MCL - Index of 451-1994-III-2
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| 451-1994-III-2 | CHAPTER 2 MANAGEMENT OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES (324.40101...324.53519) |
| 451-1994-III-2-1 | SUBCHAPTER 1 WILDLIFE (324.40101...324.43303) |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (324.40101...324.41403) |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-401 | PART 401 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (324.40101...324.40120) |
| Section 324.40101 | Meanings of words and phrases. |
| Section 324.40102 | Definitions; A to F. |
| Section 324.40103 | Definitions; G to R; "conservation" defined. |
| Section 324.40104 | Definitions; T, V. |
| Section 324.40105 | Animals as property of state; taking of animals to be regulated. |
| Section 324.40106 | Game or protected animal; taking, releasing, transporting, selling, buying, or possessing; construction of section. |
| Section 324.40107 | Management of animals; orders of department; procedures for exercising power; revision of order; filing orders to take place of former 1929 PA 286; filing and effective date of orders. |
| Section 324.40107a | Repealed. 2003, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 4, 2009. |
| Section 324.40107b | Taking of live raptors for use in falconry; order; establishment of season; scope of section. |
| Section 324.40107c | Control and management of double-crested cormorants; administration of program; organization of states; funds. |
| Section 324.40107d | Control and management of double-crested cormorants; administration of program; organization of states; funds. |
| Section 324.40108 | Interim orders. |
| Section 324.40109 | Transportation of game; identification of sex and species; tagging; section inapplicable to skins, pelts, and hides. |
| Section 324.40109a | Conduct in another state; prosecution, punishment, or penalty prohibited. |
| Section 324.40110 | Designation of species as game; establishment of first open season; removal from list; orders; definitions. |
| Section 324.40110a | Open season for moose. |
| Section 324.40110b | Legislative findings and declaration; establishment of first open season for wolf. |
| Section 324.40111 | Taking animal from in or upon vehicle; transporting or possessing firearm in or upon vehicle; person with disability; transporting or possessing unloaded firearm in or upon vehicle on sporting clays range; individual holding permit to hunt from standing vehicle; possessing and discharging firearm to take game from personal assistive mobility device; transporting or possessing bow or crossbow in or upon vehicle while on public land or highway, road, or street; written permission to hunt or discharge firearm within certain distance of property; definitions. |
| Section 324.40111a | Deer and elk feeding; order; definition. |
| Section 324.40111c | Use of tranquilizer propelled from bow or firearm; use of unmanned vehicle or device; prohibitions. |
| Section 324.40112 | Obstructing or interfering in lawful taking of animals or fish; prohibited conduct; petition; injunction; violation as misdemeanor; penalties; section inapplicable to peace officer. |
| Section 324.40113 | Artificial light. |
| Section 324.40113a | Legislative findings and declarations; taking of game; issuance of orders; right to hunt, fish, and take game. |
| Section 324.40114 | Permits or licenses; issuance to individual who is paraplegic, amputee, or permanently disabled; taking of game with modified bow; permits for additional activities; activities not considered hunting; suspension, revocation, annulment, withdrawal, recall, cancellation, or amendment of permit; disposition of fees; report; sterilization of game; deer management zones; ordinance; "cub bear" defined. |
| Section 324.40115 | Possession of certain game killed in collision with motor vehicle. |
| Section 324.40116 | Hunter orange or other authorized color; exceptions; noncompliance not as evidence of contributory negligence; review and determination by commission; "hunter orange" and "hunter pink" defined. |
| Section 324.40117 | Possession of parts of animal as prima facie evidence of violation. |
| Section 324.40118 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; additional penalties. |
| Section 324.40119 | Reimbursement of state for value of game or protected animal; restitution for illegal killing, possessing, purchasing, or selling antlered white-tailed deer, antlered elk, antlered moose, and turkey with beard; forfeiture; default as civil contempt; additional time for payment; reduction of amount forfeited; revocation of forfeiture; collection of default in payment; disposition of forfeiture damages; "point" defined. |
| Section 324.40120 | Michigan big game trophy records; official keeper; recognition. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-403 | PART 403 WILDLIFE PRESERVATION (324.40301...324.40303) |
| Section 324.40301 | Sale of items signifying interest in wildlife preservation. |
| Section 324.40302 | Use of net proceeds. |
| Section 324.40303 | Rights and privileges; marketing items. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-405 | PART 405 WILDLIFE RESTORATION, MANAGEMENT, AND RESEARCH (324.40501...324.40501) |
| Section 324.40501 | Wildlife restoration, management, and research projects; authority of department to cooperate with federal government; use of hunters' license fees; expenditures for game and fish habitat. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-409 | PART 409 HOMING PIGEONS (324.40901...324.40903) |
| Section 324.40901 | Homing pigeons; prohibited acts. |
| Section 324.40902 | Homing pigeons; use of certain devices prohibited. |
| Section 324.40903 | Violation of part as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-411 | PART 411 PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF FISH, GAME, AND BIRDS (324.41101...324.41105) |
| Section 324.41101 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.41102 | Regulatory powers of department; exception. |
| Section 324.41103 | Orders protecting fish, animals, or birds; provisions; duration; notice; newspaper publication; filing; printing order in Michigan fish and game laws; fisheries research; experimental game management areas; notice of availability of annual sports fishing handbook and amendments, corrections, or additions thereto. |
