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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47339 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47339
Saginaw bay.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47339.

As used in this part, "Saginaw bay" means those waters lying inside of a line drawn from Tawas point lighthouse in Iosco county to a monument which shall be erected by the department on Oak point in Huron county, including the waters of Tawas bay, in which area nets may be set and used as provided by law. However, nets shall not be set or used in any of the following locations:

Within that area between the shoreline and a line drawn from a monument which shall be erected by the department on Fish point in Tuscola county to a monument which shall be erected by the department on the westerly point of Stony island, thence to a monument which shall be erected by the department on the westerly point of North island, thence to a monument which shall be erected by the department on the westerly end of Sand point in Huron county. However, nets may be used in that part of this area lying southerly of the south line of section 21, town 16 north of range 9 east, extending due west. Seines not exceeding 5 feet in depth and 100 rods in length may be used in that part of this area lying northerly of the south line of section 21, town 16 north, range 9 east, extending due west, for the taking of noxious fish.

Within that area enclosed within and bounded by the following lines: beginning at the monument on Sand point described in subdivision (a), thence for a distance of 1 mile along a line drawn from that monument to a monument to be erected by the department on the easterly point of Little Charity island, thence 218 degrees along a line to a point where it would intersect a line drawn from the Gravelly point shoal lighthouse to the monument on North island described in subdivision (a), thence southeasterly along the latter line to the monument on North island, thence northeasterly to the point of beginning; the object being to provide a channel approximately 1 mile in width for the free passage of fish.

Within that area of Tawas bay bounded on the south by a line extending from the U.S. fog signal building on Tawas point due west to the mainland.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1453 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-147-of-2000 / Section 141.1453
Notes or bonds; issuance; use; limitation; sale to Michigan municipal bond authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Subject to this act, a governmental unit may issue notes or bonds and use the proceeds of the notes or bonds for planning for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or installation of real or personal property comprising all or a portion of a community water supply or noncommunity water supply. For any governmental unit, the aggregate principal amount of all notes and bonds issued under this act less the principal amount used by the governmental unit to purchase notes or bonds issued by another governmental unit under this act shall not exceed $100,000.00. The notes or bonds issued under this act shall be sold to the Michigan municipal bond authority or to another governmental unit if the other governmental unit purchases the notes or bonds with proceeds of notes or bonds issued under this act and sold to the Michigan municipal bond authority. The notes or bonds issued under this act are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. Each governmental unit is authorized to use proceeds of notes or bonds issued by it under this act and sold to the Michigan municipal bond authority to purchase notes or bonds issued under this act by any other governmental unit.

History: 2000, Act 147, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Am. 2002, Act 289, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1914 — MI Code / Chapter 436 / Act Act-58-of-1998 / Section 436.1914
Alcohol vapor device; use, possession, sale, or offer to sell prohibited; violation; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 914.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a person shall not use or offer for use, possess, sell, or offer for sale an alcohol vapor device.

(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable in the manner provided for in section 909.

(3) The commission may jointly promulgate rules with the department of community health to allow for the sale or use of an alcohol vapor device for research purposes.

History: Add. 2005, Act 320, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.3501 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.3501
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3501.

As used in this part:

"Low-grade iron ore" means iron-bearing rock in the Upper Peninsula of this state that is not merchantable as ore in its natural state and from which merchantable ore can be produced only by beneficiation or treatment.

"Low-grade iron ore mining property" includes the ore beneficiation or treatment plant and other necessary buildings, facilities, and lands located in the Upper Peninsula of this state.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.335 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-116-of-1911 / Section 570.335
Suit for recovery of charges; commencement; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The person having such lien may commence a suit for the recovery of such charges in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person liable for the payment thereof.

History: 1911, Act 116, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 14876; CL 1929, 5012; CL 1948, 570.335; Am. 1991, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30910 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30910
Review of reports by board; determinations of practicability; public hearings; notice; determination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30910.

