Sec. 52901.
(1) A person shall not cut, remove, or transport, without having in possession a bill of sale from the owner or other evidence of title on a form prescribed by and available from the department or the department of agriculture or the federal agency that has jurisdiction, any of the following:
| (a) Christmas trees. |
| (b) Evergreen boughs. |
| (c) Any other trees, shrubs, or vines. |
| (d) Trailing arbutus............ Epigaea. |
| (e) Bird's foot violet.......... Viola pedata. |
| (f) Climbing bittersweet........ Celastrus scandens. |
| (g) Club mosses................. Lycopodiaceae. |
| (h) Flowering dogwood........... Cornus florida. |
| (i) All Michigan holly.......... Ilex sp. and nemopanthus sp. |
| (j) North American lotus........ Nelumbo sp. |
| (k) Pipsissewa.................. Chimaphila umbellata. |
| (l) All native orchids........... Orchidaceae. |
| (m) Trilliums................... Trillium sp. |
| (n) Gentians.................... Eustoma sp. |
| (o) Parts of any plant listed in this subsection. |
(2) As used in this part, "plant" means a tree, bough, shrub, vine, or other native plant, or a part of a tree, bough, shrub, vine, or other native plant, listed in subsection (1).
(3) A person shall produce a bill of sale for a plant listed in subsection (1) or other evidence of title upon demand of a law enforcement officer.
History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Last modified: October 10, 2016