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MI Comp L § 285.363 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 285 - Agriculture|Act 487 of 2012 - Wildlife Depredations Indemnification Act (285.361 - 285.365)|Section 285.363 - Death, Injury, or Loss of Livestock From Wolves, Coyotes, and Cougars; Indemnification; Eligibility.

285.363 Death, injury, or loss of livestock from wolves, coyotes, and cougars; indemnification; eligibility.Sec. 3.  (1) The department shall provide indemnification for the death, injury, or loss of livestock from wolves, coyotes, and cougars. Indemnification for missing animals shall only be paid if there is a history of losses to the owner of livestock as evidenced by a prior payment by the department due to the death or injury of livestock from wolves.  (2) To be eligible for indemnification under subsection (1), the owner of livestock shall do all of the following:  (a) Report the incident to the department within 24 hours after the animal is discovered to be dead, injured, or missing.  (b) File a claim for indemnification with the department verifying the type and number of animals for which indemnification is sought. The verification may include photographs of the animals or tracks or other information that provides support for the claim. If the claim seeks indemnification for missing animals, a notarized statement from the owner specifying the date of birth of each missing animal and the date on which the animals were discovered missing, along with evidence of prior indemnification payments due to death or injury of livestock from wolves, is sufficient documentation that 1 or more animals are missing and eligible for indemnification.  (c) Upon request, provide the department of natural resources with access to the owner's property as necessary to conduct an investigation if the department of natural resources believes that an on-site visit will assist its investigation.  (d) Upon request, provide the department with documentation that the animals have official identification, if required under the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to 287.746. History: 2012, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
MI Comp L § 285.364 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 285 - Agriculture|Act 487 of 2012 - Wildlife Depredations Indemnification Act (285.361 - 285.365)|Section 285.364 - Appraisal and Inventory; Indemnification Payment; Reimbursement; Deduction for Compensation From Other Source; Limitation per Incident; Indemnification Subject to Specific Appropriations.

285.364 Appraisal and inventory; indemnification payment; reimbursement; deduction for compensation from other source; limitation per incident; indemnification subject to specific appropriations.Sec. 4.  (1) Within 45 days after receipt of a claim for indemnification, the department shall appraise and inventory the livestock for which indemnification is sought and shall make an indemnification payment to a person who is eligible to receive indemnification under this act. If the department fails to make the indemnification payment within this 45-day time period, the person is entitled to receive from the department twice the amount of the original claim.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department shall reimburse the claimant, for each animal included in the claim, 100% of the fair market value, on the date of the appraisal, of livestock of that type marketable for the purpose for which the animal was intended to be marketed, not to exceed $4,000.00 for each animal. The appraisal determination shall not delay the slaughter, destruction, or disposition of the livestock animals.  (3) The department shall deduct from the indemnification amount under subsection (2) for any compensation received, or to be received by the owner, from any other source, including, but not limited to, indemnification by the United States department of agriculture, insurance, or salvage value. The owner shall furnish to the department all records indicating other sources of indemnity. An affidavit signed by the owner attesting to the amount of compensation for the livestock received, or to be received, from any other source shall accompany the appraisal certificate prior to the payment of indemnification under this section.  (4) The department may make an indemnification payment pursuant to this section not to exceed $100,000.00 per incident which is the basis for a valid claim for indemnification under this act, from any line item in the annual budget for the department in the applicable fiscal year. Any agreement for an indemnification payment greater than $100,000.00 entered into between the department and an owner of livestock shall contain a provision indicating that, notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, indemnification shall be subject to specific appropriations by the legislature and not be paid from department funds. History: 2012, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
MI Comp L § 285.365 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 285 - Agriculture|Act 487 of 2012 - Wildlife Depredations Indemnification Act (285.361 - 285.365)|Section 285.365 - Acceptance of Compensation as Full and Complete Release of Claim; Exceptions to Right of Indemnity.

