Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 316 of 2000 - Michigan Organic Products Act (286.901 - 286.931)
Section 286.909 - Definitions; R to W.

Sec. 9.
As used in this act:
(a) "Retail food establishment" means a restaurant, delicatessen, bakery, grocery store, or any retail outlet with an in-store restaurant, delicatessen, bakery, salad bar, or other eat-in or carry-out service or a processed or prepared raw or ready-to-eat food that is considered to be or is within the definition of handling operation.
(b) "Sewage sludge" means solid, semisolid, liquid, or ash residue generated during treatment of domestic or industrial sewage in a treatment works.
(c) "Synthetic" means a substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources except those substances created by naturally occurring biological processes.
(d) "Waters of the state" means ground waters, lakes, rivers, and streams and all other watercourses and waters within the jurisdiction of the state and also the Great Lakes bordering the state.
History: 2000, Act 316, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 286 - Agricultural Industry

Act 316 of 2000 - Michigan Organic Products Act (286.901 - 286.931)

Section 286.901 - Short Title.

Section 286.903 - Definitions; a to D.

Section 286.905 - Definitions; G to L.

Section 286.907 - Definitions; M to P.

Section 286.909 - Definitions; R to W.

Section 286.911 - Authority of Department to Regulate, Promote, and Assist Organic Industry; Sale, Offer for Sale, or Representation as Organic Product; Registration Required.

Section 286.913 - Production, Sale, or Handling of Organic Products; Certification Required; Exceptions; Retail Food Establishments.

Section 286.915 - Registration as Certifying Agent; Fee; Demonstration of Compliance; Expiration; Renewal.

Section 286.917 - Registration as Certifying Agent; Demonstration of Compliance; Requirements.

Section 286.919 - Registration of Handler; Application; Fee; Basis; Schedule; Coordination of Registration Procedures.

Section 286.920 - Organic Products Fund; Establishment in State Treasury; Receipt, Deposit, and Expenditure of Funds; Carrying Forward Unexpended Funds.

Section 286.921 - Rules; Scope.

Section 286.922 - Reciprocity Agreement With Another State, Country, or Private Certifying Organization.

Section 286.923 - Labeling and Advertisement; Requirements; Circumstances Considered as Mislabeling.

Section 286.925 - Organic Advisory Committee; Creation; Powers and Duties; Membership; Terms; Travel Reimbursement; Election of Officers and Adoption of Rules; Quorum; Meetings; Proceedings Subject to Open Meetings Act; Records Subject to Freedom of...

Section 286.927 - Complaints and Investigations; Penalties or Remedies; Rules; Denial of Application; Suspension or Revocation of Registration; Seizure of Product; Disposition; Written Notice of Warning; Injunctive Relief; Access by Director to Estab...

Section 286.929 - Violation of Act or Rule; Administrative Fine; Misdemeanor; Penalty; Affirmative Defense; Felony.

Section 286.931 - Effective Date.