2008 Alerts Archive

Legislative & Regulatory Alerts Archive

2008 Alerts:

House Reports on Reverse Vending Legislation Package
House Reports on Tobacco Bills
NFIB/MI Releases New MBT Estimator version 8.0
Student Work-Hour Deviation for Holiday Season
USDA Changes Method Used to Weigh Fresh Meat for Packaging – Dry Tare Method Effective October 9, 2008
Senate Votes to Remove MBT “Tax on a Tax and Phase Out MBT Surcharge
USDA Releases New Foods for WIC Participants
Ergonomics Regulations Move Forward
New Gift Card Regulations Take Effect November 1
Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
State Rollout of WIC EBT Program
Retailers Must Post New Nutrition Information
2007 Bottle Deposit Fund Reimbursement
Reminder to Post MIOSHA Form 300A

House Reports on Reverse Vending Legislation Package

[NOVEMBER, 2008] On Thursday, November 13, the House Great Lakes and the Environment Committee reported a package of bills requiring reverse vending machines the would automatically bar redemption of beverage bottles and cans from outside Michigan and call for the retrofitting of Michigan’s reverse vending machines.

	HB 6440, introduced by Rep. Steve Bieda (D-Warren), would direct the state treasurer to disburse up to $2 million in grants, upon appropriation, from the state’s Cleanup and Re-development Trust Fund to retrofit reverse vending machines so they can reject containers not sold in Michigan. The bill requires machines to be retrofitted beginning January 1, 2009. This bill was not included in those reported on November 13. As reported by Gongwer News Service, an obstacle facing the package is the lack of funding for retrofitting machines currently used by retailers. Governor Granholm is opposed to taking the money from the Department of Environmental Quality, but Larry Steckleberg, legislative liaison for the Department of Treasury promised the department's commitment to finding $1 million funding to assist in the retrofitting. But he said he does not know where it will come from. It is estimated to cost $5,000 to retrofit a machine. $1 million in funding is only enough to retrofit approximately 200 machines. There are approximately 2,000 machines in operation so the remaining $9 million cost to retrofit all the machines would be borne by retailers***In addition, it is not sound policy to pass legislation requiring retailers to retrofit machines with technology that has not been tested and proven to be effective, yet have retailers face civil and criminal penalties.
	HB 6441, introduced by Rep. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor), would revise civil and criminal penalties for consumers who return out-of-state beverage containers for refunds and add new provisions applying to dealers and distributors. First-time offenders who return between 25-100 containers would be subject to a fine of no more than $500, and illegally returning more than 100 containers would impose a $1,000 fine and up to 93 days in prison. Second-time offenders who illegally return 25-100 containers would also be subject to the first-time violation for returning 100 or more containers. Offenders who, for a second time, return 100 or more containers is guilty of a felony punishable by no more than 2 years in prison, $5,000, or both. The bill and substitute (H-2) were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
	HB 6442, also introduced by Bieda, would require the language of the warning sign that must be posted on the retailer’s premises where returnable containers are redeemed to reflect the increased penalties. The bill and substitute (H-1) were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. HB 6443, also introduced by Bieda, is tied to the penalty bill, and more extensively describes sentencing for returning containers illegally. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
	HB 6444, also introduced by Bieda, would allow, but not require, retailers to limit beverage container refunds to $5 per person per day ($25 per day if the retailer has one or more reverse vending machines. This bill was reported out but no further action was taken.
	HB 5147, also introduced by Bieda, stipulates that RVMs must reject 85 percent of illegal containers, capture and destroy those illegal containers, and provide a weekly report that explains the number of illegal containers rejected. Rep. Howard Walker (R-Traverse City) amended HB 5147 to say dealers or manufacturers of RVMs will not be held accountable if they are unable financially to retrofit the reverse vending machines to follow the proposed law. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.
	HB 6460, (tie-barred to HB 5147) also introduced by Bieda, would amend the Initiated Law of 1976—commonly known as the "Bottle Bill,"— to prohibit dealers from selling beverages in beverage containers without required distinguishing markings if the brand was either sold or over-redeemed in large quantities in Michigan during the previous calendar year. The bill would apply to sales of beverages in 12-ounce metal cans and glass containers and 20-ounce plastic containers. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Back to Top

