HOUSE BILL No. 5089


     September 25, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Julian, Voorhees, Allen, Vear and Hummel and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the
Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   by amending section 44102 (MCL 324.44102), as added by 1995

   PA 57.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 44102.  (1) From March 1, 1989 to February 28, 1990,

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       certain  1 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING lifetime hunting or fishing

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      licenses  may be  WERE purchased by  a resident  CERTAIN

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      RESIDENTS of this state:  as provided in this part, for the fol-

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      lowing fees:

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           (a)  The fee for a  A lifetime small game license, equiva-

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      lent to the license available annually pursuant to section 43523.

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       , is $220.00.






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           (b)  The fee for a  A lifetime firearm deer license,

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      equivalent to the license available annually to take 1 deer in a

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      season pursuant to section 43526.  , is $285.00.

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           (c)  The fee for a  A lifetime bow and arrow deer license,

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      equivalent to the license available annually to take 1 deer in a

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      season pursuant to section 43527.  , is $285.00.

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           (d)  The fee for a  A lifetime sportsperson's license,

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       equivalent to the license available pursuant to section 43521,

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      is $1,000.00.  THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (i) A RESIDENT SMALL GAME LICENSE.

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           (ii) A RESIDENT FIREARM DEER LICENSE.

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           (iii) A RESIDENT BOW AND ARROW DEER LICENSE.

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           (iv) A RESIDENT ALL-SPECIES FISHING LICENSE.

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           (e)  The fee for a  A comprehensive lifetime hunting and

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      fishing license  is $1,025.00 and shall include  THAT INCLUDES

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      all of the following:

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           (i)  Resident  A RESIDENT small game license.

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           (ii)  Resident  A RESIDENT firearm deer license.

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           (iii)  Resident  A RESIDENT bow and arrow deer license.

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           (iv)  Resident  A RESIDENT ALL-SPECIES fishing license.

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            (v) Resident trout and salmon license.

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           (v)  (vi) Resident  A RESIDENT bear hunting license.

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           (vi)  (vii) Waterfowl  A WATERFOWL hunting license.

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           (vii)  (viii) Resident  A RESIDENT fur harvester's license.

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           (f)  The fee for a lifetime  A LIFETIME ALL-SPECIES fishing

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      license, equivalent to the  resident  annual RESIDENT ALL-SPECIES

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      fishing license issued pursuant to section 43532.  , is $220.00.


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            (g) The fee for a lifetime trout and salmon license,

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      equivalent to the annual trout and salmon license issued pursuant

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      to section 43532, is $220.00.

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           (2) A lifetime license issued pursuant to this section

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       shall allow  ALLOWS the holder of that license, throughout his

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      or her lifetime, the same privileges, responsibilities, and

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      duties as would the equivalent annual license or stamp issued

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      pursuant to part 435.  However, SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (5), a

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      lifetime license issued under this part does not guarantee the

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      holder of that license the right to take game except in compli-

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      ance with harvest regulations and license and permit conditions

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      established for that species by the department.

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           (3) A lifetime license issued to a person who is a resident

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      of this state at the time the license is purchased continues to

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      be valid even if the holder of that license becomes a

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      nonresident.

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           (4) A person who holds a lifetime sportsperson license may

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      purchase a comprehensive lifetime hunting and fishing license for

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      $25.00.

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           (5) FOR THE 2002 BEAR HUNTING SEASON, IF A LOTTERY IS USED

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      TO SELECT RECIPIENTS OF A BEAR KILL TAG, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL

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      ISSUE A BEAR KILL TAG TO EVERY HOLDER OF A COMPREHENSIVE LIFETIME

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      HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE WHO APPLIES FOR A BEAR KILL TAG.  FOR

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      EACH SUBSEQUENT BEAR HUNTING SEASON IN WHICH A LOTTERY IS USED TO

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      SELECT RECIPIENTS OF A BEAR KILL TAG, THE LESSER OF THE FOLLOWING

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      NUMBER OF BEAR KILL TAGS SHALL BE RESERVED FOR HOLDERS OF A

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      COMPREHENSIVE LIFETIME HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE:



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           (A) TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BEAR KILL TAGS TO BE

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      ISSUED THAT SEASON.

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           (B) SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF BEAR KILL TAGS

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      ISSUED TO HOLDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE LIFETIME HUNTING AND FISHING

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      LICENSES FOR THE 2002 BEAR HUNTING SEASON.














































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