Michigan § 257.791c - Animals, other than service or qualified animals prohibited on or in streetcar or station; violation as civil infraction; definitions.
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§ 257.791c. Animals, other than service or qualified animals prohibited on or in streetcar or station; violation as civil infraction; definitions.
(1) A person shall not bring, carry, or transport an animal other than a service animal or qualified animal on a streetcar or in any area of a station used by a street railway system.
(2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Qualified animal" means an animal that is not more than 25 pounds and is controlled in a cage.
(b) "Service animal" means that term as defined in section 502c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.502c.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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