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Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.165 (2026)

Control vested in authority.

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MICHIGAN EXPOSITION AND FAIRGROUNDS AUTHORITY ACT


Act 361 of 1978


285.165 Control vested in authority.

Sec. 5.

    The control of all land and other property held or acquired by this state or its people for the purpose of holding and conducting agricultural and industrial fairs and exhibitions is vested in the authority.

History: 1978, Act 361, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 468, Eff. Mar. 1, 2005

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2005 · leading case: City of Detroit v. State, 686 N.W.2d 514 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
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City of Detroit v. State, 686 N.W.2d 514 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “, granted the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) exclusive control over the state fairgrounds, MCL 285.165. The trial court denied the state’s motion, ruling that, in the context of its contract with the SFDG, the state must comply with the zoning ordinance.”
City of Detroit v. State, 686 N.W.2d 514 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “116(C)(7) and (C)(8) arguing, among other things, that it is exempt from the city zoning ordinance because the Michigan Exposition and Fairgrounds Act (MEFA), M.C.L.”
City of Detroit v. State, 700 N.W.2d 363 (Mich. 2005). “I believe that the question whether state sovereignty ought to play a part in the Dearden [2] analysis is a jurisprudentially significant issue and merits serious consideration by this Court.”
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