June 20, 2017, Introduced by Reps. VanderWall and Howell and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 46502, 46507, and 46508 (MCL 324.46502,
324.46507, and 324.46508), as added by 1995 PA 57; and to repeal
acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
46502. (1) A person shall not set, place, erect, or cause
to be set, placed, or erected, or use a fishing shanty at any time
upon the ice in waters over which the this state
has jurisdiction,
unless the name and address of information identifying the owner as
prescribed in this subsection is affixed to each side of the
outside of the fishing shanty in legible letters alphanumeric
characters not less than 2 inches in height. The letters shall
alphanumeric characters must be readily visible and consist of
materials that are not soluble in water. The information
identifying the owner under this subsection must be 1 of the
following:
(a) The owner's name and address.
(b) The owner's driver license number.
(c) The number of the owner's sportcard issued under section
43522.
(2)
Placing the owner's name and address information
identifying the owner on a piece of wood, plastic, or other
material and affixing that piece of material to the fishing shanty
is
does not compliance with satisfy the requirements of this
section.
Sec. 46507. (1) A person who sets, places, erects, or causes
to be set, placed, or erected any fishing shanty upon the ice of
lake
St. Clair any water within the jurisdiction of this state
shall remove the fishing shanty before ice conditions are unsafe
for
its removal or before sundown on the first Sunday after
February
20 the date set by the
department under subsection (2) and
on a daily basis following that date. Failure to remove a fishing
shanty within the time specified in this section is a violation of
this part, and the department or the local unit of government may
then authorize the removal and storage or destruction of the
fishing shanty.
(2) The department shall set the date by which a fishing
shanty must be removed under this section.
Sec. 46508. A local unit of government shall not pass an
ordinance, rule, or regulation regulating the placement, use,
marking, or removal of a fishing shanty on the ice of any waters
over which this state has jurisdiction. An ordinance, rule, or
regulation described in this section that is in effect on April 1,
1994 is void. However, if a person fails to remove a fishing shanty
within
the time specified in sections 46503, 46504, and 46505, by
the department under section 46507, a local unit of government may
remove the fishing shanty from the ice or water and store or
destroy the fishing shanty.
Enacting section 1. Sections 46503, 46504, 46505, and 46506 of
the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA
451, MCL 324.46503, 324.46504, 324.46505, and 324.46506, are
repealed.