September 27, 2005, Introduced by Senators VAN WOERKOM, CROPSEY, JELINEK and BARCIA and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism.
A bill to amend 1965 PA 329, entitled
"Michigan seed law,"
(MCL 286.701 to 286.716) by amending the title, as amended by 1988
PA 455, and by adding section 14; and to repeal acts and parts of
acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An act to regulate the labeling, coloration, advertising,
sale, offering, exposing, or transporting for sale of agricultural,
vegetable, lawn, flower, and forest tree seeds; to authorize the
director of agriculture to adopt rules for the enforcement of this
act; to provide for the inspection and testing of seed; to
prescribe license fees; to preempt ordinances prohibiting or
regulating certain activities with respect to seeds; and to
prescribe
penalties for violation of this act.
; and to repeal
certain
acts and parts of acts.
Sec. 14. (1) A local unit of government shall not adopt,
maintain, or enforce an ordinance that prohibits or regulates the
labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, use, or
planting of agricultural, vegetable, flower, or forest tree seeds.
(2) Section 15 does not apply to a violation of this section.
Enacting section 1. Section 16 of the Michigan seed law, 1965
PA 329, MCL 286.716, is repealed.