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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 94 of 2018 - Seed Potato Act (286.681 - 286.689) › Section 286.687 - Additional Duties of Director.

286.687 Additional duties of director.
Sec. 7.
In addition to any other duties provided in this act, the director shall do both of the following:
(a) Administer and enforce this act.
(b) Promulgate rules necessary for the administration and enforcement of this act, including rules that do all of the following:
(i) Establish requirements for compliance.
(ii) Allow for the random selection of 10% of potato growers subject to the annual records review required under section 5(2).
(iii) Establish methods for determining whether there are unacceptable levels of disease beyond the level of tolerance established under 1959 PA 221, MCL 286.71 to 286.75, and the rules promulgated under that act for seed potatoes planted under section 4(3).
(iv) Set a schedule of fees for services performed by the department.
History:
2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 94 of 2018 - Seed Potato Act (286.681 - 286.689) › Section 286.688 - Compliance With Act; Investigation by Director; Inspection; Copies of Records; Failure or Refusal to Obey Subpoena or Court Order; Contempt; Complaint Closed to Public Inspection.

286.688 Compliance with act; investigation by director; inspection; copies of records; failure or refusal to obey subpoena or court order; contempt; complaint closed to public inspection.
Sec. 8.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2021, the director, upon the director's own motion or upon the recommendation of an independent auditor under section 5(2), may make an investigation necessary to determine compliance with this act.
(2) For an inspection under subsection (1), the director must have free and unimpeded access during regular business hours, either upon consent of the owner or upon obtaining an administrative search warrant, to inspect any records required to be kept pursuant to this act.
(3) The director may make copies of any records inspected under subsection (2).
(4) The director may do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Administer oaths.
(b) Take statements.
(c) Issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses.
(d) Issue subpoenas for the production of any books, memoranda, papers, or other documents, articles, or instruments.
(5) Upon failure or refusal of any person to obey a subpoena issued under subsection (4), the director may petition the district court to enter an order compelling that person to comply with the subpoena.
(6) Failure to obey an order of the court entered under subsection (5) may be punishable as contempt of court.
(7) A complaint made to the director and the results of the director's investigations must be closed to public inspection unless disclosed pursuant to court order, during the investigatory period and until the complaint is dismissed or the notice of hearing and charges are served.
History:
2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 94 of 2018 - Seed Potato Act (286.681 - 286.689) › Section 286.689 - Violation of Act or Rule; Administrative Fine; Notice and Hearing; Recovery of Unpaid Fine; Payment to State Treasurer.

286.689 Violation of act or rule; administrative fine; notice and hearing; recovery of unpaid fine; payment to state treasurer.
Sec. 9.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2021, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the director may impose an administrative fine on any person that violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act. An administrative fine imposed under this section may not exceed $2,500.00 per violation.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2021, a person who plants or distributes potatoes in violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act is subject to an administrative fine, as determined by the director. An administrative fine imposed by the director under this subsection must be at least $20.00 per acre but may not exceed $100.00 per acre per violation.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2021, a person who fails to maintain complete and accurate records under section 5 or a rule promulgated under this act regarding records or fees is subject to an administrative fine, as determined by the director. An administrative fine imposed by the director under this subsection must be at least $500.00 but may not exceed $1,000.00.
(4) An administrative fine may not be imposed under this section unless the person charged with the violation is given notice and an opportunity for a hearing held under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(5) If the director is unable to collect an administrative fine or if any person fails to pay all or a set portion of an administrative fine, the director may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the fine plus costs and attorney fees.
(6) Money collected from any administrative fine imposed under this section must be paid to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund.
History:
2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.701 - Michigan Seed Law; Short Title.

286.701 Michigan seed law; short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan seed law".
History:
1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.703 - Agricultural, Vegetable, or Flower Seed Container; Label or Tag; Information.

286.703 Agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed container; label or tag; information.
Sec. 3.
Each container of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed which is offered for sale for sowing purposes shall bear, or have attached to the container in a conspicuous place, a plainly printed or imprinted label or tag in the English language giving the information provided in sections 4 to 7. If the seed is distributed in bulk, the information required in these sections shall accompany delivery and shall be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery.
History:
1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.705 - Vegetable Seed in Containers of 1 Pound or Less and Flower Seed; Required Information; Seed Sold Outside Original Container; Treated Vegetable and Flower Seed.

