HOUSE BILL No. 6058

May 11, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Booher, Walker, Stahl, Meyer and Nitz and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation.

 

     A bill to amend 1945 PA 72, entitled

 

"An act to prevent the importation from other states, and the

spread within this state, of all serious insect pests and

contagious plant diseases and to provide for their repression and

control, imposing certain powers and duties on the commissioner of

agriculture; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the

provisions of this act; and to repeal certain acts and parts of

acts,"

 

(MCL 286.251 to 286.260) by adding section 11.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 11. As used in this act, "department" means the

 

department of agriculture. However, as used in section 10(2),

 

department means the department of agriculture or the department of

 

natural resources, whichever is enforcing the quarantine.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6056(request no.


 

06711'06) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.