Michigan · statute · 6 of 1959, Mich. Comp. Laws · 6 active provisions
As used in this act: (a) "Grape grower" means a producer of grapes for profit. (b) "Grape vineyard" means lands upon which grapevines are maintained and harvested for profit. (c) "Townships" means government survey townships, and need not be in the same county. (d) "Proximity" means a radial distance of 2 miles from th…
Whenever the director receives a petition in a form prescribed by him, signed by 10 or more grape growers in the same or contiguous townships in this state, alleging that the use of 2,4-D (2,4-Dichlorolphenoxyacetic acid), 2,4-5-T (2,4-5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid) or MCP (2 Methyl, 4 Chlorophenoxyacetic acid) in prox…
If the director determines that the petition is properly filed, he shall hold a public hearing after giving at least 10 days' notice of the time and place at which the hearing will be held by posting in at least 5 of the most public places within the affected area, and by notice by mail to each of the petitioners and t…
If the director finds, from testimony adduced, that: (a) There has been actual damage to grapevines or grape crops within the affected area; and (b) Such damage was caused by the use of the chemical substance complained of in the petition, and by that cause alone; and (c) Such use was upon lands within the affected are…
All orders shall be effective upon posting the same prominently in at least 5 of the most public places within the affected area. They shall be published in the administrative code, provided for in Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.82 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, but publica…
Any person who uses 2,4-D (2,4-Dichlorolphenoxyacetic acid), 2,4-5-T (2,4-5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid) or MCP (2 Methyl, 4 Chlorophenoxyacetic acid) within or in proximity to an affected area, in violation of an order of the director prohibiting or restricting such use, is guilty of a misdemeanor.