Title 285, AGRICULTURE

Sec. 5. The control of all land and other property held or acquired by this state or its people for the purpose of holding and conducting agricultural and industrial fairs and exhibitions is vested in the authority.

Sec. 6. (1) The authority shall do all of the following: (a) Conduct an annual state fair and other exhibits or events for the purpose of promoting all phases of the economy of this state. This fair and the exhibits or events shall encourage and demonstrate agricultural, industri…

Sec. 7. (1) The authority annually shall present a report to the governor, the legislature, and the department describing the receipts or expenditures through appropriation, gift, grant, or conveyance that have a material bearing on the operation of the state fair or the state ex…

Sec. 8. The manager shall do all of the following: (a) Be directly responsible to the authority. (b) Be the chief administrative officer for the management and operation of the state exposition and fairgrounds, and may enter into contracts and leases, subject to the requirements …

Sec. 9. (1) A state exposition and fairgrounds authority shall be governed by the 11-member authority board appointed under this section. The authority board shall consist of the following members: (a) The director or a designated representative as an ex officio voting member. (b…

Sec. 10. (1) The business that the authority board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the authority board held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given …

Sec. 11. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the authority board shall do all things necessary or convenient to implement the purposes, objectives, and provisions of this act, and the purposes, objectives, and powers delegated to the authority by other laws or executive ord…

Sec. 12. (1) In staging the annual state fair, the authority may enter into licensing agreements with concessionaires permitting games of skill which shall be conducted in accordance with the following criteria: (a) Winning the game of skill does not require great skill on the pa…

Sec. 13. (1) Sections 301 to 315a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.301 to 750.315a, do not apply to a person who conducts or participates in a game of skill pursuant to section 12 or the rules promulgated under that section. (2) The department may lease its facili…

Sec. 14a. (1) The state exposition and fairgrounds fund is created within the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the authority. (2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from …

Sec. 15. (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, there is appropriated $625,000.00 from the state exposition and fairgrounds fund for Michigan state fair payment of premiums to exhibitors and for payments due to vendors and others regarding outstanding invoices for the…

Sec. 15a. The authority may demolish or permit the demolition of any building or structure on the state exposition and fairgrounds that is determined by the authority to be unsuitable for uses consistent with the holding of the state fair.

Sec. 15b. (1) The authority shall develop a newsletter to be published not less often than twice per calendar year for residents of the surrounding area of the state exposition and fairgrounds. The authority shall make the newsletter available electronically on its website and, i…