section R. 285.151.1 - DefinitionsRule 1. In addition to the definitions in Act No. 287 of the Public Acts of 1969, as used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means Act No. 287 of the Public Acts of 1969, being S287.331 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(b) "Ambient temperature" means the temperature surrounding an animal.(c) "Department" means the department of agriculture.(d) "Director" means the director of the department or his authorized representative.(e) "Euthanasia" means the humane destruction of an animal accomplished by a method involving instantaneous unconsciousness and immediate death, or by a method involving anesthesia produced by an agent which causes painless loss of consciousness and death during such loss of consciousness.(f) "Housing facility" means a room, building, or area used to contain a primary enclosure or enclosures.(g) "Incompetence" means the demonstrated incapability of a person to understand the requirements of these rules by failure or refusal to conform to such requirements for the care and handling of dogs and cats.(h) "Licensee" means a person, corporation, or company licensed as a pet shop pursuant to the act.(i) "Primary enclosure" means a structure used to immediately restrict 1 or more animals to a limited amount of space, such as a room, pen, run, cage, or compartment.(j) "Registrant" means a dog pound or animal shelter registered pursuant to the act and these rules.(k) "Sanitize" means to make physically clean and to remove and destroy to a practical minimum agents injurious to health.(l) "Standards" means the requirements with respect to the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals by the licensee and registrant.Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.151.1