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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.152 - Potatoes; Definitions.

290.152 Potatoes; definitions.
Sec. 2.
The following terms, wherever used in this act, or in rules and regulations later promulgated by the commissioner of agriculture, shall have the meaning as indicated:
1. "Mature" means that the outer skin (epidermis) does not loosen or "feather" readily during the ordinary methods of handling: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to new potatoes known and sold as such, and in other respects conforming to the provisions of this act;
2. "Bright" means free from dirt or other foreign matter or discoloration from any cause so that the outer skin (epidermis) has the attractive color normal for the variety;
3. "Smooth" means free from second growth, growth cracks and other abnormal, rough surfaces;
4. "Well-shaped" means that normal, typical shape for the variety in the district where grown and free from pointed, dumbbell shaped, successively elongated, and other ill-formed potatoes;
5. "Free from damage" means that the appearance shall not be injured to an extent readily apparent upon casual examination of the lot, and that any damage from the causes mentioned can be removed in the ordinary process of preparation for use without appreciable waste in addition to that which would occur if the potato were perfect. Loss of outer skin (epidermis) shall not be considered as an injury to the appearance;
6. "Diameter" means the greatest dimension at right angles to the longitudinal axis;
7. "Soft rot" means a soft, mushy condition of the tissues from whatever cause;
8. "Badly misshapen" means of such shape as to cause appreciable waste in the ordinary process of preparation for use in addition to that which would occur if the potato were perfect;
9. "Free from serious damage" means that any damage from the causes mentioned can be removed by the ordinary process of paring without increase in waste of more than 10 per cent, by weight, over that which would occur if the potato were perfect;
10. "Container" or "package" means cloth or fiber sack (such as is customarily used for the shipment of potatoes), barrel, box, crate, hamper or basket.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5604 ;-- CL 1948, 290.152
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.153 - Unlawful Sale or Commerce in Ungraded Potatoes.

290.153 Unlawful sale or commerce in ungraded potatoes.
Sec. 3.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, organization, or corporation or agent, representative or assistant of any person, firm, association, organization or corporation, to pack for sale, expose for sale, or sell, transport, deliver or consign, or have in possession for sale, transport, delivery or consignment in interstate or intrastate commerce, potatoes prepared for market which are not graded or designated to meet the requirements of the grade or designation, which shall be 1 of the grades or designation listed in section 1.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5605 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 290.153 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 55, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.154 - Sale and Transportation Without Required Branding on Container Unlawful; Cards; Conclusive Evidence.

290.154 Sale and transportation without required branding on container unlawful; cards; conclusive evidence.
Sec. 4.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, organization or corporation or agent, representative or assistant to any person, firm, association, organization or corporation, to expose for sale, or sell, transport, deliver or consign, or have in possession potatoes prepared for market unless such container has been legibly and conspicuously branded or stenciled before being removed from the premises where prepared for market with the name and address of the person or persons responsible for the grading and packing, and the name of the grade, together with true net contents. Bulk shipments shall be accompanied by 2 cards not less than 4 by 6 inches in size, placed on the inside of car near each door. Likewise cards in size as herein described shall be prominently displayed on all bulk shipments made by truck or other conveyance. Upon each card shall appear the names and address of the consignor, the name of the grade, the name of the loading station, the date of loading, and the name and address of the consignee, if known. It shall be conclusive evidence and the potatoes deemed to be for sale, when containers are packed for delivery or transit, or when same are exposed for sale or when the same are in the process of delivery or transit or are located at a depot, station, boat dock, or any place where potatoes or other products are held in storage, or for immediate or future sale or transit.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5606 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 290.154
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.155 - Inspection of Potatoes in Storage or in Transit.

290.155 Inspection of potatoes in storage or in transit.
Sec. 5.
Potatoes held in storage or in transit which at the time of inspection show deterioration or decay but are otherwise up to the grade declared shall be inspected as to condition and not as to grade.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5607 ;-- CL 1948, 290.155
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.156 - Inspection of Potatoes in Storage or in Transit; Taking Samples, Payment.

