The department shall register a laboratory or a department of a college, university, or school which is responsible for the handling, cultivating, selling, giving away, or shipping of the microorganisms described in section 20551(1) or is engaged in recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid research. The person in charge of the laboratory or department where the pathogens are handled or where recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid research is done shall apply for a registration number. The registration is valid for 1 year and may be renewed upon application.
MCL 333.20552