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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 324. Natural Resources and Environmental Protection § 324.8901

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.  1

(iv) An ORV that is considered abandoned under section 80130f as made applicable in section 81151.  2

(v) A snowmobile that is considered abandoned under section 80130f as made applicable in section 82161.  3

(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.  4

1 M.C.L.A. § 324.80130f.
2 M.C.L.A. § 324.81151.
3 M.C.L.A. § 324.82161.
4 M.C.L.A. § 324.80101 et seq.
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