Michigan Compiled Laws
451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-361 - Part 361 Farmland and Open Space Preservation (324.36101...324.36117)
Section 324.36114 - Injunction; Penalty.

Sec. 36114.
If the owner or a successor in title of the land upon which a development rights agreement or easement has been recorded pursuant to this part changes the use of the land to a prohibited use or knowingly sells the land for a use other than those permitted in the development rights agreement or easement without first pursuing the provisions in sections 36110(2), 36111, 36112, and 36113, or receiving permission of the state land use agency, he or she may be enjoined by the state acting through the attorney general, or by the local governing body acting through its attorney, and is subject to a civil penalty for actual damages, which in no case shall exceed double the value of the land as established at the time the application for the development rights agreement or easement was approved.
History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: Farmland and Open SpacePopular Name: NREPA

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)

Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)

451-1994-III-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507)

451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS - Land Habitats (324.35101...324.36207)

451-1994-III-1-LAND-HABITATS-361 - Part 361 Farmland and Open Space Preservation (324.36101...324.36117)

Section 324.36101 - Definitions.

Section 324.36102 - Development Rights Agreement or Easement; Execution Authorized; Provisions.

Section 324.36103 - Development Rights Agreement or Easement; Effect of Execution and Acceptance; Term; Limitation; Disposition; Prior Lien, Lease, or Interest Not Superseded; Lien of State or Local Governing Body; Subordination.

Section 324.36104 - Application for Farmland Development Rights Agreement; Form; Contents; Notice; Review, Comment, and Recommendations; Approval or Rejection; Appeal; Preparation, Contents, Execution, and Recordation of Agreement; Annual Listing of...

Section 324.36104a - Permitted Use; Criteria.

Section 324.36105 - Open Space Land; Application for Open Space Development Rights Easement; Approval or Rejection; Provisions; Tax Exemption.

Section 324.36106 - Open Space Land; Application for Open Space Development Rights Easement; Form; Contents; Notice; Review, Comments, and Recommendations; Approval or Rejection; Preparation and Contents of Easement; Appraisal; Statement of Fair Mark...

Section 324.36107 - Notice of Owners' Intentions Regarding Extension or Expiration of Agreement or Easement; Notice of Lien.

Section 324.36108 - Special Assessments.

Section 324.36109 - Credit Against State Income Tax or Former State Single Business Tax Act or Michigan Business Tax Act.

Section 324.36110 - Sale of Land; Notice; Death or Disability of Owner; Division Into Smaller Parcels of Land; "Individual Essential to the Operation of a Farm" Defined; Fee Prohibited.

Section 324.36111 - Expiration, Renewal, Relinquishment, or Termination of Development Rights Agreement.

Section 324.36111a - Relinquishment of Development Rights Agreement; Conditions; “Economic Viability” Defined.

Section 324.36111b - Development Rights or Acquisition of Agricultural Conservation Easements; Application; Selection Criteria and Scoring System; Notification; Points; Determination of Development Rights Value; Approval by Director; Installment Purc...

Section 324.36112 - Relinquishment of Open Space Development Rights Easement Pursuant to MCL 324.36105.

Section 324.36113 - Relinquishment of Open Space Development Rights Easement Pursuant to MCL 324.36106.

Section 324.36114 - Injunction; Penalty.

Section 324.36115 - Exchange of Information.

Section 324.36116 - Rules.

Section 324.36117 - Repealed. 2016, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.