October 18, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Walker, Moolenaar, Nitz, Meekhof, Palmer, Hansen, Elsenheimer, Hildenbrand, Casperson, McDowell, Emmons, Meadows, Mayes, Booher, Moore, Caswell, Pastor and Miller and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 43523, 43528, and 43531 (MCL 324.43523,
324.43528, and 324.43531), section 43523 as amended by 2006 PA 280
and sections 43528 and 43531 as amended by 1996 PA 585.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 43523. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a
person
shall not hunt small game without unless the person
possesses
a current small game license. Each
A small game license
authorizes the person named in the license to hunt for small game
except for animals or birds that require a special license.
(2) If authorized in an order issued under part 401, a
resident
possessing a current small game license may take specified
fur-bearing animals by means other than trapping during the open
season for hunting these fur-bearing animals. However, such an
order shall not require a person who participates in a bobcat hunt
to possess a license if the person does not carry a firearm or use
a firearm to take bobcat.
(3) The fee for a small game license is as follows:
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), for a resident, $15.00.
(b) For a resident or nonresident minor child, $1.00.
(c) Subject to subdivision (b), for a nonresident, $69.00.
However, a nonresident may purchase a limited nonresident small
game license entitling that person to hunt for a 3-day period all
species of small game that are available to hunt under a
nonresident small game license. The fee for a limited nonresident
small
game license is $30.00.
(4) (2)
A small game license is void
between the hours of 1/2
hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise.
Sec.
43528. (1) A person shall not hunt bear without unless
the person possesses a bear hunting license. However, a person who
participates in a bear hunt is not required to possess a license if
the person does not carry a firearm or use a firearm to take bear.
(2) The fee for a resident bear hunting license is $13.00.
Beginning in 1999, the fee for a resident bear hunting license is
$14.00.
Beginning in 2001, the fee for a resident bear hunting
license
is $15.00. The fee for a
nonresident bear hunting license
is $150.00.
(3) (2)
The department may issue a tag
with, or as a part of,
a bear hunting license. Section 43526(2) applies with respect to a
bear hunting license.
(4) (3)
In addition to the license fees in
subsection (1), the
department shall charge a nonrefundable application fee not to
exceed $4.00 for each person who applies for a bear hunting
license.
Sec. 43531. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section
43523(1)
43523(2), a person shall not trap or hunt fur-bearing
animals
without purchasing and possessing unless the person
possesses a fur harvester's license. However, a person who
participates in a bobcat hunt is not required to possess a license
if the person does not carry a firearm or use a firearm to take
bobcat.
(2)
The fee for a resident fur harvester's
license is $13.00.
Beginning
in 1999, the fee for a resident fur harvester's license
is
$14.00. Beginning in 2001, the fee for a resident fur
harvester's
license is $15.00. The fee for a
resident or
nonresident who is 12 years of age through 16 years of age for a
fur harvester's license shall be discounted 50% from the cost of
the resident fur harvester's license.
(3) (2)
The department may issue a
nonresident fur harvester's
license to a nonresident of this state if the state, province, or
country in which the nonresident applicant resides allows residents
of this state to obtain equivalent hunting and trapping privileges
in that state, province, or country. The fee for an eligible
nonresident fur harvester's license is $150.00. Nonresident fur
harvester's
licenses shall not be sold or purchased prior to before
November 15 of each year.
(4) (3)
A person who holds a fur
harvester's license may hunt
fur-bearing animals during the season open to taking fur-bearing
animals with firearms and may trap fur-bearing animals during the
season open to trapping fur-bearing animals.