Michigan Laws 290.757 – Inspection; seizure; forfeiture; deposit of proceeds from sale of seized ginseng; inspection fee
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(1) The director may inspect any ginseng sold, held, or transported in this state. A person shall not resist agents of the department who request to inspect ginseng. A person shall not hinder a ginseng inspection by misrepresenting or concealing facts.
(2) The director shall not certify and may seize ginseng cultivated, harvested, collected, or otherwise acquired in violation of this act, or in violation of a rule promulgated under this act. Seized ginseng is forfeited to the state and may be disposed of as determined by the director. The director may certify and sell seized ginseng. Proceeds from the sale of seized ginseng shall be deposited into the ginseng management program fund.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.757
- Department: means the department of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- Director: means the director of the department of agriculture or an authorized representative of the director. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- Ginseng: means Panaxquinquefolius L. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- Sell: means to sell, trade, or barter, or to offer to sell, trade, or barter. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- 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
- Wild ginseng: means ginseng growing or grown in an uncultivated state or harvested from its natural habitat. See Michigan Laws 290.753
(3) The department shall charge an inspection fee based on an hourly rate established by the insect pest and plant disease act, Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 286.201 to 286.226 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or rules promulgated pursuant to Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1931, for certification of both cultivated and wild ginseng.