Michigan Administrative Code

R 285.623.301 Application for inspection and certification. Rule 301. (1) An application for inspection and certification of turfgrass seed shall be made to the seed-certifying agency by May 1 of each year in which seed is produced. (2) If a field, other than an annual ryegrass f…

R 285.623.302 Isolation. Rule 302. (1) A field that is used for the production of certified seed shall be in compliance with the minimum specified isolation distances from fields of any other variety of the same species or closely related species, unless the field is used to prod…

R 285.623.303 Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne and Lolium hybridum). Rule 303. (1) Land shall not have grown, or have been seeded to, any other variety of perennial ryegrass during the previous 5 years to be eligible to produce foundation seed. Land shall not have grown, or hav…

R 285.623.304 Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum and Lolium rigidum). Rule 304. (1) Land shall not have grown, or have been seeded to annualryegrass during the previous 5 years, unless the land was used to produceannual ryegrass seed that is of the same variety and class and isc…

R 285.623.306 Fine fescue (Festuca rubra, Sub var rubra, Fallax, Ovina var duruiscula). Rule 306. (1) The standards of this rule for fine fescue include chewings, red, and hard fescues. Page 24 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (2) To be eligible to produce fine fescue fo…

R 285.623.307 Tall fescues (Festuca arundinacea). Rule 307. (1) Land shall not have grown, or have been seeded to, tall fescue during the previous 5 years to be eligible to produce foundation seed. Land shall not have grown, or been seeded to, tall fescue grasses during the previ…

R 285.623.401 Labeling of sod quality for varieties of turfgrass seed. Rule 401. In addition to the labeling requirements of Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being S286.701 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws and Act No. 221 of the Public Acts of 1959, as ame…

R 285.623.402 Description and use of tags for sod quality seed. Rule 402. (1) The official Michigan sod quality seed tag that is referred to in R 285.623.401 shall be prepared and issued by the director, be numerically identified, and Page 26 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative R…

R 285.623.403 Application, fees, and procedure for sod quality qualifications. Rule 403. A person who desires to have his or her seed qualify as Michigan sod quality seed shall request, in writing, that the official seed-certifying agency obtain seed samples for this purpose. If …

R 285.623.404 Standards for sod quality certification. Rule 404. (1) The seed lots that are submitted for sod quality certification shall be in compliance with all of the standards established by these rules and with standards that are established in cooperation with the seed-cer…

R 500.623 Certificates of authority; issuance. Rule 623. (1) The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of authority which specifically provides for issuance of contracts on a variable basis to an insurer unless all of the following are true: (a) The insurer possesses capital…

R 338.623 Relicensure; certified teachers; limited license. Rule 23. (1) A limited license applicant may be relicensed within 3 years after the expiration date of the license under section 16201(3) of the code, MCL 333.16201, if the applicant satisfies the requirements of the cod…

R 35.623 Eligibility of deceased veteran's dependents. Rule 3. (1) For the purposes of the administration of Act No. 9, Public Acts of 1946, Extra Session, as amended, it is further determined that the dependents of a deceased veteran are eligible to receive benefits in the same …

R 400.623 Applicant, licensee and administrator qualifications; licensee, administrator and staff requirements; parole or probation or convicted of felony. Rule 623. (1) An applicant, licensee, and administrator shall have the financial and administrative capability to operate a …

R 432.623 Occupational licensing. Rule 623. (1) An individual must have an occupational license if his or her duties directly impact the integrity of internet gaming as determined by the board in its sole discretion, subject to the following: (a) The board shall exercise its disc…

R 432.624 Fees, fines, taxes, payments, and assessments. Rule 624. (1) All fees, fines, taxes, payments, and assessments provided for under the act and these rules must be timely submitted to the board by a payment method acceptable to the board, such as a certified check, cashie…

R 500.624 Separate accounts. Rule 624. (1) An insurer issuing contracts on a variable basis shall not use the same separate account for both annuity contracts on a variable basis and contracts of life insurance on a variable basis. (2) An insurer issuing contracts on a variable b…

R 500.625 Separate account committees. Rule 625. Any provisions of the insurance code of 1956 or of rules promulgated pursuant thereto which concern conflicts of interest of officers or directors of insurers are equally applicable to members of any separate account's committee, b…

R 400.625 Administrator. Rule 625. Except for family homes, a facility shall have an administrator. History: 2025 MR 22, Eff. November 3, 2025.

R 432.626 Denials. Rule 626. (1) If the board denies an application for a license, it shall direct the executive director to issue a notice of denial. (2) An applicant, including an individual applying for an occupational license, who is served with a notice of denial under these…

R 285.627.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Balled stock" means nursery stock removed from the growing site with a portion of the root system intact in a ball of the soil in which the plant was grown, the diameter and depth of such soil ball to be as specified i…

R 285.627.2 Storage and display conditions. Rule 2. (1) Balled stock, container-grown stock, potted stock, and nursery stock with manufactured balls shall be kept uniformly moist by surrounding or covering the root area with nontoxic, moisture-holding materials, or by irrigation …

R 285.627.3 Minimum indices of vitality. Rule 3. (1) Woody stemmed deciduous nursery stock, such as fruit and shade trees, rose bushes, and flowering shrubs, shall have moist, green cambium tissue in the stem or stems and branches, and shall have viable buds or normal green, unwi…