286.705 Vegetable seed in containers of 1 pound or less and flower seed; required information; seed sold outside original container; treated vegetable and flower seed.
Sec. 5.
(1) For vegetable seed packed in containers of 1 pound or less, and flower seed packed in any containers, the following information is required:
(a) The name of the kind and variety of each component. Notwithstanding the labeling requirement of this subdivision, flower seed may be labeled as to type and performance characteristics, as prescribed by rule.
(b) The lot number or identifying mark.
(c) The year for which the seed was packed for sale and labeled "packed for year", or the percentage of germination exclusive of dormant or hard seed, the percentage of dormant or hard seed, and the month and year these percentages were determined by test.
(d) For seed that does not meet the minimum germination established by rule, the percentage of germination exclusive of dormant or hard seed and the percentage of dormant or hard seed, if present, with the words "below standard" printed in not less than 8-point type, and the month and year the percentages were determined by test.
(e) The name and complete address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells the seed within this state.
(f) The number of restricted noxious weed seed per pound, if any are present.
(g) For seed which is placed in preplanted containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices in a way that makes it difficult to determine the quantity of seed, a statement to indicate the minimum number of each kind and variety of seeds in the container or device.
(2) The labeling requirements for vegetable and flower seed sold outside their original containers are met if the seed is weighed from a properly labeled container in the presence of the purchaser. However, treated vegetable and flower seed shall be accompanied by the information required in section 7 on each container sold from the original container.
History:
1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
Admin Rule:
R 285.714.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.706 - Forest Tree Seed; Required Information.

286.706 Forest tree seed; required information.
Sec. 6.
For forest tree seed, the following information is required:
(a) The common name of the species, and the subspecies if appropriate.
(b) The scientific name of the genus and species, and the subspecies if appropriate.
(c) The lot number or other lot identification.
(d) For seed collected from a predominantly indigenous stand, the area of collection given by latitude and longitude, or geographic description, or the state or county.
(e) For seed collected form a predominantly nonindigenous stand, the identity of the area of collection and the origin of the stand, or the words "origin not indigenous".
(f) The elevation or the upper and lower limits of elevation within which the seed was collected.
(g) The percentage of pure seed by weight.
(h) For those kinds of forest tree seed for which standard testing procedures are prescribed by rule, the following is required:
(i) The percentage of germination exclusive of dormant seed.
(ii) The percentage of dormant seed, if present.
(iii) The calendar month and the year the percentages were determined by test.
(i) In place of the requirements of subdivision (h), the seed may be labeled "test is in progress, results will be supplied upon request".
(j) For those species for which standard germination testing procedures have not been prescribed by the director, the calendar year in which the seed was collected.
(k) The name and complete address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells seed within this state.
History:
1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
Compiler's Notes:
In subdivision (e), the words “seed collected form a predominantly nonindigenous stand” evidently should read “seed collected from a predominantly nonindigenous stand”.
Admin Rule:
R 285.714.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.707 - Seed Treated With Substance Harmful to Vertebrate Animals; Color; Label Information; Description of Treated Seed Not Harmful to Vertebrate Animals.

286.707 Seed treated with substance harmful to vertebrate animals; color; label information; description of treated seed not harmful to vertebrate animals.
Sec. 7.
(1) Seed that has been treated with an irritating or poisonous substance, harmful to human or other vertebrate animals, shall be colored or dyed a color contrasting with the natural color of the seed, and shall be labeled with the following information:
(a) A warning statement in 8-point or larger type that the seed has been treated.
(b) The common, coined, chemical, or abbreviated chemical name of the substance applied to the seed.
(c) A caution statement in 8-point or larger type as follows: "treated seed—do not use for food, feed, or oil purposes".
(2) If the seed is treated, and the treatment is not irritating, poisonous, or harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, the seed shall be labeled with a statement, in 8-point or larger type, describing the applied substance.
History:
1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 166, Eff. Sept. 7, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.707a - Field Beans.