290.156 Inspection of potatoes in storage or in transit; taking samples, payment.
Sec. 6.
When it is deemed necessary by the person making inspection to procure a sample or samples of potatoes, the person in charge of the place where inspection is made must permit the same to be obtained upon being tendered the commercial value of the stock being procured. In the event the person in charge can not be located in a reasonable length of time a sample or samples may be taken and the cash value of same tendered at the time of the next inspection.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5608 ;-- CL 1948, 290.156
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.157 - Enforcement; Right of Entry for Inspection.

290.157 Enforcement; right of entry for inspection.
Sec. 7.
The commissioner of agriculture is hereby charged with the enforcement of this act and is given power unto himself and his inspectors to enter into and upon any premises where potatoes are graded or packed or stored to inspect the same as to grade, pack and condition. The commissioner of agriculture shall enforce the provisions of this act through state inspectors.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5609 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 290.157 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 50, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.158 - Enforcement; Rules and Regulations.

290.158 Enforcement; rules and regulations.
Sec. 8.
The commissioner of agriculture may promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary to the proper enforcement of the provisions of this act.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5610 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 290.158 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 50, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
Admin Rule:
R 285.552.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.159 - Intent of Act.

290.159 Intent of act.
Sec. 9.
The intent and purpose of this act is to regulate the sale of potatoes for table use intended for intra-state and inter-state commerce when such sale is made by the grower, dealer or distributor, or any other person either by wholesale or retail or in any other manner: Provided, however, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the grower or his employee in the sale of potatoes grown by such grower when made direct to the consumer.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5611 ;-- CL 1948, 290.159 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1954
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.161 - Person, Definition; Liability for Violation by Employe.

290.161 Person, definition; liability for violation by employe.
Sec. 11.
The word "person" as used herein, shall be construed to include any grower, dealer, shipper, corporation, society, association or their agent or representative. The act, omission or failure to act of any official or employe of any person, when such official or employe is acting within the scope of his employment of office, shall in every case be deemed also the act, omission, or failure to act of the person as well as the official or employe.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5613 ;-- CL 1948, 290.161
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 220 of 1929 - Standard Grades for Table Stock Potatoes (Irish Potatoes) (290.151 - 290.162) › Section 290.162 - Violation of Act; Misdemeanor, Penalty.

290.162 Violation of act; misdemeanor, penalty.
Sec. 12.
Whosoever violates this act by not grading potatoes as herein required, or by not stenciling or branding containers as herein required or by removing any department notices placed upon said containers or by removing or altering any stencils or brands placed upon or attached to any container as in this act required, unless ordered to do so by the commissioner of agriculture or his duly appointed inspector or inspectors shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than 50 dollars and costs for the first offense and not more than 100 dollars and costs for each subsequent offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days in default of paying the fine and costs, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
History:
1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 5614 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 290.162
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Repealed - Act 227 of 1929 - Handling and Transportation of Potatoes (290.171 - 290.174)

HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION OF POTATOES
Act 227 of 1929
290.171-290.174 Repealed. 1964, Act 158, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Repealed - Act 208 of 1961 - State Potato Industry Council (290.181 - 290.192)

STATE POTATO INDUSTRY COUNCIL
Act 208 of 1961
290.181-290.192 Repealed. 1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Repealed - Act 317 of 1941 - Bread Standards (290.201 - 290.203)

BREAD STANDARDS
Act 317 of 1941
290.201-290.203 Repealed. 1994, Act 356, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1994.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 110 of 1909 - Linseed or Flaxseed Oil (290.251 - 290.256) › Section 290.252 - Linseed or Flaxseed Oil; Name on Barrel or Container; Evidence of Violation.

