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451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY - The Timber Industry (324.50101...324.50707)
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501 - Part 501 Forest Improvements (324.50101...324.50166)
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-1 - Subpart 1 General Provisions (324.50101...324.50107)
Section 324.50101 - Meanings of Words and Phrases. - Sec. 50101. As used in this part, the words and...
Section 324.50102 - Definitions; a to D. - Sec. 50102. (1) "Agency of this state" means a board,...
Section 324.50103 - Definitions; F to P. - Sec. 50103. (1) "Fish and wildlife habitat improvements" means measures...
Section 324.50104 - Definitions; H to P. - Sec. 50104. (1) "Harvest" means the point at which timber...
Section 324.50105 - Definitions; R to U. - Sec. 50105. (1) "Reforestation" means planting of tree seedlings, cuttings,...
Section 324.50106 - Purpose. - Sec. 50106. (1) The purpose of this part is to...
Section 324.50107 - Liberal Construction. - Sec. 50107. This part, being necessary to secure the public...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-2 - Subpart 2 Forest Restoration Pilot Project (324.50108...324.50119)
Section 324.50108 - Forest Restoration Pilot Project; Purpose; Sources of Funding; Allocation of Funds. - Sec. 50108. (1) The department may fund a forest restoration...
Section 324.50109 - Expenses. - Sec. 50109. A district board of directors shall determine the...
Section 324.50110 - Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to definitions.Popular Name: Act...
Section 324.50111 - Western Upper Peninsula Forest Improvement District; Establishment; Petition; Selection of Lands by Committee; Employment of Forester; Activation of Working Forests; Factors in Determining and Allocating Funds. - Sec. 50111. (1) A forest restoration pilot project organized as...
Section 324.50112 - Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the board of...
Section 324.50113 - Report. - Sec. 50113. During the years of operation of the western...
Section 324.50114 - Notices; Contents; Certification. - Sec. 50114. Within 30 days after receipt of the certificate...
Section 324.50115 - Mandate for Public Benefit; Standards for Conduct of Forest Practices. - Sec. 50115. For the public benefit, the board shall mandate...
Section 324.50116 - Changes in Forest Management Plan; Approval; Appeal; Determination; Service of Changes on Members; Effective Date of Changes. - Sec. 50116. (1) A member who has submitted and obtained...
Section 324.50117 - Security for Repayment of Bonds. - Sec. 50117. The security for the repayment of bonds issued...
Section 324.50118 - Approved Reserve Fund; Establishment; Purpose; Payments Into Fund; Resolution as to Use of Money; Limitations. - Sec. 50118. (1) The western Upper Peninsula forest improvement district...
Section 324.50119 - Applicability of Part. - Sec. 50119. Except where expressly modified by this subpart, this...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-3 - Subpart 3 Department Powers (324.50120...324.50122)
Section 324.50120 - Duties of Department Generally; Applicability of Provisions to Western Upper Peninsula Forest Improvement District. - Sec. 50120. (1) The department shall do all of the...
Section 324.50121 - Rules, Guidelines, and Publications. - Sec. 50121. The department shall promulgate rules, adopt guidelines, and...
Section 324.50122 - Primary Consideration in Promulgating Rules and Disposing of Timber and Other Products; Timber Volume Agreement; Forest Improvement Program. - Sec. 50122. (1) The department, in promulgating its rules and...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-4 - Subpart 4 Forest Improvement District (324.50123...324.50139)
Section 324.50123 - Establishment Authorized; Powers Generally. - Sec. 50123. A forest improvement district may be established pursuant...
Section 324.50124 - Petitions. - Sec. 50124. (1) A district may be established by filing...
Section 324.50125 - Creation of District; Hearing; Notice; Determination; Defining Boundaries of District; Actual Notice. - Sec. 50125. (1) Within 30 days after a petition has...
Section 324.50126 - Operation of District; Feasibility. - Sec. 50126. (1) If the department makes and records a...
