FALCONRY: TAKING OF RAPTORS S.B. 10:
FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 10 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Randy Richardville
Committee: Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 401 (Wildlife Conservation) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to require the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to issue an order establishing a season or seasons for falconers to take live raptors for use in falconry.
The order would have to designate the number of raptors that could be taken and possessed and any other conditions pertaining to their taking and possession that the Department considered advisable.
The bill specifies that the section it would add and an order issued under it would not designate any species of raptor as game, nor would the section prohibit the DNR from determining that any species of raptor was a protected animal.
Proposed MCL 324.40107b Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would increase revenue to the Game and Fish Protection Fund by a small and indeterminate amount due to the purchase of additional hunting licenses by individuals who would participate in a falconry hunting season.
Date Completed: 1-29-09 Fiscal Analyst: Jessica Runnels
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb10/0910