Michigan Laws 290.761 – Sale of cultivated ginseng by grower

A grower selling cultivated ginseng shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide a record of sale containing all of the following information to a purchaser:

Cultivated ginseng: means ginseng growing or grown in managed beds under artificial or natural shade and cultivated according to recognized ginseng horticultural practices. 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
Dry weight: means the weight in pounds and ounces of harvested or collected ginseng root that is dried and is no longer viable. See Michigan Laws 290.753
Ginseng: means Panaxquinquefolius L. See Michigan Laws 290.753
Grower: means a person who grows cultivated ginseng. See Michigan Laws 290.753
Purchaser: means a person who buys or otherwise acquires ginseng from a grower, collector, or other purchaser for resale or trade. 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
Woodsgrown ginseng: means ginseng growing or grown in managed beds under natural shade. See Michigan Laws 290.753

(i) Grower‘s name and address.

(ii) Grower’s license number and ginseng certificate number.

(iii) Dry weight.

(iv) Year harvested.

(b) Certify that the ginseng was grown in this state in accordance with this act. The certification shall be in the form prescribed by the director.

(d) Maintain records of the location and dimensions of, and all management activities applied to, any woodsgrown ginseng beds.