MICHIGAN WHEAT

Act 141 of 1875

AN ACT to regulate the sale of wheat, and to prevent the sale or offering for sale of wheat not grown in Michigan as Michigan wheat, and to prevent the mixing of foreign wheat with the Michigan product.


History: 1875, Act 141, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875




The People of the State of Michigan enact:


429.103 Fraudulent wheat sale; civil liability.

Sec. 3.

     Any person or persons who shall sell to another any wheat as Michigan wheat or the product of this state, knowing the same to be in whole or in part the product of any other state or country, shall be liable to the person or persons to whom the same is so sold in an action on this statute for double the amount of damages which he shall have sustained by reason of any breach in the contract of sale.


History: 1875, Act 141, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 2242 ;-- CL 1897, 5464 ;-- CL 1915, 7148 ;-- CL 1929, 8940 ;-- CL 1948, 429.103





429.104 Inapplicability of act.

Sec. 4.

     The provisions of the foregoing section of this act shall not apply in cases where wheat is brought to market in this state by teams from adjoining localities in other states.


History: 1875, Act 141, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875 ;-- How. 2243 ;-- CL 1897, 5465 ;-- CL 1915, 7149 ;-- CL 1929, 8941 ;-- CL 1948, 429.104



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