Terms Used In Michigan Laws 393.359

  • Blind person: means an individual who has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correction, or has a limitation of his or her field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance not greater than 20 degrees, as determined by the commission. See Michigan Laws 393.351
  • Commission: means the commission for the blind. See Michigan Laws 393.351
  • Concession: means equipment or location which is being used, or may be used to sell retail confections, tobaccos, papers, periodicals, and other like merchandise, coffee, milk, soft drinks, wrapped ice cream, wrapped sandwiches, wrapped baked goods, packaged salads and other similar food items. See Michigan Laws 393.351
  • Department: means the department of labor. See Michigan Laws 393.351
  • 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) Except as provided in section 10 and 10a, a concession in a building or on property owned or occupied by this state must be operated by a blind person, regardless of race, creed, color, sex, marital status, or religious preference.
  (2) The department of technology, management, and budget shall submit plans relative to concessions in state buildings or on state property to the commission, which has the final authority relative to the location of concessions.