House Reports on Tobacco Bills

[NOVEMBER, 2008] On Thursday, November 13, the House Committee on Commerce reported two bills that would amend the Tobacco Products Act to create penalties for violations involving the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. The purpose of the legislation is to reduce the sale of counterfeit stamped cigarettes and increase penalties on persons convicted of illegally obtaining tobacco products. The legislation is to allow for the revocation of a sales tax license if fraudulent activity was occurring. A sales tax license is issued for a corporation, regardless of the number of retail sites operated. We continue to oppose the legislation but were able to change the onerous language in the Senate passed bills by inserting the word knowingly in regards to a violation of the Tobacco Products Tax Act.

SB 882, introduced by Tom George (R-Kalamazoo), would add to the Tobacco Products Tax Act specific criminal and civil penalties for violations of the act involving smaller quantities of cigarettes and other tobacco products than currently trigger such penalties. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills.

SB 883, introduced by Jason Allen (R-Traverse City), would amend the General Sales Tax Act to allow the state treasurer to prohibit the sale of any products subject to the sales tax at any location where a person had knowingly violated the Tobacco Products Tax Act. If a person were prohibited from making sales subject to the sales tax, then the Department of Treasury would identify on its website the name, address, and business name of the person who had knowingly violated the Tobacco Products Tax Act. Under the bill, a person applying for or renewing a sales tax license would have to indicate on the application if the person is subject to the Tobacco Products Tax Act. With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass. The bill and substitute were referred to the order of Second Reading of Bills. Back to Top

NFIB/MI Releases New Michigan Business Tax (MBT) Estimator© Version 8.0 Edition

[October 29, 2008] The NFIB Michigan Business Tax (MBT) Plan Estimator is an Excel 2003 spreadsheet based program. Its purpose is to allow users to estimate tax liability under the new Michigan Business Tax (MBT) that replaced the previous Michigan Single Business Tax (SBT). The last update to this spreadsheet was completed on Oct. 29, 2008. Changes in the law after that date are not included.

Version 8.0 is the final version of the NFIB MBT Tax Estimator and includes changes to address inconsistencies in results between the NFIB Estimator and the tax estimator created by the Michigan Department of Treasury on their Web site. The discrepancies are related to the mathematical order of the subtraction from tax liability of various credits. While the results from the differing methods of credit calculation are not significant for most taxpayers, for those using the cliff-phase credit and/or a prorated Alternative Profits Tax credit, the variance can be more significant. Since Treasury is the ultimate arbiter of how the MBT law is interpreted, this version assumes that the Treasury methodology is correct. The NFIB MBT Estimator calculates the surcharge to the MBT. On the first worksheet, the Data Entry -- Summary sheet, the MBT surcharge amount is shown below the MBT and Alternative Profits Tax (APT) calculation area.

The upper original Data Entry -- Summary worksheet with the MBT and APT calculation area was left unchanged to allow a comparison of the original MBT and the surcharged MBT.

A new worksheet titled "Surcharge" was added to calculate the surcharge. The surcharge rate is 21.99 percent; however, the total surcharge liability to a taxpayer is capped for each tax year at $6,000,000. Since there are less than a dozen taxpayers in the state that would reach the capped liability, this version does not include the cap in the calculation.

Taxpayers that qualify for the APT method of filing will be exempt from the surcharge in most circumstances. This is because the APT credit is determined by subtracting the total APT tax liability from the total surcharged MBT liability. This method of credit calculation zeroes out the surcharge. The exception are those taxpayers between the APT threshold limits because the APT credit is reduced as a taxpayer moves from the lower to the maximum threshold amounts. The threshold ranges are: Owner Income $160-180K, Gross Receipts $19-20 million. The Adjusted Business Income threshold has no range and is $1.3 million.

More information:

	Data is entered in the yellow highlighted cells.
	Data cells with small red triangles in the upper right corner include pop-up notes and information.
	More information can be viewed by selecting the worksheet tabs at the bottom of the screen.

