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Want to know how to contact the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development? On this page you will find phone numbers, email addresses, snail mail addresses, and online contact forms for everything we do here at MDARD. We even have a complaint form for those of you with complaints.
Laws and Regulations pertaining to and governing the actions and policies of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
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Animal ID and movement requirements in the State of Michigan
Animal health resources for veterinary professionals.
Diseases affecting, or potentially affecting, animals in Michigan
Information on how to acquire a feed license to manufacture or distribute commercial feed in Michigan.
Rules governing the disposal of Bodies of Dead Animals (BODA).
Materials developed to provide information on how an individual may become a qualified Animal Control Officer.
Information about how MDARD's Agriculture Development Division can help you grow your business in Michigan.
Michigan's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was created to help protect our environment and wildlife. Michigan is partnering with the federal government to implement conservation practices of great significance to the state, and valuable to the nation, in matters of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
Programs under the Private Forestlands Initiative, including the Forestry Assistance Program, Qualified Forester Registration, and Qualified Forest Program.
Good migrant labor housing is an essential element in securing an adequate supply of seasonal agricultural workers.
The Cottage Food law, enacted in 2010, allows individuals to manufacture and store certain types of foods in an unlicensed home kitchen.
Find a licensed firm in Michigan, from pesticide businesses to retail establishments, and more.
For the registration of horses, breeders and owners so as to render them eligible for racing and breeder/owner awards.
Retail Motor Fuel Outlet licensing information, applications and forms.
Information on Weights & Measures service person and agency registration, as well as weights and measures advisories.
Each new, existing, and proposed commercial pesticide or fertilizer bulk storage facility is required to register annually with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Fertilizer License and Registration Requirements, as well as Liming License Requirements
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The Michigan Clean Sweep Program helps protect the state's natural resources and prevent agriculture pollution by ensuring the safe and proper disposal of outdated, unused, or unwanted pesticides in Michigan.
Clean Sweep is made possible by a strong and unique state, federal, local, and industry partnership. There have been a number of Clean Sweep sites established around the state to accept your unused or expired pesticide products. The schedule of collections will vary from county to county. It is best to contact the Clean Sweep site nearest to you for details of their operations.
Participating Clean Sweep sites will accept pesticide product, free of charge, from any Michigan resident. They are not, however, required to handle other types of household hazardous waste from residents outside of their respective counties.
Since 1996, more than 3.9 million pounds (1,950 tons) of pesticides have been removed from circulation and properly disposed of via permanent collection sites.
Agribusiness, Greenhouses, Nurseries
If you have expired pesticide product in need of disposal, now is the time to take care of it! Don't let it accumulate. Pesticide dealers and individuals who sell and/or apply pesticides may also dispose of unused or unwanted pesticides. Arrangements, however, must be made with a Clean Sweep site prior to collection and it is up to the Clean Sweep site manager's discretion as to their procedure for accepting your products. At a minimum, the agribusiness is responsible for cataloguing the products for disposal - including name of the product, EPA Registration Number, and weight (tare weight should be separated). Collections are for pesticides only. No fertilizers will be accepted as part of Clean Sweep unless they are part of a pesticide formulation.
If you have questions about the Clean Sweep Program, please feel free to call Tom Lawrence at 1-989-239-0229 or email LawrenceT9@Michigan.gov.