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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30102 (2026)

Operations prohibited without permit; exception.

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT


Act 451 of 1994


324.30102 Operations prohibited without permit; exception.

Sec. 30102.

    (1) Except as provided in this part, a person without a permit from the department shall not do any of the following:

    (a) Dredge or fill bottomland.

    (b) Construct, enlarge, extend, remove, or place a structure on bottomland.

    (c) Construct, reconfigure, or expand a marina.

    (d) Create, enlarge, or diminish an inland lake or stream.

    (e) Structurally interfere with the natural flow of an inland lake or stream.

    (f) Construct, dredge, commence, extend, or enlarge an artificial canal, channel, ditch, lagoon, pond, lake, or similar waterway where the purpose is ultimate connection with an existing inland lake or stream, or where any part of the artificial waterway is located within 500 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of an existing inland lake or stream.

    (g) Connect any natural or artificially constructed waterway, canal, channel, ditch, lagoon, pond, lake, or similar water with an existing inland lake or stream for navigation or any other purpose.

    (2) A person shall not remove submerged logs from rivers or streams for the purpose of submerged log recovery. This subsection does not prohibit the department from issuing a permit under this part for other purposes, including removing logjams or removing logs that interfere with navigation of the river or stream.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 139, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 2009 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 218, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Land and Water Management Division, with the exception of the farmland and open space preservation program, natural rivers program, and Michigan information resource inventory system, to the Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, see E.R.O. No. 1995-16, compiled at MCL 324.99901 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Grass Lake Improvement Bd. v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 891 N.W.2d 884 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
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Grass Lake Improvement Bd. v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 891 N.W.2d 884 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “, specifically in MCL 324.30102(1) (“Except as provided in this part, a person without a permit from the department shall not.”
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation v. Nestlé Waters North Am. Inc, 709 N.W.2d 174 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “MCL 324.30102. ILSA defines "inland lake or stream" to include "a natural or artificial lake, pond, or impoundment; a river, stream, or creek which may or may not be serving as a drain[,] .”
Higgins Lake Prop. Owners Ass'n v. Gerrish Twp., 662 N.W.2d 387 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “225722, concerning Highland Park subdivision, argue that the trial court erred in failing to grant the alternative relief *117 requested under the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (nrepa), MCL 324.”
Kiesel Intercounty Drain Drainage Dist. v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 575 N.W.2d 791 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “6 This language is currently found in MCL 324.30102(d); MSA 13A.30102(d). There is no dispute that the Kiesel Drain is an “inland lake or stream” as defined in the ILSA.”
Grass Lake Improvement Bd. v. Dept of Env't Quality, No. 326571 (Mich. Ct. App. July 19, 2016). · cites it 4× “, specifically in MCL 324.30102(1) (“Except as provided in this part, a person without a permit from the department shall not do any of the following.”
Carol J Lockhart Revocable Trust v. Paramount Enter. Land LLC, No. 356306 (Mich. Ct. App. May 19, 2022). · cites it 2× “4 Pursuant to MCL 324.30102(1)(d), a person without a permit from the department of environmental quality may not “[c]reate, enlarge, or diminish an inland lake or stream.”
Dep't of Env't Quality v. Boyd Rhodes, No. 359378 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2024). · cites it 2× “Under MCL 324.30102, a person without a permit shall not “[c]reate, enlarge, or diminish an inland lake or stream,” nor “[s]tructurally interfere with the natural flow of an inland lake or stream.”
Dr Michael Wiemann Md v. Cavitt Randall, No. 315398 (Mich. Ct. App. Oct. 14, 2014). · cites it 2× “” The applicable statute defines “marina” as “a facility that is owned or operated by a person, extends into or over an inland lake or stream, and offers service to the public or members of the marina for docking, loading, or other servicing of recreational watercraft.”
Westfall Heights Prop. Owners Assn Inc v. Derek Carr, No. 365165 (Mich. Ct. App. Apr. 7, 2025). “” MCL 324.30102(1)(c). MCL 324.30106a governs the permitting of a marina.”
Saugatuck Dunes Coastal All. v. Degle, No. 367989 (Mich. Ct. App. July 9, 2025). “2 MCL 324.30102(1)(d) prohibits a person from creating an inland lake without first obtaining a permit, and MCL 324.”
Thomson v. Peterson, No. 1:24-cv-11761, 2025 WL 2797146 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 30, 2025). “LAWS § 324.30102 (requiring a permit to “[c]onstruct, enlarge, extend, remove, or place a structure on” an inland lake’s bottomland).”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30102(1): 2 cases
Grass Lake Improvement Bd. v. Dep't of Env't Quality, 891 N.W.2d 884 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “, specifically in MCL 324.30102(1) (“Except as provided in this part, a person without a permit from the department shall not.”
Grass Lake Improvement Bd. v. Dept of Env't Quality, No. 326571 (Mich. Ct. App. July 19, 2016). “, specifically in MCL 324.30102(1) (“Except as provided in this part, a person without a permit from the department shall not do any of the following.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30102(1)(c): 2 cases
Dr Michael Wiemann Md v. Cavitt Randall, No. 315398 (Mich. Ct. App. Oct. 14, 2014). “” The applicable statute defines “marina” as “a facility that is owned or operated by a person, extends into or over an inland lake or stream, and offers service to the public or members of the marina for docking, loading, or other servicing of recreational watercraft.”
Westfall Heights Prop. Owners Assn Inc v. Derek Carr, No. 365165 (Mich. Ct. App. Apr. 7, 2025). “” MCL 324.30102(1)(c). MCL 324.30106a governs the permitting of a marina.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30102(1)(d): 2 cases
Carol J Lockhart Revocable Trust v. Paramount Enter. Land LLC, No. 356306 (Mich. Ct. App. May 19, 2022). “4 Pursuant to MCL 324.30102(1)(d), a person without a permit from the department of environmental quality may not “[c]reate, enlarge, or diminish an inland lake or stream.”
Saugatuck Dunes Coastal All. v. Degle, No. 367989 (Mich. Ct. App. July 9, 2025). “2 MCL 324.30102(1)(d) prohibits a person from creating an inland lake without first obtaining a permit, and MCL 324.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30102(d): 2 cases
Kiesel Intercounty Drain Drainage Dist. v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 575 N.W.2d 791 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “6 This language is currently found in MCL 324.30102(d); MSA 13A.30102(d). There is no dispute that the Kiesel Drain is an “inland lake or stream” as defined in the ILSA.”
Dep't of Env't Quality v. Boyd Rhodes, No. 359378 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2024). “Under MCL 324.30102, a person without a permit shall not “[c]reate, enlarge, or diminish an inland lake or stream,” nor “[s]tructurally interfere with the natural flow of an inland lake or stream.”
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