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MI Comp L § 290.255 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 110 of 1909 - Linseed or Flaxseed Oil (290.251 - 290.256)|Section 290.255 - Right of Access; Samples; Duty to Prosecute; Hindering Prohibited.

290.255 Right of access; samples; duty to prosecute; hindering prohibited. Sec. 5.  The state dairy and food commissioner, his agents, assistants, inspectors, chemists or others appointed by him, shall have full rights of ingress and egress to the premises occupied by parties who manufacture, sell or deal in linseed oil or flaxseed oil, or linseed oil compounds or flaxseed oil compounds, and also shall have power and authority to open any tank, barrel, can or other vessel believed to contain such oil and inspect the contents thereof, and to take therefrom samples for analysis. In case any samples so taken shall prove on analysis to be adulterated or misbranded in violation of the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of the state dairy and food commissioner to proceed against the offender as herein provided. No person shall obstruct the state dairy and food commissioner or any of his assistants, by refusing entrance to any place which he desires to enter in the discharge of his official duty as provided in this act, nor shall any person refuse to deliver to him a sample of oil when same is requested and when the value thereof is tendered. History: 1909, Act 110, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6325 ;-- CL 1929, 5623 ;-- CL 1948, 290.255 Compiler's Notes: The office of dairy and food commissioner, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the food and drug commissioner by MCL 289.2. The office of food and drug commissioner was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the state department of agriculture by MCL 285.2.
MI Comp L § 290.256 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 110 of 1909 - Linseed or Flaxseed Oil (290.251 - 290.256)|Section 290.256 - Penalty for Violation of Act.

290.256 Penalty for violation of act. Sec. 6.  Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of violating any of the provisions of this act shall, for the first offense be punished by a fine in any sum not less than 25 dollars and not more than 100 dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court; and for the second and each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than 50 dollars and not more than 200 dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both in the discretion of the court. History: 1909, Act 110, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6326 ;-- CL 1929, 5624 ;-- CL 1948, 290.256 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 148, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991 Compiler's Notes: The office of dairy and food commissioner, referred to in this section, was abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the food and drug commissioner by MCL 289.2. The office of food and drug commissioner was subsequently abolished and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the state department of agriculture by MCL 285.2.
MI Comp L § 290.301 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 57 of 1925 - Standard Grades of Naval Stores (290.301 - 290.305)|Section 290.301 - Naval Stores Standards; Definitions.

290.301 Naval stores standards; definitions. Sec. 1.  That when used in this chapter;  (a) "Naval stores" means spirits of turpentine and rosin.  (b) "Spirits of turpentine" includes gum spirits of turpentine and wood turpentine.  (c) "Gum spirits of turpentine" means spirits of turpentine made from gum (oleoresin) from a living tree.  (d) "Wood turpentine" includes steam distilled wood turpentine and destructively distilled wood turpentine.  (e) "Steam distilled wood turpentine" means wood turpentine distilled with steam from the oleoresin within or extracted from the wood.  (f) "Destructively distilled wood turpentine" means wood turpentine obtained in the destructive distillation of the wood.  (g) "Rosin" includes gum rosin and wood rosin.  (h) "Gum rosin" means rosin remaining after the distillation of gum spirits of turpentine.  (i) "Wood rosin" means rosin remaining after the distillation of steam distilled wood turpentine. History: 1925, Act 57, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 5626 ;-- CL 1948, 290.301
MI Comp L § 290.302 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 57 of 1925 - Standard Grades of Naval Stores (290.301 - 290.305)|Section 290.302 - Standards of Quality and Purity.

290.302 Standards of quality and purity. Sec. 2.  That when used in this chapter, the standards of quality and purity of gum spirits of turpentine, steam distilled wood turpentine, destructively distilled wood turpentine, gum rosin and wood rosin shall be those of the official naval stores standards of the United States, as set forth in the federal naval stores act or amendments thereto. History: 1925, Act 57, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 5627 ;-- CL 1948, 290.302
MI Comp L § 290.303 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 57 of 1925 - Standard Grades of Naval Stores (290.301 - 290.305)|Section 290.303 - Prohibited Acts.

