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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry
Act 329 of 1965 - Michigan Seed Law (286.701 - 286.716)
AN ACT to regulate the labeling, coloration, advertising, sale, offering, exposing, or transporting for sale of agricultural, vegetable, lawn, flower, and forest tree seeds; to authorize the director of agriculture to adopt rules for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the inspection and testing of seed; to prescribe license fees; to preempt ordinances prohibiting or regulating certain activities with respect to seeds; and to prescribe penalties for violation of this act.
History: 1965, Act 329, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 132, Imd. Eff. May 5, 2006
- Section 286.701 - Michigan Seed Law; Short Title.
- Section 286.702 - Definitions.
- Section 286.703 - Agricultural, Vegetable, or Flower Seed Container; Label or Tag; Information.
- Section 286.704 - Agricultural Seed, Mixtures of Agricultural Seed, and Vegetable Seed in Containers of More Than 1 Pound; Required Information.
- Section 286.705 - Vegetable Seed in Containers of 1 Pound or Less and Flower Seed; Required Information; Seed Sold Outside Original Container; Treated Vegetable and Flower Seed.
- Section 286.706 - Forest Tree Seed; Required Information.
- Section 286.707 - Seed Treated With Substance Harmful to Vertebrate Animals; Color; Label Information; Description of Treated Seed Not Harmful to Vertebrate Animals.
- Section 286.707a - Field Beans.
- Section 286.708 - Correction of Erroneous or Unlawful Seed Labels; Removal of Seed From Sale; Obtaining and Replacing Labels.
- Section 286.709 - Seed; Circumstances Prohibiting Selling, Offering for Sale, Advertising, Exposing, or Transporting for Sale; Prohibited Conduct.
- Section 286.710 - Applicability of MCL 286.703.
- Section 286.711 - Duties of Director; Field Bean Seeds Inspections and Analyses Performed by Person or Agency; Liability; "Rule" Defined.
- Section 286.711a - Field Bean Advisory Committee.
- Section 286.712, 286.713 - Repealed. 1988, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988.
- Section 286.714 - Prohibition or Regulation of Labeling, Sale, Storage, Transportation, Distribution, Use, or Planting of Certain Seeds; Ordinances by Local Government Prohibited; Exceptions.
- Section 286.715 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Stop Sale Order; Appeal; Hearing; Seizure of Seed; Condemnation of Seed; Application for Release of Seed or Permission to Condition or Relabel Seed; Temporary or Permanent Injunction; Bond Not Required.
- Section 286.716 - Repealed. 2006, Act 132, Imd. Eff. May 5, 2006.
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