Sec. 12. (1) "Person" as used in this act shall include any person, firm, concern, receiver, receivers, trustee, executor, administrator, agent, institution, association, partnership, company, corporations, and persons acting under declarations of trust. (2) "Producer" as used in this act means a person who owns, or is entitled to delivery of a share in kind or a share of the monetary proceeds from the sale of, gas or oil as of the time of its production or severance.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.312
“Person” and “producer” defined
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 128 Mich. App. 111 - Brown v. Shell Oil Co. (1983)
Most recently applied in Elenbaas v. Department of Treasury (November 1998)
1929, Act 48, Eff
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