Within 60 days after his or her receipt of the reports, the chairperson shall hold a meeting of the lake board to review the reports required under section 30909 and to determine the practicability of the project. The hearing shall be public, and notice of the hearing shall be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in each local unit of government to be affected. The first publication shall be not less than 20 days prior to the time of the hearing. The board shall determine the practicability of the project within 10 days after the hearing unless it is determined at the hearing that more information is needed before the determination can be made. Immediately upon receipt of the additional information, the board shall make its determination.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.173 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-140-of-1863 / Section 322.173
College lands; sale, minimum price, terms, forfeiture.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

All of said lands, excepting as hereinafter provided, shall be sold for not less than 3 dollars per acre, 1/4 of the purchase price to be paid at the time of purchase, and the balance at any time thereafter, at the option of the purchaser, with interest on the unpaid balance at the rate of 7 per cent per annum, payable annually into the state treasury, in accordance with, and subject to all the terms and conditions of payment, and forfeitures for non-payment of all interest and taxes due thereon, as is now provided by the laws regulating the sale and forfeiture of primary school lands: Provided however, That all of said lands which are valuable principally for the timber thereon, shall be sold for not less than 5 dollars per acre, the whole of the purchase money therefor to be paid at the date of purchase.

History: 1863, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1863; Am. 1869, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1869; CL 1871, 3929; How. 5370; CL 1897, 1436; CL 1915, 650; CL 1929, 5814; CL 1948, 322.173
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.51513 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.51513
Administration of part; rules; investigations; surveys; construction of part as to other law enforcement agencies and local ordinances and regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51513.

(1) The department shall administer this part and shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this part. The department shall adopt rules governing prescribed burning and for certifying and decertifying prescribed burn managers based on their past experience, training, certification by another state, and record of compliance with section 51503b. The department shall submit the proposed rules for public hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, within 6 months after the effective date of the 2004 amendatory act that amended this section.

(2) The department may make, conduct, or participate in investigations and surveys designed to establish the cause of or responsibility for a particular forest fire or forest fire conditions generally.

(3) This part does not limit or otherwise impair the jurisdiction or powers of any other department, agency, or officer of this state to investigate, apprehend, and prosecute violators of this part. This part does not preempt local ordinances or local regulations that are as restrictive or more restrictive than this part, except to the extent the ordinances or regulations conflict with the exemption from liability for, or otherwise apply to either of the following:

(a) Prescribed burns conducted in compliance with section 51503b.

(b) Prescribed burns conducted by a federal agency or state agency on land that the agency is authorized to manage.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 529, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.249 — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.249
Board of supervisors; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 249.

The county board of supervisors may adopt a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged proprietors seeking approval of plats to compensate the county drain commissioner for his examination of those plat features which require approval of the county drain commissioner as provided in section 192 and plans and inspection of drainage facilities constructed by the proprietor or existing on the plat site.

History: Add. 1969, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Aug. 14, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.917a — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-250-of-1941 / Section 125.917a
Condemnation, law applicable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17a.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17, condemnation proceedings under this act shall be pursuant to Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended, being sections 213.21 to 213.41 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.

History: Add. 1968, Act 325, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.804 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-114-of-1949 / Section 390.804
Costs incurred in transition and name change.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The state shall not bear any cost incurred in the transition of Ferris state college to Ferris state university. Costs incurred by the name change shall be borne by the institution from nonstate sources.

A student shall not bear any cost incurred in the transition of Ferris state college to Ferris state university by an increase in either tuition or other student fees. All costs associated with the transition of Ferris state college to Ferris state university and the source from which funds required to effectuate the transition were received shall be reported to the house and senate appropriations committees no later than December 31, 1989.

History: Add. 1987, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.402a — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-205-of-1897 / Section 35.402a
Veterans; military service counted as period of employment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2a.

