NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT
Act 451 of 1994
324.80103 Definitions; M to O.
Sec. 80103.
As used in this part:
(a) "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in any of the following:
(i) The manufacture, construction, or assembly of boats or associated equipment.
(ii) The manufacture or construction of components for boats and associated equipment to be sold for subsequent assembly.
(iii) The importation of a boat or associated equipment into the state for sale.
(b) "Marine law" means this part, a local ordinance adopted in conformity with this part, or a rule promulgated under this part.
(c) "Marine safety act" means former Act No. 303 of the Public Acts of 1967.
(d) "Marine safety program" means marine law enforcement, search and rescue operations, water safety education, recovery of drowned bodies, and boat livery inspections.
(e) "Michigan vehicle code" means Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(f) "Motorboat" means a vessel propelled wholly or in part by machinery.
(g) "Operate" means to be in control of a vessel while the vessel is under way and is not secured in some manner such as being docked or at anchor.
(h) "Operator" means the person who is in control or in charge of a vessel while that vessel is underway.
(i) "Owner" means a person who claims or is entitled to lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of that person's legal title or equitable interest in a vessel.
History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases, 1997–2016 · leading case:
Williams v. Kennedy, 891 N.W.2d 907 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
Williams v. Kennedy, 891 N.W.2d 907 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 4× “More significantly, MCL 324.80103(i) sets forth an explicit definition of the term “owner”: “a person who claims or is entitled to lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of that person’s legal title or equitable interest in a vessel.”
Vance v. United States, 965 F. Supp. 944 (E.D. Mich. 1997).
· cites it 2× “Furthermore, the manufacture’s certificate submitted by petitioners includes a description of the boat, the date of transfer, the name and address of the transferee (William Vance), and the signature and address of a representative of the manufacturer, as required by Mich. Comp.…”
Adrienne Lenhoff v. Mitchell Rechter (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 3× “” MCL 324.80103(g) defines “operate” for these statutory sections as “to be in control of a vessel while the vessel is under way and is not secured in some manner such as being docked or at anchor.”
Est. of Ryan Binno v. Frederick Binno (Mich. 2011).
“As the trial court correctly concluded, these defendants were not “operating” a vessel within the meaning of MCL 324.80103(g), (h), in these circumstances.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80103(g) — 2 cases
Adrienne Lenhoff v. Mitchell Rechter (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
“” MCL 324.80103(g) defines “operate” for these statutory sections as “to be in control of a vessel while the vessel is under way and is not secured in some manner such as being docked or at anchor.”
Est. of Ryan Binno v. Frederick Binno (Mich. 2011).
“As the trial court correctly concluded, these defendants were not “operating” a vessel within the meaning of MCL 324.80103(g), (h), in these circumstances.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80103(i) — 1 case
Williams v. Kennedy, 891 N.W.2d 907 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
“More significantly, MCL 324.80103(i) sets forth an explicit definition of the term “owner”: “a person who claims or is entitled to lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of that person’s legal title or equitable interest in a vessel.”
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