Section R. 323.1704 - Permit requirementsRule 1704.
(1) A landowner or designated agent who contracts for, allows, or engages in, an earth change in this state shall obtain a permit from the appropriate enforcing agency before commencing an earth change which disturbs 1 or more acres of land or which is within 500 feet of the water's edge of a lake or stream, unless exempted in R 323.1705.(2) An earth change activity that does not require a permit under subrule (1) of this rule is not exempt from enforcement procedures under part 91 or these rules, if the activity exempted by subrule (1) of this rule causes or results in a violation of part 91 or these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 323.1704