Section R. 436.1141 - SDD license; population requirementRule 41.
(1) In cities, incorporated villages, or townships, only 1 specially designated distributor license shall be issued by the commission for every 3,000 population, or fraction thereof. The commission shall accept any 1 of the following means of determining the population of a city, incorporated village, or township: (a) Federal decennial census.(b) Special census taken pursuant to section 6 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, being S117.6 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(c) Special census taken pursuant to section 7 of Act No. 245 of the Public Acts of 1975, being S141.907 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(d) Latest population estimates and projections prepared by the United States department of commerce, social and economic statistics administration, bureau of the census.(2) The quota requirement may be waived at the discretion of the commission if there is no existing specially designated distributor licensee within 2 miles, measured along the nearest traffic route, of the applicant.Mich. Admin. Code R. 436.1141