Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.5o
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Additional safety equipment and procedures required by director of department of environmental quality; requesting variation of requirements; local ordinances.
Official statutory text
Sec. 5o.
(1) The director of the department of environmental quality may, at the request of the organized fire department having jurisdiction over a terminal, require additional safety equipment and procedures when the public safety is endangered.
(2) A person may request a variation of the requirements of section 5j, 5k, 5 l , 5m, or 5n, or subsection (1), under the procedures provided in section 3c.
(3) A local unit of government shall not enact an ordinance or ordinances more restrictive than the requirements included in sections 5j to 5n.
History: Add. 1981, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1981; Am. 2006, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2006
(1) The director of the department of environmental quality may, at the request of the organized fire department having jurisdiction over a terminal, require additional safety equipment and procedures when the public safety is endangered.
(2) A person may request a variation of the requirements of section 5j, 5k, 5 l , 5m, or 5n, or subsection (1), under the procedures provided in section 3c.
(3) A local unit of government shall not enact an ordinance or ordinances more restrictive than the requirements included in sections 5j to 5n.
History: Add. 1981, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1981; Am. 2006, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2006
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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