Animals: dogs; penalties for stealing or holding a dog; increase. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 357c & repeals sec. 8 of 1939 PA 309 (MCL 287.308).

This bill proposes to increase penalties for stealing or holding a dog without the owner's consent. Under the new provision, anyone convicted of this offense would face a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine between $500 and $1,500, or both. The legislation also removes an existing repeal of a previous law regarding dog theft penalties. These changes directly affect individuals accused of taking dogs and the courts that adjudicate such cases.