Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 123. Local Government § 123.1423

(a) “Licensing” means any training, education, or fee required for an individual to perform work in a specific occupation in a political subdivision, in this state, or in any other governmental unit in this state. The term includes registration.

(b) “Licensing authority” means an agency, examining board, credentialing board, or other office of a political subdivision or other governmental unit that has the authority to impose fees or other licensing requirements on an individual as a condition to performing work in a specific occupation in that governmental unit.

(c) “Political subdivision” means a city, township, village, or county of this state.

(d) “Registration” means an authorization to use a designated title while performing work in a specific occupation in a political subdivision, in this state, or in any other governmental unit in this state.