Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.8512f

  • Fertilizer: means a substance containing 1 or more recognized plant nutrients, which substance is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use, or claimed to have value, in promoting plant growth. See Michigan Laws 324.8501
  • Impervious surface: means a paved highway, street, sidewalk, parking lot, driveway, or other outdoor structure that prevents infiltration of water into the soil. See Michigan Laws 324.8501
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, association, firm, limited liability company, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 324.8501a
  • shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
  • Turf: means land, including residential, commercial, or industrial property, golf courses, or publicly owned land, that is planted in closely mowed, managed grass, except land used in the operation of a commercial farm. See Michigan Laws 324.8501
    (1) A person who releases fertilizer on an impervious surface shall do both of the following:
    (a) Promptly contain the fertilizer.
    (b) Either legally apply the fertilizer to turf or another appropriate site or return the fertilizer to an appropriate container.
    (2) A person shall not apply a fertilizer to turf if the soil is frozen or saturated with water.