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MI Comp L § 290.717 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.717 - Hearing; Notice; Duties of Chairperson; Intervention; Evidence; Informal Proceedings; Verbatim Record; Transcripts; Expense; Adjournment; Conclusion; Majority Actions and Rulings.

290.717 Hearing; notice; duties of chairperson; intervention; evidence; informal proceedings; verbatim record; transcripts; expense; adjournment; conclusion; majority actions and rulings.Sec. 17.  The chairperson of a joint settlement committee established under section 16 shall call a hearing to begin within 15 days after the joint settlement committee is established and shall give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing. The chairperson shall preside over the hearing and shall take testimony. Upon application and for good cause shown, and upon terms and conditions that are just, a person having a substantial interest in the dispute may be granted leave to intervene by the joint settlement committee. Any oral or documentary evidence and other data considered relevant by the joint settlement committee may be received in evidence. The proceedings shall be informal. Technical rules of evidence shall not apply and the competency of the evidence shall not be considered impaired. A verbatim record of the proceedings shall be made and the chairperson shall arrange for the necessary recording service. Transcripts may be ordered at the expense of the party ordering them but the transcripts shall not be necessary for a decision by the joint settlement committee. The expense of the proceedings, including a fee to the chairperson, established in advance by the department shall be borne equally by each of the parties to the dispute. The hearing conducted by the joint settlement committee may be adjourned from time to time, but, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, shall be concluded within 30 days of the time of its commencement. The actions and rulings of a majority of the members of the joint settlement committee shall constitute the actions and rulings of the joint settlement committee. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 195, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1980 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.718 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.718 - Joint Settlement Committee; Powers; Oaths; Subpoenas; Contempt.

290.718 Joint settlement committee; powers; oaths; subpoenas; contempt.Sec. 18.  The joint settlement committee may administer oaths, require the attendance of witnesses, and require the production of such books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents as may be considered material by the committee to a just determination of the issues in dispute, and for such purpose may issue subpoenas. If any person refuses to obey a subpoena, or refuses to be sworn or to testify, or if any witness, party, or attorney is guilty of any contempt while in attendance at any hearing, the joint settlement committee may, or the attorney general if requested shall, invoke the aid of any circuit court within the jurisdiction in which the hearing is being held, which court shall issue an appropriate order. Any failure to obey the order may be punished by the court as contempt. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.719 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.719 - Joint Settlement Committee; Findings of Fact; Issuance of Award.

290.719 Joint settlement committee; findings of fact; issuance of award.Sec. 19.  Within 20 days after the conclusion of the hearing or such further time to which the parties may agree, the joint settlement committee shall make written findings of fact and issue its written award upon the issues presented to it and upon the record made before it, and shall mail or otherwise deliver a true copy thereof to the parties or their representatives. The award of the joint settlement committee shall be limited to the last offer of the association or the last offer of the handler, whichever more nearly complies with the criteria contained in section 20. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.720 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.720 - Joint Settlement Committee; Decision; Basis.

290.720 Joint settlement committee; decision; basis.Sec. 20.  The joint settlement committee shall base its decision upon the following factors:  (a) Prices or projected prices for the agricultural commodity paid by competing handlers in the market area or competing market areas.  (b) Amount of the commodity produced or projections of production in the production area or competing marketing areas.  (c) Relationship between the quantity produced and the quantity handled by the handler.  (d) The producer's cost of production including the cost which would be involved in paying farm labor a fair wage rate.  (e) The average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living.  (f) The impact of the award on the competitive position of the handler in the marketing area or competing areas.  (g) The impact of the award on the competitive position of the agricultural commodity in relationship to competing commodities.  (h) A fair return on investment.  (i) Kind, quality, or grade of the commodity involved.  (j) Stipulation of the parties.  (k) Such other factors which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in determining prices, quality, quantity, and the costs of other services involved. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.721 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.721 - Finality of Committee's Decision; Enforcement.

