Michigan § 286.223 Quarantine; enforcement, hearing, notice.

Michigan Statutes

§ 286.223 — Quarantine; enforcement, hearing, notice.

Michigan § 286.223

Ch. 286AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY

Act 189 of 1931THE INSECT PEST AND PLANT DISEASE ACT (286.201-286.228)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.223 (2026).

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THE INSECT PEST AND PLANT DISEASE ACT (EXCERPT) Act 189 of 1931 286.223 Quarantine; enforcement, hearing, notice. Sec.

23.The commissioner of agriculture when he shall find that there exists in any other state, territory, or district, or part thereof any dangerous plant disease or insect infestation with reference to which the secretary of agriculture of the United States has not determined that a quarantine is necessary and duly established such quarantine, he is hereby authorized to promulgate, and to enforce by appropriate rules and regulations, a quarantine prohibiting or restricting the transportation into or through the state, or any portion thereof, from such other state, territory, or district, of any class of nursery stock, plant, fruit, seed, or other article of any character wh

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THE INSECT PEST AND PLANT DISEASE ACT (EXCERPT) Act 189 of 1931 286.223 Quarantine; enforcement, hearing, notice. Sec. 23. The commissioner of agriculture when he shall find that there exists in any other state, territory, or district, or part thereof any dangerous plant disease or insect infestation with reference to which the secretary of agriculture of the United States has not determined that a quarantine is necessary and duly established such quarantine, he is hereby authorized to promulgate, and to enforce by appropriate rules and regulations, a quarantine prohibiting or restricting the transportation into or through the state, or any portion thereof, from such other state, territory, or district, of any class of nursery stock, plant, fruit, seed, or other article of any character whatsoever, capable of carrying such plant disease or insect infestation. The commissioner of agriculture is hereby authorized to make rules and regulations for the seizure, inspection, disinfection, destruction, or other disposition of any nursery stock, plant, fruit, seed, or other article of any character whatsoever, capable of carrying any dangerous plant disease or insect infestation, a quarantine with respect to which shall have been established by the secretary of agriculture of the United States, and which have been transported to, into or through this state in violation of such quarantine. The notice of any hearing and the promulgation of any quarantine provided for in this section shall be by publication in 1 or more newspapers in circulation in the area affected: Provided, That any person within the state holding a license under the provisions of this act shall be mailed notice of such hearing or promulgation by the commissioner of agriculture. The commissioner of agriculture is hereby authorized and empowered to seize and hold for use as evidence any article or thing found in the possession of or used, held for shipment, shipped, offered for sale or sold by any person in violation of any of the provisions of this act.

Legislative History

1931, Act 189, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 332, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 286.223 Admin Rule: R 285.606.1 and R 285.620.1 of the Michigan Administrative Code.