290.252 Linseed or flaxseed oil; name on barrel or container; evidence of violation.
Sec. 2.
No person, firm or corporation, either by himself or another, shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell in this state any linseed oil or flaxseed oil, except under its true name, and unless each barrel, keg or can of such oil has plainly and durably painted, stamped, stenciled, labeled or marked thereon the true name of such oil in ordinary bold-faced capital letters, not less than 5 lines pica in size, together with the name and address of the manufacturer, jobber or dealer: Provided, That if the contents of the package be less than 25 gallons, the type shall not be less than 2 lines pica in size. Proof that any person, firm or corporation has or had possession of any oil or compound which is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this act shall be prima facie evidence that the possession thereof is in violation of this act.
History:
1909, Act 110, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6322 ;-- CL 1929, 5620 ;-- CL 1948, 290.252
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 110 of 1909 - Linseed or Flaxseed Oil (290.251 - 290.256) › Section 290.253 - Linseed or Flaxseed Oil; Compounds, Branding; Misbranded, Definition.

290.253 Linseed or flaxseed oil; compounds, branding; misbranded, definition.
Sec. 3.
Linseed oil compounds or flaxseed oil compounds designed to take the place of raw or boiled linseed oil or raw or boiled flaxseed oil as defined in section 1 of this act, whether sold, offered or exposed for sale under invented proprietary names or titles or not, shall bear conspicuously upon the containing vessel, in capital letters not less than 5 lines pica in size, the word "Compound," followed immediately with the true distinctive names of the actual ingredients in the order of their greater preponderance, in the English language, in plain legible type of the same size, not less than 2 lines pica in size, in continuous list with no intervening matter of any kind, and shall also bear the name and address of the manufacturer, jobber or dealer. Any oil or compounds required to be branded by the provisions of this act and not complying with sections 2 and 3 shall be deemed to be misbranded within the meaning of this act.
History:
1909, Act 110, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6323 ;-- CL 1929, 5621 ;-- CL 1948, 290.253
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 110 of 1909 - Linseed or Flaxseed Oil (290.251 - 290.256) › Section 290.254 - Enforcement.

290.254 Enforcement.
Sec. 4.
It is hereby made a duty of the state dairy and food commissioner to enforce the provisions of this act.
History:
1909, Act 110, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 6324 ;-- CL 1929, 5622 ;-- CL 1948, 290.254
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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430) › Section 290.424a - Exemption of Certain Information From Freedom of Information Act.

290.424a Exemption of certain information from freedom of information act.
Sec. 4a.
(1) Information relating to any assessments paid or quantities of potatoes shipped by an individual processor, grower, or shipper which has been disclosed pursuant to this act is exempt from the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. This exemption does not include information regarding any penalties levied under this act.
(2) The director may obtain information necessary to confirm compliance with this act and may disclose statistical information as long as information of the type described in subsection (1) is not disclosed.
History:
Add. 1992, Act 135, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1992
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430) › Section 290.425 - Failure to Pay Assessment; Penalty.

290.425 Failure to pay assessment; penalty.
Sec. 5.
Any shipper or grower who fails to pay the assessment pursuant to this act shall pay to the commission the amount due plus a penalty of 10% of the amount due, plus 1% of the amount due for each month of delay.
History:
1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430) › Section 290.426 - Failure to Pay Assessment or File Report; False Information; Penalty.

290.426 Failure to pay assessment or file report; false information; penalty.
Sec. 6.
A grower or shipper who fails to pay an assessment or file a report in accordance with this act, or falsifies an affidavit, record, receipt, voucher, or other information required to be maintained by this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430) › Section 290.427 - Enforcement; Reimbursement for Costs; Appropriation.

290.427 Enforcement; reimbursement for costs; appropriation.
Sec. 7.
Employees and agents of the department shall enforce the provisions of this act. The commission shall reimburse the department for costs incurred by the department in holding referenda, reviewing petitions, and enforcing this act. The funds received by the department are appropriated for the department's use.
History:
1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430) › Section 290.429 - Petition to Terminate Commission; Referendum by Mail; Conditions for Termination of Commission.