Section 324.50127 - Board of Directors; Appointment and Qualifications of Directors; Presentation and Contents of Application; Certification Statement; Examination and Recordation of Application and Statement; Issuance and Contents of Certification. - Sec. 50127. (1) If the operation of a district is...
Section 324.50128 - District as Governmental Subdivision and Public Body Corporate and Politic. - Sec. 50128. The district shall constitute a governmental subdivision of...
Section 324.50129 - Petition for Discontinuance; Filing; Form; Notice. - Sec. 50129. A petition for discontinuance of membership in, for...
Section 324.50130 - Petitions for Change of Boundary Line; Filing; Contents; Hearing; Determination; Application for Certificate Evidencing Change of Boundary; Statement; Effect of Filing; Issuance and Contents of Certificate. - Sec. 50130. (1) Petitions signed by a majority of the...
Section 324.50131 - Board of Directors as Governing Body of District; Officers; Election and Appointment of Directors; Terms; Eligibility to Vote; Vacancy; Annual Meeting; Fiscal Year; Quorum; Concurrence of Majority for Determination; Expenses; Dele... - Sec. 50131. (1) The governing body of a district shall...
Section 324.50132 - Nominating Petition; Filing; Signatures; Notice; Eligibility to Vote. - Sec. 50132. (1) A candidate for the first board of...
Section 324.50133 - Consolidation Into Single District; Petition; Notice; Hearing; Determination; Order; Board of Consolidated District; Certificate of Organization; Powers and Duties; Property, Agreements, and Obligations of Consolidated District. - Sec. 50133. (1) Two or more districts may petition the...
Section 324.50134 - Discontinuance of District; Petition; Public Hearings; Notice of Referendum; Eligibility to Vote; Publishing Results of Referendum; Determination; Certificate of Determination; Payment of Debt and Disposition of Property; Applicat... - Sec. 50134. (1) The members within a district, whose total...
Section 324.50135 - Additional Powers of District. - Sec. 50135. In addition to those powers granted elsewhere in...
Section 324.50136 - Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to cooperation between state...
Section 324.50137 - Expenses of District; Sources of Payment; Allocation of Funds. - Sec. 50137. (1) The expenses of a district may be...
Section 324.50138 - Cooperative Exercise of Powers. - Sec. 50138. The boards of any 2 or more districts...
Section 324.50139 - Report. - Sec. 50139. During the years of operation of a district,...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-5 - Subpart 5 Forest Practices (324.50140...324.50144)
Section 324.50140 - Conduct of Forest Practices; Minimum Standards. - Sec. 50140. For the public benefit, the board shall mandate...
Section 324.50141 - Notification of Compliance With Forest Practice Rules; Forest Management Plan; Forms; Contents of Notification; Notice of Change in Information; Validity of Notification. - Sec. 50141. (1) A member shall notify the district of...
Section 324.50142 - Violation of District Forest Practice Rule; Notice; Order; Hearing. - Sec. 50142. (1) If the board determines that a district...
Section 324.50143 - Noncompliance With Order Directing Repair of Damage or Correction of Unsatisfactory Condition; Estimate of Cost; Notice of Estimate; Review; Determination of Expenditure; Appearance of Member; Itemized Certified Statement of Expen... - Sec. 50143. (1) If an order directs the repair of...
Section 324.50144 - Conversion of Forest Land to Other Use; Procedures and Criteria. - Sec. 50144. This subpart does not prevent forest land from...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-6 - Subpart 6 Cost-Sharing and Loans for Forest Practices (324.50145...324.50155)
Section 324.50145 - Agreements to Share Cost of Forest Practices; Schedule of Cost Share Percentages. - Sec. 50145. (1) A district may enter into agreements to...
Section 324.50146 - Loans to Members; Purpose; Term; Interest; Security; Recordation of Mortgage or Deed of Trust; Repayment Before Maturity Date; Damage as Grounds for Release of Obligation. - Sec. 50146. (1) A district may make loans to a...
Section 324.50147 - Annual Incentive Payments to Members; Purpose; Application of Income From Sale of Timber; Term; Interest; Limitation; Security; Recordation of Mortgage or Deed of Trust; Effect of Voluntary Withdrawal of Member; Damage as Grounds... - Sec. 50147. (1) A district may make annual incentive payments...
