GENERAL INFORMATION

The Animal Control Officer Training Program is designed to provide comprehensive training to future and current animal control and humane law enforcement professionals.  

Animal Shelter and Control facilities are governed by the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA).  By law, in order to be eligible for employment as an Animal Control Officer in Michigan an individual must successfully complete 100 hours of training accepted by the MDA. 

The Michigan Association of Animal Control Officers (MAACO) Animal Control Officer Training Program is the most comprehensive training program available to individuals interested in a fulfilling career as an Animal Control Officer or Humane Law Enforcement Officer in Michigan.  Students will receive extensive training in topics ranging from animal identification and behavior to the legal process and investigative techniques.  This course has the full support of the MDA and upon successful completion graduates will have satisfied all training and educational requirements necessary to seek employment and find success as an Animal Control Officer in the State of Michigan. 

Dates:

Level 1 –TBA
Level 2 – TBA
Level 3 – TBA                                       

Times:
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday

Location:    

TBA

Cost:
$350 individual course registration
$900 full-course registration (Level 1-3)
Please make checks payable to ‘MAACO’

For more information contact:               

MAACO
P.O. Box 240
Cassopolis, MI  49031-0240

The Animal Control Officer Training Program is endorsed by: