Who is responsible for administering and enforcing the Aquatic Nuisance Control Act?

The correct answer is the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, which is specifically designated to administer and enforce the Aquatic Nuisance Control Act. This department is responsible for protecting Michigan's water bodies from invasive species and aquatic nuisances, thus ensuring the health of aquatic ecosystems. The Aquatic Nuisance Control Act provides the framework for managing and controlling these nuisances, and it falls under the jurisdiction of the state environmental quality department.

Other agencies mentioned, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, play a broad role in environmental protection at the federal level but do not specifically administer state laws like the Aquatic Nuisance Control Act. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development focuses more on agriculture-related issues, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service deals with land and natural resource conservation, not specifically aquatic nuisance control. Thus, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is the appropriate authority tasked with handling the specifics of the Aquatic Nuisance Control Act in Michigan.