Sec. 3.
The word "drain", whenever used in this act, shall include the main stream or trunk and all tributaries or branches of any creek or river, any watercourse or ditch, either open or closed, any covered drain, any sanitary or any combined sanitary and storm sewer or storm sewer or conduit composed of tile, brick, concrete, or other material, any structures or mechanical devices, that will properly purify the flow of such drains, any pumping equipment necessary to assist or relieve the flow of such drains and any levee, dike, barrier, or a combination of any or all of same constructed, or proposed to be constructed, for the purpose of drainage or for the purification of the flow of such drains, but shall not include any dam and flowage rights used in connection therewith which is used for the generation of power by a public utility subject to regulation by the public service commission.
History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1958 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 90, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969 Popular Name: Act 40
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 280 - Drain Code of 1956
Act 40 of 1956 - The Drain Code of 1956 (280.1 - 280.630)
40-1956-1. - Chapter 1. Drains. (280.1...280.12)
Section 280.1 - Drain Code of 1956; Short Title.
Section 280.3 - Drain; Definition.
Section 280.4 - “Commissioner,”“drain Commissioner,” or “County Drain Commissioner” Defined.
Section 280.5 - Drainage District; Body Corporate; Powers.
Section 280.6 - Drains; Public Easements and Rights of Way; Use; Release, Notice, Protest.
Section 280.8 - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Availability of Writings to Public.
Section 280.11 - Easement; Right of Way; Release of Damages; Recording.
Section 280.12 - Specification of Time; Directory or Mandatory.