definitions.
Sec. 411r.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an unused property merchant who sells or offers to sell 1 or
more of the following items at an unused property market is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or
both:
(a) Food manufactured, packaged, and labeled specifically for sale or consumption by a
child less than 2 years of age.
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(b) A nonprescription drug that is past its expiration date.
(c) A medical device.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the unused property merchant who sells or offers to sell
an item described in subsection (1) is authorized in writing to sell the item at retail by the
manufacturer of the item or the manufacturer's authorized distributor, the authorization states
the person's name and the date the authorization expires, and the person provides for
examination the authorization to any person at the unused property market who requests to
examine the authorization. An unused property merchant who provides to another person for
examination pursuant to this subsection an authorization that is forged, contains a false
statement, or was obtained by fraud is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(3) An unused property merchant shall obtain and retain for not less than 2 years a purchase
receipt for each item of new and unused property the unused property merchant acquires. The
receipt must show the date of the acquisition, the name and address of the person from which
the item was acquired, an identification and description of the item, and the price paid for the
item. It is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of
not more than $1,000.00, or both, for an unused property merchant to knowingly do any of the
following with respect to a receipt the unused property merchant is required to obtain and
retain under this subsection:
(a) Falsify or obliterate a receipt.
(b) Refuse or fail to make a receipt available for inspection by a law enforcement official
within a reasonable time after an inspection of the receipt is requested. This subdivision does
not require an unused property merchant to possess the receipt on his or her person without
reasonable notice.
(c) Destroy or dispose of a receipt before the end of the 2-year period described in this
subsection.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Drug" means that term as defined in section 17703 of the public health code, 1978 PA
368, MCL 333.17703.
(b) "Medical device" means a device as that term is defined in section 17703 of the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17703.
(c) "New and unused property" means tangible personal property properly acquired by an
unused property merchant directly from a producer, manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer in the
ordinary course of business, and that has never been used since its production or manufacture,
or is in its original and unopened package or container if it was packaged when originally
produced or manufactured. New and unused property does not include any of the following:
(i) A vehicle subject to the registration and certificate of title requirements of the Michigan
vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923.
(ii) Firewood, ice, or livestock.
(iii) Unused antique property.
(iv) Arts, crafts, or similar merchandise sold or offered for sale by the individual who made
or produced it or an employee or agent of the individual.
(v) Personal property sold for future delivery solely by use of a sample of the property, a
catalog, or a brochure.
(d) "Nonprescription drug" means a nonnarcotic drug that may be sold without a
prescription and that is labeled and packaged in compliance with applicable state or federal
law. Nonprescription drug does not include vitamins or an herbal product, dietary supplement,
or botanical extract.
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(e) "Unused property market" means either an event at which 2 or more persons offer
tangible personal property for sale or exchange, and a fee is charged for the sale or exchange
of personal property or a fee is charged to prospective buyers for admission to the event, or an
event at which more than 6 times a year 1 or more persons offer or display tangible personal
property for sale or exchange. Unused property market includes, but is not limited to, events or
locations commonly known as swap meets, indoor swap meets, or flea markets. Unused
property market does not include any of the following:
(i) An industry or association trade show.
(ii) An event organized for the exclusive benefit of a community chest, fund, foundation,
association, or corporation organized and operated for religious, educational, or charitable
purposes, if no portion of any fee charged vendors or prospective purchasers and none of the
gross receipts or net earnings of the sale or exchange of personal property benefit a private
shareholder or person participating in the event or the organization of the event.
(iii) An event or location at which all of the personal property offered for sale or on display
is new and each person selling, exchanging, offering, or displaying personal property for sale
or exchange is the manufacturer of the property or an authorized representative or distributor
of the manufacturer.
(f) "Unused property merchant" means a person who offers, displays, sells, or exchanges
tangible personal property at an unused property market. Unused property merchant does not
include a person who only sells tangible personal property for future delivery by sample,
catalog, or brochure or a person who sells or offers to sell tangible personal property to a
consumer pursuant to an individual invitation issued directly to the consumer at a location or
premises owned or legally occupied by the person.§ 750.411rUnused property merchant; prohibited acts; violation as misdemeanor;
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