HOUSE BILL No. 5506


     March 14, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Sheltrown, Neumann, Rivet and Dennis and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
and Resource Management.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   by amending section 40109 (MCL 324.40109), as added by 1995

   PA 57.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 40109.  (1) If game is transported, the sex and species

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      of the game shall be readily identifiable unless the game is game

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      that has been cleaned at a hunting preserve and tagged as

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      required by law.  If game is transported, it shall be tagged as

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      required by law or a department order authorized under section

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      40107.

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           (2) A PERSON WHO TAKES A DEER IN THIS STATE SHALL PRESENT

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      THE DEER AT A REGISTRATION STATION OR TO AN AGENT OF THE

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      DEPARTMENT AND OBTAIN AND ATTACH TO THE DEER A TUBERCULOSIS

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      EXAMINATION TAG BEFORE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR:


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           (A) THE PROCESSING OF THE DEER.

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           (B) THE EXPIRATION OF 24 HOURS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON

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      IN WHICH THE DEER WAS TAKEN.

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           (C) THE REMOVAL FROM THE DEER CARCASS OF ANY PART OF THE

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      CARCASS.  HOWEVER, A PERSON MAY DO EITHER OR BOTH OF THE

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      FOLLOWING:

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           (i) REMOVE THE SKIN AND VISCERA OTHER THAN THE CONTENTS OF

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      THE THORACIC CAVITY.

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           (ii) QUARTER THE DEER IF THE QUARTERS ARE KEPT TOGETHER AND

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      THE HEAD REMAINS ATTACHED TO 1 QUARTER.

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           (3) BEFORE A TUBERCULOSIS EXAMINATION TAG IS ISSUED UNDER

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      SUBSECTION (2), AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL

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      EXAMINE THE DEER FOR BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS.  THE AGENT OR EMPLOYEE

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      SHALL PROMPTLY RECORD THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION ON A FORM

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      PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.  THE DEER LICENSE NUMBER AND THE

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      DATE ON WHICH THE TUBERCULOSIS EXAMINATION TAG IS ISSUED SHALL BE

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      RECORDED ON THE TUBERCULOSIS EXAMINATION TAG IN INDELIBLE INK.

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           (4) A PERSON SHALL NOT REMOVE A TUBERCULOSIS EXAMINATION TAG

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      FROM A DEER UNTIL IT IS LAWFUL TO REMOVE A KILL TAG.

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           (5) This section does not apply to skins, pelts, or hides of

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      game that is lawfully taken and legally possessed.















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