Michigan Laws 324.33924 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.33924
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department of natural resources: means the principal state department created in section 501. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
As used in this part:
(a) “Department” means the department of natural resources unless expressly indicated otherwise.
(b) “Possession”, “occupancy”, and “improvement” include dredging or ditching, the throwing up of embankments, sheetpiling, filling in, the erection of fences, a boathouse, land made by dredging and filling, or building structures.
(c) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other nongovernmental legal entity.
(d) “Well maintained” means that any structure on the land complies with township building codes and current county and state sanitation codes and part 325 and that the land is adequately protected from erosion.