Michigan Laws 290.763 – Wild ginseng
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(1) A person may only collect wild ginseng if, and to the extent, authorized by the director of the department of natural resources.
(2) If the collection of wild ginseng is authorized, a collector shall do all of the following:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.763
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Collect: means the harvest of wild ginseng. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- Collector: means a person who collects wild ginseng. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- Dealer: means a person who buys, collects, or otherwise acquires ginseng roots in this state for resale or trade. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- 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
- 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
- Green weight: means the weight in pounds and ounces of freshly harvested or collected ginseng root that is not dried and is still viable. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- Natural habitat: means the environment where a species exists as a natural population. 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
- 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
- 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
(a) Obtain a permit from the department of natural resources.
(b) Collect only wild ginseng in its natural habitat during the season of August 15 through December 31.
(c) Collect only mature wild ginseng plants with ripe berries and not less than 3-leaf stems, or prongs.
(d) Replant on the collection site all seeds from collected wild ginseng plants.
(e) Obtain written authorization from a land manager, landowner, authorized agent, or other person entitled to the ginseng if collecting wild ginseng from property other than the collector’s property.
(3) A person possessing collected wild ginseng shall maintain accurate records of all of the following:
(a) Green weight.
(b) Dry weight.
(c) County where collected.
(d) Date collected.
(4) A person shall not sell collected wild ginseng unless licensed as a dealer.
(5) A person shall not sell collected wild ginseng without providing a record of sale to a purchaser containing all of the following information:
(a) Collector‘s name and address.
(b) Dealer license number.
(c) Ginseng certificate number.
(d) Green weight.
(e) Dry weight.
(f) County where collected.
(g) Year collected.
(h) Date of sale.
(5) A person selling wild ginseng shall attest in an affidavit that the wild ginseng sold was collected in this state in accordance with this act. The affidavit shall be in the form prescribed by the director.