Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.52901 (2026)

Removal of certain plants; “plant” defined; bill of sale or other evidence of title required.

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Act 451 of 1994

324.52901 Removal of certain plants; “plant” defined; bill of sale or other evidence of title required.

Sec. 52901.

(1) A person shall not cut, remove, or transport, without having in possession a bill of sale from the owner or other evidence of title on a form prescribed by and available from the department or the department of agriculture or the federal agency that has jurisdiction, any of the following:

(a)	Christmas trees.
(b)	Evergreen boughs.
(c)	Any other trees, shrubs, or vines.
(d)	Trailing arbutus	Epigaea.
(e)	Bird's foot violet	Viola pedata.
(f)	Climbing bittersweet	Celastrus scandens.
(g)	Club mosses	Lycopodiaceae.
(h)	Flowering dogwood	Cornus florida.
(i)	All Michigan holly	Ilex sp. and nemopanthus sp.
(j)	North American lotus	Nelumbo sp.
(k)	Pipsissewa	Chimaphila umbellata.
(l)	All native orchids	Orchidaceae.
(m)	Trilliums	Trillium sp.
(n)	Gentians	Eustoma sp.
(o)	Parts of any plant listed in this subsection.

(2) As used in this part, "plant" means a tree, bough, shrub, vine, or other native plant, or a part of a tree, bough, shrub, vine, or other native plant, listed in subsection (1).

(3) A person shall produce a bill of sale for a plant listed in subsection (1) or other evidence of title upon demand of a law enforcement officer.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Dep't of Transp. v. Wolverine Sign Works (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).

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Dep't of Transp. v. Wolverine Sign Works (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Lastly, the NREPA, MCL 324.52901, provides: “(1) A person shall not cut, remove, or transport, without having in possession a bill of sale from the owner or other evidence of title on a form prescribed by and available from the department or the department of agriculture or the…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.52901(1) — 1 case

Dep't of Transp. v. Wolverine Sign Works (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “Lastly, the NREPA, MCL 324.52901, provides: “(1) A person shall not cut, remove, or transport, without having in possession a bill of sale from the owner or other evidence of title on a form prescribed by and available from the department or the department of agriculture or the…”

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