March 2, 2011, Introduced by Rep. Pettalia and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 43517, 43520, 43525a, and 43531 (MCL
324.43517, 324.43520, 324.43525a, and 324.43531), sections 43517
and 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. 43517. (1) A parent or legal guardian of a minor child
shall not permit or allow the minor child to hunt game under the
authority of a license issued pursuant to this part except under 1
of the following conditions:
(a) The minor child hunts only on land upon which a parent or
guardian is regularly domiciled or a parent or guardian, or another
person
individual at least 18 years old authorized by a parent or
guardian, accompanies the minor child. This subdivision does not
apply under either of the following circumstances:
(i) The license is an apprentice license.
(ii) The minor child is less than 14 years old and the license
is a license to hunt deer, bear, or elk with a firearm.
(b) If the license is an apprentice license, a parent or
guardian,
or another person individual
at least 21 years old
authorized by a parent or guardian, who is licensed to hunt that
game under a license other than an apprentice license accompanies
the minor child. In addition, if the minor child is less than 14
years old and the apprentice license is a license to hunt deer,
bear, or elk with a firearm, the minor child shall hunt only on
private property.
(c) If the minor child is less than 14 years old and the
license is a license to hunt deer, bear, or elk with a firearm, the
minor child hunts only on private property and a parent or
guardian,
or another person individual
authorized by a parent or
guardian who is at least 18 years old, accompanies the minor child.
This subdivision does not apply if the license is an apprentice
license.
(d) If the minor child is less than 10 years old, the minor
hunts only with a mentor in compliance with the mentored youth
hunting program established by the commission under subsection (2).
(2) Within 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory
act that added this subsection, the commission shall issue an order
under section 40113a establishing a mentored youth hunting program.
The order shall provide for all of the following:
(a) A mentor shall be at least 21 years of age before
participating in the mentored youth hunting program.
(b) A mentor shall possess a valid license to hunt prior to
engaging in any mentored youth hunting program.
(c) An individual shall not be a mentor unless he or she
presents proof of previous hunting experience in the form of a
previous hunting license or certification of completion of training
in hunter safety issued to the individual by this state, another
state, a province of Canada, or another country.
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) 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 following:
(a) Resident small game license.
(b) Combination deer license.
(c) All species fishing license.
(d) Turkey hunting license.
(e) Resident fur harvester's license.
(5) The department may adjust the mentored youth hunting
license under subsection (4) to ensure that it meets the
eligibility requirements set forth in 50 CFR 80.10.
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 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 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.