Michigan Laws 290.767 – Prohibited conduct by dealer
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A dealer shall not do any of the following:
(a) Buy or otherwise acquire uncertified ginseng without written authorization from the director.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.767
- Buy: means to purchase, trade, or barter, or to offer to purchase, trade, or barter. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- Collector: means a person who collects wild ginseng. See Michigan Laws 290.753
- 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
- Dealer: means a person who buys, collects, or otherwise acquires ginseng roots in this state for resale or trade. 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
- Ginseng certificate: means a document issued by the department or other official agency authorized by the director that verifies the origin, quantity by weight, type, and condition of ginseng offered for inspection. 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
- 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
- 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
(b) Buy, acquire, or sell ginseng without creating and maintaining an accurate record of all of the following information:
(i) Seller’s or purchaser‘s name and address.
(ii) Grower‘s license number, dealer’s license number, or collector‘s name and address, and ginseng certificate number.
(iii) Green weight and dry weight of wild ginseng and cultivated ginseng, compiled separately, and county where the ginseng was harvested or collected.
(iv) Year the ginseng was harvested or collected.
(v) Date of the transaction.
(c) Sell or export ginseng harvested in this state without first obtaining a ginseng certificate.