285.365 Acceptance of compensation as full and complete release of claim; exceptions to right of indemnity.Sec. 5.  (1) Acceptance of compensation under this act constitutes a full and complete release of any claim the owner has against this state, its departments, agencies, officers, employees, agents, and contractors to the extent these persons were acting on behalf of this state, within the scope of their employment with this state or under the direction of this state, its departments, agencies, officers, or employees related to the death, injury, or loss of the livestock.  (2) The right to indemnity under this act does not apply to livestock determined by the department to have been imported without meeting import requirements such as an official interstate health certificate or official interstate certificate of veterinary inspection, required testing, required vaccination, or to livestock determined by the department to have been illegally moved within this state. An owner is not entitled to indemnity from this state for an animal that comes into the possession of the owner with the owner's knowledge that the animal is diseased or is suspected of having been exposed to an infectious, contagious, or toxicological disease. In addition, the department shall not indemnify an owner for animals that have been exposed to an animal that comes into the possession of the owner with the owner's knowledge that the animal is diseased or is suspected of having been exposed to an infectious, contagious, or toxicological disease. History: 2012, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
MI Comp L § 286.71 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 221 of 1959 - Certification of Seed (286.71 - 286.75)|Section 286.71 - Certification of Seeds; Definitions.

286.71 Certification of seeds; definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Seed" means the seed or propagating materials of cereals, grain crops, vegetable crops, oil crops, fiber crops, forage crops, grasses, legumes, turf species, tuberous crops, and other crops used in agricultural products which are produced or processed for the purpose of being sold, offered or exposed for sale, for planting, sowing or seeding processes within this state.  (b) "Certified seed" means the progeny of foundation, registered or certified seed if designated foundation and plant propagating materials that are so handled as to maintain satisfactory genetic identity and purity and have met certification standards required by this act and have been approved and certified by the director upon the advice of official seed certifying agencies.  (c) "Foundation seed" means seed stocks or plant propagating materials that are increased from breeder or designated foundation seed and are so handled as to most nearly maintain specific genetic identity and purity. Foundation seed, established by designation, shall be that seed designated by the agricultural experiment station together with the legal certifying agency and approved by the director of agriculture.  (d) "Breeder seed" means seed or plant propagating material directly controlled by the originating or, in certain cases, the sponsoring plant breeder or institution, and which provides the source of foundation seed.  (e) "Registered seed" means the progeny of foundation or registered seed or plant propagating material that is so handled as to maintain satisfactory genetic identity and purity and that has been approved and certified by the director of agriculture upon the advice of the official certifying agencies. This class of seed shall be of a quality suitable for the production of certified seed. History: 1959, Act 221, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
MI Comp L § 286.72 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 221 of 1959 - Certification of Seed (286.71 - 286.75)|Section 286.72 - Director as Legal Seed Certifying Officer; Rules; Standards; Sale and Advertising for Sale of Group of Seed Having Common Characteristics Within Species; Conditions.

286.72 Director as legal seed certifying officer; rules; standards; sale and advertising for sale of group of seed having common characteristics within species; conditions. Sec. 2.  (1) The director of the department of agriculture is the legal seed certifying officer of this state and may promulgate rules governing the certification of seed as to variety, type, strain, or other genetic character and the labeling of certified seed, and may adopt general seed certification standards in cooperation with certifying agencies. The rules authorized by this section shall be promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (2) The director of the department of agriculture may permit the sale and advertising for sale as certified seed of a group of seed having common characteristics within a species even though the seed does not meet the requirements of this act or the rules promulgated under this act for certified seed if all of the following conditions are met:  (a) The director determines, with the concurrence of the director of the Michigan agricultural experiment station, that there is an inadequate supply in this state of a group of seed having common characteristics within a species.  (b) The seed has been certified by the official certifying agency of another state and is advertised and sold bearing the state of origin certification.  (c) Reasonable and timely notice is given to persons affected by the director's determination under this subsection.  (3) If the director exercises the authority provided under subsection (2), the director shall issue a list of the seed permitted for sale. History: 1959, Act 221, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1986 Admin Rule: R 285.623.1 et seq. and R 285.628.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 286.73 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 221 of 1959 - Certification of Seed (286.71 - 286.75)|Section 286.73 - Official Seed Certifying Agencies; Designation; Fees; Liability.

