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Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.5 (2026)

Hazardous materials or other substances.

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FIRE PREVENTION CODE


Act 207 of 1941


29.5 Hazardous materials or other substances.

Sec. 5.

    Hazardous materials or other substances, including alcohol, gunpowder, dynamite, crude petroleum or any of its products, fuel oils, pyroxylin, combustible finishes, and other commodities of a similar nature or quality shall be manufactured, kept or stored, sold, transported, or otherwise handled or disposed of in a manner and by a method as not to constitute a fire hazard or a menace to the public peace, health, or safety, or to endanger or cause loss, injury, or damage to persons or property.

History: 1941, Act 207, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 29.5 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1968 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1974 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of certain authority, powers, functions, and responsibilities of the state fire marshal and the fire marshal division of the department of state police to the director of the department of labor and economic growth, bureau of construction codes and fire safety, by type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: People of Michigan v. John MacAuley Burkman (Mich. 2024).
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People of Michigan v. John MacAuley Burkman (Mich. 2024). “”); MCL 29.5 (providing that hazardous materials shall not be “handled or disposed of in a manner and by a method as not to constitute a fire hazard or a menace to the public peace, health, or safety, or 10 endanger or cause loss, injury, or damage to persons or property”); MCL…”
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