Act No. 108

Public Acts of 2002

Approved by the Governor

March 27, 2002

Filed with the Secretary of State

March 27, 2002

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 2002

STATE OF MICHIGAN

91ST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

Introduced by Reps. Tabor, Julian, Gosselin, Rocca, Vander Veen, Stamas, Bradstreet, Gieleghem, Stewart and Voorhees

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4937

AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, and assessments; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," by amending section 43532 (MCL 324.43532), as amended by 1996 PA 585.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 43532. (1) A person 17 years of age or older shall not take aquatic species, except aquatic insects, in the waters over which this state has jurisdiction without a license. The fee for a resident restricted fishing license is $15.00. The fee for a nonresident restricted fishing license is $34.00.

(2) The restricted fishing license entitles the licensee to take aquatic species as prescribed by law other than trout or salmon.

(3) A person under 17 years of age may take aquatic species in the waters over which this state has jurisdiction without a license. However, a person under 17 years of age may obtain an all-species fishing license. The fee for a resident or nonresident who is under 17 years of age, for an all-species fishing license is $2.00. The department shall not sell or vendor the list of licensees under this subsection.

(4) The fee for a resident all-species fishing license is $28.00. The fee for a nonresident all-species fishing license is $42.00.

(5) The all-species fishing license entitles the licensee to take all species of aquatic species as prescribed by law.

(6) A person to whom a valid restricted fishing license has been issued may return the restricted license to the department or its authorized agent and receive an all-species fishing license by paying a fee equal to the difference in cost between the all-species fishing license and the restricted fishing license for which that person is eligible.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.