Michigan Administrative Code

R 281.781.8 Canals connecting Huron river and Portage lake; slow--no wake speed. Rule 8. On the waters of the canals connecting the Huron river and Portage lake, section 1, T1S, R5E, Dexter township and section 6, T1S, R5E, Webster township, Washtenaw county, and for a distance o…

R 281.781.9 Huron river; slow--no wake speed zone. Rule 9. On the waters of the Huron river, section 1, T1S, R4E, Dexter township and section 6, T1S, R5E, Webster township, Washtenaw county, upstream from a point 600 feet below the Macgregor road bridge in the SE 1/4 of SE 1/4, s…

R 408.781 Temporary certificate. Rule 11. A temporary certificate may be issued by the director to a rehabilitation facility or private sector employer applying for a certificate. Issuance of a temporary certificate shall be contingent upon a finding by the director that the appl…

R 299.781 Suckers; open season. Rule 1. No closed season: Suckers may be taken at any time from waters that are open to commercial fishing. History: 1979 AC.

R 168.781 Conduct of election and manner of voting. Rule 11. (1) The election inspector having charge of the ballots shall deliver to the voter an official ballot and secrecy sleeve. The stub number associated with the ballot, if Page 21 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules …

R 281.782.1 Belleville lake, at Denton road bridge; speed restriction. Rule 1. On the waters of that portion of Belleville lake, city of Belleville and township of Van Buren, county of Wayne, state of Michigan, within 100 feet of the Denton road bridge, no operator of any motorbo…

R 281.782.10 Swan island canal; slow--no wake speed. Rule 10. On the waters of the canal between Swan island and the mainland of Grosse Ile, town 4 south, range 11 east, town 5 south, range 11 east, Grosse Ile township, Wayne county, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to…

R 281.782.11 Elba island canals; slow--no wake speed. Rule 11. On the waters of the natural and artificial channels and canals adjacent to Elba island, P.C. 553, 554, and 557, town 4 south, range 11 east, and town 5 south, Page 140 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules range …

R 281.782.12 Detroit river, city of Gibraltar; slow--no wake speed. Rule 12. (1) On the waters of the Detroit river, within the corporate limits of the city of Gibraltar, Wayne county, T4S, R10 and 11E, T5S, R10 and 11E, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slo…

R 281.782.13 Natural and artificial channels and canals, city of Gibraltar; slow--no wake speed. Rule 13. On the waters of all artificial and natural channels and canals, within the corporate limits of the city of Gibraltar, Wayne county, T4S, R10 and 11E and T5S, R10 and 11E, it…

R 281.782.14 Detroit river city of Trenton; slow--no wake speed. Rule 14. (1) On the waters of the Detroit river, within the corporate limits of the city of Trenton, Wayne county, town 4 south, range 11 east, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slow--no wake s…

R 281.782.15 Natural and artificial channels and canals, city of Trenton; slow- -no wake speed. Rule 15. On the waters of all artificial and natural channels and canals, within the corporate limits of the city of Trenton, Wayne county, town 4 south, range 11 east, it is unlawful …

R 281.782.17 Detroit river, city of Ecorse; slow--no wake speed zone. Rule 17. On the waters of the Detroit river, adjacent to the city of Ecorse, Wayne county, and hereinafter described, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slow--no wake speed when within 1,00…

R 281.782.18 Phoenix lake; motorboats prohibited. Rule 18. On the waters of Phoenix lake and the canals and channels connected thereto, sections 14 and 23, T1S, R8E, Wayne county, it is unlawful to operate a motorboat. History: 1979 AC.

