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Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.707 (2026)

Accreditation of association; requirements.

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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING ACT


Act 344 of 1972


290.707 Accreditation of association; requirements.

Sec. 7.

    An association shall be accredited upon determination by the department that the association meets all of the following:

    (a) The association meets the requirements of the Capper-Volstead act, 7 USC 291 to 292.

    (b) The association has submitted a copy of its bylaws, which shall provide all of the following:

    (i) Each member of the association shall have 1 vote in all votes of the membership of the association.

    (ii) Officers or directors shall be elected by a majority of the members voting or by delegates representing a majority of the membership.

    (iii) All elections shall be by secret ballot.

    (c) The association has marketing and bargaining contracts for the current or next marketing period with more than 50% of the producers of an agricultural commodity who are in the bargaining unit and these contracts cover more than 50% of the quantity of that commodity produced by producers in the bargaining unit. The department may determine the quantity produced by the bargaining unit using information on production in prior marketing periods, current market information, and projections on production during the current marketing period. The department shall exclude from that quantity any quantity of the agricultural commodity contracted by producers with producer owned and controlled processing cooperatives and any quantity produced by handlers. An association whose main purpose is bargaining but which processes a surplus into a form which is not the subject of bargaining is not a processing cooperative. The contracts with members shall specify the agricultural commodity and that the members have appointed the association as their exclusive agent in negotiations with handlers for prices and other terms of trade with respect to the sale and marketing of the agricultural commodity and obligate them to dispose of their production or holdings of the agricultural commodity through or at the direction of the association.

    (d) The association has established and authorized a marketing and bargaining committee to negotiate with handlers for the agricultural commodity. The committee shall be composed of members elected by the members in a secret ballot election. The production of the agricultural commodity shall comprise a significant portion of the total farming operation of each committee member. Members who have any quantity of the commodity contracted with a producer owned and controlled processing cooperative are not eligible to serve on a marketing and bargaining committee for such commodity.

History: 1972, Act 344, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2000 · leading case: Cherry Growers, Inc. v. Agric. Mktg. & Bargaining Bd., 610 N.W.2d 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000).
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Cherry Growers, Inc. v. Agric. Mktg. & Bargaining Bd., 610 N.W.2d 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “” MCL 290.707(a); MSA 12.94(107)(a). The Capper-Volstead Act, § 291, authorizes agricultural producer “associations,” provided that such associations conform to one or both of two requirements: (1) that no member is allowed more than one vote, or (2) “[t]hat the association does…”
Michigan Canners & Freezers Ass'n v. Agric. Mktg. & Bargaining Bd., 332 N.W.2d 134 (Mich. 1982). · cites it 2× “21 MCL 290.707 through 290.710; MSA 12.94(107) through 12.”
Newark Gardens, Inc. v. Michigan Potato Indus. Comm'n, 847 F.2d 1201 (6th Cir. 1988). “Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 290.707(c). 6 . See supra note 1.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.707(a): 1 case
Cherry Growers, Inc. v. Agric. Mktg. & Bargaining Bd., 610 N.W.2d 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “” MCL 290.707(a); MSA 12.94(107)(a). The Capper-Volstead Act, § 291, authorizes agricultural producer “associations,” provided that such associations conform to one or both of two requirements: (1) that no member is allowed more than one vote, or (2) “[t]hat the association does…”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.707(c): 3 cases
Cherry Growers, Inc. v. Agric. Mktg. & Bargaining Bd., 610 N.W.2d 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “” MCL 290.707(a); MSA 12.94(107)(a). The Capper-Volstead Act, § 291, authorizes agricultural producer “associations,” provided that such associations conform to one or both of two requirements: (1) that no member is allowed more than one vote, or (2) “[t]hat the association does…”
Newark Gardens, Inc. v. Michigan Potato Indus. Comm'n, 847 F.2d 1201 (6th Cir. 1988). “Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 290.707(c). 6 . See supra note 1.”
Michigan Canners & Freezers Ass'n v. Agric. Mktg. & Bargaining Bd., 332 N.W.2d 134 (Mich. 1982). “21 MCL 290.707 through 290.710; MSA 12.94(107) through 12.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.707(d): 1 case
Cherry Growers, Inc. v. Agric. Mktg. & Bargaining Bd., 610 N.W.2d 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “” MCL 290.707(a); MSA 12.94(107)(a). The Capper-Volstead Act, § 291, authorizes agricultural producer “associations,” provided that such associations conform to one or both of two requirements: (1) that no member is allowed more than one vote, or (2) “[t]hat the association does…”
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