In the event that it shall become necessary for reasons of public policy to reduce the number of persons in any public employment mentioned in this act, the status of persons removed from employment shall be determined on the basis of seniority of service and on the basis of quality of service as determined by the employing authority, and those having the least seniority and least quality of service shall be first removed. In the case of an employee mentioned in section 1 of this act, who was in public employment prior to and at the time of entering military service, the time spent in military service shall be added to the period of employment in case he shall return to the same or similar public employment following discharge from military service.

History: Add. 1949, Act 143, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.956 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-69-of-1993 / Section 247.956
Planning, design, reconstruction, and maintenance of Pure Michigan byways; criteria.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Planning, design, reconstruction, and maintenance of all designated Pure Michigan byways is governed by the criteria established by this act to ensure that these routes are reasonably safe and fit for travel, while preserving the unique characteristics that qualify them as Pure Michigan byways.

History: 1993, Act 69, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1993; Am. 2014, Act 445, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.460 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-256-of-2011 / Section 28.460
Fireworks safety fees; remittance; forms; manner; payment liability; past due amounts; aggregate filing; failure to remit; civil fine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) A person that holds a consumer fireworks certificate or that is a retailer of low-impact fireworks is responsible for remitting all fireworks safety fees, as described in section 9, to the department. The person shall remit the fees collected with a form provided and in a manner prescribed by the department. The person shall hold in trust for the state the fees collected until those fees are remitted to the state. An individual who holds a consumer fireworks certificate or who is a retailer of low-impact fireworks is personally liable for the payment of the fees collected.

(2) The department may refer for collection to the department of treasury past due amounts of the fireworks safety fee consistent with section 13 of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.13 or may initiate subrogation for collection within the department.

(3) A person that is responsible for remitting the collected fireworks safety fees under subsection (1) shall remit those fees no later than 20 days after the end of each preceding month. A person that operates 25 or more retail locations in this state that are permanent buildings or structures may remit the collected fees in an aggregate filing under 1 common identification number as determined by the department.

(4) A person that fails to remit the collected fireworks safety fees, as described in subsection (1), is responsible for a civil fine as follows:

(a) For a first violation, not more than $5,000.00. If the person is a retailer of low-impact fireworks and, within 30 days of receiving a notice of violation, the person remits to the department the collected fees that are the subject of the violation, the department shall waive the civil fine described in this subdivision.

(b) For a second violation, not more than $20,000.00.

(c) For a third or subsequent violation, not more than $40,000.00.

History: 2011, Act 256, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 65, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2013; Am. 2018, Act 634, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1458 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1458
Jury.
Status: in_force

Sec. 458.

The subject of a petition may demand that the question of whether he requires treatment or is legally incompetent be heard by a jury. A jury shall consist of 6 persons to be chosen in the same manner as jurors in civil proceedings.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17953 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17953
Use of certain titles, words, or initials.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17953.

An individual shall not use the titles "licensed massage therapist", "massage therapist", "masseur", "massagist", "certified massage therapist", "clinical massage therapist", "medical massage therapist", "manual massage therapist", "board certified massage therapist", "massage technician", "myomassologist", "masseuse", "l.m.t.", "m.m.t.", and "c.m.t.", or similar words or initials that indicate that the individual is a massage therapist, unless the individual is licensed under this article as a massage therapist. This section does not prevent the use of a name, title, or initials that are registered or otherwise protected under law and used by a person certified or otherwise approved by a private organization.

History: Add. 2008, Act 471, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.510 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-7-of-1967-Ex-Sess- / Section 124.510
Approval of certain agreements by governor; exclusions from funds of state; filing of interlocal agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

If funds of this state are to be allocated to carry out, in whole or in part, an agreement under this act or if this state, an agency of the United States government, any other state or political subdivision of any other state, or Canada or a political subdivision of Canada is a party to an agreement under this act, an interlocal agreement, prior to and as a condition precedent to its effectiveness, shall be submitted to the governor who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state.

