Michigan Laws 286.375 – Controlled atmosphere storage for fruits and vegetables; license, application, fee, inspection, expiration, renewal, exemption
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(1) A person or other legal entity shall not operate any sealed type storage room for fruits or vegetables where controlled atmosphere is used without first obtaining a license from the director for each sealed storage room. An application for license shall be made on forms furnished by the director.
(2) A fee of $35.00 per room shall accompany each application. The director shall not issue a license under this act unless the director or his or her authorized agent has inspected the storage facilities and found those facilities to be in compliance with this act and rules promulgated under this act.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.375
- Controlled atmosphere storage: means the storage of fruits or vegetables in an approved sealed storage room or in an approved sealed storage building, or in a sealed storage space within the room or building, under controlled conditions of time in days, oxygen content, carbon dioxide content, and temperature as established by this act or rules adopted under this act. See Michigan Laws 286.371
- Director: means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her designated agents. See Michigan Laws 286.371
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
(3) All licenses expire on November 15 of the year after issue and may be renewed annually unless the license is revoked or suspended.
(4) Fruits or vegetables not represented as controlled atmosphere storage are not required to be in compliance with the requirements of this act.