Michigan · statute · 162 of 1955, Mich. Comp. Laws · 8 active provisions
The term "liming material" means all or any form of limestone, lime rock, marl, slag, by-product lime, industrial or factory refuse lime, water softener lime, and any other material manufactured, prepared, sold or distributed primarily for correcting soil acidity. Every lot, package or parcel of liming material sold, o…
(1) Before any liming material is sold or offered for sale, the manufacturer, importer or party who causes it to be sold or offered for sale within this state shall file with the director of the department of agriculture and rural development a certified copy of the analysis and certificate referred to in section 1. Th…
The manufacturer, importer or agent of any liming material shall pay annually to the director of agriculture on or before December 31 a license fee of $20.00 for each liming material he offers for sale in this state. Whenever the manufacturer or importer shall have paid this license fee his agents shall not be required…
All such analyses of liming materials required by this act shall be made under the director of agriculture and paid for out of the funds arising from the license fees provided for in section 3. At least 1 analysis of each liming material shall be made annually.
Any surplus from license fees collected under section 3 remaining at the close of the fiscal year must be deposited in the general fund.
Any person or persons who shall sell or offer for sale any liming material in this state without first complying with the provisions of sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act, or who shall attach or cause to be attached to any such package of liming material an analysis stating that it contains a larger percentage of any 1 or…
The director of agriculture by any duly authorized agent is hereby authorized to select from any package of liming material exposed for sale in this state a quantity not exceeding 2 pounds, for a sample, such sample to be used for the purpose of an official analysis and for comparison with the certificate filed with th…
The director of agriculture shall enforce this act.