Section 324.50148 - Cost-Share Payments, Loans, or Annual Incentive Payments; Eligibility; Conditions; Guidelines. - Sec. 50148. (1) The following conditions shall be met for...
Section 324.50149 - Applications for Financial Assistance; Selection of Programs; Factors; Preferences; Criteria for Evaluation and Approval. - Sec. 50149. (1) When allocating available funds among applicants for...
Section 324.50150 - Cost-Share Payments, Loans, or Annual Incentive Payments; Federal Payments or Other Assistance; Limitation. - Sec. 50150. Cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments under...
Section 324.50151 - Cost-Share Payments, Loans, or Annual Incentive Payments; Refund; Interest; Payments as Lien on Forest Land; Filing Lien; Legal Action. - Sec. 50151. (1) All cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive...
Section 324.50152 - Severance and Service Fees Generally. - Sec. 50152. In order to provide a source of funds...
Section 324.50153 - Schedule of Fees for Services; Establishment; Uniform Severance Fee. - Sec. 50153. (1) The board may establish a schedule of...
Section 324.50154 - Severance and Service Fees; Collection and Disposition; Responsibility for Payment of Severance Fee; Stumpage Values and Units of Measurement; Remittance; Reports; Records. - Sec. 50154. (1) The board shall develop the necessary administrative...
Section 324.50155 - Collection of Fees; Enforcement. - Sec. 50155. The board shall enforce collection of the fees...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-7 - Subpart 7 Bond Issuance Provisions (324.50156...324.50166)
Section 324.50156 - Resolution Authorizing Bonds; Provisions. - Sec. 50156. A resolution authorizing bonds to be issued under...
Section 324.50157 - Resolution Authorizing Bonds; Principal, Interest, Payment, and Security; Full Faith and Credit; Trustees. - Sec. 50157. (1) The bonds shall be payable and secured...
Section 324.50158 - Special Debt Service Reserve Fund; Creation; Purpose; Sources and Use of Money; Transfer of Income or Interest; Limitation on Approved Reserve Fund Requirement; Limitation on Issuance of Bonds. - Sec. 50158. (1) A district, with the approval of the...
Section 324.50159 - Statement of Liability on Face of Bond. - Sec. 50159. The state shall not be liable on bonds...
Section 324.50160 - Applicability of Part And Resolution; Enforcement of Duties; Recital in Bond as Evidence of Validity; Publication and Effective Date of Resolution. - Sec. 50160. (1) This part, and the resolution authorizing the...
Section 324.50161 - Refunding Bonds. - Sec. 50161. A district may issue its bonds to refund...
Section 324.50162 - Adoption of Bonds by Resolution of Majority of Board; Bonds Subject to Revised Municipal Finance Act. - Sec. 50162. The bonds of a district shall be authorized...
Section 324.50163 - Pledge and Lien of Pledge Valid and Binding; Recordation Not Required. - Sec. 50163. A pledge made by a district shall be...
Section 324.50164 - Liability on Bonds. - Sec. 50164. Neither the members of the board of a...
Section 324.50165 - Pledge and Agreement of State Not to Impair Rights and Remedies of Bondholders; Bonds as Negotiable Instruments; Bonds as Securities; Investment in Bonds. - Sec. 50165. (1) The state pledges and agrees with the...
Section 324.50166 - Exemption From Taxation. - Sec. 50166. The state covenants with the purchasers and all...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-503 - Part 503 State Forest Products Industry Development Council (324.50301...324.50302)
Section 324.50301 - Duties of Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources. - Sec. 50301. The departments of agriculture and rural development and...
Section 324.50302 - Annual Report. - Sec. 50302. The departments of agriculture and rural development and...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-505 - Part 505 Michigan Forest Finance Authority (324.50501...324.50522)
Section 324.50501 - Purpose of Part. - Sec. 50501. The purpose of this part and of the...
Section 324.50502 - Definitions. - Sec. 50502. As used in this part: (a) "Authority" means...
