Introduced
by
To establish that henceforth, as a matter of law and statute, the cherry shall be the official fruit of the great state of Michigan. A previous <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/SearchLegislation.aspx?Results=50&StartDate=1%2F1%2F2008&EndDate=4%2F30%2F2011&Keywords=official+cherry">cherry bill</a> specified that only the tart cherry, Prunus cerasus, shall be the official fruit, and no other cherry. Under this bill, any of the more than 60 cherry species could lawfully represent the state, including such unlikely varieties as the Carolina laurel cherry (Prunus caroliniana), or the Korean cherry (Prunus japonica). Although the bill does not specify regional fruits, under its provisions nothing would prohibit Detroit from claiming to be represented by <i>Prunus eminens</i>, or the semisour cherry.<p>The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Hopgood, Booher, Hood, Walker, Gregory, Whitmer, Bieda, Hildenbrand, Hune and Young.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
