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MI Comp L § 290.562a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)|Section 290.562a - Assessment on Beans Grown and Produced; Payment; Report; Use; Research Advisory Board; Referendum.

290.562a Assessment on beans grown and produced; payment; report; use; research advisory board; referendum. Sec. 12a.  An assessment of 1 cent per hundredweight is levied and imposed upon all beans grown and produced in this state in the year 1974, and annually thereafter. The first receiver who purchases or receives beans from growers shall pay the assessment. The assessment paid by the first receiver shall be reported and remitted to the commission in the same manner as the grower assessment. The first receiver assessment shall be used solely for the funding of dry edible bean research by the commission in cooperation with the Michigan bean shippers association. The commission shall appoint a research advisory board to aid in administration of funding of the research. At least 1/2 of the advisory board shall be dealer members of the Michigan bean shippers association. Moneys generated by the first receiver assessment shall be deposited in such banks as the commission designates but this fund shall be kept separate from other moneys or funds received by the commission. Three years after the effective date of this section, the commission, upon receipt of a petition bearing the signatures of at least 25% of the first receivers, but with not more than 1/2 of them from 1 district, the commission shall conduct a referendum to determine whether or not the commission shall continue to levy the first receiver assessment for research. If a majority of the first receivers voting, vote against assessment of first receivers for research, the commission shall discontinue the first receiver assessment. The referendum shall be conducted by the commission within 60 days after receipt of a petition. History: Add. 1974, Act 117, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1974
MI Comp L § 290.562b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)|Section 290.562b - Changing Method or Amount of Assessment; Referendum; Implementation of Proposed Change.

290.562b Changing method or amount of assessment; referendum; implementation of proposed change. Sec. 12b.  (1) The commission may change the method or the amount of the assessment imposed in section 12, or both, by complying with this section.  (2) If the commission proposes a change as described in subsection (1), then it shall conduct a referendum of growers relative to any such change.  (3) After a referendum, the commission shall implement a proposed change if more than 50% of the growers voting approve any proposed change and those voters represent more than 50% of the hundredweight voting. History: Add. 1989, Act 144, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1989
MI Comp L § 290.563 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)|Section 290.563 - Repealed. 1976, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1977.

290.563 Repealed. 1976, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1977. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to election to become nonparticipating grower.
MI Comp L § 290.564 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)|Section 290.564 - Supplemental Assessment for Special Projects; Referendum to Determine Rate; Collection.

290.564 Supplemental assessment for special projects; referendum to determine rate; collection. Sec. 14.  (1) Whenever 800 of the growers, of which not more than 200 are in the same district, petition the commission, the commission shall conduct a referendum among the growers of the state to determine the rate of supplemental assessment for special projects.  (2) The supplemental assessment provided for in subsection (1) shall be collected and remitted to the commission in the same manner as provided in section 12. The referendum shall be conducted in a manner to protect the purity of the ballot.  (3) If a majority of the growers voting upon the question vote in favor of the proposed change, the assessment shall be ineffective in the year in which it is voted unless the change is published before June 1 of that year.  (4) The total rate of supplemental assessment shall not exceed 25 cents per hundredweight. History: 1965, Act 114, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1977 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 484, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
MI Comp L § 290.565 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)|Section 290.565 - Records of First Receiver; Preservation; Availability; Records of Grower Processing or Retailing Own Production.

290.565 Records of first receiver; preservation; availability; records of grower processing or retailing own production. Sec. 15.  A first receiver shall keep complete and accurate records of the number of pounds of beans purchased from each grower by the receiver during each calendar year. The records shall be preserved for 2 years, and shall be available to the commission or the commission's authorized agent upon request. A grower processing or retailing the grower's own production shall keep the records prescribed in this section. History: 1965, Act 114, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981
MI Comp L § 290.566 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)|Section 290.566 - Violation; Penalties; Prosecution.

290.566 Violation; penalties; prosecution. Sec. 16.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who violates or aids in the violation of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (2) A member of the commission who intentionally violates section 5(2) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.  (3) A prosecution under this act may be instituted in a county in this state in which the violation was committed, or in which a defendant resides or has a principal place of business. History: 1965, Act 114, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 412, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 1978
MI Comp L § 290.567 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)|Section 290.567 - Referendum on Continuation of Commission Functions; Referendum on Termination of Commission; Petition; Notice; Hearings; Cessation of Operations and Transfer of Assets; Voting; Submitting Ballot to Legislative Committees for Review.