Section 324.50503 - Michigan Forest Finance Authority; Creation; Exercise of Powers, Duties, and Functions; Handling of Funds. - Sec. 50503. The Michigan forest finance authority is created as...
Section 324.50504 - Board of Directors; Appointment; Terms; Oath; Vacancy; Persons Subject to MCL 15.321 to 15.330; Discharge of Duties; Policies and Procedures; Conducting Business at Public Meetings; Notice; Quorum; Actions of Board; Representative... - Sec. 50504. (1) The authority shall be governed by a...
Section 324.50505 - Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson; State Forester as Executive Director; Qualifications, Duties, and Compensation of Employees; Delegation of Powers or Duties; Rights and Interests of Authority; Annual Report; Audits; R... - Sec. 50505. (1) The authority shall elect a chairperson and...
Section 324.50506 - Powers of Board. - Sec. 50506. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the...
Section 324.50507 - Financing Forest Management Operations and Practices; Application of Funds; Interim Procedure; Annual List of Activities and Practices; Projection of Probable Default; Contracts for Cutting and Sale of Timber; Forest Development F... - Sec. 50507. (1) The authority shall finance only forest management...
Section 324.50508 - Department as Agent for Authority; Conveyance of State's Interest in Contracts Granting Timber Cutting Rights; Deposit of Money Received; Conveyance of Title to Timber. - Sec. 50508. (1) Except as provided in section 50507(3), the...
Section 324.50509 - Bonds and Notes Generally; Expenses; Expenditures. - Sec. 50509. (1) The authority may authorize and issue its...
Section 324.50510 - Bonds or Notes; Purposes; Payment; Requirements; Signature of Board Member or Office of Authority; Sale of Bonds or Notes; Applicability of Other Laws; Interest Rate Agreement. - Sec. 50510. (1) The authority may issue from time to...
Section 324.50511 - Refunding Bonds or Notes. - Sec. 50511. (1) The authority may provide for the issuance...
Section 324.50512 - Security to Assure Timely Payment of Bond or Note. - Sec. 50512. (1) The authority may authorize and approve an...
Section 324.50513 - Bonds or Notes; Authority of Board Member, Executive Director, or Other Officer of Authority. - Sec. 50513. Within limitations that shall be contained in the...
Section 324.50514 - Resolution Authorizing Bonds or Notes; Provisions. - Sec. 50514. A resolution authorizing bonds or notes may provide...
Section 324.50515 - Pledge. - Sec. 50515. A pledge made by the authority shall be...
Section 324.50516 - Personal Liability on Bonds or Notes. - Sec. 50516. Neither the members of the authority nor any...
Section 324.50517 - Purchasing, Holding, Canceling, or Reselling Bonds or Notes. - Sec. 50517. The authority may purchase bonds or notes of...
Section 324.50518 - Rights and Remedies. - Sec. 50518. The state pledges to and agrees with the...
Section 324.50519 - Bonds or Notes as Legal Investments; Security. - Sec. 50519. Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law,...
Section 324.50520 - Property and Income of Authority; Exemption From Taxes and Special Assessments; Bonds or Notes Exempt From Taxation. - Sec. 50520. Property of the authority is public property devoted...
Section 324.50521 - Liberal Construction; Broad Interpretation. - Sec. 50521. This part shall be construed liberally to effectuate...
Section 324.50522 - Rules. - Sec. 50522. The authority may promulgate rules as necessary to...
451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-507 - Part 507 Forest Management Demonstration Program (324.50701...324.50707)
Section 324.50701 - Conveyance by Department of Leasehold Interest in State-Owned Property to Certain Counties; Designation of Forest Lands to Be Leased; Maximum Term of Leasehold Interest; Renewal; Recreational Use of Property During Leasehold. - Sec. 50701. (1) In a county in which more than...
Section 324.50702 - Use of Leased Property; Purposes; Use and Disposition of Proceeds; Implementation of Forest Management Demonstration Program. - Sec. 50702. (1) The property leased pursuant to this part...
