Michigan laws by category

Consumer-grade fireworks are legal to buy and use in Michigan, but not on public, school or church property or anyone else's property without the owner's express permission (civil fine up to $500, MCL 28.462). Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.

Michigan requires a Concealed Pistol License to carry concealed, and the minimum age is 21. It is shall-issue.

Radar detectors are legal in passenger vehicles — Michigan has no state ban on them.

In Michigan, you need a burn permit to burn leaves, grass, brush, limbs or stumps unless the ground has continuous snow cover (NREPA 324.51503). Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.

In Michigan, you need a freshwater fishing license from age 17. Licenses are issued by the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources (MDNR).

Michigan's sales tax is 6% of the gross proceeds of retail sales of tangible personal property (MCL 205.52(1)). Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.

Recreational cannabis is legal in Michigan for adults 21 and older under the MRTMA, and a medical program also operates. It is regulated by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency.

In Michigan, anyone taking game during daylight shooting hours from August 15 through April 30 must wear hunter orange as the outermost garment, visible from all sides, including archers hunting deer during firearm deer seasons. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.

Michigan sports betting is legal — retail and statewide online/mobile; minimum age 21. Retail at Detroit's three commercial casinos and tribal casinos. Regulated by the Michigan Gaming Control Board (PA 149 of 2019).

Michigan requires anyone born on or after July 1, 1996 to have a boating safety certificate to operate a boat with a motor over 6 hp, and anyone born after December 31, 1978 to have one to operate a personal watercraft. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.

Michigan repealed its switchblade law (MCL 750.226a, on possession of a pocket knife opened by a mechanical device) by Public Act 96 of 2017, effective October 11, 2017. Exceptions may apply — read the full rule.

Michigan (MCL 259.322) bars knowingly operating a drone to harass a person or to capture images/video/audio invading their reasonable expectation of privacy.