Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 189 of 1931 - The Insect Pest and Plant Disease Act (286.201 - 286.228)
Section 286.213 - Revocation, Suspension or Withholding of License or Certificate; Hearing; Appeal.

Sec. 13.
The commissioner of agriculture shall at any time have the power to withhold, suspend or revoke any license or certificate for sufficient cause, including any violation of this act or non-conformity with any rule or regulation promulgated under this act. Before withholding, suspending or revoking any license or certificate, the commissioner of agriculture shall give written notice to the applicant for or holder of such license or certificate, stating that he contemplates the withholding, suspending or revocation of same and giving his reasons therefor. Said notice shall appoint a time of hearing before said commissioner and shall be mailed by registered mail to the party holding the license or certificate. On the day of hearing, the respondent may present such evidence to the commissioner as he deems fit, and after hearing all the testimony, the commissioner shall decide the question in such manner as to him appears just and right. The respondent, if he feels aggrieved at the decision of the commissioner, may appeal from said decision within 10 days to the circuit court of the county where respondent resides, and issue shall be framed in said court and a trial had and its decision shall be final, unless appeal is had to the supreme court, in which event the said appeal shall conform to the court practice of appeals in civil cases.
History: 1931, Act 189, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 332, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 286.213

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry

Act 189 of 1931 - The Insect Pest and Plant Disease Act (286.201 - 286.228)

Section 286.201 - Insect Pest and Plant Disease Act; Short Title.

Section 286.202 - Definitions.

Section 286.203 - Inspection of Nursery and Other Premises; Right of Access.

Section 286.204 - Inspection of Stock Before Sale; Application; Assumed Name.

Section 286.205 - Nursery Stock From Foreign Country; Inspection.

Section 286.206 - Inspections of Nurseries; Fee; Certificate of Inspection; Validity; Prohibitions; Basis for Charging Inspection Fee; Review and Adjustment of Fees Schedule.

Section 286.207 - Withholding Certificate; Precautions; Fraud, Investigation, Revocation of License.

Section 286.208 - Sale of Dead or Weakened Nursery Stock; Penalty.

Section 286.209 - License Required for Sale of Nursery Stock; Exception; Application; Fees; Agriculture Licensing and Inspection Fees Fund; Horticulture Fund; Creation and Administration; Horticulture Advisory Committee; Section Inapplicable to Certa...

Section 286.210 - Licenses to Sell Nursery Stock; Buyers and Dealers; Certificate to Deal in Inspected Stock, Number of Licenses.

Section 286.211 - Nonresident Nurseryman, Dealer, or Grower; License Required; Fee; Waiver; Reciprocal Agreements; Violation as Grounds for Denial of Right to Ship Nursery Stock.

Section 286.212 - Repealed. 2016, Act 254, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.

Section 286.213 - Revocation, Suspension or Withholding of License or Certificate; Hearing; Appeal.

Section 286.214 - Revocation, Suspension or Withholding of License or Certificate; Hearing, Order of Revocation; Penalty for Wrongful Use of License on Certificate, Withholding.

Section 286.215 - Tags on Stock; Inspection of Imported Stock on Request; Expense.

Section 286.216 - Tags on Stock; Certificate of Inspection; Unlawful Transportation; Report to Commissioner.

Section 286.216a - Definitions; Sale, Distribution, or Use of Purple Loosestrife.

Section 286.217 - Sale of Nursery Stock; Inspection; Transportation of Nursery Stock, Wild Trees, Herbaceous Perennials, and Shrubs; Uninspected Stock; Shipping Documents.

Section 286.217a - Access to Markets for Nursery Stock; Certificate of Free Sale; Application; Fees; "Certificate of Free Sale" Defined.

Section 286.218 - Nuisances; Public Places Kept Free From Injurious Insect Pests and Plant Diseases; Insects, Fungi, Bacteria, Nematodes, Viruses or Living Plant Parasitic Organisms; Permits.

Section 286.219 - Barberry, Mahonia or Mahoberberis Bushes Subject to Black Stem Rust of Small Grains; Destruction; Rules.

Section 286.219a - Chokecherry Harmful to Peach or Cherry Trees Prohibited; Destruction; Rules.

Section 286.220 - Insect Pests and Plant Diseases; Eradication of Nuisances; Notice; Abatement; Inspection; Payment of Expenses.

Section 286.221 - Inspection of Public Grounds; Application, Payment of Expense.

Section 286.222 - Inspection of Plants and Plant Products Before Interstate Shipment; Request; Expenses; Certificate.

Section 286.223 - Quarantine; Enforcement, Hearing, Notice.

Section 286.223a - Rules.

Section 286.223b - Rescission of R 285.607, R 285.611, R 285.613, and R 285.618.

Section 286.224 - Violation of Act; Penalty, Quarantine, Misdemeanor.

Section 286.225 - Review of Rule or Order; Appeal to Circuit Court.

Section 286.226 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

Section 286.228 - Violation of Certain Laws, Rules, or Orders; Civil Infraction; Fines; Limitation; Misdemeanor; Felony; Liability; "Person" Defined; Applicability.