Michigan Laws 286.204 – Inspection of stock before sale; application; assumed name
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.204
- Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 286.202
- Director: means the director of the department or an employee of the department authorized by the director. See Michigan Laws 286.202
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Nursery: means any grounds or premises on or in which nursery stock is propagated, grown, or cultivated for the purpose of distributing or selling nursery stock as a business. See Michigan Laws 286.202
- Nursery stock: means all domesticated or wild botanically classified hardy perennial or biennial trees, shrubs, vines, and other plants; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, bulbs, rhizomes, or roots of any of these; and fruit pits. See Michigan Laws 286.202
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 286.202
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
A person desiring to sell or give away nursery stock in this state shall apply in writing before April 1 of each year to the director for the inspection of the nursery stock growing in this state. A person that fails to apply for the inspection of nursery stock as required under this section is liable for the additional expense of the department for the inspection of the nursery stock. The application shall be submitted under the true name of the person. If an assumed name is used, the proprietor’s name and address shall also appear on the application and in all advertising or printed matter used or distributed.