R 281.782.19 Rouge river, portion of; motorboats prohibited. Rule 19. On that portion of the waters of the middle branch of the Rouge river and the canals and channels connected thereto, between Phoenix and Wilcox lakes, section 23, T1S, R8E, Wayne county, it is unlawful to opera…

R 281.782.20 Wilcox lake; motorboats prohibited. Rule 20. On the waters of Wilcox lake and the canals and channels connected thereto, section 23, T1S, R8E, Wayne county, it is unlawful to operate a motorboat. History: 1979 AC. Page 142 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules

R 281.782.21 Rouge river, portion of; motorboats prohibited. Rule 21. On that portion of the waters of the middle branch of the Rouge river and the canals and channels connected thereto, between Wilcox and Newburgh lakes, section 23, 25, and 26, T1S, R8E, Wayne county, it is unla…

R 281.782.22 Newburgh lake; motorboats prohibited. Rule 22. On the waters of Newburgh lake and the canals and channels connected thereto, section 25, T1S, R8E, and sections 30 and 31, T1S, R9E, Wayne county, it is unlawful to operate a motorboat. History: 1979 AC.

R 281.782.23 Rouge river, portion of; motorboats prohibited. Rule 23. On that portion of the waters of the middle branch of the Rouge river and the canals and channels connected thereto, between Newburgh and Nankin lakes, sections 32 and 33, T1S R9E,Wayne county, it is unlawful t…

R 281.782.24 Nankin lake; motorboats prohibited. Rule 24. On the waters of Nankin lake and the canals and channels connected thereto, section 33, T1S, R9E, and section 4, T2S, R9E, Wayne county, it is unlawful to operate a motorboat. History: 1979 AC.

R 281.782.26 Belleville lake; watercraft speed limit. Rule 26. On the waters of Belleville lake, section 24, T3S, R7E, and sections 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, and 30, T3S, R7E, Van Buren township, Wayne county, it is unlawful, at any time, to operate a vessel at a speed …

R 281.782.3 Huron river, channels and bayous; slow--no wake speed. Rule 3. On the waters of the Huron river and the natural and artificial channels and bayous in sections 23 to 25, P.C. 636, town 5 south, range 10 east, Brownstown township, Wayne county, an operator of a vessel s…

R 281.782.4 Silver creek, bayous, estuary, canals and channels; slow--no wake speed. Rule 4. On the waters of Silver creek, its bayous and estuary and connected artificial and natural canals and channels in sections 14, 15, 23, and 24, and P.C. 636, town 5 south, range 10 east, B…

R 281.782.5 Maple and Milleville beaches, canals and channels; slow--no wake speed. Rule 5. On the waters of the artificial and natural canals and channels, Maple and Milleville beaches, in sections 13 and 24, and P.C. 636, town 5 south, range 10 east, Brownstown township, Wayne …

R 281.782.6 Detroit river and connected waters, Grosse Ile township; slow--no wake speed. Rule 6. On the waters of the Detroit river and connected waters, town 4 south, range 11 east, and town 5 south, range 11 east, Grosse Ile township, Wayne county, it is unlawful for the opera…

R 281.782.7 Thorofare canal; slow--no wake speed. Rule 7. On the waters of the Thorofare canal, P.C. 549, 550, 551, and 555, town 4 south, range 11 east, Grosse Ile township, Wayne county, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slow--no wake speed. History: 1979 …

R 281.782.8 Frenchman creek and connected waters; slow--no wake speed. Rule 8. On the waters of Frenchman creek, passages east and west of Round island and the connected artificial canal, town 4 south, range 11 east, town 5 south, range 11 east, Grosse Ile township, Wayne county,…

R 281.782.9 Meso-Hickory passage; slow--no wake speed. Rule 9. On the waters of the passage between Meso and Hickory islands, town 5 south, range 11 east, Grosse Ile township, Wayne county, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slow--no wake speed. History: 1979…

R 168.782 Election inspectors; duties after polls are closed. Rule 12. (1) After the polls are closed, the election inspectors shall open the tabulator and remove the ballots. the inspector shall compare the total number displayed on the tabulator's public counter with the number…

R 408.782 Records. Rule 12. (1) A rehabilitation facility granted a certificate shall maintain, and have available for inspection by the director, records including the following: (a) Documentation substantiating each handicapped worker's disability. (b) Total hours worked each p…

