(a) If a person 18 years of age or older is responsible for controlling the actions of a dog or wolf-dog cross and the person knows or has reason to know that the dog or wolf-dog cross has bitten another person, the person shall immediately provide the person who was bitten with all of the following information:
(1) His or her name and address and, if that person does not own the dog or wolf-dog cross, the name and address of the dog's or wolf-dog cross's owner.
(2) Information, if known by that person, as to whether the dog or wolf-dog cross is current on all legally required vaccinations.
(b) If a person 18 years of age or older is responsible for controlling the actions of a dog or wolf-dog cross, or has delegated that responsibility to someone less than 18 years of age, and the person knows or has reason to know that the dog or wolf-dog cross has bitten another person, the person shall remain on the scene until the requirements of subsection (a) are fulfilled.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more that 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00 or both.
(d) This section does not apply if the person is bitten by a police dog. As used in this subsection, "police dog" means that term as defined in MCL 750.50c.
(e) As used in this section, "dog" and "wolf-dog cross" mean those terms as defined in Section 2 of the Wolf-Dog Cross Act, 2000 P.A. 246, MCL 287.1002.
(Ord. No. 09-1219, 4-6-09)