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Want to know how to contact the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development? On this page you will find phone numbers, email addresses, snail mail addresses, and online contact forms for everything we do here at MDARD. We even have a complaint form for those of you with complaints.
Laws and Regulations pertaining to and governing the actions and policies of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
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Animal ID and movement requirements in the State of Michigan
Animal health resources for veterinary professionals.
Diseases affecting, or potentially affecting, animals in Michigan
Information on how to acquire a feed license to manufacture or distribute commercial feed in Michigan.
Rules governing the disposal of Bodies of Dead Animals (BODA).
Materials developed to provide information on how an individual may become a qualified Animal Control Officer.
Information about how MDARD's Agriculture Development Division can help you grow your business in Michigan.
Michigan's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was created to help protect our environment and wildlife. Michigan is partnering with the federal government to implement conservation practices of great significance to the state, and valuable to the nation, in matters of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
Programs under the Private Forestlands Initiative, including the Forestry Assistance Program, Qualified Forester Registration, and Qualified Forest Program.
Good migrant labor housing is an essential element in securing an adequate supply of seasonal agricultural workers.
The Cottage Food law, enacted in 2010, allows individuals to manufacture and store certain types of foods in an unlicensed home kitchen.
Find a licensed firm in Michigan, from pesticide businesses to retail establishments, and more.
For the registration of horses, breeders and owners so as to render them eligible for racing and breeder/owner awards.
Retail Motor Fuel Outlet licensing information, applications and forms.
Information on Weights & Measures service person and agency registration, as well as weights and measures advisories.
Each new, existing, and proposed commercial pesticide or fertilizer bulk storage facility is required to register annually with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Fertilizer License and Registration Requirements, as well as Liming License Requirements
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Act 6, Grape Growers; Use of Chemical Substances, MCL 286.401-286.406
Act 72, Destructive Insect Pests and Plant Diseases, MCL 286.251-286.259
Act 86, Cherry Pests, MCL 286.81-286.87
Act 91, Market Conditions, MCL 285.31-285.39
Act 92, Michigan Food Law, MCL 289.1101-289.8111
Act 93, Michigan Right to Farm Act, MCL 286.471-286.474
Act 94, Seed Potato Act, MCL 286.681-286.689
Act 120, Michigan Commercial Feed Law, MCL 287.521-287.535
Act 134, Livestock and Poultry Remedies, MCL 287.141-287.150
Act 158, Wholesale Potato Dealers, MCL 290.451-290.466
Act 162, Liming Materials, MCL 290.531-290.538
Act 184, Michigan Ginseng Act, MCL 290.751-290.781
Act 187, Pest Control Compact, MCL 286.501-286.507
Act 189, Insect Pest and Plant Disease Act, MCL 286.201-286.226
Act 221, Certification of Seed, MCL 286.71-286.75
Act 228, Fruits and Vegetables; Controlled Atmosphere Storage, MCL 286.371-286.379
Act 236, Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (EXCERPT), MCL 600.2976
Act 313, White Pine Blister Rust, MCL 286.101-286.112
Act 316, Michigan Organic Products Act, MCL 286.901-286.931
Act 328, Michigan Penal Code
Act 329, Michigan Seed Law, MCL 286.701-286.716
Act 359, Noxious Weeds, MCL 247.61-247.72
Act 412, Apiary Law, MCL 286.801-286.821
Act 417, Anhydrous Ammonia Security Act
Act 451, Part 83, Pesticide Control, MCL 324.8301-324.8336
Act 451, Part 85, Fertilizers, MCL 324.8501-324.8517
Act 451, Part 87, Groundwater and Freshwater Protection, MCL 324.8701-324.8717
Act 451, Part 529, Christmas Trees, Boughs, Plants, and Other Trees, MCL 324.52901-324.52909