Sec. 12411.

(1) A person shall not operate an agricultural labor camp or cause to be operated or allow an agricultural labor camp to be occupied and used as an agricultural labor camp, without a license. The agricultural labor camp shall be operated only while the license remains in effect. The camp operator shall post the license or the license placard issued by the department in a conspicuous place in the agricultural labor camp to which it applies. The license or placard shall continue to remain posted during the entire time the agricultural labor camp is operated.

(2) A person shall not construct or alter for occupancy or use, an agricultural labor camp or any portion or facility thereof, or convert a property for use or occupancy as an agricultural labor camp, without giving written notice of the intent to do so to the department at least 30 days before the date of beginning the construction, enlargement, or conversion. The notice shall give the name of the city, village, or township in which the property is located, the location of the property within that area, a brief description of the proposed construction, enlargement, or conversion, the name and mailing address of the person giving the notice, and the person's telephone number, if any.

(3) A person is not in violation of subsection (1) if the sole reason the person is operating the agricultural labor camp without a license is due to the failure of the department to respond within a timely manner to an application submitted in accordance with section 12412.

(4) In addition to any other penalty provided under this part, a person who violates subsection (1) by operating an agricultural labor camp without a license is subject to an administrative civil fine of not more than $1,000.00. Each day a person operates without a license is a separate violation, however the total administrative civil fine for continued noncompliance shall not exceed $10,000.00. All fines collected under this subsection shall be credited to the migratory labor housing fund created under section 12431.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 43, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2005 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of migrant labor housing program from department of health and human services to department of agriculture and rural development, see E.R.O. No. 2017-3, compiled at MCL 333.26254.Popular Name: Act 368