Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1201 (2026)

Alcoholic liquor; manufacture, sale, possession, or transportation lawful; terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions; right, power, and duty of commission to control alcoholic beverage traffic and traffic in other alcoholic liquor; unreasonable discrimination against Michigan manufacturers prohibited; enforcement of act and rules; willful neglect or refusal of officer to perform duties as misdemeanor; penalty.

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MICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL CODE OF 1998

Act 58 of 1998

436.1201 Alcoholic liquor; manufacture, sale, possession, or transportation lawful; terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions; right, power, and duty of commission to control alcoholic beverage traffic and traffic in other alcoholic liquor; unreasonable discrimination against Michigan manufacturers prohibited; enforcement of act and rules; willful neglect or refusal of officer to perform duties as misdemeanor; penalty.

Sec. 201.

(1) On and after December 15, 1933, it shall be lawful to manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, keep for sale, possess, or transport any alcoholic liquor, as defined in this act, including alcoholic liquor used for medicinal, mechanical, chemical, or scientific purposes and wine used for sacramental purposes, subject to the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions contained in this act, and only as provided for in this act.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the commission shall have the sole right, power, and duty to control the alcoholic beverage traffic and traffic in other alcoholic liquor within this state, including the manufacture, importation, possession, transportation and sale thereof.

(3) A rule, regulation, or order made by the commission shall not unreasonably discriminate against Michigan manufacturers of alcoholic liquor.

(4) A peace officer or law enforcement officer of this state or a county, township, city, village, state university, or community college or an inspector of the commission is authorized, and it is the duty of each of them, to enforce the provisions of this act and the rules promulgated by the commission within his or her respective jurisdiction. It is the special duty of an officer described in this section to use his or her utmost efforts to repress and prevent crime and the violation of any of the provisions of this act. An officer described in this section who willfully neglects or refuses to perform the duties imposed upon him or her by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned in the county jail not more than 90 days, or both.

History: 1998, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1998

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2022 · leading case: L & L Wine & Liquor Corp. v. Liquor Control Comm'n, 733 N.W.2d 107 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007).

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L & L Wine & Liquor Corp. v. Liquor Control Comm'n, 733 N.W.2d 107 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 5× “1001 et seq., including regulations specifically governing its issuance of declaratory rulings, see 1999 AC, R 436.”

Maple BPA, Inc. v. Bloomfield Charter Twp., 838 N.W.2d 915 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “MCL 436.1201(2). Sherman Bowling Ctr v Roosevelt Park, 154 Mich App 576, 584-585 ; 397 NW2d 839 (1986).”

Brang Inc v. Liquor Control Comm'n, 910 N.W.2d 309 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “" MCL 436.1201(2). Under MCL 436.1215(1), the LCC is authorized to "adopt rules and regulations governing the carrying out of [the Code] and the duties and responsibilities of licensees in the proper conduct and management of their licensed places.”

Siesta Vill. Mkt., LLC v. Granholm, 596 F. Supp. 2d 1035 (E.D. Mich. 2008). “§§ 436.1201(1), 436.1203, 436.1901 and 436.”

Gnat Booty Music v. Creative Catering of Wadhams, LLC, 761 F. Supp. 2d 604 (E.D. Mich. 2011). · cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1201 (2). *611 The Plaintiffs report that they have been advised by the MLCC that it will not grant permission to execute against liquor stocks without language in a court order which expressly authorizes such a taking.”

Flying Dog Brewery, LLLP v. Michigan Liquor Control Comm'n, 870 F. Supp. 2d 477 (W.D. Mich. 2012). “§ 436.1201(2). The Commission is comprised of five members.”

One Vodka LLC v. Benchmark Beverage Co. LLC (E.D. Mich. 2022). “LAWS § 436.1201(2). Against this backdrop, it is inconceivable that a retailer pursuing the hundreds of spirits advertised in Defendant’s brochure could confuse Defendant for the producer of One Vodka.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1201(1) — 1 case

Siesta Vill. Mkt., LLC v. Granholm, 596 F. Supp. 2d 1035 (E.D. Mich. 2008). “§§ 436.1201(1), 436.1203, 436.1901 and 436.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1201(2) — 5 cases

L & L Wine & Liquor Corp. v. Liquor Control Comm'n, 733 N.W.2d 107 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “1001 et seq., including regulations specifically governing its issuance of declaratory rulings, see 1999 AC, R 436.”

Maple BPA, Inc. v. Bloomfield Charter Twp., 838 N.W.2d 915 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “MCL 436.1201(2). Sherman Bowling Ctr v Roosevelt Park, 154 Mich App 576, 584-585 ; 397 NW2d 839 (1986).”

Flying Dog Brewery, LLLP v. Michigan Liquor Control Comm'n, 870 F. Supp. 2d 477 (W.D. Mich. 2012). “§ 436.1201(2). The Commission is comprised of five members.”

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