The Michigan Department of Agriculture'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

• Brochure on Proper Disposal of Animal Carcasses

• Bodies of Dead Animals Act 239 of 1982