Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.30304

  • Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.30301
  • Fill material: means soil, rocks, sand, waste of any kind, or any other material that displaces soil or water or reduces water retention potential. See Michigan Laws 324.30301
  • Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, municipality, this state, an instrumentality or agency of this state, the federal government, an instrumentality or agency of the federal government, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.30301
  • Wetland: means a land or water feature, commonly referred to as a bog, swamp, or marsh, inundated or saturated by water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, hydric soils and a predominance of wetland vegetation or aquatic life. See Michigan Laws 324.30301
  Except as otherwise provided in this part or by a permit issued by the department under this part and pursuant to part 13, a person shall not do any of the following:
  (a) Deposit or permit the placing of fill material in a wetland.
  (b) Dredge, remove, or permit the removal of soil or minerals from a wetland.
  (c) Construct, operate, or maintain any use or development in a wetland.
  (d) Drain surface water from a wetland.