290.721 Finality of committee's decision; enforcement.Sec. 21.  A majority decision of the joint settlement committee, if supported by competent, material and substantial evidence on the whole record, shall be final and binding upon the parties, and may be enforced, at the insistence of either party or of the joint settlement committee in the court of appeals. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.722 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.722 - Disobeying or Resisting Order; Contempt.

290.722 Disobeying or resisting order; contempt.Sec. 22.  A party who willfully disobeys a lawful order of enforcement by the court of appeals pursuant to section 21 or willfully encourages or offers resistance to such order shall be in contempt. The punishment for each day the contempt persists may be a fine fixed in the discretion of the court in an amount not to exceed $500.00 per day. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.723 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.723 - Judicial Review of Committee Awards.

290.723 Judicial review of committee awards.Sec. 23.  (1) Awards of the joint settlement committee shall be reviewable by the court of appeals but only for the following reasons:   (a) The joint settlement committee was without or exceeded its jurisdiction.   (b) The award is unsupported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record.   (c) The award was procured by fraud, collusion, or other similar and unlawful means.  (2) The pendency of a proceeding for review shall not automatically stay the order of the joint settlement committee. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.724 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.724 - Mailing Copy of Contract or Award to Department.

290.724 Mailing copy of contract or award to department.Sec. 24.  Within 30 days after an accredited association negotiates a contract with a handler or receives a joint settlement committee award, it shall send to the department by registered mail a copy of the contract or award. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.725 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.725 - Access of Department to Evidence; Refusal to Obey Subpoena; Service of Process.

290.725 Access of department to evidence; refusal to obey subpoena; service of process.Sec. 25.  (1) At all reasonable times, the department shall have access to and the right to copy evidence relating to any person or action under investigation by it in connection with any failure or refusal to bargain or for engaging in unfair practices.  (2) In case of refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person under this act, the circuit court, upon application by the department, shall have jurisdiction to order the person to appear before the department to produce evidence or to give testimony on the matter under investigation, and any failure to obey the order may be punished by the court as a contempt.  (3) Complaints, orders, and other processes and papers of the department under this act may be served personally, by registered mail, or by leaving a copy thereof at the principal office or place of business of the person required to be served. The verified return of service shall be proof of the service. Witnesses summoned before the department shall be paid the same fee and mileage allowance that are paid witnesses in circuit court and witnesses whose depositions are taken, and the person taking the same shall be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in circuit court.  (4) All processes of any court to which an application or petition may be made under this act may be served at any place in the state wherein the person or persons required to be served reside or may be found. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 290.726 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.726 - Antitrust Law Not Violated.

290.726 Antitrust law not violated. Sec. 26.  The activities of accredited associations and handlers in bargaining with respect to the price and other terms of sale of the agricultural commodities produced by the members of such accredited associations do not violate any antitrust law of this state. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973
MI Comp L § 290.727 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 344 of 1972 - Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (290.701 - 290.727)|Section 290.727 - Repealed. 1976, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1976.

290.727 Repealed. 1976, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1976. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section contained an expiration date and saving clause.
MI Comp L § 290.751 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.751 - Short Title.

290.751 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan ginseng act". History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 290.753 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.753 - Definitions.