The spreadsheet is intended to give the average in-state Michigan business an approximation of tax liability under the MBT. It does not attempt to calculate unique circumstances or narrow exemptions and credits that are part of the MBT but not used by most taxpayers. For more information, select the MBT Information tab at the bottom of the screen or the "Errata" tabbed worksheet at the end of the spreadsheet.

Disclaimer
NFIB/Michigan is providing the MBT Estimator free of charge as a public service to allow business owners and interested individuals to determine approximate tax liability under the MBT. NFIB assumes no liability for incorrect results or determination of tax liability. The MBT estimator is not a substitute for competent counsel from a tax professional. The Estimator may be downloaded, distributed, and shared by users without permission as long as NFIB is referenced as the source. The spreadsheet will only calculate from information provided by the user. It is the responsibility of the user to determine if the data they input is correct relative to their specific tax situation and the definitions and criteria under the MBT. Users are encouraged to use the tax estimator provided by Treasury on their Web site to compare results.

Open source: On Oct. 27, 2008, all password protections were removed to allow users to change the spreadsheet for their own use.

The Errata tabbed worksheet at the back of the workbook lists a hi

JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM
GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & ECONOMIC GROWTH
Lansing

KEITH W. COOLEY
DIRECTOR

October 28, 2008

Nora L. Hale,
Executive Assistant to the President
Michigan Grocers Association
221 North Walnut Street
Lansing, MI 48933

Dear Ms. Hale:

This will acknowledge receipt of your October 28, 2008 request on behalf of the Michigan Grocers Association retail membership for an hours deviation for minor employees.

Your membership is hereby granted a deviation to employ 16 and 17 year olds between the hours of 11:30 pm and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays and during school vacation periods beginning November 21, 2008 until January 2, 2009. Additionally, this deviation allows 16 and 17 year old minors to work until 11:30 p.m. on school nights when students are not on a vacation period during November 20, 2008 thru January 2, 2009.

This deviation requires:

	each store in your membership to keep a copy of this letter on file at the place of employment;
	that minors work no more than 48 hours per week when school is not in session;
	when school is in session, the 48 hour maximum is a combination of school hours and work hours; and
	each store in your membership to have work permits for all minors employed and written permission of the parent or guardian for each minor to work deviated hours.

This temporary hours deviation shall not excuse noncompliance with the provisions of the Youth Employment Standards Act. Records required by the Act must be maintained and made available for inspection by an authorized representative of the Wage and Hour Division.

Sincerely,

Georgia B. Harris
Program Evaluation Manager
Wage and Hour Division

WAGE & HOUR DIVISION
P.O. BOX 30476 · LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7976
www.michigan.gov/wagehour · (517) 335-0400 · FAX (517) 335-0077

For more information, contact MGA at 800.947.6237. Back to Top

USDA Changes Method Used to Weigh Fresh Meat for Packaging
Dry Tare Method Effective October 9, 2008

[OCTOBER, 2008] On September 9, 2008, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS issued its final rule – “Determining Net Weight Compliance for Meat and Poultry Products” – regarding procedures to be used to determine the net weight and net weight compliance of meat and poultry products. The rule DOES NOT include the wet tare method, where a product’s weight is adjusted for moisture contained inside the packaging.

For many years, Michigan used the wet tare method. This meant that retailers had to remove from the net weight of a product any liquids that would be in the tray and soaker pad. While this might be easy when the store originally trays the product, after just hours the juices leak from the meat and into the tray and pad. If the Department of agriculture came in to check the weight of that item, an inspector would think that the consumer was being shorted because the item (meat only) weighed less than it said on the package.

Effective October 9, retailers may only use the dry tare method, where the moisture is included in the product’s weight. The change to dry tare makes weighing products much easier for retailers. Retailers simply have to subtract from the weight of the whole item the actual weight of the dry foam container and dry soaker pad. To view the final rule in its entirety, visit the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov. Back to Top

Senate Votes to Remove MBT ‘Tax on a Tax’ and Phase Out MBT Surcharge

[OCTOBER, 2008] In October, the Michigan Senate passed two MGA supported bills designed to rejuvenate Michigan’s economy by getting people back to work, providing needed tax relief, restraining spending and retaining jobs.

SB 1038, sponsored by Senator Nancy Cassis (R-Novi) fixes a structural problem in the MBT by amending the definition of gross receipts to remove all sales tax and other fees collected by a business for the state from the gross receipts base of the tax. Taxes and other fees include sales, tax, tobacco tax, alcoholic beverage taxes, bottle deposits and keg deposits. Without this fix, businesses would be taxed on a tax when calculating their MBT liability. Senator Cassis commented that, “No other state punishes its job providers with a bizarre “tax on a tax”. By removing this unfair barrier to growth, we help enable our businesses to keep their employees and begin considering expansion. The measure will provide tax relief to an estimated 50,000 Michigan job providers.

MGA has and will continue to talk with House members to explain how requiring retailers to pay tax on sales tax collected from customers could have a dire impact on businesses that currently operate on a less-than-one-percent profit margin.

SB 1242, sponsored by Senator Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Township, phases out the 21.99% MBT surcharge over three years beginning January 1, 2009. The surcharge would be reduced from the current 21.99% to 14.66% in tax year 2009 and 7.33% in tax year 2010, and it would be eliminated in tax year 2011. “From Grand Rapids to Gaylord, we heard from job providers across the state struggling with the MBT surcharge,” Jansen said. Phasing out the surcharge is essential to the future and financial stability of Michigan businesses.” Back to Top

USDA Releases New Foods for WIC Participants

[OCTOBER, 2008] Updates to WIC – the nutritional education and supplemental food program for low-income pregnant woman, new mothers, infants and children to age five are underway. The WIC Food packages are changing to better meet the nutritional needs of WIC participants. The new food packages align with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and infant feeding practice guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Michigan plans to implement the new food packages August 1, 2009.

It’s been almost 30 years since a major change was made to the food packages. The new packages reflect the most recent nutrient recommendations from the scientific community and offer more choices and a wider variety of foods to appeal to WIC’s culturally diverse clientele. Fruits, vegetables and whole grains are included for the first time. Amounts of juice, eggs, cheese, and milk are reduced from the current levels. The following PDF provides a summary of major food package changes for Michigan WIC.

The new food packages were designed by USDA to be more consistent with the nutrition education messages provided to WIC clients such as “Eat more fruits and vegetables;” “Lower saturated fat;” “Increase whole grains and fiber;” “Drink less sweetened beverages and juice;” and “Babies are meant to breastfeed.”

WIC-authorized retailers are vital partners in delivering these healthy foods to WIC clients. Click Here for a summary of major food package changes for Michigan WIC. Back to Top

Ergonomics Regulations Move Forward

[SEPTEMBER, 2008] Over the continued objections of the business community and several attempts by the Legislature to block them, a draft of ergonomics regulations went to two governor-appointed commissions for approval on August 25; the Occupational Health Standards Commission and the General Industry Safety Commission.

Recall that a special Ergonomics Advisory Committee of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration began developing state ergonomics regulations in 2002 after the U.S. Congress repealed the federal OSHA ergonomics regulation.

MGA and others have been harsh critics of the attempt to promulgate a Michigan-specific ergonomics standard. If enacted, Michigan would be the only state, other than California, to have such a rule. The federal ergonomics rules were repealed in favor of voluntary, industry-specific guidelines. MGA supports the federal government’s voluntary, industry specific ergonomics guidelines. MGA President, Linda Gobler, testified against the proposed standards at a previous MIOSHA Ergonomics Standard Advisory Committee hearing stating that, “Businesses recognize the value of keeping employees health. Voluntary guidelines are practical and allow for flexibility.”

Charles Owens, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business/Michigan, told state regulators that, “It defies logic for Michigan to develop rules and regulations that would make our state even less friendly to business at a time when our unemployment rate leads the nation.”

