Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7457 (2026)

Applicability of MCL 333.7451 to 333.7455.

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PUBLIC HEALTH CODE

Act 368 of 1978

333.7457 Applicability of MCL 333.7451 to 333.7455.

Sec. 7457.

Sections 7451 to 7455 do not apply to any of the following:

(a) An object sold or offered for sale to a person licensed under article 15 or under the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2721, or any intern, trainee, apprentice, or assistant in a profession licensed under article 15 or under the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2721, for use in that profession.

(b) An object sold or offered for sale to any hospital, sanitarium, clinical laboratory, or other health care institution including a penal, correctional, or juvenile detention facility for use in that institution.

(d) A blender, bowl, container, spoon, or mixing device not specifically designed for a use described in section 7451.

(e) A hypodermic syringe or needle sold or offered for sale for the purpose of injecting or otherwise treating livestock or other animals.

(f) An object sold, offered for sale, or given away by a state or local governmental agency or by a person specifically authorized by a state or local governmental agency to prevent the transmission of infectious agents.

History: Add. 1988, Act 139, Imd. Eff. June 3, 1988 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 458, Eff. Mar. 20, 2007

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2015 · leading case: Gauthier v. Alpena Cnty. Prosecutor, 703 N.W.2d 818 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).

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Gauthier v. Alpena Cnty. Prosecutor, 703 N.W.2d 818 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 16× “However, the trial court determined that certain other items that plaintiff offered for sale at his store, including pipes constructed from glass, stone and metal with a metal screen filter, bongs (with or without an attached rubber face mask), dugouts, and cocaine bullets…”

People v. Mazur, 872 N.W.2d 201 (Mich. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Finally, MCL 333.7457(d) expressly excludes from the definition of “drug paraphernalia” things that are not “specifically designed for” drug production or use, such as bowls and spoons.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7457(d) — 2 cases

Gauthier v. Alpena Cnty. Prosecutor, 703 N.W.2d 818 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “However, the trial court determined that certain other items that plaintiff offered for sale at his store, including pipes constructed from glass, stone and metal with a metal screen filter, bongs (with or without an attached rubber face mask), dugouts, and cocaine bullets…”

People v. Mazur, 872 N.W.2d 201 (Mich. 2015). “” Finally, MCL 333.7457(d) expressly excludes from the definition of “drug paraphernalia” things that are not “specifically designed for” drug production or use, such as bowls and spoons.”

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