R 299.782 Suckers; legal size. Rule 2. No minimum size: Suckers of any size may be taken, possessed, and sold commercially. History: 1979 AC. LAKE TROUT IN LAKE MICHIGAN Page 4 Courtesy of www.michigan.gov/orr (By authority conferred on the conservation commission by section 1 of…

R 281.783.2 Meauwataka lake; hours for high-speed boating and water skiing. Rule 2. On the waters of Meauwataka lake, sections 31 and 32, T23N, R10W, Colfax township, Wexford county, it is unlawful, during the period of May 15 to September 15, on Saturdays, Sundays, memorial day,…

R 408.783 Cancellation of certificate. Rule 13. (1) If it appears that a provision of the act has been violated, the director shall issue a written notice stating the facts or conduct that constitute the alleged violation. (2) The written notice required in subrule (1) of this ru…

R 408.784 Appeal of decision denying certificate; hearing. Rule 14. If a decision to deny a certificate is appealed by written objection of a rehabilitation facility or private sector employer to the department within 30 calendar days after receipt of the notice pertaining to the…

R 168.784 Processing write-in ballots. Rule 14. (1) Write-in ballots must be processed by not less than 2 election inspectors of differing political party preference. (2) In processing write-in ballots, the election inspectors shall first determine if a voter has recorded a write…

R 408.785 Appeal to circuit court; finality of resolution. Rule 15. (1) A rehabilitation facility or private sector employer aggrieved by the decision of the director following a hearing under R 408.783 and R 408.784 may, within 60 days after date of mailing of the decision, appe…

R 168.785 Duplication of ballots. Rule 15. (1) When a ballot is duplicated, the duplication process shall be performed by not less than 2 election inspectors of differing political party preference. (2) A duplicate ballot must be marked “DUPLICATE” or “DUP” and numbered correspon…

R 168.786 Absentee ballots; issuance, processing, and tabulation. Rule 16. (1) Absentee ballots may be sent to the proper precinct to be tabulated with the precinct ballots or to an absent voter counting board to be processed and tabulated as separate precincts. (2) If the voter …

R 408.786 Inspections. Rule 16. (1) The director may enter upon the premises of a rehabilitation facility or private sector employer during normal business hours to conduct inspections to determine whether the rehabilitation facility or private sector employer is in compliance wi…

R 408.787 Rescission. Rule 17. R 408.751 to R 408.767 of the Michigan Administrative Code, appearing on pages 3178 to 3181 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, are rescinded. History: 1983 AACS.

R 168.788 Receiving station; receiving board. Rule 18. (1) All ballot containers and election materials must be delivered by the precinct inspectors to a receiving station. the clerk shall appoint at least 1 receiving board. Each board must consist of 2 or more election inspector…

R 168.790 Closing procedures; ballot retention. Rule 20. (1) After the last precinct and early voting site has been counted, the board of election inspectors shall secure all programs, test decks, certified results of accuracy tests, and other related material in a ballot contain…

R 168.791 Challengers. Rule 21. (1) Challengers designated pursuant to section 730 of the act, MCL 168.730, may be at the clerk's office, early voting site, election day polling place, election day vote center, and absent voter counting board. (2) Challengers shall act at all tim…

R 299.791 Closed commercial fishing season on lake trout in Lake Michigan. Rule 1. On or after October 1, 1965, lake trout shall not be taken from Lake Michigan at any time except as provided by Act No. 165 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, and by the director of conservati…

R 168.792 Canvass. Rule 22. (1) A board of canvassers may, for reasonable cause, require the individual who programmed the tabulators to appear before the board, to bring documents pertinent to the programming, and to answer questions relevant to the programming. (2) A board of c…

R 168.793 Recount. Rule 23. (1) In a recount of a precinct using an electronic voting system, rules promulgated by the board of state canvassers for use in recounts must apply except where superseded by these rules. History: 1979 AC; 2025 MR 12, Eff. May 12, 2025.

R 324.801 Definitions. Rule 801. As used in these rules: (a) “Administrator” means the administrator of the USEPA. (b) “Area of review” means that area within a fixed radius of 1320 feet around an injection well. (c) “Class II Well” means a well that does either of the following:…