MCL - Section 324.8901

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994


324.8901 Definitions.

Sec. 8901.

    As used in this part:
    (a) "Litter" means any of the following:
    (i) Rubbish, refuse, waste material, garbage, offal, paper, glass, cans, bottles, trash, debris, or other foreign substances.
    (ii) A vehicle that is considered abandoned under section 252a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.252a.
    (iii) An abandoned vessel as defined in section 80130f.
    (iv) An ORV that is considered abandoned under section 80130f as made applicable in section 81151.
    (v) A snowmobile that is considered abandoned under section 80130f as made applicable in section 82161.
    (b) "Public or private property or water" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
    (i) The right-of-way of a road or highway, a body of water or watercourse, or the shore or beach of a body of water or watercourse, including the ice above the water.
    (ii) A park, playground, building, refuge, or conservation or recreation area.
    (iii) Residential or farm properties or timberlands.
    (c) "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle registered or required to be registered under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923.
    (d) "Vessel" means a vessel registered under part 801.


History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 494, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2004 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 549, Eff. Apr. 16, 2015
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: Littering
Popular Name: NREPA