AGRICULTURAL LICENSE AGREEMENT
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Distribution: Finance, Lansing, TSC,Tenant
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MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE STATE OF MICHIGAN POLICIES PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS
BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, AGE, MARITAL OR FAMILIAL STATUS, OR DISABILITY IN THE SALE OR RENTAL OF
PROPERTY.
It is hereby agreed that the Michigan Department of Transportation, hereinafter,“DEPARTMENT”, does hereby license to
_______________________________, hereinafter “TENANT”, whose address is _______________________________,
the agricultural land located at _______________________________________, and more particularly described
in the attached description and sketch. This agreement allows the TENANT the agricultural use of said land for the
purpose of planting, cultivation and harvest of the fields, orchards, crops and/or vineyards, subject to the conditions
hereinafter provided.
PAYMENT
TENANT agrees to pay $ _________ for the term beginning _____________________ and ending _________________.
The bid deposit is payable at the time of signing of this agreement and the complete payment is due within thirty
(30) days of notification of State Administrative Board approval. The maximum rental period shall not exceed five (5) years.
OCCUPATION OF PREMISES
TENANT agrees not to rent, sublease or to allow use by any person other than those designated above as "TENANTS".
The parties mutually agree that this agreement is subject to the provision of Act 189 of 1953 as amended (Users of Tax
Exempt Property).
Any building improvements or structures presently located on the property are excepted from the terms and conditions of
the agreement and are not included as par t of the rental agreement.
TENANT’S DUTY TO MAINTAIN PREMISES
TENANT shall not plant any crops which require harvesting beyond _______________________ on these lands.
TENANT shall maintain, spray, control disease, and otherwise care for the fields, orchards, crops and/or vineyard
lands in accordance with the State law, Department of Agriculture directives and county horticulture agent specifications.
TENANT shall not remove any timber or trees from these lands.
TENANT shall not enroll subject land in any subsidized Federal or State program without prior concurrence in writing from
the Program and Property Management Unit, Michigan Department of Transportation.
TENANT will not store radioactive, toxic, inflammable or poisonous materials, explosives, or other dangerous or
hazardous materials on the said premises and will not permit hazardous or unreasonably objectionable smoke, fumes,
vapor, or odors to emit from the premises.
INSPECTION OF PROPERTY BY OWNER
DEPARTMENT reserves the right to have their representatives enter upon the premises described above for the
purpose of inspection. Such inspections are made for the government owner's own purposes and uses and shall not
relieve the TENANT of its duties and obligations under the terms and this agreement.
SALE PRICE
TRACT NO.
BID DEPOSIT
BALANCE
CONTROL SECTION
PARCEL
JOB NO.