Act No. 312

Public Acts of 2003

Approved by the Governor

January 8, 2004

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 9, 2004

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 2004

STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

Introduced by Senators Jelinek, Birkholz, Patterson, Bishop, Kuipers, Schauer, George, McManus and Hardiman

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 652

AN ACT to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "An act to revise, consolidate, codify and add to the statutes relating to crimes; to define crimes and prescribe the penalties therefor; to provide for restitution under certain circumstances; to provide for the competency of evidence at the trial of persons accused of crime; to provide immunity from prosecution for certain witnesses appearing at such trials; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act," (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 502d.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 502d. (1) A person who transports or possesses anhydrous ammonia in a container other than a container approved by law, or who unlawfully tampers with a container approved by law, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(2) As used in this section, "container approved by law" means a container that was manufactured to satisfy the requirements for the storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia pursuant to R408.17801 of the Michigan administrative code or its successor rule.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect April 1, 2004.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor