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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5514 (2026)

Department of environmental quality; prohibited acts; "wood heater" defined.

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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT


Act 451 of 1994


324.5514 Department of environmental quality; prohibited acts; "wood heater" defined.

Sec. 5514.

    (1) The department of environmental quality shall not do any of the following:

    (a) Promulgate a rule limiting emissions from wood heaters.

    (b) Enforce against a manufacturer, distributor, or consumer a federal regulation limiting emissions from wood heaters and adopted after May 1, 2014.

    (2) As used in this section, "wood heater" means a wood stove, pellet stove, wood-fired hydronic heater, wood burning forced-air furnace, or masonry wood heater designed for heating a home or business.

History: Add. 2014, Act 417, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015

Compiler's Notes:

    Former MCL 324.5514, which pertained to disposal of United States flag by burning, was repealed by Act 102 of 2012, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 2012.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: S. Dearborn Envtl. Improvement Ass'n, Inc. v. Dep't of Envtl. Quality, 917 N.W.2d 603 (Mich. 2018).
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S. Dearborn Envtl. Improvement Ass'n, Inc. v. Dep't of Envtl. Quality, 917 N.W.2d 603 (Mich. 2018). · cites it 2× “According to MCL 324.5514, the DEQ is prohibited from promulgating rules limiting emissions from wood heaters or enforcing federal regulations imposing such limitations.”
South Dearborn Env't Improvement Assn v. Deq (Mich. 2018). · cites it 2× “According to MCL 324.5514, the DEQ is prohibited from promulgating rules limiting emissions from wood heaters or enforcing federal regulations imposing such limitations.”
South Dearborn Env't Improvement Assn v. Deq (Mich. 2018). · cites it 2× “According to MCL 324.5514, the DEQ is prohibited from promulgating rules limiting emissions from wood heaters or enforcing federal regulations imposing such limitations.”
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