290.567 Referendum on continuation of commission functions; referendum on termination of commission; petition; notice; hearings; cessation of operations and transfer of assets; voting; submitting ballot to legislative committees for review. Sec. 17.  (1) Five years after the latest referendum held under this section, the department of agriculture shall conduct a referendum at which growers shall vote whether or not the commission shall continue to levy the assessments and otherwise carry out this act. If a majority of the growers voting who represent a majority of the hundredweight sold in any 1 of the previous 3 years of those voting, vote against having the commission continue to function, the commission shall cease its operations and deliver its assets to the director who shall transfer the assets to Michigan state university for bean research. A grower is entitled to 1 vote and the grower must be able to verify the hundredweight claimed as being sold as indicated on the ballot.  (2) Upon written petition signed by at least 200 growers but with not more than 100 of them from any 1 district, the director shall, within 30 days, give 10 days' notice and hold a hearing on termination of the commission. Within 45 days after the close of the hearings, the director shall conduct a referendum to determine whether the growers assent to the proposed action. The commission is terminated if a majority by number of those voting, representing a majority of the hundredweight sold in any 1 of the previous 3 years of those voting, vote against its continuation. The commission shall then cease its operations and deliver its assets to the director who shall transfer the assets to Michigan state university for bean research. A referendum described in this subsection shall not be conducted within 1 year before or after any other referendum. A grower is entitled to 1 vote and the grower must be able to verify the hundredweight claimed as being sold as indicated on the ballot.  (3) Not less than 30 days before the referendum required by subsection (1), the department of agriculture shall submit for review the ballot to be used in conducting the referendum to the senate's and the house of representatives' standing committees dealing primarily with agricultural issues. History: 1965, Act 114, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1977 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 484, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
MI Comp L § 290.568 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)|Section 290.568 - Effective Date.

290.568 Effective date. Sec. 18.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1966. History: 1965, Act 114, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966
MI Comp L § 290.601 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.601 - Short Title.

290.601 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "weights and measures act".  History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
MI Comp L § 290.603 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.603 - Recognized Systems of Weights and Measures; Use; Recognized Definitions, Tables, and Equivalents Governing Equipment and Transactions.

290.603 Recognized systems of weights and measures; use; recognized definitions, tables, and equivalents governing equipment and transactions.Sec. 3.  The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and one or the other of these systems or both shall be used, for all commercial purposes in this state. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weights and measures equivalents, as published by the NIST, are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in this state. History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1978 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 253, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.604 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.604 - State Reference Standards of Weights and Measures; Storage; Maintenance; Removal From Laboratory; Use.

290.604 State reference standards of weights and measures; storage; maintenance; removal from laboratory; use.Sec. 4.  The state reference standards shall be maintained traceable to the international system of units through calibrations by a national metrology institute and shall be kept in a safe and suitable place in the weights and measures laboratory of the department and shall be maintained as recommended by the NIST handbook 143, which is incorporated by reference, unless otherwise noted. The state primary standards shall not be removed from the weights and measures laboratory except for repairs or certification. The state primary standards shall be used only to verify the secondary standards and for scientific purposes. History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 117, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1978 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 253, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.605 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.605 - Keeping Copies of State Primary Standards as Secondary Standards; Field Standards and Equipment; Verification.

290.605 Keeping copies of state primary standards as secondary standards; field standards and equipment; verification.Sec. 5.  In addition to the state primary standards provided for in section 4, this state shall supply at least 1 complete set of copies of the state primary standards to be kept in the weights and measures laboratory of the department to be known as secondary standards. This state shall also supply field standards and equipment as may be found necessary to carry out this act. The secondary standards shall be verified upon their initial receipt and as often thereafter as the director considers necessary. The field standards shall be verified upon their initial receipt and at least once every 5 years thereafter. The secondary standards shall be verified by direct comparison with the state primary standards. The field standards shall be verified by direct comparison with the secondary standards. History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 117, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1978 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 253, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.606 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.606 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Deputy; Inspectors.

290.606 State director of weights and measures; deputy; inspectors.Sec. 6.  The director by virtue of his or her office shall be state director of weights and measures during his or her term of office. His or her deputy shall be deputy director of weights and measures, and all inspectors appointed by the director shall be state inspectors and sealers of weights and measures. History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 253, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.607 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.607 - Custody and Records of Standards and Equipment; Enforcement of Act; General Supervision; Annual Report.

290.607 Custody and records of standards and equipment; enforcement of act; general supervision; annual report. Sec. 7.  The director shall:  (a) Have the custody of and keep accurate records of the state primary standards of weights and measures and the other standards and equipment provided for by this act.  (b) Enforce this act.  (c) Have general supervision over the weights and measures offered for sale, sold or used in this state.  (d) After the close of the fiscal year, report to the governor on all of his or her official activities. History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 117, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1978
MI Comp L § 290.609 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.609 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Testing of Standards, Inspections; Testing of Weights and Measures for State Purchases.

