MI HB4017

Reduces penalties for family farms that fail to report a death or injury within required timeframes when the incident involves the farm owner or the owner's family member, with penalties decreased by the maximum amount allowed under federal OSHA penalty adjustment factors

Defines "family farm" as a farming operation wholly owned by the operator or family members where more than 50% of employees are family members, no more than 9 non-family employees work at any one time, and no temporary labor camp is operated

Maintains existing civil penalty structure of up to $7,000 for serious violations, up to $7,000 per day for failure to correct violations, and up to $70,000 for willful or repeated violations

Makes technical amendments replacing "person" with "individual" in provisions regarding unauthorized advance notice of inspections and assault of enforcement representatives

Excludes from the "family farm" definition any operation organized as a nonfamily corporation or cooperative, or any farm with a hired manager who is not a family member