- Date
- 1959-06
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancepublic-servicecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1959 Beaver Beacon warns livestock owners that Michigan law forbids free-range grazing and says the rule will be enforced on Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
The notice does not cite the statute, identify an enforcing agency, or provide local enforcement records.
Sources
- Tells livestock owners and visitors that Michigan law forbids free-range grazing by livestock and says the rule would be strictly enforced, so animals would no longer graze on front lawns. It does not cite the statute, identify an enforcing agency, or provide local enforcement records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the legal notice; it does not expand the statutory or enforcement record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon warns livestock owners about Michigan’s free-range grazing law, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-livestock-free-range-law-notice-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1959, “ITS DA LAW.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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