Section 324.50703 - County Forestry Committee; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Approval of Committee Actions; Vacancy. - Sec. 50703. A county forestry committee is created for purposes...
Section 324.50704 - Instrument Conveying Leasehold Interest; Approval by Attorney General. - Sec. 50704. An instrument conveying a leasehold interest in real...
Section 324.50705 - Conveyance to Provide for Use of Property; Termination of Lease. - Sec. 50705. The conveyance authorized by this part shall provide...
Section 324.50706 - Submission of Forest Management Plan. - Sec. 50706. Within 30 days after the execution of a...
Section 324.50707 - Conveyance of Leasehold. - Sec. 50707. A leasehold interest authorized by this part shall...
451-1994-III-2-4-TAX-INCENTIVES - Tax Incentives (324.51101...324.51312)
451-1994-III-2-4-TAX-INCENTIVES-511 - Part 511 Commercial Forests (324.51101...324.51120)
Section 324.51101 - Definitions. - Sec. 51101. As used in this part: (a) "Ad valorem...
Section 324.51102 - Commercial Forest; Scope and Authority of Department; Rules. - Sec. 51102. The department shall establish and maintain commercial forests...
Section 324.51103 - Commercial Forest; Application for Classification; "Contiguous" Defined; Requirements for Eligibility; Application Form; Postmark or Delivery Date; Providing Certain Information and Fee to Department; Brochure; Notification; Cert... - Sec. 51103. (1) The owner of at least 40 contiguous...
Section 324.51104 - Forestland; Evaluation; Hearing; Notice; Conduct; Approval; Record. - Sec. 51104. (1) Upon receipt of the application, the forest...
Section 324.51105 - Commercial Forests Not Subject to Ad Valorem General Property Tax; Specific Tax; Removal From Land Descriptions List; Separate Roll; Collection; Return and Sale for Nonpayment of Taxes; Valuation Prohibited; Lands Not Considered i... - Sec. 51105. (1) Commercial forests are not subject to the...
Section 324.51106 - Acreage as Commercial Forestlands; Certifying to State Treasurer; Payment to County Treasurer; Distribution of Remaining Funds; Payment in Full Required. - Sec. 51106. (1) By November 1 of each year, the...
Section 324.51107 - Repealed. 2006, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006 - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to adjustment of annual...
Section 324.51108 - Withdrawal of Forestland as Commercial Forest; Application; Fee; Penalty; Calculation; Publication on Website; Withdrawal Not Subject to Penalty; Granting Application Without Payment of Fee or Penalty; Forestland Acquired by Feder... - Sec. 51108. (1) An owner of a commercial forest may...
Section 324.51109 - Determining Proportion for Disbursement of Revenues and Attribution of Revenues; Number of Mills Levied for Local School Operating Purposes; Distribution of Revenues; “Revenues” Defined. - Sec. 51109. (1) For revenues disbursed after June 30, 1994,...
Section 324.51110 - Cutting, Harvesting, or Removing Forest Products Prohibited; Exceptions. - Sec. 51110. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a...
Section 324.51111 - Report to Department. - Sec. 51111. The owner shall report to the department prior...
Section 324.51112 - Commercial Forest Fund. - Sec. 51112. (1) The commercial forest fund is created within...
Section 324.51113 - Prohibited Use of Forestland by Owner; Exception; Denying or Inhibiting Access for Public Hunting or Fishing; Exploration for Minerals; Removal of Commercial Mineral Deposits, Sand and Gravel, and Oil and Gas; Exploration for Wind... - Sec. 51113. (1) Except as provided in this section, the...
Section 324.51114 - Applications, Statements, and Reports Under Oath; Forms. - Sec. 51114. All applications, statements, reports, and information required by...
Section 324.51115 - Transfer of Title; Effect; Withdrawal; Document; Notification. - Sec. 51115. (1) The transfer of title of forestland classified...
Section 324.51116 - Removal of Designation; Declassification; Notice; Recording; Fee. - Sec. 51116. If, after providing notice and an opportunity for...
