2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 286 - AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
Act 116 of 1978 - THE JOHN C. HERTEL TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL COMMISSION ACT (286.181 - 286.194)
Section 286.182 - Definitions.

***** 286.182 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1989: See (1) of 286.194 *****

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) “Commission” means the state toxic substance control commission created in section 3.

(b) “Federal toxic substance control act” means Public Law 94-469, 15 U.S.C. 2601 to 2629 and any regulations adopted pursuant to that act.

(c) “Person” means an individual, partnership, cooperative, association, private or public corporation, personal representative, receiver, trustee, assignee, or other legal entity.

(d) “Toxic substance” means that quality of a natural or man-made element or compound, metal, or metallic, organic, or inorganic compound, which in an appropriate concentration, alone or in combination, poses a severe threat of gross damage to or destruction of the health, safety, or welfare of human, animal, or desirable plant life, or of the environment. This includes a substance that may reasonably be expected to result in human carcinogenesis, teratogenesis, or mutagenesis.

(e) “Toxic substance emergency” means a condition or practice exists requiring immediate action to preserve the public health, safety, or welfare from the potential of death, disabling disease, or serious physical harm to humans, animals, or desirable plant life due to a toxic substance.

(f) “Trade secret” means a secret formula or process, not patented, but known only to certain individuals using it in compounding some article of trade having a commercial value.

History: 1978, Act 116, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979