290.303 Prohibited acts. Sec. 3.  That the following acts are hereby prohibited and made unlawful:  (a) The sale in this state of any naval stores, or of anything offered for sale as such, except under or by reference to the official naval stores standards of the United States;  (b) The sale of any naval stores in this state under or by reference to the official naval stores standards of the United States, which is other than what it is represented to be;  (c) The use in this state of the word "turpentine" or the word "rosin", singly or with any other word or words or of any compound, derivative or imitation of either such word, or of any misleading word, or of any word, combination of words, letter or combination of letters, provided in the federal act to define the official naval stores standards of the United States, to be used or to designate naval stores of any kind or grade, in selling, offering for sale, advertising, or shipping, anything other than naval stores of the official naval stores standards of the United States;  (d) The use in this state of any false, misleading, or deceitful means or practice in the sale of naval stores, or of anything offered for sale as such. History: 1925, Act 57, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 5628 ;-- CL 1948, 290.303
MI Comp L § 290.304 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 57 of 1925 - Standard Grades of Naval Stores (290.301 - 290.305)|Section 290.304 - Enforcement; Rights and Duties of Commissioner and Agents.

290.304 Enforcement; rights and duties of commissioner and agents. Sec. 4.  The state commissioner of agriculture shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and the penal statutes relating thereto and the said commissioner, his assistants, experts, chemists, and agents shall have access and ingress to the places of business, stores, buildings and yards used for the sale of naval stores, and may open any package, tank car, tank, drum, barrel, can, jar, tub, or other receptacle containing any article that may be sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale in violation of such provision or statute. The inspectors, assistants, or chemists, appointed by the state commissioner shall perform like duties and have like authority under this chapter and the penal statutes relating thereto as is provided by law in other cases. History: 1925, Act 57, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 5629 ;-- CL 1948, 290.304
MI Comp L § 290.305 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 57 of 1925 - Standard Grades of Naval Stores (290.301 - 290.305)|Section 290.305 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

290.305 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 5.  Whoever violates any provisions of law relating to the selling, offering or exposing for sale, or advertising of naval stores by manufacturers or distributors thereof, shall be fined not more than 50 dollars, and for each subsequent offense shall be fined not less than 50 dollars, nor more than 100 dollars, or imprisoned not less than 30 days, nor more than 90 days, or both. History: 1925, Act 57, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 5630 ;-- CL 1948, 290.305
MI Comp L § 290.351 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.351 - Galvanized Wire Fence; Standard Test Gauge.

290.351 Galvanized wire fence; standard test gauge. Sec. 1.  The Washburn and Moen gauge is hereby declared to be the standard gauge for testing galvanized wire fence within this state. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2231 ;-- CL 1929, 1089 ;-- CL 1948, 290.351
MI Comp L § 290.352 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.352 - Galvanized Wire Fence; Galvanizing Test.

290.352 Galvanized wire fence; galvanizing test. Sec. 2.  The following test as to quality of galvanizing is hereby declared to be the standard test of the galvanizing of such fence within this state. The wire shall be thoroughly cleansed with a solution of soap, using a soft cloth or cotton waste. It shall then be immersed in a solution of copper sulphate neutralized with copper oxide and filtered, of a density of 1.186 at 65 degrees Fahrenheit. It shall be kept in this solution at a temperature of from 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 minute, then immersed in clear water and afterward wiped dry. After such immersion and drying, if the wire does not show a deposit of copper indicating that some portion of the zinc coating is entirely removed, it shall be considered as "1 minute wire" as hereinafter mentioned. This test shall be immediately repeated and the wire shall be graded according to the number of immersions it may be able to stand without showing a deposit of copper, and such grades shall be designated as "1 minute,""2 minute,""3 minute,""4 minute," etc. wire, in accordance with the number of minutes during which such wire respectively stood such test without showing a deposit of copper: Provided, however, That all tests shall be made on straight sections of stay or line wire and not on locks, wraps or winds of such fence. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2232 ;-- CL 1929, 1090 ;-- CL 1948, 290.352
MI Comp L § 290.353 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.353 - Galvanized Wire Fence; Standard Grades.

290.353 Galvanized wire fence; standard grades. Sec. 3.  The different grades of galvanized wire fence, as determined by the test provided by section 2 of this act, are hereby declared to be the standard grades of such fence within this state. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2233 ;-- CL 1929, 1091 ;-- CL 1948, 290.353
MI Comp L § 290.354 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.354 - Galvanized Wire Fence; Label.

290.354 Galvanized wire fence; label. Sec. 4.  Any manufacturer or dealer manufacturing or selling galvanized wire fence, whether such fence is manufactured within or without this state, shall, after complying with the provisions of this act, be permitted to attach to each and every bundle of such fence the tag or label prescribed by section 6 of this act, showing such fence so tagged or labeled to be of the standard grade and gauge as defined in this act. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2234 ;-- CL 1929, 1092 ;-- CL 1948, 290.354
MI Comp L § 290.355 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.355 - Galvanized Wire Fence; Label, Annexing Conditions; Fee.

