Section 290.720 – Joint Settlement Committee; Decision; Basis.
290.720 Joint settlement committee; decision; basis. Sec. 20. The joint settlement committee shall base its decision upon the following factors: (a) Prices or projected prices for the agricultural commodity paid by competing handlers in the market area or competing market areas. (b) Amount of the commodity produced or projections of production in the production area […]
Section 290.721 – Finality of Committee’s Decision; Enforcement.
290.721 Finality of committee’s decision; enforcement. Sec. 21. A majority decision of the joint settlement committee, if supported by competent, material and substantial evidence on the whole record, shall be final and binding upon the parties, and may be enforced, at the insistence of either party or of the joint settlement committee in the court […]
Section 290.722 – Disobeying or Resisting Order; Contempt.
290.722 Disobeying or resisting order; contempt. Sec. 22. A party who willfully disobeys a lawful order of enforcement by the court of appeals pursuant to section 21 or willfully encourages or offers resistance to such order shall be in contempt. The punishment for each day the contempt persists may be a fine fixed in the […]
Section 290.723 – Judicial Review of Committee Awards.
290.723 Judicial review of committee awards. Sec. 23. (1) Awards of the joint settlement committee shall be reviewable by the court of appeals but only for the following reasons: (a) The joint settlement committee was without or exceeded its jurisdiction. (b) The award is unsupported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record. […]
Section 290.724 – Mailing Copy of Contract or Award to Department.
290.724 Mailing copy of contract or award to department. Sec. 24. Within 30 days after an accredited association negotiates a contract with a handler or receives a joint settlement committee award, it shall send to the department by registered mail a copy of the contract or award. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 […]
Section 290.725 – Access of Department to Evidence; Refusal to Obey Subpoena; Service of Process.
290.725 Access of department to evidence; refusal to obey subpoena; service of process. Sec. 25. (1) At all reasonable times, the department shall have access to and the right to copy evidence relating to any person or action under investigation by it in connection with any failure or refusal to bargain or for engaging in […]
Section 290.726 – Antitrust Law Not Violated.
290.726 Antitrust law not violated. Sec. 26. The activities of accredited associations and handlers in bargaining with respect to the price and other terms of sale of the agricultural commodities produced by the members of such accredited associations do not violate any antitrust law of this state. History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973
Section 290.727 – Repealed. 1976, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1976.
290.727 Repealed. 1976, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1976. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section contained an expiration date and saving clause.
Section 290.741 – Transfer of Powers and Duties of Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Board to Department of Agriculture by Type III Transfer; Abolishment of Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Board.
290.741 Transfer of powers and duties of agricultural marketing and bargaining board to department of agriculture by type III transfer; abolishment of agricultural marketing and bargaining board. WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power of the State of Michigan in the Governor; WHEREAS, Section 2 of […]
Section 290.751 – Short Title.
290.751 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Michigan ginseng act”. History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995