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MI Comp L § 286.473a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 93 of 1981 - Michigan Right to Farm Act (286.471 - 286.474)|Section 286.473a - Repealed. 1999, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000.

286.473a Repealed. 1999, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to complaints generally.
MI Comp L § 286.473b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 93 of 1981 - Michigan Right to Farm Act (286.471 - 286.474)|Section 286.473b - Recovery of Costs and Expenses.

286.473b Recovery of costs and expenses. Sec. 3b.  In any nuisance action brought in which a farm or farm operation is alleged to be a nuisance, if the defendant farm or farm operation prevails, the farm or farm operation may recover from the plaintiff the actual amount of costs and expenses determined by the court to have been reasonably incurred by the farm or farm operation in connection with the defense of the action, together with reasonable and actual attorney fees. History: Add. 1995, Act 94, Eff. Sept. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 286.473c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 93 of 1981 - Michigan Right to Farm Act (286.471 - 286.474)|Section 286.473c - Property Subject to Disclosure; Contents of Statement.

286.473c Property subject to disclosure; contents of statement. Sec. 3c.  (1) Certain real property is subject to those disclosures described in section 7 of the seller disclosure act, Act No. 92 of the Public Acts of 1993, being section 565.957 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. A seller of real property located within 1 mile of the property boundary of a farm or farm operation may voluntarily make available to the buyer the following statement: "This notice is to inform prospective residents that the real property they are about to acquire lies within 1 mile of the property boundary of a farm or farm operation. Generally accepted agricultural and management practices may be utilized by the farm or farm operation and may generate usual and ordinary noise, dust, odors, and other associated conditions, and these practices are protected by the Michigan right to farm act.".  (2) Certain subdivided land is subject to those disclosures described in section 8 of the land sales act, Act No. 286 of the Public Acts of 1972, being section 565.808 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1995, Act 94, Eff. Sept. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 286.502 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 187 of 1965 - Pest Control Compact (286.501 - 286.507)|Section 286.502 - Cooperation by State Departments, Agencies and Officers With Insurance Fund.

286.502 Cooperation by state departments, agencies and officers with insurance fund. Sec. 2.  Consistent with law and within available appropriations, the departments, agencies and officers of this state may cooperate with the insurance fund established by the pest control compact. History: 1965, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
MI Comp L § 286.503 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 187 of 1965 - Pest Control Compact (286.501 - 286.507)|Section 286.503 - Bylaws and Amendments; Filing.

286.503 Bylaws and amendments; filing. Sec. 3.  Pursuant to article IV (h) of the compact, copies of bylaws and amendments thereto shall be filed with the department of agriculture. History: 1965, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
MI Comp L § 286.504 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 187 of 1965 - Pest Control Compact (286.501 - 286.507)|Section 286.504 - Compact Administrator; Duties.

286.504 Compact administrator; duties. Sec. 4.  The compact administrator for this state shall be the director of agriculture. The duties of the compact administrator shall be deemed a regular part of the duties of his office. History: 1965, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
MI Comp L § 286.505 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 187 of 1965 - Pest Control Compact (286.501 - 286.507)|Section 286.505 - Insurance Fund; Application for Assistance.

286.505 Insurance fund; application for assistance. Sec. 5.  Within the meaning of article VI (b) or VIII (a), a request or application for assistance from the insurance fund may be made by the governor whenever in his judgment the conditions qualifying this state for such assistance exist and it would be in the best interest of this state to make such request. History: 1965, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
MI Comp L § 286.506 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 187 of 1965 - Pest Control Compact (286.501 - 286.507)|Section 286.506 - Credit to Account of Department Liable for Expenditure.

286.506 Credit to account of department liable for expenditure. Sec. 6.  The department, agency, or officer expending or becoming liable for an expenditure on account of a control or eradication program undertaken or intensified pursuant to the compact shall have credited to his account in the state treasury the amount or amounts of any payments made to this state to defray the cost of such program, or any part thereof, or as reimbursement thereof. History: 1965, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
MI Comp L § 286.507 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 187 of 1965 - Pest Control Compact (286.501 - 286.507)|Section 286.507 - Executive Head; Definition.