290.355 Galvanized wire fence; label, annexing conditions; fee. Sec. 5.  Before any person shall attach any tag or label specified in section 6 of this act to any galvanized wire fence to be sold or offered for sale within this state, he shall file with the secretary of the state board of agriculture a certified copy of each variety of tag or label proposed to be attached to such fence, and shall also deposit annually with the secretary not less than 10 feet of wire of each grade and gauge to be used in the manufacturing of any fence which is to be offered for sale in this state, and at the same time shall pay to the secretary of the state board of agriculture a fee of 10 dollars for each gauge of wire so deposited. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2235 ;-- CL 1929, 1093 ;-- CL 1948, 290.355
MI Comp L § 290.356 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.356 - Galvanized Wire Fence; Test, Board of Agriculture; Permit; Label Contents.

290.356 Galvanized wire fence; test, board of agriculture; permit; label contents. Sec. 6.  It shall be the duty of the state board of agriculture to test all samples of galvanized wire fence submitted to them for that purpose and to determine whether such fence is of the standard gauge and grades provided in this act. If they shall find such fence to be of such standard gauge and grades, they shall issue to the manufacturer or dealer applying therefor a certificate good for 1 year from the date thereof, permitting such manufacturer or dealer manufacturing or selling such galvanized wire fence, to attach to each and every bundle of such fence of the same gauge and grades so tested, a tag or label bearing the following statements:  1. Name and address of manufacturer or dealer;  2. Date of expiration of certificate;  3. Date of manufacture of such fence;  4. Galvanizing test,—Whether "1 minute,""2 minute,""3 minute";  5. Gauge of top wire;  6. Gauge of bottom wire;  7. Gauge of line wire;  8. Gauge of stay wire. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2236 ;-- CL 1929, 1094 ;-- CL 1948, 290.356
MI Comp L § 290.357 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.357 - Galvanized Wire Fence; Unlawful Sales, Penalty; Civil Liability.

290.357 Galvanized wire fence; unlawful sales, penalty; civil liability. Sec. 7.  Any person who shall sell or offer for sale any galvanized wire fence tagged or labeled with the tag or label prescribed in section 6 of this act without having the same tested as prescribed in this act and without paying the required fee and procuring the certificate provided for by this act, or which is found to be of an inferior grade or gauge to that specified on such tag or label, when submitted to the test provided for in section 8 of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than 100 dollars for each offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail or house of correction for a period not exceeding 6 months or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, and in addition to such fine and imprisonment, such convicted person shall be liable for all damages sustained by the purchaser on account of such misrepresentation. The state board of agriculture shall have authority to institute prosecutions through the proper officers for all violations of this act: Provided, That an average maximum variation of .003 of an inch will be permitted in the gauge of such wire of which the fence is composed. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2237 ;-- CL 1929, 1095 ;-- CL 1948, 290.357
MI Comp L § 290.358 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.358 - Galvanized Wire Fence; Taking Samples; Tests.

290.358 Galvanized wire fence; taking samples; tests. Sec. 8.  The state board of agriculture, by any duly authorized agent, may take from any bundle of galvanized wire fence so tagged and labeled and which is being offered for sale in this state, a sample of such fence not exceeding 12 inches in length, the same to be measured along the length of the fencing and comprise the whole width thereof, such sample to be kept by said state board of agriculture and tested for the purpose of ascertaining whether the manufacturer or dealer has complied with the terms of this act: Provided, That in making all tests or measurements for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not such fence is inferior grade or gauge to that specified on the tags or labels thereof, the state board of agriculture, by its duly authorized agent or agents, shall select 5 separate samples of such fence from 5 separate bundles thereof, and if, after applying the standard gauge and test prescribed by this act, 3 or more of such samples shall not equal the gauge and grade indicated on such tags or labels, then such fence from which the 5 samples were taken shall be deemed to be of inferior gauge or grade as the case may be. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2238 ;-- CL 1929, 1096 ;-- CL 1948, 290.358
MI Comp L § 290.359 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.359 - Tests, Accounts, Publication; Expenses; Unexpended Balance.