286.707a Field beans.
Sec. 7a.
(1) Field bean seed produced east of a line dividing the central and mountain time zones and sold or offered for sale in Michigan, including seed offered for sale by its producer, shall be field inspected and laboratory tested for seed borne diseases including, but not limited to, common blight (Xanthomonas phaseoli), fuscous blight (Xanthomonas phaseoli var. fuscans), halo blight (Pseudomonas phaseolicola), and anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum), which are determined by the director to be a threat to the bean industry. The director may inspect and test seed, from other sources as necessary, to determine the presence of or freedom from seed borne diseases.
(2) The director shall approve standards, tolerances, methods, procedures, and protocols employed in field inspections and laboratory tests of field beans. The field inspections and laboratory tests for disease approved by the director shall be at least equal to those field inspections and laboratory tests utilized for certified seed under Act No. 221 of the Public Acts of 1959, being sections 286.71 to 286.75 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and rules promulgated under that act. The director may modify those standards, tolerances, methods, procedures, and protocols described in this subsection if their application would threaten the normal propagation of a type or variety of field bean seed.
(3) In the case of field beans sold by variety name, the director may waive the requirement of inspection and analysis relative to a specific field bean disease if it is determined by the director that, through consultation with Michigan state university or other authorities recognized by the director, the variety is resistant to 1 or more specific field bean diseases.
(4) The director shall take enforcement action against any seed lots which he or she determines to be infected.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.708 - Correction of Erroneous or Unlawful Seed Labels; Removal of Seed From Sale; Obtaining and Replacing Labels.

286.708 Correction of erroneous or unlawful seed labels; removal of seed from sale; obtaining and replacing labels.
Sec. 8.
Seed labels, when found to be in error, shall be replaced by new, correct labels. Whenever, by examination of the label or by sampling and testing of the seed or by other dependable information, the label on any container of seed is found to be unlawful or to be in error beyond the limits of tolerance allowed by law, the unlawful label shall be replaced or completely covered by a new corrected label at once if the seed is of legal quality, otherwise the seed shall be removed from sale at once. Obtaining and replacing labels shall be the responsibility of the vendor who offers the seed for sale.
History:
1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.710 - Applicability of MCL 286.703.

286.710 Applicability of MCL 286.703.
Sec. 10.
Section 3 does not apply to the following:
(a) Seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes.
(b) Seed stored in, transported to, or consigned to, a conditioning establishment for conditioning if the invoice or label accompanying the shipment of the seed bears the statement "seed for conditioning". However, any labeling or other representation which may be made with respect to the unconditioned seed is subject to this act.
(c) Except for field bean seed, seed grown, sold, and delivered by the producer on his or her own premises directly to the purchaser if the seed does not contain prohibited noxious or restricted noxious weed seed, prohibited noxious or restricted noxious weed seed in excess of limits provided by rule, or not more than 2% of all weed seed. If, however, the seed is advertised for sale through the medium of the public press, by circular, catalog, or by exposing a sample of the seed, or a printed or written statement pertaining to the seed, in a public place or in any place of business, or if the seed is delivered by a common carrier, except when transported for the purpose of being conditioned as provided in this section, the producer shall be considered a vendor and the seed shall meet all requirements of the act including complete labeling of the seed. For cereal, field bean seed, and soybean seed where the purpose for which the seed is intended may be in question, all seeds advertised for sale by variety name or as conditioned or tested, or treated or offered at a price substantially higher than current market prices, shall be presumed to be offered for seeding purposes and subject to the labeling provisions of this act.
(d) A common carrier with respect to seed transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its business, if the carrier is not engaged in producing, conditioning, or marketing seed subject to this act.
History:
1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1996
Admin Rule:
R 285.714.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.711a - Field Bean Advisory Committee.

286.711a Field bean advisory committee.
Sec. 11a.
(1) There is created a field bean advisory committee within the department of agriculture. The committee shall review the standards, tolerances, methods, procedures, and protocols to be used by the department as well as standards utilized in other states and provinces and advise the director of its findings.
(2) Members of the committee shall be appointed by the director and shall consist of 1 individual from the following groups:
(a) The Michigan bean commission.
(b) The Michigan state university department of botany and plant pathology.
(c) The Michigan state university department of crop and soil sciences.
(d) The Michigan department of agriculture.
(e) Field bean producers.
(f) Field bean processors.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1996
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of the field bean advisory committee to the director of the department of agriculture, and abolishment of the field bean advisory committee, see E.R.O. No. 1996-3, compiled at MCL 286.731 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.712, 286.713 - Repealed. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988.

286.712, 286.713 Repealed. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to seed testing and seizure of seeds.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.714 - Prohibition or Regulation of Labeling, Sale, Storage, Transportation, Distribution, Use, or Planting of Certain Seeds; Ordinances by Local Government Prohibited; Exceptions.

