Michigan Laws 286.219a – Chokecherry harmful to peach or cherry trees prohibited; destruction; rules
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(1) A person, firm, association, corporation, or partnership shall not keep upon premises owned or under the control of the person, firm, association, corporation, or partnership a chokecherry, prunus virginiana, which, in the judgment of the director, would be harmful to peach or cherry trees in the area.
(2) For the purposes of this act, a chokecherry within a distance that the director shall establish shall be considered primary host for “X” disease, yellow red virosis, whether or not the chokecherry shows visible symptoms of the disease. The director or the director’s assistant may destroy the chokecherry without indemnity to the property owner. The director shall promulgate rules concerning the sale, distribution, transportation, or planting of chokecherry seeds and plants or the parts of the plants. The movement, planting, or growing of chokecherry which is in violation of the rules constitutes a violation of this act.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.219a
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Director: means the director of the department or an employee of the department authorized by the director. See Michigan Laws 286.202
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 286.202
- Property: means real estate, personal property, and any thing or substance connected with real estate or personal property whether or not it has value. See Michigan Laws 286.202
(3) The director shall promulgate rules that will allow the owner of peach or cherry trees to enter on the property of another, upon the permission of that property owner, to destroy a chokecherry that the director or the director’s assistant believes should be destroyed. The owner of the property upon which the chokecherry is located shall be held harmless for an accident that may occur while a person is working on the property in accordance with this act.