The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development's rules entitled "Bodies of Dead Animals" for on farm composting were approved with the Great Seal on September 26, 2007. The rules provide for composting of dead animals and animal tissue within a structure, in open piles, windrows, and contained vessels. These additional alternatives for disposal of dead animals will assist producers who have no rendering services, licensed landfills that accept dead animals, or soil types for proper burial.
- Bodies of Dead Animals Rules
- BODA Composting Operational Standards
- Information on Dead Animal Dealer and Renderer Licensing
- Bodies of Dead Animals Act 239 of 1982
- Outdoor Mass Carcass Site Selection (PDF)
- Site Selection Considerations and Guidance for Composting (PDF)
- List of Currently Licensed Transporters and Disposers of Dead Animals and Restaurant Grease