Michigan Laws 324.9304a – Conservation species advisory panel; creation; membership; establishment of conservation species list
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(1) The conservation species advisory panel is created within the department. The conservation species advisory panel shall consist of the following members selected by the director of the department and approved by the commission of agriculture:
(a) Two representatives of the department as follows:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.9304a
- Commission: means the commission of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Conservation species: means those plant species beneficial for conservation practices as included on the list prepared under section 9304a by the conservation species advisory panel. See Michigan Laws 324.9301
- Conservation species advisory panel: means the conservation species advisory panel created in section 9304a. See Michigan Laws 324.9301
- Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 324.9301
- Department of natural resources: means the principal state department created in section 501. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Director: means 1 of the members of the conservation district board, elected or appointed in accordance with this part. See Michigan Laws 324.9301
- Plant rescue: means to physically move native conservation species of plants from 1 location in Michigan to another location in Michigan for the purpose of reestablishing the native conservation species. See Michigan Laws 324.9301
- State: means this state. See Michigan Laws 324.9301
(i) One individual from the pesticide and plant management division or its successor agency.
(ii) One individual from the environmental division or its successor agency.
(b) One individual representing the department of natural resources.
(c) One individual representing the natural resource conservation service.
(d) Two representatives from Michigan state university as follows:
(i) One individual from the department of horticulture or its successor department.
(ii) One individual from the department of forestry or its successor department.
(e) One individual representing conservation districts.
(f) One individual from a statewide organization representing nursery and landscaping interests in the state.
(g) One individual from a statewide organization representing seedling growers’ interests in the state.
(2) By December 1 of each year, the conservation species advisory panel shall establish a list of conservation species for the following calendar year that may be propagated, planted, harvested, sold, or rescued as part of a plant rescue operation. However, conservation species on this list that are propagated, planted, or rescued during that calendar year may be sold, removed, or reestablished in subsequent years even if the species is removed from the list in a subsequent year.