Michigan Compiled Laws
451-1994-II-2-85 - Part 85 Fertilizers (324.8501...324.8522)
Section 324.8515 - Revocation or Refusal of License or Registration; Grounds; Hearing; Exception for Refusal to Sell Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer.

Sec. 8515.
(1) The director of the department may revoke the license of a manufacturer or distributor or the registration of a fertilizer product or soil conditioner, or may refuse to license a manufacturer or distributor or to register a fertilizer product or soil conditioner, upon satisfactory evidence that the licensee has engaged in fraudulent or deceptive practices or has evaded or attempted to evade this part or the rules promulgated under this part.
(2) A license or registration shall not be revoked or refused until the licensee or applicant has been given the opportunity by the director of the department to appear for a hearing.
(3) The department shall not suspend or revoke the license of a distributor or manufacturer who refuses to sell ammonium nitrate fertilizer to a person who fails to comply with the request for information required under section 8518 or who refuses to sell ammonium nitrate fertilizer to a person who purchases that fertilizer out of season, in unusual amounts, or under a pattern or circumstances considered unusual, as described in section 8518.
History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 68, Imd. Eff. July 11, 2005 Popular Name: Act 451Popular 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 II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563)

451-1994-II-2 - Chapter 2 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control (324.8201...324.9510)

451-1994-II-2-85 - Part 85 Fertilizers (324.8501...324.8522)

Section 324.8501 - Definitions; a to T.

Section 324.8501a - Definitions; M to U.

Section 324.8502 - Label; Invoice.

Section 324.8503 - Order and Form of Guaranteed Analysis; Minimum Percentage of Plant Nutrients; Additional Plant Nutrients; Other Beneficial Compounds or Substances.

Section 324.8504 - License to Manufacture or Distribute Fertilizer; Fee; Application; Beneficial Use By-Product Intended for Beneficial Use 3; Notice of Additional Distribution Points; Exceptions; Expiration; Operation of Business Located Outside of...

Section 324.8505 - Distribution of Specialty Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner; Registration; Application; Labels to Accompany Application; Beneficial Use By-Product Intended for Beneficial Use 3; Copy of Registration Approval; Expiration; Fees; Labelin...

Section 324.8506 - Inspection Fee; Tonnage Reports as Basis of Payment; Waiver; Penalty; Unpaid Fees and Penalties as Basis of Judgment; Responsibility for Reporting Tonnage and Paying Inspection Fee; Deposit of Money Collected.

Section 324.8506a - Audits.

Section 324.8507 - Records; Disclosure of Information.

Section 324.8507a - Access to Markets for Fertilizer; Certificate of Free Sale; Application; Fees; "Certificate of Free Sale" Defined.

Section 324.8508 - Construction and Application of Part.

Section 324.8509 - Prohibitions.

Section 324.8510 - Inspecting, Sampling, and Analyzing Fertilizer and Soil Conditioners; Methods; Rules; Access to Premises; Stopping Conveyances; Submission of Information to Department; Confidentiality.

Section 324.8511 - Selection of Sample From Package or Bulk Lot for Comparison With Label; Order to Cease and Desist; Seizing, or Stopping Sale Of, Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner; Conditions; Filing Action With Court.

Section 324.8512 - Nitrates in Groundwater Exceeding Certain Limits Associated With Aquifer Sensitivity or Fertilizer Use; Educational Materials Provided to Fertilizer Users; Authority of Department Director; Eligibility of Regional Stewardship to Re...

Section 324.8512b - Fertilizer Containing Phosphate; Application to Turf; Requirements.

Section 324.8512f - Release of Fertilizer on Impervious Turf; Application of Fertilizer on Frozen or Saturated Turf.

Section 324.8512g - Residential Uses of Phosphorus; Consumer Information on Use Restrictions and Recommended Best Practices.

Section 324.8512h - Fertilizer Advisory Committee; Membership; Terms; Removal; Vacancy; Meetings; Quorum; Duties; Meetings Subject to Open Meetings Act; "Committee" Defined.

Section 324.8513 - Rules; Bulk Storage of Fertilizers; Exemption.

Section 324.8514 - Fertilizer Control Fund; Creation; Deposits; Money Remaining in Fund; Lapse; Expenditures; Grants to Local Government Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education, or Nonprofit Organizations; Notice to Legislature.

Section 324.8515 - Revocation or Refusal of License or Registration; Grounds; Hearing; Exception for Refusal to Sell Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer.

Section 324.8516 - Enforcement; Rules.

Section 324.8517 - Local Ordinance, Regulation, or Resolution; Preemption; Adoption; Enforcement; Identification of Unreasonable Adverse Effects; Local Public Meeting; Contract by Director With Local Government; Compliance With Training and Enforceme...

Section 324.8518 - Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer; Storage Methods; Information to Be Obtained by Retailers; Records; Refusal of Retailer to Sell.

Section 324.8519 - Hearing; Request.

Section 324.8520 - Violations; Penalties; Remedies; Injunctive Action; Civil Action; Defenses; Liability for Damages; Applicability of Provisions of Revised Judicature Act.

Section 324.8521 - Penalties and Sanctions; Exceptions.

Section 324.8522 - Finding of Probable Cause.