Section 324.51118 - Applicability of Changes in Part; Withdrawal; Fees. - Sec. 51118. (1) Except as provided in this section, changes...
Section 324.51119 - Representatives of Department; Right of Entry on Commercial Forestlands; Access to Books and Papers. - Sec. 51119. A duly authorized representative of the department may...
Section 324.51120 - Violation of Part; Penalty. - Sec. 51120. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a...
451-1994-III-2-4-TAX-INCENTIVES-512 - Part 512 Sustainable Forest Conservation Easement Tax Incentives (324.51201...324.51201)
Section 324.51201 - Owner of Commercial Forestland Subject to Sustainable Forest Conservation Easement; Specific Tax; Application for Sustainable Forest Conservation Easement Tax Incentives; Form; Information; Cutting or Removing Forest Products; Vio... - Sec. 51201. (1) Notwithstanding section 51105, an owner of commercial...
451-1994-III-2-4-TAX-INCENTIVES-513 - Part 513 Private Forestry (324.51301...324.51312)
Section 324.51301 - Definitions. - Sec. 51301. As used in this part: (a) "Conservation district"...
Section 324.51302 - Management and Utilization of Private Forestland and Private Forest Resources; Purpose and Intent of Part. - Sec. 51302. (1) This part is intended to stimulate improved...
Section 324.51303 - Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to number of forest...
Section 324.51304 - Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to receipt of benefit...
Section 324.51305 - Private Forestland Enhancement Fund. - Sec. 51305. (1) The private forestland enhancement fund is created...
Section 324.51306 - List of Qualified Foresters; Preparation; Maintenance; Registration; Removal; Publication on Department's Website. - Sec. 51306. (1) The department shall prepare and maintain a...
Section 324.51307 - Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to varieties of forest...
Section 324.51308 - Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to record of private...
Section 324.51309 - Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to record of private...
Section 324.51310 - Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to form of application...
Section 324.51311 - Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to examination of private...
Section 324.51312 - Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to taxes levied and...
451-1994-III-2-4-FOREST-FIRES - Forest Fires (324.51501...324.51906)
451-1994-III-2-4-FOREST-FIRES-515 - Part 515 Prevention and Suppression of Forest Fires (324.51501...324.51514)
Section 324.51501 - Definitions. - Sec. 51501. As used in this part: (a) "All hazard...
Section 324.51502 - Department of Natural Resources; Authority; Appointment of Assistants. - Sec. 51502. The department shall have charge of the prevention...
Section 324.51503 - Burning Permits; Conditions. - Sec. 51503. (1) At any time the ground is not...
Section 324.51503b - Prescribed Burning; Liability; Requirements. - Sec. 51503b. (1) Prescribed burning does not constitute a public...
Section 324.51503c - Prescribed Burn; Notice of Location; Record of Attempts to Notify; Contents of Notice; Violation. - Sec. 51503c. (1) Before conducting a prescribed burn, the department...
Section 324.51504 - Acts Prohibited. - Sec. 51504. A person shall not do any of the...
Section 324.51505 - Refuse Disposal Facilities; Devices; Conditions; Rules. - Sec. 51505. Any person maintaining or operating a refuse disposal...
Section 324.51506 - Violation of Part Causing Forest or Grass Fire; Violation of MCL 324.51503c; Liability; Other Right of Action for Damages. - Sec. 51506. (1) Except as provided in section 51503b, a...
Section 324.51507 - Extreme Fire Hazard Conditions; Proclamation by Governor as to Use of Fire; Prohibited Acts. - Sec. 51507. (1) Whenever the governor finds that conditions of...
Section 324.51508 - Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to persons subject to...
Section 324.51509 - Fire Suppression Expenses; Liability; Determination; Collection of Claim; Actions. - Sec. 51509. (1) Except as provided in section 51503b, a...
Section 324.51510 - Prohibited Acts; Exception. - Sec. 51510. (1) A person shall not do any of...
Section 324.51511 - Department of Natural Resources Officer, Employee, or Agent; Right of Entry. - Sec. 51511. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of...
