Establishment of business without license prohibited; exemptions; transportation of officially quarantined dead animals on public highway; permit; rules.

Sec. 7. Except as provided in section 9, a person shall not establish any of the following as a business without obtaining a license under this act: An animal food manufacturing plant. A dead animal dealer. A transfer station. A rendering plant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person shall not transport a dead animal on a public highway if the animal has been officially quarantined by the director. The director may issue a permit for the transport of animals officially quarantined by the director under special security rules promulgated by the department. History: 1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982; Am. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994