286.714 Prohibition or regulation of labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, use, or planting of certain seeds; ordinances by local government prohibited; exceptions.
Sec. 14.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a local unit of government shall not adopt, maintain, or enforce an ordinance that prohibits or regulates the labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, use, or planting of agricultural seeds, vegetable seeds, flower seeds, turf grass seeds, or forest tree seeds.
(2) A local unit of government may enact an ordinance prescribing standards different from those contained in this act and rules promulgated under this act and that prohibits or regulates the use or planting of agricultural seeds, vegetable seeds, flower seeds, turf grass seeds, or forest tree seeds under either or both of the following circumstances:
(a) Unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or public health will exist within the local unit of government.
(b) The local unit of government has determined that the activity to be prohibited or regulated within that unit of government has resulted or will result in the violation of other existing state or federal law.
(3) An ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection (2) shall not be enforced by a local unit of government until approved by the commission of agriculture. If the commission of agriculture denies an ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection (2), the commission of agriculture shall provide a detailed explanation of the basis of the denial within 30 days.
(4) Within 60 days after submission to the department of agriculture of a resolution of a local unit of government identifying unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or public health under subsection (2), the department of agriculture shall hold a local public meeting to determine the nature and extent of unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or public health. Within 30 days after the local public meeting, the department of agriculture shall issue a detailed opinion regarding the existence of unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or public health as identified by the resolution of the local unit of government.
(5) Section 15 does not apply to a violation of this section.
(6) This section does not limit the authority of a local unit of government under 1941 PA 359, MCL 247.61 to 247.72.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 132, Imd. Eff. May 5, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 286.714, which pertained to injunctions, was repealed by Act 455 of 1988, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.715 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Stop Sale Order; Appeal; Hearing; Seizure of Seed; Condemnation of Seed; Application for Release of Seed or Permission to Condition or Relabel Seed; Temporary or Permanent Injunction; Bond Not Required.

286.715 Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; stop sale order; appeal; hearing; seizure of seed; condemnation of seed; application for release of seed or permission to condition or relabel seed; temporary or permanent injunction; bond not required.
Sec. 15.
(1) A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $2,000.00 for each offense, or, by imprisonment for not more than 90 days.
(2) The director may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale order to the owner or custodian of any lot of seed the director finds to be in violation of this act. The order shall prohibit further sale, conditioning, or movement of the seed, except on approval of the director, until the director has evidence that the law has been complied with and has issued a release from the "stop sale" order. The owner or custodian of seed subject to a stop sale order may appeal the order to the department for a hearing, to discharge the stop sale order. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with 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.
(3) Any lot of seed not in compliance with this act is subject to a seizure of the lot on a complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the locality where the seed is located. If the court finds the seed to be in violation and orders the condemnation of the seed, it shall be denatured, destroyed, relabeled, or otherwise disposed of in compliance with the law. The court shall not order the disposition of the seed without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for the release of the seed or permission to condition or relabel the seed into compliance with this act.
(4) If the director applies to a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate this act, the injunction shall be issued without requiring a bond.
History:
1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716) › Section 286.716 - Repealed. 2006, Act 132, Imd. Eff. May 5, 2006.

286.716 Repealed. 2006, Act 132, Imd. Eff. May 5, 2006.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to repeal of Act 314 of 1923, MCL 286.51-286.63.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Repealed - Act 198 of 1975 - Fertilizer Act of 1975 (286.751 - 286.767)

FERTILIZER ACT OF 1975
Act 198 of 1975
286.751-286.767 Repealed. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 417 of 2006 - Anhydrous Ammonia Security Act (286.771 - 286.775) › Section 286.771 - Short Title.

286.771 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "anhydrous ammonia security act".
History:
2006, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 417 of 2006 - Anhydrous Ammonia Security Act (286.771 - 286.775) › Section 286.773 - Definitions.

286.773 Definitions.
Sec. 3.
As used in this act:
(a) "AASSPs" means anhydrous ammonia safety and security practices established by the commission under section 5.
(b) "Anhydrous ammonia" means an inorganic compound that consists of 1 nitrogen atom and 3 hydrogen atoms and has a chemical formula of NH3. Anhydrous ammonia is ammonia gas in a compressed or liquefied form but is not aqueous ammonia, which is a solution of ammonia gas in water.
(c) "Commission" means the commission of agriculture.
(d) "End user" means the person actually using anhydrous ammonia for a legal purpose.
(e) "Seller" means a person selling anhydrous ammonia at wholesale or retail to an end user for a legal purpose.
History:
2006, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 417 of 2006 - Anhydrous Ammonia Security Act (286.771 - 286.775) › Section 286.775 - Aassps; Issuance by Commission; Safe and Secure Storage Practices; Consideration to Information and Recommendations.

