Michigan Laws 286.72 – Director as legal seed certifying officer; rules; standards; sale and advertising for sale of group of seed having common characteristics within species; conditions
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(1) The director of the department of agriculture is the legal seed certifying officer of this state and may promulgate rules governing the certification of seed as to variety, type, strain, or other genetic character and the labeling of certified seed, and may adopt general seed certification standards in cooperation with certifying agencies. The rules authorized by this section shall be promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) The director of the department of agriculture may permit the sale and advertising for sale as certified seed of a group of seed having common characteristics within a species even though the seed does not meet the requirements of this act or the rules promulgated under this act for certified seed if all of the following conditions are met:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.72
- Certified seed: means the progeny of foundation, registered or certified seed if designated foundation and plant propagating materials that are so handled as to maintain satisfactory genetic identity and purity and have met certification standards required by this act and have been approved and certified by the director upon the advice of official seed certifying agencies. See Michigan Laws 286.71
- Seed: means the seed or propagating materials of cereals, grain crops, vegetable crops, oil crops, fiber crops, forage crops, grasses, legumes, turf species, tuberous crops, and other crops used in agricultural products which are produced or processed for the purpose of being sold, offered or exposed for sale, for planting, sowing or seeding processes within this state. See Michigan Laws 286.71
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(a) The director determines, with the concurrence of the director of the Michigan agricultural experiment station, that there is an inadequate supply in this state of a group of seed having common characteristics within a species.
(b) The seed has been certified by the official certifying agency of another state and is advertised and sold bearing the state of origin certification.
(c) Reasonable and timely notice is given to persons affected by the director’s determination under this subsection.
(3) If the director exercises the authority provided under subsection (2), the director shall issue a list of the seed permitted for sale.