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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

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.135 Duty of prosecuting attorney.
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Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney, to whom satisfactory evidence of any violation of the act is presented, to cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts of the state for the enforcement of the penalties as in suc…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.136 Guaranty relieving dealer from prosecution; liability of guarantor.
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Sec. 6. That no dealer shall be prosecuted under the provisions of this act when he can establish a guaranty signed by the manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber, or other party residing within the United States from whom such climax baskets, baskets, or other containers, as defined in…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.137 Effective date.
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Sec. 7. That this act shall be in force and effect from and after the first day of November, 1917.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.41 Stone lime; weight of bushel.
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Sec. 1. That whenever stone lime is sold, and no special agreement is made by the parties, the bushel shall consist of 70 pounds.

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.101 Standard barrel for fruits, vegetables and dry commodities other than cranberries.

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Sec. 1. The standard barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: length of staves, 28 1/2 inches; diameter of heads, 17 1/8 inches; distance between heads, 26 i…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.102 Violation; definition; penalty.

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Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer, or expose for sale in this state, or to ship from this state, to any other state, territory, or the District of Columbia or to a foreign country, a barrel containing fruits or vegetables or any other dry commodity of less capacity than…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.103 Variations; prosecutions; commodities sold by weight or count.

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Sec. 3. Reasonable variations shall be permitted and tolerance established by rules and regulations made by the director of the bureau of standards and approved by the secretary of commerce. Prosecutions for offenses under this act may be begun upon complaint of local sealers of …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.104 Effective date.

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Sec. 4. This act shall be in force and effect from and after the first day of September, 1917.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.251 Linseed or flaxseed oil; raw or boiled, requirements; adulterated.

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Sec. 1. No person, firm or corporation, by himself, his servant or his agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, shall manufacture or mix for sale, sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell in this state, under…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.252 Linseed or flaxseed oil; name on barrel or container; evidence of violation.

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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 …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.253 Linseed or flaxseed oil; compounds, branding; misbranded, definition.

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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 be…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.254 Enforcement.

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Sec. 4. It is hereby made a duty of the state dairy and food commissioner to enforce the provisions of this act.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.255 Right of access; samples; duty to prosecute; hindering prohibited.

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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 co…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.256 Penalty for violation of act.

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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 an…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.551 Definitions.

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Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Beans" means Michigan dry, edible beans, except soybeans. (b) "Commission" means the Michigan bean commission. (c) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture and rural development. (d) "Grower" means any business unit, includi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.552 Division of state into districts.

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Sec. 2. For the purposes of this act, the state is divided into 7 districts: (a) District 1 consists of the counties of Arenac, Bay, and Midland plus all counties north of Midland County that are not otherwise designated in a district. (b) District 2 consists of the counties of G…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.553 Michigan bean commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; ex officio members; reapportionment.

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Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan bean commission of 9 voting members is created, consisting of a grower from each district created under section 2, 1 member at large, and 1 processor shipper handler member under section 4(2). The director and the dean of the college of agriculture and na…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.554 Michigan bean commission; procedure for appointment of members; meetings; cessation of membership; vacancies; selection and appointment of member at large.

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Sec. 4. (1) The governor shall appoint the first members of the commission before January 31, 1966 with the advice and consent of the senate and without use of the nominating procedures provided in this section. Except as provided in subsection (4), the governor shall appoint sub…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.555 Michigan bean commission; quorum; compensation and expenses; conducting business at public meeting; notice.

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Sec. 5. (1) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business and for performing the duties of the commission. A member shall receive a per diem rate to be established by the commission on an annual basis which shall not exceed the r…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.556 Michigan bean commission; election of chairman, treasurer, and other officers; appointment and compensation of executive secretary.

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Sec. 6. The commission shall elect each year a chairman, a treasurer, and other officers it deems advisable. The commission, as often as it deems advisable, shall appoint an executive secretary and fix his compensation.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.557 Bean commission; deposit of money received; treasurer's bond; “financial institution” defined.

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Sec. 7. (1) Money received by the commission, or any other state official, from the assessments under this act, shall be deposited in a financial institution as the commission designates, and the money shall be disbursed only by order of the commission. (2) The treasurer of the c…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.558 Bean commission; body corporate, seal, records as evidence.

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Sec. 8. The commission is a body corporate and may sue and be sued and contract and be contracted with. The commission shall adopt a seal. Copies of the proceedings, records and acts of the commission, when certified by the secretary and authenticated by the seal, shall be admiss…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.559 Bean commission; state and employees not liable for acts; disbursements.

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Sec. 9. The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts. All disbursements shall be limited to the funds collected by the commission, and no member of the commission or any employee or agent thereof is liable on the contracts of the commission. All salarie…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.560 Michigan bean commission; powers and duties generally; prohibitions.

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Sec. 10. (1) The commission shall perform the following: (a) Adopt, amend, or rescind rules, pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, for the exercise of its powers and performance of its duties. (b) Administer this act and investi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.561 Enforcement; reimbursement for costs.

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Sec. 11. The state department of agriculture or its agents shall enforce this act. The commission shall reimburse the department for costs incurred by the department in such enforcement. Such funds received by the department are hereby appropriated for the department's use.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.562 Grower assessment on beans grown and produced.

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Sec. 12. (1) A grower assessment of 10 cents per hundredweight, when sold or shipped, is levied and imposed upon all beans grown and produced in this state in the year 2000, and annually thereafter. The grower or certified seed grower shall pay the assessment. (2) The first recei…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.562a Assessment on beans grown and produced; payment; report; use; research advisory board; referendum.

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Sec. 12a. An assessment of 1 cent per hundredweight is levied and imposed upon all beans grown and produced in this state in the year 1974, and annually thereafter. The first receiver who purchases or receives beans from growers shall pay the assessment. The assessment paid by th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.562b Changing method or amount of assessment; referendum; implementation of proposed change.

