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Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.451 (2026)

Junk yards; township licenses, fees, regulations, state of purchases.

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JUNK YARDS


Act 12 of 1929


445.451 Junk yards; township licenses, fees, regulations, state of purchases.

Sec. 1.

    The township board of any township may, at any regular meeting, adopt a resolution providing for the licensing of junk yards and places for the dismantling, wrecking and disposing of the junk and/or refuse material of automobiles; may prescribe the amount of an annual license fee which shall not exceed 25 dollars, and prescribe the form of an application for such license, and adopt rules, regulations and conditions for the operation thereof, which in the discretion of said board will best protect the public health, interests and general welfare of their township, and shall specify the date when such resolution and the rules, regulations and conditions shall take effect: Provided, however, That the licensee shall, at least once each month, prepare and mail to the commissioner of the department of public safety at East Lansing, Michigan, a sworn statement of all purchases made by said licensee. The township board may in its discretion, for just cause, refuse to grant the license provided for in this act.

History: 1929, Act 12, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 9766 ;-- Am. 1935, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 445.451

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1954–1991 · leading case: Square Lake Hills Condo. Ass'n v. Bloomfield Twp., 471 N.W.2d 321 (Mich. 1991).
Square Lake Hills Condo. Ass'n v. Bloomfield Twp., 471 N.W.2d 321 (Mich. 1991). · cites it 2× “Therefore, we deem it unnecessary to consider the preemption argument and decline to do so. [17] Plaintiff believes that the delegated functions under township control include the adoption of fire codes (MCL 125.”
Twp. of Garfield v. Young, 82 N.W.2d 876 (Mich. 1957). “* Enacted by the township under PA 1929, No 12, as amended by PA 1935, No 34 (CL 1948, § 445.451 et sea. [Stat Ann § 19.731 et seg.”
Twp. of Garfield v. Young, 66 N.W.2d 85 (Mich. 1954). “* But the ordinance here under consideration was passed by the township board under PA 1929, No 12, as amended by PA 1935, No 34 (CL 1948, § 445.451 et seq. [Stat Ann § 19.731 et seg.”
Warholak v. Northfield Twp. Supervisor, 225 N.W.2d 767 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “In 1954 the township adopted a junkyard licensing resolution pursuant to Act 12, Public Acts of 1929; MCLA 445.451 et seq; MSA 19.731 et seq. In 1971 the township adopted a zoning ordinance.”
Jourden v. Wyoming Twp., 100 N.W.2d 284 (Mich. 1960). · cites it 2× “” The regulatory ordinance considered was adopted under PA 1929, No 12, as amended (CL 1948, § 445.451 [Stat Ann 1959 Rev § 19.731]). The statute authorized the township board to adopt a resolution providing for the licensing of “junk yards and places for the dismantling,…”
Indep. Twp. v. Roy, 162 N.W.2d 339 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). “” Defendants claim that the amendment was outside the scope of the enabling statute, CL 1948, § 445.451 (Stat Ann 1964 Rev § 19.731). In Toebe v.”
Kurpinski v. Brownstown Twp. Bd., 82 N.W.2d 435 (Mich. 1957). “Defendants based their denial of the license on a township resolution for licensing and regulation of junk yards, which was adopted under authority of CL 1948, § 445.451 (Stat Ann § 19.731), and on the township zoning ordinance.”
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