286.507 Executive head; definition. Sec. 7.  As used in the compact, with reference to this state, the term "executive head" means the governor. History: 1965, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
MI Comp L § 286.601 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 288 of 1965 - Transportation of Migrant Agricultural Workers (286.601 - 286.602)|Section 286.601 - Transportation of Migrant Agricultural Workers; Minimum Safety Standards, Rules and Regulations.

286.601 Transportation of migrant agricultural workers; minimum safety standards, rules and regulations. Sec. 1.  The department of commerce, public service commission division, shall adopt rules and regulations on or before July 1, 1966 in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, to protect the health and safety of migrant workers proceeding to or returning from employment in agriculture in any motor vehicle carrier.  The rules and regulations shall specify the minimum safety and other requirements for motor vehicles, parts, accessories, equipment and safety devices thereon and for health, language, driving skill, age and other requirements for operators of motor vehicles which transport migrant workers and which are covered by the regulations. The rules may also specify other minimum safety requirements for transportation of migrant workers to or from agricultural employment.  The department may, by rule, require the additional licensing of persons authorized to operate motor vehicles used to transport migrant agricultural workers which otherwise are subject to the regulations promulgated pursuant to this act. There shall be no fee for such license. History: 1965, Act 288, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 190, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of Public Service Commission highway enforcement functions relating to motor carriers to Department of State Police, see E.R.O. No. 1982-1, compiled at MCL 28.21 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 286.602 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 288 of 1965 - Transportation of Migrant Agricultural Workers (286.601 - 286.602)|Section 286.602 - Encouragement of Compliance With Safety Regulations.

286.602 Encouragement of compliance with safety regulations. Sec. 2.  The department shall encourage compliance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to this act and shall meet periodically with municipal and private associations and other groups to promote the health and safety of migrant workers proceeding to or returning from employment in agriculture. History: 1965, Act 288, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965
MI Comp L § 286.641 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 160 of 1966 - Overnight Rest Camps for Migrant Agricultural Workers (286.641 - 286.644)|Section 286.641 - Overnight Rest Camps for Migrant Agricultural Workers; Selection of Sites.

286.641 Overnight rest camps for migrant agricultural workers; selection of sites. Sec. 1.  The department of labor shall plan, construct or lease, and provide custodial administration for at least 2 supervised overnight rest camps for migrant agricultural workers; 1 in the southwest part of the state and 1 in the southeast part of the state near U.S.-23. The final selection of the sites shall be determined with the approval of the department of labor—employment security commission. History: 1966, Act 160, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.642 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 160 of 1966 - Overnight Rest Camps for Migrant Agricultural Workers (286.641 - 286.644)|Section 286.642 - Minimum Size of Camp, and Minimum Facilities; Time of Operation.

286.642 Minimum size of camp, and minimum facilities; time of operation. Sec. 2.  Each camp shall have not less than 6 18 feet by 24 feet units with roof, for use as sleeping quarters for migrant workers; 5 roofed cooking facilities; drinking water; separate toilet facilities and washrooms for men and women; living space for the camp supervisor; sufficient space for at least 3 desks and waiting space suitable for a farm labor services office equipped with heat, lights and telephone and radio communication systems. Each camp shall be in operation for the period from May 1 to October 31 of each year. History: 1966, Act 160, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.643 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 160 of 1966 - Overnight Rest Camps for Migrant Agricultural Workers (286.641 - 286.644)|Section 286.643 - Rules and Regulations; Promulgation.

286.643 Rules and regulations; promulgation. Sec. 3.  The department of labor may make rules and regulations necessary for administration of this act and setting fees for space and services provided by it. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. History: 1966, Act 160, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.644 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 160 of 1966 - Overnight Rest Camps for Migrant Agricultural Workers (286.641 - 286.644)|Section 286.644 - Authorization or Expenditure of Federal and Other Funds, Limitation.

286.644 Authorization or expenditure of federal and other funds, limitation. Sec. 4.  The authorization provided in section 1 does not include authorization for any expenditures in excess of funds obtainable from the federal government for the purpose provided in section 1 and funds obtainable from non-governmental sources for this purpose and such other funds as may hereafter be appropriated by the state legislature and expressly designated for such purpose, and provided that the acceptance of such funds does not obligate the state to continue those programs after the federal and other funds are no longer available, and that such federal and other funds shall be allotted for expenditure only after approval by the state budget director. History: 1966, Act 160, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.651 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 234 of 1966 - Licensing and Regulation of Emigrant Agents (286.651 - 286.657)|Section 286.651 - Emigrant Agents; Definition.