290.359 Tests, accounts, publication; expenses; unexpended balance. Sec. 9.  The secretary of the state board of agriculture shall publish in his annual report a correct statement of all tests made under this act, together with a statement of all moneys received from fees and the amount of the same expended in making such tests. All expenses incurred by said board under the provisions of this act shall be paid from the funds arising from the fees provided in section 5 of this act, and any surplus from the total of such fees remaining on hand at the close of the fiscal year shall be placed to the credit of the experimental funds of the board. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2239 ;-- CL 1929, 1097 ;-- CL 1948, 290.359
MI Comp L § 290.360 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 227 of 1915 - Galvanized Wire Fence (290.351 - 290.360)|Section 290.360 - Effective Date.

290.360 Effective date. Sec. 10.  The provisions of this act shall not take effect until January 1, 1916. History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916 ;-- CL 1915, 2240 ;-- CL 1929, 1098 ;-- CL 1948, 290.360
MI Comp L § 290.401 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 208 of 1941 - Standard Log Rule (290.401 - 290.401)|Section 290.401 - Standard Log Rule; Establishment.

290.401 Standard log rule; establishment. Sec. 1.  Standard log rule. The international log rule, based upon 1/4 inch saw kerf, as expressed in the formula (D2 x 0.22)—0.71 D) x 0.904762 for 4 foot sections (D represents top diameter of log in inches; taper allowance, 1/2 inch per 4 feet lineal), is hereby adopted as the standard log rule for determining the board foot content of saw logs and, unless some other log rule or other method of measurement is agreed upon, all contracts hereafter entered into for the purchase and sale of saw logs shall be deemed to be made on the basis of such standard rule. History: 1941, Act 208, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942 ;-- CL 1948, 290.401
MI Comp L § 290.421 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430)|Section 290.421 - Definitions.

290.421 Definitions.Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Commission" means the potato industry commission.  (b) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.  (c) "Director" means the director of the department.   (d) "Grower" means any business unit, including a family operation, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, or other business organization engaged in the business of growing potatoes for market.  (e) "Shipper" means a person engaged in the shipment of potatoes, whether as owner, agent, or otherwise; or engaged in the processing of potatoes for human or animal consumption in any form or for any other commercial use.  (f) "Shipment of potatoes" means, and a shipment of potatoes shall be considered to take place, when potatoes are loaded within this state in a rail car, truck, or other conveyance in which the potatoes are to be transported for sale or otherwise put into the channel of trade and commerce.  (g) "Hundredweight" means a 100-pound unit or a combination of packages making a 100-pound unit, or the equivalent in metric units, of any shipment of potatoes.  (h) "Retailer" means a person who sells directly to the consumer in small quantities or broken lots.  (i) "Rule" means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.  (j) "Processor" means a person engaged in canning, freezing, dehydrating, chipping, fermenting, distilling, extracting, preserving, or changing the form of potatoes for the purpose of consumption or for any other commercial use.  (k) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other business unit. History: 1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1980 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 202, Eff. Mar. 14, 2014
MI Comp L § 290.423 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430)|Section 290.423 - Powers and Duties of Commission; Rules.

290.423 Powers and duties of commission; rules.Sec. 3.  (1) The commission shall foster, develop, and promote the potato industry through research, promotion, advertising, market expansion, development of new markets, education, and the development and dissemination of market and industry information. The commission may develop procedures and carry out any other activity necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act.  (2) To accomplish its purpose, the commission shall collect, prepare, and disseminate information relating to all of the following:  (a) The importance of potatoes in human nutrition.  (b) The manner, method, and means used and technology employed in the production, transportation, marketing, processing, and grading of potatoes.  (c) The laws of this state relating to the production, transportation, marketing, processing, and grading of potatoes, to insure a pure and wholesome product.  (d) Factors affecting the potato industry, such as unbalanced production, effect of the weather, influence of consumer purchasing power, and price relative to the cost of other foods.  (e) Branding, labeling, stenciling, sealing, or packaging potatoes to protect their identity.  (f) Other information as may be necessary to promote increased consumption of potatoes, and a better understanding and more efficient cooperation between producers, dealers, and the consuming public.  (3) The commission may promulgate rules to implement this act.  (4) The commission may appoint committees to carry out the various projects covered under this act.  (5) The commission may employ personnel and incur other expenses necessary to carry out this act. A member, employee, or agent of the commission is not liable personally for the contracts of the commission. All salaries, expenses, obligations, and liabilities incurred by the commission are payable only from the funds collected under this act. History: 1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1980 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 202, Eff. Mar. 14, 2014