Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.30314

  • Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.30301
  • Director: means the director of the department. 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
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • 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
  (1) The department shall require the holder of a permit to provide information the department reasonably requires to obtain compliance with this part.
  (2) The department may enter on, upon, or through the premises on which an activity listed in section 30304 is located or on which information required to be maintained under subsection (1) is located under any of the following circumstances, as applicable:
  (a) Upon obtaining a search warrant, an administrative warrant issued by the director of the department, or the consent of the person who owns or controls the premises.
  (b) If there is an imminent threat to the public health or environment.
  (c) Upon reasonable cause, if the wetland is a water of the United States as that term is used in section 502(7) of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1362.