290.609 State director of weights and measures; testing of standards, inspections; testing of weights and measures for state purchases. Sec. 9.  The director, at least once every 5 years, shall test the standards of weights and measures procured by any city or county for which the appointment of a sealer of weights and measures is provided by this act, and shall approve the same when found to be correct, and he shall inspect such standards at least once every 2 years. He shall from time to time test all weights and measures used in checking the receipt or disbursement of supplies in every institution for the maintenance of which moneys are appropriated by the legislature, and report his findings in writing to the supervisory board and to the executive office of the institution concerned. History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
MI Comp L § 290.609a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.609a - Weighing Device; Measuring Device; Certificates of Conformance; Participating Laboratory.

290.609a Weighing device; measuring device; certificates of conformance; participating laboratory.Sec. 9a.  (1) A weighing device placed in service after January 1, 1988 shall have valid certificates of conformance before use for commercial or law enforcement purposes. However, a non-NTEP measuring device for special use may be used for products for which an NTEP measuring device is not readily available, if all of the following conditions are met:  (a) The device owner receives written approval from the director.  (b) The device is tested on an annual basis by a registered service agency.  (c) The registered service agency records all testing data and the records are retained on site and made available to the department upon request.  (2) A measuring device placed in service on or after October 29, 2002, shall have valid certificates of conformance before use for commercial or law enforcement purposes. However, a non-NTEP measuring device for special use may be used for products for which an NTEP measuring device is not readily available, if all of the following conditions are met:  (a) The device owner receives written approval from the director.  (b) The device is tested on an annual basis by a registered service agency.  (c) The registered service agency records all testing data and the records are retained on site and made available to the department upon request.  (3) The director may operate a participating laboratory as part of NTEP. The director may charge and collect fees pursuant to section 10b for services rendered by the participating laboratory. History: Add. 2002, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 253, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.610 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.610 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Inspecting and Testing of Weights and Measures Kept for Sale or Used Commercially; Sampling.

290.610 State director of weights and measures; inspecting and testing of weights and measures kept for sale or used commercially; sampling. Sec. 10.  When not otherwise provided by law, the director may inspect, and test to ascertain if they are correct, all weights and measures kept, offered or exposed for sale. He shall inspect, and test to ascertain if they are correct, all weights and measures commercially used in (1) determining the weight, measurement or count of commodities or things sold or offered or exposed for sale on the basis of weight or of measure or count, (2) computing the basic charge or payment for services rendered on the basis of weight or of measure or count. With respect to devices designed to be used commercially only once and to be then discarded, and with respect to devices uniformly mass-produced as by means of a mold or die and not susceptible of individual adjustment, the inspection and testing of each individual device shall not be required and the inspecting and testing requirements of this section shall be satisfied when inspections and tests are made on representative samples of such devices; and the lots, of which such samples are representative, shall be held to be correct or incorrect upon the basis of the results of the inspection and tests on such samples. History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 264, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
MI Comp L § 290.610a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.610a - Inspection Fee; Fees and Expenses for Special Services; Disposition of Monies.

290.610a Inspection fee; fees and expenses for special services; disposition of monies.Sec. 10a.  (1) A fee shall not be charged for the regular inspection of any weights and measures or commodity subject to this act. A fee shall be charged to the owner or responsible party of any weights and measures or commodity subject to this act under either of the following circumstances:  (a) The inspection is a reinspection of any weights and measures or a lot sample of a commodity subject to this act that has been tested and found incorrect.  (b) The inspection is performed at the request of the owner or responsible party.  (2) The director shall establish the fees and expenses for special services, including fees for voluntary registration and type evaluation. Money collected by the department for special services, fees, and civil fines shall be paid into the general fund and credited to the department for weights and measures programs. History: Add. 1975, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Aug. 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.610b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.610b - Fee Schedules.

290.610b Fee schedules.Sec. 10b.  (1) The department may annually adjust the schedule of fees for reinspections, voluntary registrations, type evaluations, special weights and measures inspections, and other special services requested of the department to provide that each category of fee charged is sufficient to cover the cost of the activities and that the aggregate of fees collected is sufficient to pay for all salaries and other expenses connected with the activities described in this subsection.  (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, an owner or operator of weights and measures that are assessed an administrative fine, civil fine, or a fee as described in this section or section 10a, or any combination of administrative fine, civil fine, or fee, who does not pay the administrative fine, civil fine, or fee within 60 days after written notice of the assessment is sent may be subject to a stop use order, issued by the director, for those weights and measures. History: Add. 1975, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Aug. 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.611 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)|Section 290.611 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Investigation of Complaints; Commercial Transactions.

290.611 State director of weights and measures; investigation of complaints; commercial transactions. Sec. 11.  The director shall investigate complaints made to him concerning violations of the provisions of this act, and shall, upon his own initiative, conduct such investigations as he deems advisable to develop information on prevailing procedures in commercial quantity determination and on possible violations of the provisions of this act and to promote the general objective of accuracy in the determination and representation of quantity in commercial transactions. History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964