{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.79302","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.79302","heading":"Political subdivision; powers.","body":"Sec. 79302.\n\nA political subdivision may do 1 or more of the following:\n\nAdopt and amend all necessary rules, regulations, and ordinances for the management, government, and use of any waterways, harbors, channels, or other navigational facilities under its control, either within or outside of its territorial limits; employ harbor guards, police, or a harbormaster with full police powers; establish penalties for the violation of the rules, regulations, and ordinances; and enforce those penalties.\n\nAdopt and enact rules, regulations, and ordinances designed to safeguard the public upon or beyond the limits of harbors, channels, connecting waterways, or other navigational facilities within the political subdivision or its political jurisdiction, which rules shall be consistent with and conform to, as nearly as possible, the laws of this state.\n\nVest authority for the maintenance, operation, and regulation thereof in an officer, board, or body of the political subdivision by ordinances or resolution which shall prescribe the duties and powers of the officers, boards, or body.\n\nEmploy a regular harbormaster for the harbors, channels, connecting waterways, or navigational facilities under its control; or, in cases where a harbor board or body is established, the harbormaster may be employed by the board or body.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-79302","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"51b9b4bfb598e0b0deb4dbb76740804b8cbf910b390fcb34ff89ae9e7cd11b80","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.79301","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.79303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}