Section 324.51512 - Violation of Part or Rule; Penalty. - Sec. 51512. Any person who violates this part or any...
Section 324.51513 - Administration of Part; Rules; Investigations; Surveys; Construction of Part As to Other Law Enforcement Agencies and Local Ordinances and Regulations. - Sec. 51513. (1) The department shall administer this part and...
Section 324.51514 - Forest Fire and Other Hazard Incidents; Control; Interstate and Federal Assistance Agreements; Employee Training Considered as Work Inside State; Compensation and Benefits. - Sec. 51514. The department may enter into agreements with other...
451-1994-III-2-4-FOREST-FIRES-517 - Part 517 Prevention of Forest Fires (324.51701...324.51702)
Section 324.51701 - Legislation, Rules, or Policies Creating Conditions Promoting, Fostering, or Leading to Forest Fires. - Sec. 51701. The state or a department, bureau, board, commission,...
Section 324.51702 - Inconsistent Acts or Rules Repealed. - Sec. 51702. To the extent authorized by law, all acts...
451-1994-III-2-4-FOREST-FIRES-519 - Part 519 Slash Disposal (324.51901...324.51906)
Section 324.51901 - Forest Cutting, Slash, and Debris; Disposal Methods, Specifications, and Elimination; Approval by Department. - Sec. 51901. Any person who cuts any forest growth within...
Section 324.51902 - Forest Cutting, Slash, and Debris; Public Utilities; Responsibility for Disposal. - Sec. 51902. All cuttings of forest growth, slash, and debris...
Section 324.51903 - Forest Cutting, Slash, and Debris; Time for Disposal; Burning Permit Required. - Sec. 51903. All cuttings of forest growth, slash, and debris...
Section 324.51904 - Forest Cutting, Slash, and Debris; Noncompliance; Disposal by Department; Statement of Expenditures; Reimbursement; Neglect or Refusal to Pay Amount; Action; Money Collected; Disposition. - Sec. 51904. If cuttings of forest growth, slash, and debris...
Section 324.51905 - Violation of Part; Penalty; Civil Liability. - Sec. 51905. Any person who violates this part is guilty...
Section 324.51906 - Rules, Regulations, and Specifications. - Sec. 51906. All rules, regulations, and specifications prescribed under this...
451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS - Miscellaneous Topics (324.52501...324.53519)
451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS-525 - Part 525 Sustainable Forestry on State Forestlands (324.52501...324.52511)
Section 324.52501 - Definitions. - Sec. 52501. As used in this part: (a) "Breast height"...
Section 324.52502 - Management of State Forest; Manner; Duties of Department. - Sec. 52502. (1) The department shall manage the state forest...
Section 324.52503 - Forestry Development, Conservation, and Recreation Management Plan. - Sec. 52503. (1) The department shall adopt a forestry development,...
Section 324.52504 - Harvest and Sale of Timber; Deposit of Proceeds Into Forest Development Fund; Report. - Sec. 52504. (1) The department shall harvest timber from the...
Section 324.52505 - Third-Party Certification That Forestry Standards Satisfied; Report. - Sec. 52505. (1) The department shall seek and maintain third-party...
Section 324.52506 - Report. - Sec. 52506. By January 1 of each year, the department...
Section 324.52511 - Repealed. 2004, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2011. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to establishment and design...
451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS-527 - Part 527 Municipal Forests (324.52701...324.52710)
Section 324.52701 - Definitions. - Sec. 52701. As used in this part: (a) "Forestry commission"...
Section 324.52702 - Municipality; Right to Acquire and Use Lands for Forestry. - Sec. 52702. Any municipality may acquire by purchase, gift, or...
Section 324.52703 - Municipal Forestry Commission; Members; Appointment; Terms; Vacancies. - Sec. 52703. The legislative body of any municipality desiring to...
Section 324.52704 - Forestry Commission; Powers and Duties. - Sec. 52704. A forestry commission shall supervise and manage all...
Section 324.52705 - Forestry Commission; Report; Contents; Filing. - Sec. 52705. Every forestry commission shall annually at a time...
