Michigan Compiled Laws Act 158 Of 1964 Wholesale Potato Dealers (290.451 - 290.466)

AN ACT to provide for the licensing of wholesale potato dealers; to prescribe certain powers and duties for certain state agencies; to require certain types of financial security for certain persons under certain circumstances, and to prescribe the procedure for its enforcement; to provide remedies and penalties for violations of the act; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.

History: 1964, Act 158, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 171, Eff. Oct. 20, 1992

Section 290.451 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Potatoes” means any variety of Irish potatoes in fresh form included in the species solanum tuberosum. (b) “Grower”...
Section 290.452 License Required; Exemptions.
(1) A person shall not engage in or purport to be engaged in the business of a wholesale potato dealer or advertise as a...
Section 290.453 Application For License; Contents; Fee; Submission Of False Information; Expiration.
(1) A person required to be licensed under this act shall apply to the director in writing before June 1 of each year and...
Section 290.454 Wholesale Potato Dealers; Display Of License, Inspection.
A person licensed under this act and conducting business under the license shall keep a copy thereof, to be furnished by the director, posted...
Section 290.455 Wholesale Potato Dealers; Identification Card; Fees.
(1) A licensee shall secure from the director an identification card for each of his or her buyers or agents and for an individual...
Section 290.456 Grounds For Refusal, Suspension, Or Revocation Of License; Hearing.
(1) The refusal to issue, cancellation or suspension of, a license under the perishable agricultural commodities act of 1930, chapter 436, 46 Stat. 531,...
Section 290.457 Records; Examination.
A licensee shall keep accurate accounts and records of all transactions as a wholesale potato dealer and shall retain them, subject to the examination...
Section 290.458 Irrevocable Letter Of Credit Or Surety Bond Required; Exemptions; Falsification Of Application, Statement, Or Record.
(1) An applicant for a wholesale potato dealer license shall file with the application or have on file with the director an irrevocable letter...
Section 290.459 Surety Bond Or Irrevocable Letter Of Credit Generally.
(1) The bond or irrevocable letter of credit described in section 8 shall provide coverage for or payment for an amount representing the wholesale...
Section 290.460 Default Of Licensee; Filing Statement Of Grower's Claim Or Certified Copy Of Judgment; Time.
Upon default of a licensee in the payment of money due to a grower, the grower may file with the director a verified statement...
Section 290.461 Repealed. 1968, Act 63, Eff. May 31, 1968.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to claims of potato growers and processes of hearing and settlement of claims against wholesaler.
Section 290.461a Examination Of Records; Inquiries; Seizing Assets Of Licensee; Hearing; Order; Appeal; Action Against Seized Assets; Distribution To Claimants; Return Of Remaining Assets To Licensee; Action For Recovery Of Money.
(1) The director may periodically examine the records of a wholesale potato dealer. The director may examine the records of a wholesale potato dealer...
Section 290.462 Filing Claim; Time Period.
(1) A grower shall file a claim with the director within 90 days after any of the following events: (a) The default of the...
Section 290.463 Repealed. 2000, Act 377, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to promulgation of administrative rules.
Section 290.464 Waiver.
A person shall not request a grower to sign any statement, affidavit, assignment, or waiver of any kind which operates to relieve a wholesale...
Section 290.465 Violation Of Act; Misdemeanor, Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor...
Section 290.466 Repeal.
Act No. 227 of the Public Acts of 1929, being sections 290.171 to 290.174 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed. History: 1964,...

Last modified: October 10, 2016