According to Owens, MIOSHA has been wasting taxpayer money developing the ergonomics regulations for the last several years because the two MIOSHA standards commissions that embarked on this process six years ago did so with almost no public process or notice to the business community. Some say his objections lay the ground for a possible battle in court if the ergonomics regulations are enacted. All of the big business representatives on the Ergonomics Advisory Committee that developed the standards exempted themselves from some parts of the regulations.

The proposed ergonomics standard would, among other things, require businesses to train all employees on the following:

1. Ergonomic occupational risk factors.

2. Signs/symptoms that indicate an ergonomic hazard may be present.

3. Process for reporting that an ergonomic hazard may be present.

4. Process for assessing and responding to ergonomic occupational risk factors, and,

5. Keep records to document the training.

The draft regulations now in hand, the general Industry Safety Commission is scheduled to meet on October 8 and the Occupational Health and Safety Commission will meet November 5. The next step will be for the two commissions to formally consider the draft rule. If the draft is accepted, the commissions must complete a Regulatory Impact Statement. Public hearings must be held to provide formal opportunity for public input on the draft rule. Information will be posted in the “Spotlight” section of MIOSHA’s website. Business advocates urge that the state not move forward with the unnecessary and potentially business–breaking regulations. Back to Top

New Gift Card Regulations Take Effect in November

[AUGUST, 2008] Governor Granholm signed a bill package to regulate the sale of gift cards and certificates. Public Acts 208, 209, 210 and 211 of 2008 take effect November 1, 2008

Michigan Grocers Association opposed the legislation, with the exception of one bill sponsored by Senator Nancy Cassis (R-Novi) that requires unused gift card/certificate money to remain with the store instead of being considered abandoned property and being placed in a state unclaimed property fund. This part of the new law takes effect September 30.

The gift card regulations also:

· Ensure gift cards/certificates purchased after November 1 are valid for a least five years; that means cards/certificates can have an expiration date, but for those sold after November 1, 2008, the expiration date must be no sooner than five years from the date the card/certificate is issued.

· Require the expiration information and any other terms or conditions be printed on the card/certificate, or provided in a card holder or on a separate document. If the latter option is chosen, the card must have a toll-free number where consumers can call to find out specific terms and conditions.

If the cart/certificate does not contain any specific terms or conditions, retailers do not need to print anything on the card or provide any additional information.

· Prohibit retailers from charging a dormancy or inactivity fee for the gift card/certificate.

· Permit retailers to charge a service fee at the time of purchase, but the service fee cannot be deducted from the value of the card/certificate. The law states, “A person engaged in the retail sale of goods or services shall not charge an inactivity fee or other service fee to a consumer for the possession or use of a gift certificate. As used in this section, “service fee” does not include any fee charged to and paid by a consumer in connection with the sale of a gift certificate, unless the fee is deducted or debited from the face value of the gift certificate.”

· Allow retailers to charge a fee for the replacement of the gift card/certificate if it is lost or stolen.

· Prohibit retailers from refusing to accept a gift card/certificate for payment on advertised sale items, liquidations or closeouts.

· Prohibit retailers from refusing to accept a gift card/certificate as a part of the payment on an item that may be priced higher than the value of the gift card/certificate.

· Prohibit retailers from restricting the holder of a gift card/certificate from using it in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions stated on the card.

· Prohibit retailers from altering the terms and conditions of a gift card/certificate after it is issued.

The gift card regulations DO NOT apply to the following:

1. A prepaid or electronic payment devise issued or sponsored by a financial institution in a predetermined amount and usable at multiple, unaffiliated retailers ATM’s such as a pre-loaded VISA or MasterCard.

2. Electronic payments linked to a deposit account.

3. Prepaid phone cards.

4. Health care reimbursement accounts.

5. Payroll cards.

6. Percent-off or reduced-price cards/certificates that a consumer might purchase or receive for free.

7. Cards sold below face value or at a volume discount to employees, non-profit or charitable organization, or to an educational institution for fund raising purposes.

8. Cards/certificates distributed to a consumer or employee pursuant to an award, reward, loyalty or promotional program, if the consumer or employee is not required to give consideration (direct payment for the gift card/certificate). Back to Top

Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Becomes Effective September 30, 2008.

