SENATE BILL NO. 1207
November 05, 2020, Introduced by Senators
BAYER, HOLLIER, WOJNO, POLEHANKI, IRWIN, BRINKS, BULLOCK, ALEXANDER and
CHANG and referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding subpart 3 to part 147.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
SUBPART 3 GLYPHOSATE
Sec. 14726. (1) A person shall not
apply glyphosate on residential turfgrass or in residential flower beds or
other residential groundcover beds.
(2)
A person that sells a product containing glyphosate at retail shall maintain in
the immediate vicinity of the product a sign stating, in 24-point type,
substantially the following: "State law prohibits the application of glyphosate,
a herbicide, on residential turfgrass or in residential flower beds or other
residential groundcover beds."
(3) A person that
violates subsection (1) is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be
ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00. A person that violates
subsection (2) is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered
to pay a civil fine of not more than the following for each day of violation:
(a) $100.00 if the violation occurs within 1 year after the effective date of this section.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), $200.00.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.