290.753 Definitions. Sec. 3.  As used in this act:  (a) "Buy" means to purchase, trade, or barter, or to offer to purchase, trade, or barter.  (b) "Collect" means the harvest of wild ginseng.  (c) "Collector" means a person who collects wild ginseng.  (d) "Cultivated ginseng" means ginseng growing or grown in managed beds under artificial or natural shade and cultivated according to recognized ginseng horticultural practices. Cultivated ginseng includes woodsgrown ginseng.  (e) "Dealer" means a person who buys, collects, or otherwise acquires ginseng roots in this state for resale or trade.  (f) "Dealer license" means a license issued by the director authorizing a dealer to buy, collect, or otherwise acquire ginseng roots for resale or export from this state.  (g) "Department" means the department of agriculture.  (h) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or an authorized representative of the director.  (i) "Dry weight" means the weight in pounds and ounces of harvested or collected ginseng root that is dried and is no longer viable.  (j) "Ginseng" means Panaxquinquefolius L., also known as Panaxquinquefolium L., commonly known as American ginseng, either wild or cultivated, and includes plants and plant parts.  (k) "Ginseng certificate" means a document issued by the department or other official agency authorized by the director that verifies the origin, quantity by weight, type, and condition of ginseng offered for inspection.  (l) "Green weight" means the weight in pounds and ounces of freshly harvested or collected ginseng root that is not dried and is still viable.  (m) "Grower" means a person who grows cultivated ginseng.  (n) "Grower license" means a license issued by the director authorizing a grower to sell cultivated ginseng that the grower has produced.  (o) "Harvest" means to cut, pick, dig, root up, or gather ginseng.  (p) "Natural habitat" means the environment where a species exists as a natural population.  (q) "Person" means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.  (r) "Purchaser" means a person who buys or otherwise acquires ginseng from a grower, collector, or other purchaser for resale or trade.  (s) "Sell" means to sell, trade, or barter, or to offer to sell, trade, or barter.  (t) "Wild ginseng" means ginseng growing or grown in an uncultivated state or harvested from its natural habitat. Wild ginseng includes ginseng that was introduced to or propagated in its natural habitat by sowing ginseng seed or transplanting ginseng plants from other areas and performing no other standard ginseng horticultural practices.  (u) "Woodsgrown ginseng" means ginseng growing or grown in managed beds under natural shade. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 290.755 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.755 - Ginseng Management Program; Establishment; Administration; Purpose; Ginseng Management Program Fund; Payment, Deposit, and Use of Money; Rules.

290.755 Ginseng management program; establishment; administration; purpose; ginseng management program fund; payment, deposit, and use of money; rules. Sec. 5.  (1) The director shall establish and administer a ginseng management program to promote the production and harvest of cultivated ginseng and the legal collection of wild ginseng, if allowed, and to prohibit acts detrimental to the survival of the indigenous ginseng population. The ginseng management program shall regulate ginseng collecting, harvesting, certification, transportation, and sale.  (2) The state treasurer shall establish in the state treasury the ginseng management program fund. A fee, fine, penalty, or forfeited money from a conviction, confiscation, or other action taken under this act, or a licensing fee or inspection fee under this act, shall be paid to the state treasurer and deposited in the ginseng management program fund. Money in the fund shall be used only for the administration of this act.  (3) The director may promulgate rules to implement this act pursuant to 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. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 290.757 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.757 - Inspection; Seizure; Forfeiture; Deposit of Proceeds From Sale of Seized Ginseng; Inspection Fee.

290.757 Inspection; seizure; forfeiture; deposit of proceeds from sale of seized ginseng; inspection fee. Sec. 7.  (1) The director may inspect any ginseng sold, held, or transported in this state. A person shall not resist agents of the department who request to inspect ginseng. A person shall not hinder a ginseng inspection by misrepresenting or concealing facts.  (2) The director shall not certify and may seize ginseng cultivated, harvested, collected, or otherwise acquired in violation of this act, or in violation of a rule promulgated under this act. Seized ginseng is forfeited to the state and may be disposed of as determined by the director. The director may certify and sell seized ginseng. Proceeds from the sale of seized ginseng shall be deposited into the ginseng management program fund.  (3) The department shall charge an inspection fee based on an hourly rate established by the insect pest and plant disease act, Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 286.201 to 286.226 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or rules promulgated pursuant to Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1931, for certification of both cultivated and wild ginseng. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 290.758 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.758 - Ginseng Certificate Required; Prohibited Conduct.

