Sec. 7.
(1) A market agency or a producer which fails to file a report or to pay an assessment or which falsifies an affidavit, record, receipt, voucher, or other information required to be maintained by this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. However, an offending party shall be allowed 30 days after an order to pay an assessment within which to pay the assessment. A penalty for a violation of this act shall not be imposed before this 30-day period expires.
(2) If an assessment is not paid when due, the assessment shall be subject to an 18% annual interest charge.
History: 1972, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1972 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 154, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1983
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 291 of 1972 - Beef Industry Commission Act (287.601 - 287.610)
Section 287.601 - Short Title.
Section 287.602 - Definitions.
Section 287.603 - Commission; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Lists.
Section 287.604 - Commission; Duties; Compensation; Personnel; Contracts; Appropriations; Rules.
Section 287.605 - Purposes and Objectives of Commission's Program.
Section 287.608 - Enforcement of Act; Reimbursement.
Section 287.609a - Veal Producers; Assessment; “Veal” Defined.
Section 287.610 - Falsification of Affidavits, Records, Receipts, or Information.