SENATE BILL NO. 370

April 21, 2021, Introduced by Senators BAYER, BULLOCK, WOJNO, POLEHANKI and BRINKS 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. 14727. (1) A person shall not apply glyphosate on residential turfgrass or in residential flower beds or other residential ground cover 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 ground cover 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.