286.651 Emigrant agents; definition. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy or receiver.  (b) "Emigrant agent" means a person engaged in recruiting, hiring, soliciting or enticing laborers by any means whatsoever in this state to be employed beyond the limits of this state in farm labor.  (c) "Employer" means a person employing or seeking to employ an employee for farm labor.  (d) "Farm labor" means cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any agricultural or horticultural commodity, the raising of livestock, bees, furbearing animals or poultry, any practices performed on the farm as an incident to or in conjunction with such farming operations, including preparation for market, delivery to storage or to market or to carriers for transportation to market or any forestry or lumbering operations, and first processing of any agricultural or horticultural commodity during seasonal operations.  (e) "Director" means the director of labor or any person authorized to act in his behalf. History: 1966, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.652 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 234 of 1966 - Licensing and Regulation of Emigrant Agents (286.651 - 286.657)|Section 286.652 - Exemption From Act of Certain Employment Agencies.

286.652 Exemption from act of certain employment agencies. Sec. 2.  This act does not apply to an employment agency established and operated by this state, the United States or a municipality of this state or a person who operates a labor bureau or employment office in conjunction with his own business for the sole and exclusive purpose of employing help for his own use within this state, or to agricultural producers acting jointly or severally in securing farm laborers for their own use in this state. History: 1966, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.653 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 234 of 1966 - Licensing and Regulation of Emigrant Agents (286.651 - 286.657)|Section 286.653 - License; Necessity; Application; Form; Fee; Bond; Cancellation, Hearing, Grounds.

286.653 License; necessity; application; form; fee; bond; cancellation, hearing, grounds. Sec. 3.  No person other than those exempt shall engage in the business of emigrant agent without first having obtained a license therefor from the director. Application for a license may be made in person or by mail on an approved form and shall be accompanied by the annual fee of $75.00 and a valid noncancelable surety bond in the amount of $2,000.00 in favor of the director and conditioned for the faithful observance of all laws and regulations covering the licensee's actions as an emigrant agent. The license shall cover the calendar year for which it is issued. The license is subject to cancellation by the director, after a hearing, when he finds that the agent used fraud or deception in obtaining the license or in soliciting farm laborers, or is convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude or has violated any provision of this act. History: 1966, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.654 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 234 of 1966 - Licensing and Regulation of Emigrant Agents (286.651 - 286.657)|Section 286.654 - Weekly Report; Filing; Failure to File; Contents.

286.654 Weekly report; filing; failure to file; contents. Sec. 4.  A licensed emigrant agent shall make weekly reports to the director covering each week in which he conducts any activity in this state covered by the license. The report shall be mailed to the director not later than Monday following the week covered by the report. Failure to file such report promptly is sufficient cause for suspension or revocation of the license. The report shall include:  (a) The name, age, sex and address of each person solicited to be employed beyond the limits of this state.  (b) The name and address of the employer of each such person.  (c) The kind of work each such person is to be employed in.  (d) The place where each such person is to be employed.  (e) The term of employment of each such person.  (f) The wages to be paid and perquisites offered to each such person for his work.  (g) Whether or not transportation is to be furnished, arranged for or paid any such agricultural worker either upon leaving or returning to this state. History: 1966, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.655 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 234 of 1966 - Licensing and Regulation of Emigrant Agents (286.651 - 286.657)|Section 286.655 - Agent to Carry License; Inspection.

286.655 Agent to carry license; inspection. Sec. 5.  An emigrant agent shall carry the original license or a certified copy thereof on his person at all times he is soliciting, enticing or otherwise recruiting agricultural labor for employment beyond the limits of this state and shall produce the license or copy upon request of a police officer or the director. History: 1966, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.656 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 234 of 1966 - Licensing and Regulation of Emigrant Agents (286.651 - 286.657)|Section 286.656 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

286.656 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 6.  Any person who acts as an emigrant agent without having secured a license is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1966, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.657 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 234 of 1966 - Licensing and Regulation of Emigrant Agents (286.651 - 286.657)|Section 286.657 - Effective Date.

286.657 Effective date. Sec. 7.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1966. History: 1966, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
MI Comp L § 286.681 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 94 of 2018 - Seed Potato Act (286.681 - 286.689)|Section 286.681 - Short Title.

286.681 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "seed potato act". History: 2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
MI Comp L § 286.682 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 94 of 2018 - Seed Potato Act (286.681 - 286.689)|Section 286.682 - Definitions.

286.682 Definitions.Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Advisory committee" means the seed potato advisory committee created in section 6.  (b) "Certified seed" means a class of seed that meets the requirements of 1959 PA 221, MCL 286.71 to 286.75, and the rules promulgated under that act.  (c) "Certifying authority" means the official seed-certifying agency of this state or the authorized seed potato certifying agency of another state, territory, or country.  (d) "Cultivar" means unique variety.  (e) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.  (f) "Director" means the director of the department.  (g) "Distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, barter, deliver, supply, furnish, or otherwise provide seed potatoes.  (h) "Field year" means the number of years a particular seed lot has been grown in the field after greenhouse propagation.  (i) "Fund" means the agriculture licensing and inspection fees fund created in section 9 of the insect pest and plant disease act, 1931 PA 189, MCL 286.209.  (j) "Hundredweight" means a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds.  (k) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, governmental entity, or other legal entity.  (l) "Rule" means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.  (m) "Seed lot" means all the seed potatoes of the same variety that are of a single class and specific seed source and are harvested from a field or stored together in a specific storage facility.  (n) "Seed potato" means the tuber that is used for the reproduction of the potato.  (o) "State national harmonization program" means the state national harmonization program for seed potatoes developed by the plant protection and quarantine program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the United States Department of Agriculture. History: 2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
MI Comp L § 286.683 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 94 of 2018 - Seed Potato Act (286.681 - 286.689)|Section 286.683 - Distribution of Certified Seed Potatoes; Documents.

286.683 Distribution of certified seed potatoes; documents.Sec. 3.  (1) Beginning January 1, 2021, a person who distributes combined seed lots sufficient to plant 1 or more acres in this state as determined by the director by rule must distribute only certified seed potatoes, except that the person may distribute uncertified seed potatoes to a grower that has been granted permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes under section 4(3).  (2) All seed lots of seed potatoes required to be certified seed under subsection (1) must at the time of distribution, be accompanied by all of the following documents:  (a) An official tag or bulk certificate indicating their status as certified seed.  (b) A certificate of shipping point inspection.  (c) A North American plant health certificate issued by the certifying authority for seed potatoes imported from outside of this state.  (d) Any other documentation necessary to provide the information required by subsection (3).  (3) The documents described in subsection (2) must provide the following:  (a) A description of the grade of the seed potatoes.  (b) The findings of field inspections and postharvest inspections conducted on each seed lot of seed potatoes.  (c) The field year of the seed potatoes.  (d) Evidence that the seed potatoes were tagged and, if imported from outside this state, packed and sealed under the certification standards of the state, territory, or country in which they were grown. History: 2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
MI Comp L § 286.684 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry|Act 94 of 2018 - Seed Potato Act (286.681 - 286.689)|Section 286.684 - Planting Seed Potatoes in Combined Seed Lots; Certified Seed Required; Exception; Conditions; Permission.

286.684 Planting seed potatoes in combined seed lots; certified seed required; exception; conditions; permission.Sec. 4.  (1) Beginning January 1, 2021, and except as otherwise permitted under this section, seed potatoes in combined seed lots that are sufficient to plant 1 or more acres as determined by the director by rule may only be planted if the seed potatoes are certified seed. Seed potatoes imported into this state must meet the minimum standards in the state national harmonization program and in any active applicable quarantine or rule.  (2) Beginning January 1, 2021, a potato grower may plant uncertified potatoes if both of the following conditions are met:  (a) The potatoes were grown and stored as part of that grower's farming operations.  (b) The uncertified potatoes are no more than 1 field year from certified seed potatoes.  (3) Beginning January 1, 2021, in any year that there is an insufficient volume of any cultivar of certified seed potatoes and seed potatoes meeting the requirements of this section, potato growers may apply to the advisory committee for permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes. Upon recommendation from the advisory committee, the director may grant applying growers permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes for only that growing season. History: 2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018