286.775 AASSPs; issuance by commission; safe and secure storage practices; consideration to information and recommendations.
Sec. 5.
(1) Within 6 months after the effective date of this act, the commission shall issue AASSPs regarding the security of anhydrous ammonia in the possession of sellers and end users in this state. In addition to any other practices included, the AASSPs shall provide that both of the following, either separately or in combination as the commission determines advisable, constitute safe and secure storage practices for anhydrous ammonia:
(a) Storage in a tank that is properly equipped with a functioning tank or valve lock that is used at all times except when the seller or end user is taking anhydrous ammonia from the tank or filling the tank.
(b) Storage with a substance added to the anhydrous ammonia that is or that contains a dye that will, on release from the container that holds the anhydrous ammonia, stain objects that it comes in contact with, including skin and clothing, in a highly visible manner.
(2) In establishing the AASSPs, the commission shall give due consideration to available department of agriculture information and written recommendations from the Michigan state university college of agriculture and natural resources extension, the department of state police, local law enforcement agencies, anhydrous ammonia manufacturers, retailers, and end users, and other professional and industry organizations.
History:
2006, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.801 - Definitions.

286.801 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Bee disease" means American or European foulbrood, sacbrood, bee paralysis, parasites of bees, or other disease or abnormal condition of the egg, larval, pupal, or adult stages of bees.
(b) "Bees" means any life stage of the common honey bee, Apis mellifera L.
(c) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture.
(d) "Exotic strain of bees" means African or Africanized bees or any other developed strain of bees known to be harmful but not known to be present ordinarily in this state.
History:
1976, Act 412, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1977 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1984 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.802-286.804 - Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.

286.802-286.804 Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to apiary inspection, registration of beekeeper, and moveable frames in hives.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.805 - Repealed. 1982, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982.

286.805 Repealed. 1982, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to permit to sell or transport bees or used equipment and to return of bees moved for pollination.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.805a-286.808 - Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.

286.805a-286.808 Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to permit for sale or transportation of bees or equipment, right of entry, notice of bee disease, and destruction of disease apiary or equipment.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.808a - Control or Eradication of Bee Disease; Order to Destroy Colonies; Indemnification.

286.808a Control or eradication of bee disease; order to destroy colonies; indemnification.
Sec. 8a.
(1) If the division has provided the owner of 1 or more colonies not less than 30 days to remedy a bee disease within the colony or colonies and determines that the control or eradication of bee disease warrants the destruction of 1 or more colonies, the division shall order, in writing, the destruction of those colonies except that in the case of the destruction of colonies infected with American foulbrood disease, the division shall order their destruction in the manner provided for in section 8.
(2) The division shall indemnify the owner of a colony in the amount of 75% of the fair market value of a colony as of the date of destruction, less any compensation received from any source including, but not limited to, compensation for salvage value. Fair market value shall be determined by evidence of sales of similar colonies within the 12 months immediately preceding the date of destruction of the colonies. The owner of the colony shall furnish an affidavit attesting to compensation received, if any, from any other source.
(3) Indemnification pursuant to this section shall be subject to annual appropriations by the legislature and shall not be paid from department of agriculture funds designated for any other purpose. An agreement between the department of agriculture and an owner of the colonies shall contain a provision specifying that, notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, indemnification is subject to appropriations by the legislature.
(4) Acceptance of indemnification under this section operates as a release of the claim of the owner against the state but does not enlarge or diminish the owner's civil remedy against a person responsible for the owner's loss.
(5) The department of agriculture shall not indemnify the owner of a colony acquired by the owner with knowledge that the colony is diseased or that it may have been exposed to a bee disease.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.809, 286.810 - Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.

286.809, 286.810 Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to seizure and destruction of neglected or abandoned hive, and prevention of spread of disease.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.811 - Bees; Quarantine; Rules.

