Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 445. Trade and Commerce § 445.2075

(a) Pay the seller of that container by check or with a similar financial instrument. A dealer may not purchase 10 or more plastic bulk merchandise containers for cash in a single transaction or as part of a barter or other similar trade transaction.

(b) Verify that the seller is at least 16 years of age.

(a) Presents to the dealer an operator's or chauffeur's license, military identification card, Michigan identification card, passport, or other government-issued identification document that includes a photograph and allows the dealer to make a photocopy or electronic copy of that document.

(b) Executes a written statement that certifies that the seller owns or is otherwise authorized to sell the plastic bulk merchandise container to the dealer and that the seller has not been convicted of a crime involving the theft, conversion, or sale of bulk plastic merchandise containers.