290.429 Petition to terminate commission; referendum by mail; conditions for termination of commission.
Sec. 9.
(1) If the director receives a petition, bearing the signatures of not less than 33-1/3% of all growers, to terminate the commission, the director shall conduct a referendum by mail. The commission shall be terminated if 1 of the following occurs:
(a) If more than 50%, by number, of those voting, representing more than 50% of the volume of potatoes sold by those voting, vote to terminate the commission.
(b) If more than 50%, by number, of those voting, representing more than 50% of the volume of potatoes sold by those voting, vote to terminate the commission.
(2) If the referendum in subsection (1) passes, the commission shall request repeal of this act and phase out operations within the ensuing 6 months. Any funds remaining in the commission fund shall be made available to the director for potato research.
History:
1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430) › Section 290.429a - Referendum; Vote as to Whether Commission Shall Levy Assessments and Carry Out Act.

290.429a Referendum; vote as to whether commission shall levy assessments and carry out act.
Sec. 9a.
Except as otherwise provided in this act, a referendum under this act shall be valid for 5 years. Every 5 years, the department shall conduct a referendum at which growers shall vote whether or not the commission shall continue to levy the assessments and otherwise carry out this act. If a majority of the growers voting who represent a majority of the hundredweight sold in the previous year vote against having the commission continue to function, the commission shall cease its operations and deliver its assets to the director who shall transfer the assets to Michigan state university for potato research. A grower is entitled to 1 vote and the grower must be able to verify the hundredweight claimed as being sold on the ballot.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Mar. 5, 1996 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 202, Eff. Mar. 14, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 29 of 1970 - State Potato Industry Commission (290.421 - 290.430) › Section 290.430 - Repeal.

290.430 Repeal.
Sec. 10.
Act No. 208 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being sections 290.181 to 290.192 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.
History:
1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 158 of 1964 - Wholesale Potato Dealers (290.451 - 290.466) › Section 290.451 - Definitions.

290.451 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Potatoes" means any variety of Irish potatoes in fresh form included in the species solanum tuberosum.
(b) "Grower" means a person engaged in the business of growing and producing potatoes.
(c) "Wholesale potato dealer" means a person who buys potatoes in wholesale lots directly from a grower or grower cooperative or who sells or handles those potatoes in wholesale lots for the purpose of processing or resale to other wholesale potato dealers, retailers, restaurants, hotels, institutions, or hospitals.
(d) "Person" means a corporation, company, association, cooperative organization, partnership, individual, or other legal entity.
(e) "Due date" in case of a sale means not more than 30 days after the date of delivery of potatoes by a seller to a wholesale potato dealer. In case of a consignment it means not more than 30 days after the date the sale is made by the wholesale potato dealer, unless an agreement for extension of credit has been made between the seller and the purchaser at the time of sale or consignment in writing or unless prompt cash payment on delivery is specified.
(f) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture and his or her authorized agents and representatives.
(g) "Financial institution" means a commercial bank whose deposits are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or a national bank for cooperatives subject to the farm credit act of 1971, Public Law 92-181, 85 Stat. 583.
(h) "Grower cooperative" means an organization of growers or a division of an organization of growers, or a federation of cooperatives of growers engaged in the marketing, bargaining, shipping, or processing functions of potatoes on behalf of its members or nonmembers who are the producers of potatoes.
History:
1964, Act 158, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 88, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1965 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 160, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 63, Eff. May 31, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 171, Eff. Oct. 20, 1992
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards › Act 158 of 1964 - Wholesale Potato Dealers (290.451 - 290.466) › Section 290.452 - License Required; Exemptions.

290.452 License required; exemptions.
Sec. 2.
(1) A person shall not engage in or purport to be engaged in the business of a wholesale potato dealer or advertise as a wholesale potato dealer, unless that person is licensed by the director to carry on that business.
(2) A grower or grower cooperative who buys or receives only seed potatoes from another grower or grower cooperative for the grower's or grower cooperative's own planting use is exempt from this act.
(3) A wholesale potato dealer who does not sell or handle potatoes in wholesale lots for the purpose of processing or resale to other wholesale potato dealers, retailers, restaurants, hotels, or institutions and who buys an aggregate amount of less than 30,000 pounds of potatoes during each calendar month of a calendar year is exempt from this act for the following calendar year.
History:
1964, Act 158, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 63, Eff. May 31, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978