286.811 Bees; quarantine; rules.
Sec. 11.
(1) If the director determines that there exists in this state or in any other state, territory, or district a serious bee disease, or an exotic strain of bees, the director may impose and enforce a quarantine restricting the transportation into, within, or through the state, of bees, bee products, or article of any character capable of carrying bee diseases.
(2) The director may promulgate rules to carry out this act, including rules to provide for seizure, inspection, disinfection, destruction, or other disposition of bees, beekeeping equipment, or bee products capable of carrying or transmitting bee diseases, pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
History:
1976, Act 412, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1977 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1984 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 13, Imd. Eff. May 3, 1985 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.812, 286.813 - Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.

286.812, 286.813 Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to transportation of bees and equipment.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.814 - Shipping Bees or Beekeeping Equipment Into Another State or Country; Application for Inspection; Acknowledgment to Pay Expenses; Compliance With Request.

286.814 Shipping bees or beekeeping equipment into another state or country; application for inspection; acknowledgment to pay expenses; compliance with request.
Sec. 14.
(1) A person who wishes to ship bees or beekeeping equipment into another state or country may apply to the director for an inspection for serious bee diseases likely to prevent the acceptance of the bees or beekeeping equipment in the state or country, and shall acknowledge in the application that person's obligation to pay full expenses of the inspection.
(2) Upon receipt of the application or as soon after receipt as may be conveniently practicable, the director shall comply with the request.
History:
1976, Act 412, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1977 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.815, 286.816 - Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.

286.815, 286.816 Repealed. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to prohibited conduct, violations, and penalties.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 412 of 1976 - Apiary Law (286.801 - 286.821) › Section 286.821 - Repeal of MCL 286.1 to 286.22.

286.821 Repeal of MCL 286.1 to 286.22.
Sec. 21.
Act No. 26 of the Public Acts of 1935, being sections 286.1 to 286.22 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.
History:
1976, Act 412, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1977
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 547 of 2014 - Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act (286.841 - 286.859) › Section 286.841 - Short Title.

286.841 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "industrial hemp research and development act".
History:
2014, Act 547, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 641, Eff. Jan. 15, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
For the transfer of all authorities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the department of agriculture and rural development to license and regulate process handlers to the cannabis regulatory agency formerly known as the marijuana regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 547 of 2014 - Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act (286.841 - 286.859) › Section 286.843 - Industrial Hemp; Growing, Cultivating, or Transporting; Grants.

286.843 Industrial hemp; growing, cultivating, or transporting; grants.
Sec. 3.
(1) The department or a college or university in this state may grow or cultivate, or both, industrial hemp for purposes of research conducted under an agricultural pilot program or other agricultural or academic research project.
(2) The department or a college or university that transports industrial hemp as part of a research project authorized under this act shall include along with a shipment of industrial hemp a letter on the department's or the college's or university's letterhead that provides notice that the shipment includes industrial hemp authorized under this act.
(3) A college or university in this state may receive direct grants from the federal government or any other source for the purpose of conducting research authorized under this act.
History:
2014, Act 547, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 641, Eff. Jan. 15, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
For the transfer of all authorities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the department of agriculture and rural development to license and regulate process handlers to the cannabis regulatory agency formerly known as the marijuana regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 547 of 2014 - Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act (286.841 - 286.859) › Section 286.844 - Industrial Hemp Research and Development Fund; Creation; Deposit of Money or Other Assets; Investment; Interest and Earnings; Money Remaining in Fund at Close of Fiscal Year; Department as Administrator; Expenditures; Purposes.

286.844 Industrial hemp research and development fund; creation; deposit of money or other assets; investment; interest and earnings; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; department as administrator; expenditures; purposes.
Sec. 4.
(1) The industrial hemp research and development fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the research fund, including federal research grants. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the research fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the research fund interest and earnings from research fund investments.
(3) Money in the research fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the research fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department shall be the administrator of the research fund for auditing purposes.
(5) The department shall expend money from the research fund, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) Research into growing or cultivating, or both, industrial hemp.
(b) Providing grants to colleges or universities in this state to conduct research into growing or cultivating, or both, industrial hemp.
History:
2014, Act 547, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 641, Eff. Jan. 15, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
For the transfer of all authorities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the department of agriculture and rural development to license and regulate process handlers to the cannabis regulatory agency formerly known as the marijuana regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 547 of 2014 - Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act (286.841 - 286.859) › Section 286.845 - Industrial Hemp Licensing and Registration Program; Industrial Hemp Licensing and Registration Fund; Creation; Deposit of Money or Other Assets; Investment; Interest and Earnings; Expenditures; Money Remaining in Fund at Close of Fiscal Year; Department as Administrator.