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Sec. 12b. (1) The commission may change the method or the amount of the assessment imposed in section 12, or both, by complying with this section. (2) If the commission proposes a change as described in subsection (1), then it shall conduct a referendum of growers relative to any…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.564 Supplemental assessment for special projects; referendum to determine rate; collection.

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Sec. 14. (1) Whenever 800 of the growers, of which not more than 200 are in the same district, petition the commission, the commission shall conduct a referendum among the growers of the state to determine the rate of supplemental assessment for special projects. (2) The suppleme…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.565 Records of first receiver; preservation; availability; records of grower processing or retailing own production.

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Sec. 15. A first receiver shall keep complete and accurate records of the number of pounds of beans purchased from each grower by the receiver during each calendar year. The records shall be preserved for 2 years, and shall be available to the commission or the commission's autho…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.566 Violation; penalties; prosecution.

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Sec. 16. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who violates or aids in the violation of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2) A member of the commission who intentionally violates section 5(2) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 267 of the Pub…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.567 Referendum on continuation of commission functions; referendum on termination of commission; petition; notice; hearings; cessation of operations and transfer of assets; voting; submitting ballot to legislative committees for review.

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Sec. 17. (1) Five years after the latest referendum held under this section, the department of agriculture 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 o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.568 Effective date.

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Sec. 18. This act shall take effect January 1, 1966.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.691 Deduction and remittance of marketing fees by purchaser of fruits and vegetables; statement.

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Sec. 1. An agricultural producer and member of an agricultural cooperative marketing association organized under Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 450.62 to 450.192 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may, by a membership and marketing agreement or by …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.692 Enforcement; complaint; investigation; hearing; powers and duties of hearing officer; judicial order; contempt; rules.

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Sec. 2. (1) For the purpose of enforcing this act, the department of agriculture may receive sworn complaints with respect to violations or threatened violations of this act. The director of the department of agriculture, or his or her authorized representatives, shall make all n…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.693 Order requiring remittance of moneys to designated association; cease and desist order; recovery of costs and expenses; order dismissing complaint; civil penalty.

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Sec. 3. (1) If upon the preponderance of the testimony taken the director of the department of agriculture is of the opinion that a purchaser named in the complaint has violated this act, then the director shall state his findings of fact and conclusions of law and cause to be se…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.451 Definitions.

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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 po…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.452 License required; exemptions.

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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 recei…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.453 Application for license; contents; fee; submission of false information; expiration.

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Sec. 3. (1) A person required to be licensed under this act shall apply to the director in writing before June 1 of each year and shall provide the following: (a) The full name of the persons constituting the firm including the full names and addresses of buyers or agents for the…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.454 Wholesale potato dealers; display of license, inspection.

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Sec. 4. A person licensed under this act and conducting business under the license shall keep a copy thereof, to be furnished by the director, posted in a conspicuous place in or at his place of business and exposed for inspection by any person who may properly make such inspecti…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.455 Wholesale potato dealers; identification card; fees.

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Sec. 5. (1) A licensee shall secure from the director an identification card for each of his or her buyers or agents and for an individual licensee operating as his or her agent to place the public on notice that the persons soliciting potatoes from place to place are working as …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.456 Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license; hearing.

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Sec. 6. (1) The refusal to issue, cancellation or suspension of, a license under the perishable agricultural commodities act of 1930, chapter 436, 46 Stat. 531, 7 U.S.C. 499a to 499b and 499c to 499t, or a license to operate as a wholesale potato dealer in any state may constitut…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.457 Records; examination.

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Sec. 7. A licensee shall keep accurate accounts and records of all transactions as a wholesale potato dealer and shall retain them, subject to the examination of the director, for a period of 3 years after their respective events.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.458 Irrevocable letter of credit or surety bond required; exemptions; falsification of application, statement, or record.

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Sec. 8. (1) An applicant for a wholesale potato dealer license shall file with the application or have on file with the director an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution on a form provided by the director providing that funds be made available against a s…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.459 Surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit generally.

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Sec. 9. (1) The bond or irrevocable letter of credit described in section 8 shall provide coverage for or payment for an amount representing the wholesale potato dealer's business transacted with growers within the state subject to the limits imposed in subsection (7). Liability …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.460 Default of licensee; filing statement of grower's claim or certified copy of judgment; time.

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Sec. 10. Upon default of a licensee in the payment of money due to a grower, the grower may file with the director a verified statement of the grower's claim. If the grower has reduced the claim to a judgment, the grower shall file a certified copy of the judgment with the direct…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.461a Examination of records; inquiries; seizing assets of licensee; hearing; order; appeal; action against seized assets; distribution to claimants; return of remaining assets to licensee; action for recovery of money.

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Sec. 11a. (1) The director may periodically examine the records of a wholesale potato dealer. The director may examine the records of a wholesale potato dealer against whom a complaint alleging nonpayment has been made or whose license has been suspended and may inquire of other …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.462 Filing claim; time period.

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Sec. 12. (1) A grower shall file a claim with the director within 90 days after any of the following events: (a) The default of the wholesale potato dealer if the default occurred during the license period. (b) The suspension or revocation of the license of the wholesale potato d…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.464 Waiver.

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Sec. 14. A person shall not request a grower to sign any statement, affidavit, assignment, or waiver of any kind which operates to relieve a wholesale potato dealer, financial institution issuing a letter of credit, or surety company of its full responsibility under this act.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.465 Violation of act; misdemeanor, penalty.

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Sec. 15. Any person who violates any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00, and in default in payment thereof, by imprisonment for not less than 10 days in the county jail, and for each subsequent viol…