286.73 Official seed certifying agencies; designation; fees; liability. Sec. 3.  (1) The director of the department of agriculture shall, after consultation with the dean of agriculture of Michigan state university and the director of the Michigan agricultural experiment station, and after due notice and public hearing, designate official seed certifying agencies that he or she finds qualified to assist and advise him or her in carrying out this act in order to advise as to variety, type, strain, or other genetic characteristics and to recommend standards for agricultural or vegetable seeds or plant propagating materials to be certified and the labeling of the seeds. The director of the department of agriculture shall authorize the designated official seed certifying agencies to charge a fee commensurate with the cost of the seed certification function.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a person shall not have a cause of action against a designated official seed certifying agency or its agent or employee if the designated seed certifying agency or its agent or employee is engaged in duties permitted by this act and utilizes written and approved procedures and protocols established by the director of the department of agriculture.  (3) A designated official seed certifying agency or its agent or employee is liable for injuries to persons and damages to property under 1 or more of the following circumstances:  (a) The designated official seed certifying agency or its agent or employee failed to follow written procedures and protocols.  (b) The designated seed certifying agency or its agent or employee improperly interpreted the laboratory test results even though the written procedures and protocols were followed.  (c) The actions taken by the designated official seed certifying agency or its agent or employee were not within the scope of its official duties. History: 1959, Act 221, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1974 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 66, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1995
MI Comp L § 286.74 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 221 of 1959 - Certification of Seed (286.71 - 286.75)|Section 286.74 - Repealed. 1995, Act 66, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1995.

286.74 Repealed. 1995, Act 66, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1995. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to lists of varieties and hybrids of seeds or materials eligible for certification.
MI Comp L § 286.75 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 221 of 1959 - Certification of Seed (286.71 - 286.75)|Section 286.75 - Violation of Act; Penalty; Seizure of Mislabeled Seeds.

286.75 Violation of act; penalty; seizure of mislabeled seeds. Sec. 5.  Whoever sells or offers or exposes for sale any seed within this state represented to be or labeled as certified, foundation, registered or breeder seed, as defined in this act, unless it has been produced and labeled in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the director under the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The director or his duly authorized agent is authorized to seize and take possession of such seeds in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 10 of Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1923, as amended, being section 286.60 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. History: 1959, Act 221, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
MI Comp L § 286.81 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 86 of 1929 - Cherry Pests (286.81 - 286.87)|Section 286.81 - Protection of Cherry Crops.

286.81 Protection of cherry crops. Sec. 1.  In order to protect the cherry crops of the state from the ravages of the cherry fruit flies (Rhagoletis Cingulata Loew and R. Fausta Osten Sacken) established within the state and now seriously and destructively threatening and infesting cherry orchards within the state, and other cherry pests which are now or may hereafter be established in the state, the commissioner of agriculture shall adopt and carry out such control measures as are deemed advisable and may cooperate with other agencies in the control of these pests. History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5112 ;-- CL 1948, 286.81 Admin Rule: R 285.600.1 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 286.82 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 86 of 1929 - Cherry Pests (286.81 - 286.87)|Section 286.82 - Control Regulations; Enforcement.

286.82 Control regulations; enforcement. Sec. 2.  The commissioner of agriculture is authorized to adopt, issue and enforce rules and regulations for the control of these pests. Under such rules and regulations, the commissioner of agriculture or his authorized agents may prohibit and prevent the movement within the state without inspection, or the shipment or transportation within the state of any and all cherries or any horticultural product or any other material of any character whatsoever capable of carrying these pests in any living stage of their development, and in the enforcement of such rules and regulations may intercept, stop and detain for official inspection any person, car, vessel, boat, truck, automobile, aircraft, wagon or other vehicle or container believed or known to be carrying the said pests in any living state of their development, in violation of said rules and regulations of the commissioner of agriculture, and may seize, possess and destroy any cherries moved, shipped or transported in violation of the rules and regulations of the commissioner of agriculture. History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5113 ;-- CL 1948, 286.82
MI Comp L § 286.83 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 86 of 1929 - Cherry Pests (286.81 - 286.87)|Section 286.83 - Right of Access; Unlawful Acts.