286.845 Industrial hemp licensing and registration program; industrial hemp licensing and registration fund; creation; deposit of money or other assets; investment; interest and earnings; expenditures; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; department as administrator.
Sec. 5.
(1) The department shall establish, operate, and administer an industrial hemp licensing and registration program.
(2) The industrial hemp licensing and registration fund is created within the state treasury.
(3) The state treasurer may receive license and registration fees and administrative fines under this act for deposit into the licensing and registration fund. The state treasurer may also receive money or other assets from any other source for deposit into the licensing and registration fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the licensing and registration fund interest and earnings from licensing and registration fund investments.
(4) The department shall expend money from the licensing and registration fund to establish, operate, and enforce the licensing and registration program created under this act.
(5) Money in the licensing and registration fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the licensing and registration fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(6) The department shall be the administrator of the licensing and registration fund for auditing purposes.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 641, Eff. Jan. 15, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
For the transfer of all authorities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the department of agriculture and rural development to license and regulate process handlers to the cannabis regulatory agency formerly known as the marijuana regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 547 of 2014 - Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act (286.841 - 286.859) › Section 286.847 - Processor-Handler of Industrial Hemp; License Required; Exception for College or University; Application; Form and Contents; Fees.

286.847 Processor-handler of industrial hemp; license required; exception for college or university; application; form and contents; fees.
Sec. 7.
(1) Except as otherwise provided under this act for a college or university in this state, and except for a processor licensed under the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, 2016 PA 281, MCL 333.27101 to 333.27801, or a testing facility, a person shall not process, handle, broker, or market industrial hemp in this state unless the person is licensed as a processor-handler under this act. A person other than a college or university in this state that wishes to process, handle, broker, or market industrial hemp in this state shall submit the license application fee provided under section 16 and apply to the department for a processor-handler license on a form as prescribed by the department that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) The applicant's full name, date of birth, mailing address, telephone number, and valid and monitored electronic mail address. If the applicant is a person that is not an individual, the full name of each officer and director, and partner, member, or owner owning in excess of 10% of equity or stock, including his or her birth date, title, and valid and monitored electronic mail address.
(b) The street address, location ID, and GPS coordinates for each building or site where industrial hemp will be processed, handled, stored, or brokered.
(c) Maps depicting each building, or other site where industrial hemp will be processed, handled, stored, or brokered with appropriate indications for entrances and specific locations corresponding to the GPS coordinates provided under subdivision (b).
(2) An initial processor-handler license application may be submitted at any time. An initial processor-handler license issued by the department expires at midnight on November 30 in the year in which it is issued.
(3) Other than an initial processor-handler license, a processor-handler license is valid for 1 year beginning on December 1 and expiring at midnight on the following November 30 each year.
(4) An application to renew an existing processor-handler license shall be postmarked on or before November 30. An application submitted after November 30 is subject to a late fee of $250.00.
(5) An application and supporting documents submitted to the department under this section are exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 641, Eff. Jan. 15, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
For the transfer of all authorities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the department of agriculture and rural development to license and regulate process handlers to the cannabis regulatory agency formerly known as the marijuana regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry › Act 547 of 2014 - Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act (286.841 - 286.859) › Section 286.848 - Approval or Denial of Registration or License Application; Grounds for Denial; Notice.

286.848 Approval or denial of registration or license application; grounds for denial; notice.
Sec. 8.
(1) The department shall approve or deny a registration or license application submitted under this act in a timely manner. The department shall deny a registration or license application if the application is incomplete or if any of the following apply:
(a) The applicant is under the age of 18.
(b) The applicant's growing, handling, storage, processing, or brokering sites are not located in this state.
(c) The applicant has not demonstrated, as determined by the director, a willingness to comply with the department's rules, instructions from the department, or instructions from a law enforcement agency.
(d) The applicant has unpaid fees, fines, or civil penalties owed to this state under this act.
(e) The applicant has made false statements or representations, as determined by the director, to the department or a law enforcement agency.
(f) The applicant has had a grower registration or processor-handler license revoked in the 5 years preceding the date of application.
(2) If the application is denied because it is incomplete, the department shall notify the applicant in writing within a timely manner after the department receives the application describing the deficiency and requesting additional information.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 641, Eff. Jan. 15, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
For the transfer of all authorities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the department of agriculture and rural development to license and regulate process handlers to the cannabis regulatory agency formerly known as the marijuana regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.