Section 324.52706 - Authority to Sell State Lands to Municipalities for Forestry; Reversion; Relinquishing Reversionary Interest; Re-Acquisition; Definitions; Use of Term "This section." - Sec. 52706. (1) The department, the department of treasury, or...
Section 324.52707 - Forestry Commissions and Department of Natural Resources; Cooperation. - Sec. 52707. A forestry commission and the department shall cooperate...
Section 324.52708 - Municipality; Appropriation for Forestry; Limitation. - Sec. 52708. The legislative body of any county, city, or...
Section 324.52709 - Forestry Funds; Accounting. - Sec. 52709. A separate account of all revenue and expense...
Section 324.52710 - Special Forestry Fund; Creation; Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes. - Sec. 52710. Any income from forest land shall be paid...
451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS-529 - Part 529 Christmas Trees, Boughs, Plants, and Other Trees (324.52901...324.52909)
Section 324.52901 - Removal of Certain Plants; “Plant” Defined; Bill of Sale or Other Evidence of Title Required. - Sec. 52901. (1) A person shall not cut, remove, or...
Section 324.52902 - Transportation of Plants. - Sec. 52902. A person shall not transport within this state...
Section 324.52903 - Sale of Plants; Bill of Sale or Other Evidence of Title Required; Records of Transactions. - Sec. 52903. A person shall not sell or offer for...
Section 324.52904 - Trees, Shrubs, Vines or Plants; Shipment; Evidence of Title. - Sec. 52904. A common carrier shall not accept for shipment...
Section 324.52905 - Law Enforcement Officers; Inspection; Impoundment of Plants or Equipment; Failure to Exhibit Bill of Sale or Other Evidence of Title. - Sec. 52905. A law enforcement officer having probable cause to...
Section 324.52906 - Construction of Part. - Sec. 52906. Nothing in this part shall be construed to...
Section 324.52907 - Enforcement of Part; Rules. - Sec. 52907. The director of agriculture and the department, in...
Section 324.52908 - Violation of Part; Penalties; Determination of Total Value; Prior Convictions; Prohibition; Additional Penalties. - Sec. 52908. (1) A person who violates this part is...
Section 324.52909 - Christmas Trees; Transportation During December. - Sec. 52909. This part does not apply to the sale...
451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS-535. - Part 535. Registered Foresters (324.53501...324.53519)
Section 324.53501 - Definitions. - Sec. 53501. As used in this part: (a) "Board" means...
Section 324.53503 - Forester Program Evaluation; Review; Ceasing Administration of Part; Conditions. - Sec. 53503. (1) The department shall timely review each registered...
Section 324.53505 - Board of Foresters; Creation; Membership; Qualifications; Appointment; Terms; Vacancy; Meetings; Quorum; Compliance With Open Meetings Act; Writings Subject to Freedom of Information Act; Expenses; Violations Committee. - Sec. 53505. (1) The board of foresters is an independent...
Section 324.53507 - Duties of Board; Power to Call Witnesses and Receive Evidence. - Sec. 53507. (1) The board shall do all of the...
Section 324.53509 - Registration as Forester; Application; Submission; Contents; Denial or Approval; Validity; Duties of Individual. - Sec. 53509. (1) To be registered as a forester, an...
Section 324.53511 - Automatic Registration of Members of Affiliated Professional Organizations; Forester Registered or Licensed in Another State or Country. - Sec. 53511. (1) The board shall determine whether members of...
Section 324.53513 - Use of "Registered Forester" as Title. - Sec. 53513. An individual shall not use the title "registered...
Section 324.53515 - Registered Forester; Requirements. - Sec. 53515. A registered forester shall comply with all of...
Section 324.53517 - Violation of MCL 324.53515 or Order; Complaint; Determination by Violations Committee; Notification; Investigation; Proposed Order; Objection; Review; Final Order; Revocation or Suspension. - Sec. 53517. (1) A person may submit to the chairperson...
Section 324.53519 - Revenue; Fees; Disposition. - Sec. 53519. (1) Revenue from registered forester fees under section...