(1) The board shall develop the necessary administrative procedures to collect the fees and shall deposit the revenue collected in the district forest management fund.
  (2) The person responsible for payment of the severance fee is the timber owner before harvest. The department shall provide technical assistance to a district to develop appropriate methods of establishing stumpage values and units of proper measurement.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.50154

  • Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  (3) The fees shall be remitted to a district, by check or money order, with reports as may be required by the board.
  (4) The timber owner, for a period of 3 years, shall maintain and make available to the board the records the board may require to verify proper reporting and payment of the severance fee and service fees due a district.