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24.00 Plant Materials

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24.00 Plant Materials

24.01 Injury or removal
24.02 Trees and hammocks
24.03 Plant samples for teaching and research

.01 No person shall break or cut branches or flowers or fruit, or otherwise damage or mutilate any tree, shrub, herbaceous plant, or flower upon property governed by the Board of Trustees, or remove from the same any identification tag or sign.

.02 No person shall damage any tree by the attachment or affixing of signs, hammocks, or other items so as to preserve the health of plant life on University property.

.03 Plant samples for teaching and research may be collected from University property in Ingham County with approval from the Secretary to the Board of Trustees or their designee.

  • Enacted: September 15, 1964
  • Amended: December 10, 1994
  • Amended: April 14, 1995
  • Amended: September 6, 2024

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