HB-4371, As Passed Senate, June 30, 2011

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4371

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending sections 43520, 43525a, and 43531 (MCL 324.43520,

324.43525a, and 324.43531), section 43520 as amended by 2006 PA

282, section 43525a as amended by 2006 PA 280, and section 43531 as

amended by 2009 PA 70.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 43520. (1) Subject to other requirements of this part,

the department may issue a hunting license to a minor child if all

of the following requirements are met:

     (a) A parent or legal guardian of the minor child applies for

the license on behalf of the minor child.

     (b) The parent or guardian represents that the requirements of

section 43517(a), (b), or (c) 43517, as applicable, will be

complied with.

     (c) The minor child is at least 10 years old or, if the

license is a license to hunt deer, bear, or elk with a firearm, at

least 12 years old.

(c) (d) The license fee is paid.

     (2) A person authorized to sell hunting licenses shall not

issue a hunting license to a person an individual born after

January 1, 1960, unless the person individual presents proof of

previous hunting experience in the form of a hunting license issued

by this state, another state, a province of Canada, or another

country or presents a certification of completion of training in

hunter safety issued to the person individual by this state,

another state, a province of Canada, or another country. If an

applicant for a hunting license does not have proof of such a

previous license or a certification of completion of training in

hunter safety, a person authorized to sell hunting licenses may

issue a hunting license if the applicant submits a signed affidavit

stating that the applicant has completed a course in hunter safety

or that the applicant possessed such a hunting license previously.

The person selling a hunting license shall record as specified by

the department the form of proof of the previous hunting experience

or certification of completion of hunter safety training presented

by the applicant. This subsection does not apply to the issuance of

an apprentice license. An apprentice license or the equivalent does

not satisfy the requirements of this subsection concerning proof of

previous hunting experience.

     (3) A person An individual who does not meet the requirements

of subsection (2) may obtain an apprentice license for the same

price as the corresponding regular license that the person

individual would otherwise be qualified to obtain. A person An

individual 17 years old or older shall not hunt game under an

apprentice license unless another person individual at least 21

years old who possesses a license, other than an apprentice

license, to hunt that game accompanies that apprentice licensee and

does not accompany more than 1 other apprentice licensee. For the

purposes of this subsection and section 43517(b) 43517(1)(b), a

person an individual shall not go along with more than 2 apprentice

licensees of any age for the purpose of accompanying those

apprentice licensees while those apprentice licensees are hunting.

If a person an individual has represented to an apprentice licensee

or, if the apprentice licensee is a minor child, to the apprentice

licensee's parent or legal guardian that the person individual

would accompany the apprentice licensee for the purposes of this

subsection, the person individual shall not go along with the

apprentice licensee while the apprentice licensee is hunting unless

the person individual actually accompanies the apprentice licensee

and possesses a license, other than an apprentice license, to hunt

the same game as the apprentice licensee. A person An individual is

not eligible to obtain a specific type of apprentice license, such

as a firearm deer license, an archery deer license, a combination

deer license, a small game license, or a turkey license, for more

than 2 license years. An apprentice license shall be distinguished

from a license other than an apprentice license by a notation or

other means.

     (4) By October 1, 2008, the department shall submit to the

standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with

primary responsibility for conservation and outdoor recreation

issues a report on the effect of the apprentice hunter program and

the reductions in minimum hunting age enacted by the 2006

amendatory act that amended this section on recruitment of new

hunters and other relevant issues, such as hunter safety.

     (4) Only a minor who is less than 10 years old may obtain a

mentored youth hunting license. A minor who is less than 10 years

old shall not hunt game under a mentored youth hunting license

unless that minor complies with all requirements of the mentored

youth hunting program established by the commission under section

43517. The fee for a mentored youth hunting license is $7.50 and

shall include all of the privileges conferred by all of the

following:

     (a) Resident small game license.

     (b) Combination deer license.

     (c) All species fishing license.

     (d) Spring turkey hunting license and fall turkey hunting

license.

     (e) Resident fur harvester's license.

     (5) By 4 years after the effective date of the amendatory act

that added this subsection and every 4 years after that date, the

department shall submit a report to the standing committees of the

senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for

conservation and outdoor recreation issues evaluating whether the

fee revenue received by the department from mentored youth hunting

licenses under subsection (4) is adequate to administer the

mentored youth hunting program.

     Sec. 43525a. (1) The department shall issue a combination deer

license that authorizes a person an individual to hunt deer both

during the firearm deer seasons and the bow and arrow seasons, in

compliance with the rules established for the respective deer

hunting season. A combination deer license shall authorize the

holder to take 2 deer in compliance with orders issued under part

401.

     (2) The fee for a resident combination deer license is the

total of the resident firearm deer license fee plus the resident

bow and arrow deer license fee. The fee for a nonresident

combination deer license is the total of the nonresident firearm

deer license fee plus the nonresident bow and arrow deer license

fee. However, the The fee for a combination deer license for a

resident or nonresident minor child 10 years old or older shall be

discounted 50% from the cost of the resident combination deer

license.

     (3) If advisable in managing deer, an order under part 401 may

designate the kind of deer that may be taken and the geographic

area in which any license issued under this section is valid.

     (4) The department may issue kill tags with or as part of each

combination deer license. Each kill tag shall bear the license

number. A kill tag may also include space for other pertinent

information required by the department. A kill tag, if issued, is

part of the license and shall not be used more than 1 time.

     (5) The combination deer license shall count as 2 licenses for

the purposes of license fees under section 43536a , discounting

under subsection 43521(c), and transmittal, deposit, and use of

fees under sections 43554 and 43555.

     (6) A senior citizen may obtain a senior combination deer

license. The fee for a senior combination deer license shall be

discounted at the same rate as provided in section 43535.

     (7) A combination deer license issued to a person less than 12

years of age is valid only for taking deer with a bow and arrow,

until the person is 12 years of age or older.

(7) (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part,

except for replacing lost or destroyed licenses, a person an

individual shall not apply for, obtain, or purchase any combination

of firearm deer licenses, bow and arrow deer licenses, and

combination deer licenses that would authorize the taking of more

than 2 deer.

     Sec. 43531. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section

43523(2), a person an individual shall not trap or hunt fur-bearing

animals unless the person individual possesses a fur harvester's

license. However, a person an individual who goes on a bobcat hunt

with a licensed hunter is not required to possess a fur harvester's

license if the person individual does not carry a firearm, bow, or

crossbow and does not own dogs used to chase or locate a bobcat

during the hunt.

     (2) 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 for a

resident or nonresident minor child 10 years old or older shall be

discounted 50% from the cost of the resident fur harvester's

license.

     (3) 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 before November

15 of each year.

     (4) A person An individual 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.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect September

1, 2011.

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless Senate Bill No. 207 of the 96th Legislature is enacted into

law.