[AUGUST, 2008] On July 28, the US Department of Agriculture released its interim final rule for mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) for:

Beef (including veal)
Pork
Lamb
Chicken
Goat Meat
Perishable agricultural commodities (fresh and frozen fruits & vegetables),
Peanuts, pecans, macadamia nuts and
Ginseng.

The rule is effective September 30, 2008, and only applies to covered commodities produced or packaged after that date. The rule was published in the federal register on August 1, 2008 and can be accessed at http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool.

In the rule, USDA defines “produced” for perishable agricultural commodities (or produce, peanuts, pecans, macadamia nuts and ginseng as “grown’” therefore, the regulations will not apply to these products that are grown prior to September 30, 2008.

USDA also stated that is will conduct a six month education and outreach period until about April 1, 2009, to assist the industry to implement the rule. Similar as it did with the implementation of the seafood regulations, USDA is expected to use this period to encourage voluntary industry compliance. The link to a PDF document highlights important aspects of the new rule. Back to Top

State Rollout of WIC EBT Program to begin in January. - REVISED ROLLOUT SCHEDULE #2

[June 12, 2008] As reported in the December 2007 issue of the Michigan Food News, the state will begin to rollout the WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program across the state at the end of January.

Each month during the rollout period, WIC vendors located in a specific group of counties will be converted to electronic WIC processing. Clients will be issued a Michigan WIC Bridge Card to use at stores to redeem WIC benefits, similar to the way food stamps are issued today on EBT cards. WIC EBT processing will eliminate the need for paper coupon processing, thus speeding up the checkout process.

ACS received notice from the State of Michigan that they have revised the statewide WIC EBT rollout schedule. These changes will impact your stores in the upcoming months. Please review the attached schedule and pass these changes on to your store level operations so they are aware as to when the WIC EBT Bridge cards will begin showing up at their stores. Your stores will NOT receive any notice by mail.

All of the highlighted Groups (Groups 5A-10D) on the revised schedule have had their roll out date moved ahead by one, two or three weeks from the original scheduled roll out date. Group 11, has also been revised. Note that changes in bold are revisions effective June 12, 2008. Back to Top

WIC EBT Group	Conversion Date	No. of Counties	All vendors located in the each county listed below will need to be ready by the conversion date shown for that group
1	January 28, 2008	2	Barry, Eaton
2	February 25, 2008	5	Calhoun, Ingham, Branch, Hillsdale, St. Joseph
3	March 24, 2008	8	Kalamazoo, Allegan, Ottawa, Van Buren, Cass, Berrien, Kent Muskegon
4	April 21, 2008	11	Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Osceola, Roscommon, Ionia, Clinton, Gratiot, Montcalm, Shiawassee
5A	May 22, 2008	3	Washtenaw, Monroe, Livingston
5B	May 27, 2008	1	Lenawee
6	June 23, 2008	Detroit	City of Detroit
7	July 21, 2008	1	Wayne
8	August 25, 2008	2	Oakland, Macomb
9A	September 9, 2008	1	Midland
9B	September 16, 2008	1	Lapeer
9C	September 22, 2008	4	Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair
9D	September 29, 2008	3	Tuscola, Genesee, Bay, Saginaw
10A	October 8, 2008	7	Baraga, Delta, Menominee, Alger, Luce, Mackinac, Schoolcraft
10B	October 9, 2008	4	Keweenaw, Houghton, Ontonagon, Gogebic
10C	October 15, 2008	3	Dickinson, Iron, Marquette
10D	October 22, 2008	1	Chippewa
11	November 6, 2008	4	Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Otsego
11	November 13, 2008	4	Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda
11	November 14, 2008	4	Alpena, Cheboygan, Montmorency, Presque Isle
11	November 18, 2008	1	Grand Traverse
11	November 19, 2008	2	Benzie, Leelanau
11	November 24, 2008	10	Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Oceana, Newaygo, Wexford
Note:	All Michigan WIC vendors located in the highlighted Counties have REVISED WIC EBT roll out dates.
Note:	All Michigan WIC vendors located in the highlighted Counties listed and listed in BOLD type have been revised effective June 12, 2008. Back to Top