286.83 Right of access; unlawful acts. Sec. 3.  For the purpose of this act the commissioner of agriculture or his authorized agents shall have free access to any farm, field, orchard, garden, elevator, canning factory, warehouse, freight or express office, car, freight yard, vehicle, vessel, boat, container or any other place which for probable cause it may be necessary or desirable for such authorized agents to enter in carrying out the provisions of this act. It shall be unlawful to deny such access to such authorized agents and to hinder, thwart or defeat such inspection or entrance by misrepresentation or concealment of facts or conditions or otherwise. History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5114 ;-- CL 1948, 286.83
MI Comp L § 286.84 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 86 of 1929 - Cherry Pests (286.81 - 286.87)|Section 286.84 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

286.84 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 4.  Any person, copartnership, association or corporation violating any provision of this act or the rules or regulations of the commissioner of agriculture issued and promulgated hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than 25 dollars nor more than 100 dollars or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5115 ;-- CL 1948, 286.84
MI Comp L § 286.85 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 86 of 1929 - Cherry Pests (286.81 - 286.87)|Section 286.85 - Treatment by Owner or Commissioner; Expense, Enforcement of Payment.

286.85 Treatment by owner or commissioner; expense, enforcement of payment. Sec. 5.  The commissioner of agriculture shall have power, and it is made his duty to require on the part of the owner all necessary treatment, by spraying or otherwise, of all cherry trees within the state, whether in field, lot, orchard or elsewhere. The owner or person having charge of cherry trees or cherry orchards shall, within the time limit provided, administer such treatment or cause the same to be administered as set forth in the rules and regulations of the commissioner of agriculture. In case the owner or person in charge of such cherry trees or cherry orchards shall refuse or neglect to carry out any and all instructions given by the commissioner of agriculture within the time limit provided, the commissioner of agriculture or his authorized agents may take the action so required and shall employ such aid as may be necessary to carry out his own orders or those of his inspector or inspectors as the case may be. The commissioner of agriculture shall render a bill against the owner for the full amount of such expenses. If the owner refuses or neglects to pay said bill within 30 days, it shall be certified to the supervisor of the township in which the property on which the work was done, is located. The supervisor shall cause all such expenditures to be severally levied on the lands on which such expenditures were made, and the same shall become a lien upon said land and shall be assessed and collected as other taxes are assessed and collected. When collected, they shall be paid by the collecting official direct to the commissioner of agriculture, who shall deposit the same into the general fund of the state. History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5116 ;-- CL 1948, 286.85
MI Comp L § 286.86 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 86 of 1929 - Cherry Pests (286.81 - 286.87)|Section 286.86 - Liability of Agent or Employe.

286.86 Liability of agent or employe. Sec. 6.  In construing and enforcing the provisions of this act, the act, omission, or failure to act of any official, agent or other person acting for or employed by any association, partnership or corporation within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be deemed the act, omission or failure to act of such association, partnership or corporation as well as of the person. History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5117 ;-- CL 1948, 286.86
MI Comp L § 286.87 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 86 of 1929 - Cherry Pests (286.81 - 286.87)|Section 286.87 - Commissioner's Appointment of Assistants and Employes.

286.87 Commissioner's appointment of assistants and employes. Sec. 7.  The commissioner of agriculture is hereby empowered to appoint such assistants and employes as will be necessary to perform the duties hereby imposed. The number of such assistants and employes and the compensation payable to all persons so appointed and employed being subject to the approval of the state administrative board. History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5118 ;-- CL 1948, 286.87
MI Comp L § 286.101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 313 of 1929 - White Pine Blister Rust (286.101 - 286.112)|Section 286.101 - White Pine Blister Rust; Definitions.

286.101 White pine blister rust; definitions. Sec. 1.  For the purposes of this act the following words, names and terms shall be construed respectively to mean:  (a) Commissioner: The commissioner of agriculture.  (b) Cultivated black currants: Plants, roots, cuttings or scions of Ribes nigrum L.  (c) Currants and gooseberries: Plants, roots, cuttings or scions belonging to the genera Ribes L. and Grossularia (Tourn.) Mill.  (d) White pine blister rust control area: An area established by state authority, wherein the planting and possession of currant and gooseberry plants is prohibited for the purpose of protecting the white pines on such area from damage by white pine blister rust.  (e) Fruiting currant and gooseberry control area: An area established by state authority wherein the planting or possession of white pines is prohibited for the purpose of protecting fruiting currants and gooseberries in such areas from damage by the white pine blister rust.  (f) White pine: Plants of any species belonging to the genus Pinus which bear their needles in clusters of 5.  (g) White pine blister rust: The fungous disease caused by Cronartium ribicola Fischer. History: 1929, Act 313, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5131 ;-- CL 1948, 286.101