Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.29201

  • Applicant: means a person that submits an application for a registration. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • Criminal history report: means a report that meets all of the following requirements:
    (i) Is prepared by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation or another authority approved by the department. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • GPS coordinates: means latitude and longitude coordinates derived from a global positioning system that are taken from a central point within a growing area or structure and that include decimal degrees to 6 places after the decimal. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • Grower: means a person that is required to be registered under section 201. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • Industrial hemp: means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, 2018 IL 1, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • Key participant: means a person that has a direct or indirect financial interest in the person or business producing hemp or a person in a corporate entity at an executive level that is regularly responsible for decision making impacting the growing of industrial hemp. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, college or university, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • Registration: means a grower registration granted under this act. See Michigan Laws 333.29103
  • 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
  •     (1) A person shall not grow industrial hemp in this state unless the person is a grower.
        (2) A person applying for a registration under this section shall do so on an application and in a manner provided by the department. The applicant shall include with the application all of the following information:
        (a) The applicant’s full name, date of birth, mailing address, telephone number, and electronic mail address. If the applicant is not an individual, the application must include the EIN number of the applicant and for each key participant, his or her full name, date of birth, title, and electronic mail address.
        (b) The total acreage and greenhouse or other indoor square footage where industrial hemp will be grown.
        (c) The address and legal description of and GPS coordinates for each field, greenhouse, building, or other location where industrial hemp will be grown.
        (d) Maps depicting each field, greenhouse, building, or other location where industrial hemp will be grown that indicate entrances, field boundaries, and specific locations corresponding to the GPS coordinates provided under subdivision (c).
        (e) A criminal history report for the applicant, or, if the applicant is not an individual, a criminal history report for each key participant.
        (3) The department shall grant an applicant described in this section a registration to grow industrial hemp if the applicant does all of the following:
        (a) Submits a completed application under subsection (2).
        (b) Pays the applicable fees under section 511.
        (c) Meets the qualifications for registration.