September 23, 2004, Introduced by Senators STAMAS, BIRKHOLZ, HARDIMAN, GILBERT, PATTERSON, HAMMERSTROM, ALLEN, McMANUS, VAN WOERKOM and SANBORN and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 41305 (MCL 324.41305), as added by 2003 PA
270.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 41305. (1) Unless
Except as authorized by a permit
2 issued by the department under this section or section 48735, a
3 person shall not knowingly stock, place, plant, release, or
4 introduce, or allow the release or introduction, in a waterbody
5 or release or allow to be released into this state any of the
6 following: that
is not naturalized in the location of release:
7 (a) A genetically engineered fish or aquatic plant, unless
8 already naturalized in that specific location in the waterbody.
9 (b) A nonnative fish or aquatic plant, unless already
10 naturalized in that specific location in the waterbody.
1 (2) A person shall apply for a permit required under
2 subsection (1) on a form developed by the department. The
3 application shall be accompanied by a fee established by the
4 department based on the cost of administering this part.
5 (3) The department may revoke or modify a permit issued under
6 this section after providing an opportunity for a hearing under
7 the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,
8 MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
9 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take
10 effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature
11 are enacted into law:
12 (a) Senate Bill No. 1420.
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14 (b) Senate Bill No. 1421.
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16 (c) Senate Bill No. 1426.
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18 (d) Senate Bill No. 1423.
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20 (e) Senate Bill No. 1424.
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22 (f) Senate Bill No. 1425.
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