2003 Senate Bill 388 - Michigan Votes

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2003 Senate Bill 388

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Introduced by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas, III (D) on April 22, 2003, to impose new fees on farms which the Department of Agriculture finds to be in noncompliance with the generally accepted agricultural and management practices under the Michigan “Right to Farm” Act. After two follow-up inspections, the farm would be required to pay the full costs of the investigation other costs incurred by the department. This bill is one of many authorizing fee increases totaling some $125.5 million which Gov. Jennifer Granholm is proposing to close a gap between state spending and expected revenue in the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget.
- Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 22, 2003.

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1) err on side of NO by annrock on April 29, 2003
Sometimes the current standard is shortsighted and harmful down the road. I would rather err on the side of the free market. I know a long -time farmer who refused govt. help and was laughed at by "new- up to date" peers who took all the loans, ideas crops etc. Govt. called in the loans, times got tough and they lost their farms. Except for that one "old-fashioned" farmer.
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2) Support! by Anonymous Citizen on April 29, 2003
This bill would provide added incentive for compliance with standards of practice in the industry.
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3) 2003 Senate Bill 388 by admin on January 1, 2001
Introduced in the Senate on April 22, 2003

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