R 500.627 Approvals required. Rule 627. A contract on a variable basis shall not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state and an application for such a contract or a group certificate in connection with any such contract shall not be delivered or issued for delivery in t…

R 400.627 Licensee and administrator training requirements. Rule 627. (1) A licensee and administrator shall complete annual training based on the license issue date, the educational requirements specified in subdivision (a) or (b) of this subrule, or a combination that totals 16…

R 338.627 License renewal; requirements; applicability. Rule 27. (1) An applicant for renewal shall satisfy the requirements of the code and the rules promulgated under the code. Page 9 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (2) An applicant for license renewal who was license…

R 432.627 Renewal of a license. Rule 627. (1) An internet gaming operator or internet gaming supplier license when issued is valid for a 5-year period. (2) An internet gaming operator or internet gaming supplier licensee may renew its license every 5 years after receiving its ini…

R 285.628.1 Definitions. Rule 1. As used in these rules: (a) "Certifiable seed potatoes" means seed potatoes which meet or exceed the standards established in these rules, which are produced and stored as required by these rules, and which originate from a state-approved laborato…

R 285.628.10 Shipping containers; bulk shipments. Rule 10. Seed potatoes, except those shipped in bulk, when sold shall be packed in new, clean, unused containers and sealed as required by the certifying agency and approved by the director of agriculture. Containers for bulk ship…

R 285.628.11 Grades and sizes; adoption of standards by reference. Rule 11. (1) Grades and sizes of foundation and certified classes of seed shall conform to the current United States standards for grades of seed potatoes effective March 6, 1987. These standards are adopted in th…

R 285.628.13 Modification of standards. Rule 13. The director of the department of agriculture may modify the standards established herein for certifiable seed when due to weather, disease or any other factor the application of the standards would threaten the normal propagation …

R 285.628.2 Designation of official seed-certifying agency. Rule 2. The Michigan seed potato association is designated as the official seed- certifying agency of the department of agriculture for the purpose of assisting and advising the department in carrying out the provisions …

R 285.628.4 Conditions for certification. Rule 4. (1) A seed lot that is eligible for certification shall not be certified if any of the following conditions exist: (a) Less than all of the acreage of potatoes grown by the applicant is planted to foundation or certified seed that…

R 285.628.5 Official seed-certifying agency; duties. Rule 5. The official seed-certifying agency shall do all of the following: (a) Make 2 or more inspections of all fields of seed potatoes eligible for certification and all nuclear seed stock eligible for certification. An appli…

R 285.628.9 Shipping inspection. Rule 9. Each lot of seed shall be inspected for grade at the time of shipping to complete the certification process. The inspection may be made by the federal-state inspection service or by the certifying agency. A shipping time inspection for gra…

R 500.628 Contracts and certificates; contents. Rule 628. A contract on a variable basis shall not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state and a group certificate in connection with any such contract shall not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state, unless: (…

R 285.629.1 Definitions. Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules: (a) “Act” means the seed potato act, 2018 PA 94, MCL 286.681 to 286.689. (b) “ Bacterial ring rot” means Clavibacter michiganensis subspecies sepedonicus. (c) “Late blight” means Phytophthora infestans. (d) “ Potato gro…

R 285.629.2 General provisions. Rule 2. (1) A grower shall register with the department through a form or process established by the director. (2) For the purposes of sections 3, 4, and 5 of the act, MCL 286.683, 286.684, and 286.685, any person who plants 40 hundredweight of see…

R 285.629.3 Research exceptions to the act. Rule 3. A research exception may be granted when 1 of the 2 following documents are provided: (a) A Material Transfer Agreement. Page 2 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (b) A signed letter from the developer stating the name an…

R 285.629.4 Applying for a general exception to the act; requirements. Rule 4. (1) An application for an exception to the act must include all of the following: (a) Name and address of applicant. (b) Affiliation or company information. (c) Cultivar. (d) Location, acreage, and hun…

R 285.629.5 Criteria for evaluating certification exception request. Rule 5. The advisory committee shall consider all of the following when evaluating whether to recommend an exception to the seed certification requirement under the act: (a) The crop's proximity to other seed po…

R 285.629.6 Sampling and testing requirements; disease standards for seed potatoes excepted from certification. Rule 6. (1) If visual inspection results for the lot are not available for bacterial ring rot, late blight, or both or post-harvest tests are not available for the lot,…

R 285.629.7 Random selection of growers and record review. Rule 7. (1) The department shall select 10% of the annually registered growers at random using computer based random number generating software. (2) The department shall conduct records inspections on the selected registe…

R 285.629.8 Fees schedule for department services. Rule 8. (1) The director shall charge an inspection fee based on the cost to the department of making the inspection and shall adjust the schedule of fees for the costs of inspection and investigation of alleged violations as req…

R 500.629 Variable annuity; contract requirements. Rule 629. (1) A contract for an annuity on a variable basis shall not be delivered in this state unless it stipulates the investment increment factors to be used in computing the dollar amount of variable benefits or other variab…

R 432.629 Vendor Requirements. Rule 629. (1) Only vendors that are either approved by the board as a registered vendor pursuant to R 432.629a, or are exempt from registration under subrule (4) of this rule, may provide goods or services, or both, directly or indirectly, to an int…

R 400.629 Direct care staff; qualifications and training. Rule 629. (1) Direct care staff shall be at least 18 years of age and able to complete required reports and follow written and oral instructions that are related to the care and supervision of residents. (2) Minor individu…