For the purposes of this section, funds of this state do not include grants, gifts, bequests, or assistance funds given to a public agency that is a party to an interlocal agreement if the purpose of that agreement is to administer those grants, gifts, bequests, or assistance funds according to their terms or to combine the proceeds of the parties' grants, gifts, bequests, or assistance funds for investment purposes.

The governor shall approve an agreement submitted to him or her unless the governor finds that the agreement does not meet the conditions set forth in this act or is not compatible with the laws of this state. If the governor so finds, the governor shall detail in writing addressed to the governing bodies of the public agencies concerned within 90 days the specific respects in which the proposed interlocal agreement fails to meet the requirements of law. The governing bodies of the public agencies concerned shall have 60 days to resubmit the revised interlocal agreement to the governor, who shall approve or disapprove the agreement within 90 days.

Prior to its effectiveness, an interlocal agreement shall be filed with the county clerk of each county where a party to the agreement is located and with the secretary of state.

History: 1967, Ex. Sess., Act 7, Eff. Mar. 22, 1968; Am. 1985, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1985; Am. 2002, Act 439, Imd. Eff. June 13, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.256 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.256
Testimony of president and cashier of bank.
Status: in_force

Sec. 256.

Testimony of president and cashier of bank-In all prosecutions for forging or counterfeiting any notes or bills of the bank before mentioned, or for altering, publishing or tendering in payment as true, any forged or counterfeit bank bills or notes, or for being possessed thereof, with intent to alter and pass the same as true, the testimony of the president and cashier of such bank may be dispensed with, if their place of residence shall be out of this state, or more than 40 miles from the place of trial; and the testimony of any person acquainted with the signature of the president or cashier of such banks, or who has knowledge of the difference in appearance of the true and counterfeit bills or notes thereof, may be admitted to prove that any such bills or notes are counterfeit; and the lawful existence of any bank out of this state shall be presumed upon evidence that such bank is actually engaged in the business of a bank.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.256
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17756 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17756
Label on prescription; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17756.

A prescription dispensed by a pharmacist shall bear upon the label the name of the medication in the container, unless the prescriber writes "do not label" on the prescription. The prescription shall also bear upon the label the following statement: "Discard this medication 1 year after the date it is dispensed.", unless the medication expires on another date under applicable state or federal law or rules or regulations or other state or federal standards. If the medication expires on another date, the pharmacist dispensing the prescription shall strike or omit the statement required under this subsection and shall specify on the label the actual expiration date of the medication.

A label on a prescription dispensed by a dispensing prescriber shall include the name of the medication in the container. The label shall also include the statement required under subsection (1) or the actual expiration date of the medication in the container in the same manner required under subsection (1) for a prescription dispensed by a pharmacist.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1993, Act 73, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 105.10 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 105.10
Probate court; jury to retire with petition, map, blank verdict; form of verdict.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

To assist the jury in arriving at their verdict, the probate court may allow the jury, when they retire, to take with them the petition filed in the case and a map showing the location of the proposed improvement and of each and all parcels of property to be taken, and may also submit to them a blank verdict, which may be as follows:

PART I.

PART I.

We find that it is ............... necessary to take the private property described in the petition in this cause, for the use and benefit of the public for the proposed public improvement.

PART II.

PART II.

The just compensation to be paid for such private property we have ascertained and determined, and hereby award as follows:

Description of each of the several parcels of private property to be taken. Owners, occupants and others interested in each parcel. Compensation. To whom payable. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Description of each of the several parcels of private property to be taken.

Owners, occupants and others interested in each parcel.

Compensation.

To whom payable.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

The different descriptions of the property and the names of the occupants, owners and others interested therein may be inserted in said blank verdict, under the direction of the probate court, before it is submitted to the jury, or it may be done by the jury.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; Am. 1899, Act 136, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1899; CL 1915, 3145; CL 1929, 2069; CL 1948, 105.10