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Michigan Statutes, Title 290

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Title 290, WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND STANDARDS

35 chapters · 246 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 290246 Ch 283-of-1964, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT46 Ch 344-of-1972, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAININ…27 Ch 44-of-1984, MOTOR FUELS QUALITY ACT25 Ch 232-of-1965, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT25 Ch 114-of-1965, BEANS19 Ch 184-of-1994, MICHIGAN GINSENG ACT16 Ch 158-of-1964, WHOLESALE POTATO DEALERS15 Ch 29-of-1970, STATE POTATO INDUSTRY COMMISSION12 Ch 220-of-1929, STANDARD GRADES FOR TABLE STOCK POTA…11 Ch 227-of-1915, GALVANIZED WIRE FENCE10 Ch 162-of-1955, LIMING MATERIAL8 Ch 74-of-1917, STANDARD CLIMAX BASKETS, BASKETS, OR…7 Ch 110-of-1909, LINSEED OR FLAXSEED OIL6 Ch 57-of-1925, STANDARD GRADES OF NAVAL STORES5

12 sections·Filtered byTitle 290✕Ch 29-of-1970✕

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.421 Definitions.
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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,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.422 Potato industry commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancies; meetings; chairperson; quorum; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; special meetings; compensation and expenses; handling, use, and disposition of funds; annual fee; gifts, grants, and items of value; books, records, and accounts; availability of documents to public; borrowing money; assessment of outstanding loans; financial report.
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Sec. 2. (1) The potato industry commission is created within the department. The commission shall be composed of all of the following: (a) The director or a person designated by the director from the director's staff, who shall serve ex officio, without vote. (b) A staff member o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.423 Powers and duties of commission; rules.
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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 develo…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.424 Assessment on growers and shippers; rates; exemption; shipper application and certificate; records; inspection; reports; payment of assessment by shipper; limitation on assessment increase.

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Sec. 4. (1) An assessment at the rate of not more than 5-1/2 cents per hundredweight on potatoes grown in the state shall be levied upon each particular lot or quantity of potatoes and imposed upon each grower with 20 or more acres in the production of potatoes and not more than …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.424a Exemption of certain information from freedom of information act.

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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 se…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.425 Failure to pay assessment; penalty.

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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.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.426 Failure to pay assessment or file report; false information; penalty.

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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.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.427 Enforcement; reimbursement for costs; appropriation.

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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 …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.428 Referendum; votes; rules; petition to terminate shipper assessments; referendum by mail; conditions for termination of shipper assessments; adoption of assessment increase; public hearing; findings and recommendations; assent to proposal.

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Sec. 8. (1) Within 60 days after the effective date of the 2013 amendments to this section, the department shall hold a referendum. For the purpose of the referenda under this act, each grower and shipper who is in compliance with section 4 is entitled to 1 vote. The director may…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.429 Petition to terminate commission; referendum by mail; conditions for termination of commission.

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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…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.429a Referendum; vote as to whether commission shall levy assessments and carry out act.

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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…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.430 Repeal.

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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.