Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 230.4 (2026)

Obstruction of navigable stream, highway drain or water course; forfeiture.

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PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE ROADS

Act 283 of 1909

230.4 Obstruction of navigable stream, highway drain or water course; forfeiture.

Sec. 4.

Whoever shall wilfully obstruct the navigation of any river or stream, which is now or may hereafter be declared a public highway, by felling any tree therein or by putting into any such river or stream any refuse lumber, slabs, or other waste materials, or who shall wilfully obstruct any highway, or fill up or place any obstructions in any ditch constructed for draining the water from any highway, or who shall injure any highway by diverting any creek, or by obstructing any water course or sluice, shall forfeit for every such offense a sum not exceeding 25 dollars.

History: 1909, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 4461 ;-- CL 1929, 4080 ;-- CL 1948, 230.4

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 5 of Ch. 9 of Act 243 of 1881, being How., § 1403; CL 1897, § 4157.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1976 PA 295, 1976 PA 297, 1976 PA 297 (Mich. 1977).

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Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1976 PA 295, 1976 PA 297, 1976 PA 297 (Mich. 1977). · cites it 2× “MCLA 230.4; MSA 9.334. These broad definitions of the term highway adopted by the Legislature and this Court are consistent with the legislative determination in PA 297 that public transportation services are highway purposes.”

Robert Kanas v. Duane Travis (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “4 provides: -10- Whoever shall wilfully obstruct the navigation of any river or stream, which is now or may hereafter be declared a public highway, by felling any tree therein or by putting into any such river or stream any refuse lumber, slabs, or other waste materials, or who…”

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