{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30305b","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30305b","heading":"Cranberry beds.","body":"Sec. 30305b.\n\n(1) The department shall consider construction of cranberry beds, including associated dikes and water control structures associated with dikes, such as headgates, weirs, and drop inlet structures, to be a water dependent activity.\n\n(2) The following activities associated with cranberry operations are not considered to be water dependent:\n\n(a) The construction of roads, ditches, reservoirs, and pump houses that are used during the cultivation of cranberries.\n\n(b) The construction of secondary support facilities for shipping, storage, packaging, parking, and similar purposes.\n\n(3) The demonstration by an applicant under section 30311 that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the construction of cranberry beds, including dikes and water control structures associated with dikes, is not subject to either of the following presumptions:\n\n(a) That feasible and prudent alternatives that do not involve a wetland are available.\n\n(b) That a feasible and prudent alternative that does not affect a wetland will have less adverse effects on the aquatic ecosystem.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-30305b","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"abafc6bda703b0e25d58d81399b764c6d6d2fefc7711c886e6ebba35795ad58c","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30305","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}