290.758 Ginseng certificate required; prohibited conduct. Sec. 8.  (1) A grower or collector shall obtain a ginseng certificate from the director certifying that ginseng harvested or collected in this state that is entering commerce or is being exported from this state was legally harvested or collected.  (2) Until a ginseng certificate is obtained, a person shall not do either of the following:  (a) Export ginseng harvested or collected in this state.  (b) Commingle ginseng harvested or collected in this state with ginseng originating outside this state.  (3) Ginseng shall not be certified more than 1 time without written authorization from the director.  (4) Ginseng harvested or collected in this state shall not be exported from this state under authority of a certificate issued by another state. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 290.759 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.759 - Ginseng Plants or Plant Parts Sold for Propagation.

290.759 Ginseng plants or plant parts sold for propagation. Sec. 9.  (1) Ginseng plants or plant parts sold for propagation shall not be regarded as harvested or collected and are exempt from the certification requirement of this act.  (2) Live ginseng plants or plant parts, except seed, for propagation shall not be transported or sold without the owner satisfying the plant certification and license requirements of the insect pest and plant disease act, Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 286.201 to 286.226 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 290.761 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.761 - Sale of Cultivated Ginseng by Grower.

290.761 Sale of cultivated ginseng by grower. Sec. 11.  A grower selling cultivated ginseng shall do all of the following:  (a) Provide a record of sale containing all of the following information to a purchaser:  (i) Grower's name and address.  (ii) Grower's license number and ginseng certificate number.  (iii) Dry weight.  (iv) Year harvested.  (b) Certify that the ginseng was grown in this state in accordance with this act. The certification shall be in the form prescribed by the director.  (c) Maintain records of ginseng production.  (d) Maintain records of the location and dimensions of, and all management activities applied to, any woodsgrown ginseng beds. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
MI Comp L § 290.763 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.763 - Wild Ginseng.

290.763 Wild ginseng. Sec. 13.  (1) A person may only collect wild ginseng if, and to the extent, authorized by the director of the department of natural resources.  (2) If the collection of wild ginseng is authorized, a collector shall do all of the following:  (a) Obtain a permit from the department of natural resources.  (b) Collect only wild ginseng in its natural habitat during the season of August 15 through December 31.  (c) Collect only mature wild ginseng plants with ripe berries and not less than 3-leaf stems, or prongs.  (d) Replant on the collection site all seeds from collected wild ginseng plants.  (e) Obtain written authorization from a land manager, landowner, authorized agent, or other person entitled to the ginseng if collecting wild ginseng from property other than the collector's property.  (3) A person possessing collected wild ginseng shall maintain accurate records of all of the following:  (a) Green weight.  (b) Dry weight.  (c) County where collected.  (d) Date collected.  (4) A person shall not sell collected wild ginseng unless licensed as a dealer.  (5) A person shall not sell collected wild ginseng without providing a record of sale to a purchaser containing all of the following information:  (a) Collector's name and address.  (b) Dealer license number.  (c) Ginseng certificate number.  (d) Green weight.  (e) Dry weight.  (f) County where collected.  (g) Year collected.  (h) Date of sale.  (5) A person selling wild ginseng shall attest in an affidavit that the wild ginseng sold was collected in this state in accordance with this act. The affidavit shall be in the form prescribed by the director. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 Compiler's Notes: The second subsection (5), beginning with the words “A person selling wild ginseng,” evidently should be numbered (6).
MI Comp L § 290.765 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards|Act 184 of 1994 - Michigan Ginseng Act (290.751 - 290.781)|Section 290.765 - Grower's License; Dealer's License; Fee; Expiration; Requirement.

290.765 Grower's license; dealer's license; fee; expiration; requirement. Sec. 15.  (1) A grower shall be licensed by the department and pay a $25.00 annual license fee. A grower's license expires annually on August 14. A person shall not sell or distribute cultivated ginseng unless licensed by the department.  (2) A dealer shall be licensed by the department and pay a $100.00 annual license fee. A dealer's license is nontransferable. A dealer's license expires annually on August 14. A person shall not act as a dealer unless licensed by the department. The licensing requirements of this section do not apply to a person purchasing dried ginseng solely for retail sale in Michigan to individuals for personal consumption.  (3) A person who acts as both a grower and a dealer must be licensed as both a grower and a dealer. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995