| Section 324.41104 | Suspended open season; rescission or modification; exception. |
| Section 324.41105 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-413 | PART 413 TRANSGENIC AND NONNATIVE ORGANISMS (324.41301...324.41341) |
| Section 324.41301 | Definitions; possession of live organism. |
| Section 324.41302 | Adding or deleting from list of prohibited species or restricted species; consultation; procedure; determination; review; emergency order; order setting conditions for harvesting, possessing, and transporting naturalized organism of aquatic restricted species. |
| Section 324.41302a | Repealed. 2018, Act 451, Eff. March 21, 2019. |
| Section 324.41303 | Possession of live prohibited or restricted organism; prohibition; exceptions; notification of location where found. |
| Section 324.41305 | Introduction of prohibited or restricted species, or genetically engineered or nonnative bird, crustacean, fish, insect, mammal, or mollusk, or aquatic plant; prohibition; exceptions. |
| Section 324.41306 | Permit; application; fee; granting or denying; revocation; modification; hearing; administration; enforcement. |
| Section 324.41307 | Rules. |
| Section 324.41309 | Violation; penalties; suspension or revocation of permit or license; order; liability for damages to natural resources; exceptions. |
| Section 324.41310 | Property used in criminal violation subject to seizure and forfeiture. |
| Section 324.41311 | Invasive species fund; creation; disposition of funds; money remaining in fund; expenditures; purposes. |
| Section 324.41313 | Providing information on website; requirements. |
| Section 324.41321 | Repealed. 2009, Act 51, Eff. Sept. 21, 2009. |
| Section 324.41323 | Duties of department. |
| Section 324.41325 | Watercraft, watercraft equipment, or watercraft trailer with aquatic plant attached; placement in state waters prohibited; transport over land; order to remove aquatic organisms; release of baitfish prohibited; release of fish limited; notice; posting; violation as civil infraction; penalty. |
| Section 324.41329 | Sale or possession of nonnative aquatic species without registration prohibited; exceptions; applicability of section. |
| Section 324.41331 | Registration to sell or possess nonnative aquatic species; application; issuance. |
| Section 324.41333 | Person registered to sell or possess nonnative aquatic species; duties. |
| Section 324.41335 | Trade show for aquatic species; written notice required. |
| Section 324.41337 | Violation; penalties; suspension or revocation of registration; disposal of aquatic species. |
| Section 324.41341 | Inspection of site or facility permitted. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-414 | PART 414 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (324.41401...324.41403) |
| Section 324.41401 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.41402 | Inland lakes aquatic invasive plant species control and eradication program; grants; application; requirements. |
| Section 324.41403 | Inland lake aquatic invasive plant species control and eradication fund; creation; investment, disposition, and expenditure of money. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS | SHOOTING AND HUNTING GROUNDS (324.41501...324.42106) |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-415 | PART 415 PUBLIC SHOOTING AND HUNTING GROUNDS (324.41501...324.41515) |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-415-1 | SUBPART 1 (324.41501...324.41504) |
| Section 324.41501 | Saginaw bay; public shooting and hunting ground. |
| Section 324.41502 | Saginaw bay; trespassers; prosecution. |
| Section 324.41503 | Saginaw bay; hunting. |
| Section 324.41504 | Saginaw bay; control; rules; enforcement; violation of subpart; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-415-2 | SUBPART 2 (324.41505...324.41507) |
| Section 324.41505 | Lake Erie submerged lands in Monroe and Wayne counties; public shooting and hunting ground; fishing privileges. |
| Section 324.41506 | Lake Erie submerged lands; trespassers; navigation. |
| Section 324.41507 | Lake Erie submerged lands; destruction of submarine vegetation; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-415-3 | SUBPART 3 (324.41508...324.41515) |
| Section 324.41508 | Great Lakes, Kalamazoo, Grand and Muskegon rivers; submerged and swamp lands; public shooting and hunting grounds; boundaries; excluded lands. |
| Section 324.41509 | Public shooting and hunting ground; inclusion of subsequently acquired swamp or submerged lands. |
| Section 324.41510 | Swamp or submerged lands; ratification of certain conveyances; title. |
| Section 324.41511 | Land subject to fish and game laws; navigation; private and municipal dockage. |
| Section 324.41512 | Trespassers; officers to protect possession; operation of statute of limitations. |
| Section 324.41513 | Control by county commissioners; permissible destruction of submarine vegetation. |
| Section 324.41514 | Destruction of submarine vegetation; consent required; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 324.41515 | Driving ducks away from hunters; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; navigation. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-417 | PART 417 GAME BIRD HUNTING PRESERVES (324.41701...324.41712) |
| Section 324.41701 | “License” defined. |
| Section 324.41702 | Game bird hunting preserves; license; fee; duration; Sunday hunting. |
| Section 324.41703 | Game bird hunting preserves; size; boundary signs. |
| Section 324.41704 | Species under game bird hunting preserve license; limitation; propagation, sale, and release of birds; requirements for wild turkeys or wild turkey hybrids. |
| Section 324.41705 | Licenses; determination by department of percentage of species hunted. |
| Section 324.41706 | Tagging of birds; cost; reuse. |
| Section 324.41707 | Species of wild animal or bird permitted to be hunted. |
| Section 324.41708 | Operator's records; contents; inspection; reports. |
| Section 324.41709 | License; application; contents. |
| Section 324.41710 | Open season; duration; orders. |
| Section 324.41711 | License fees; credit to game and fish protection account. |
| Section 324.41712 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; grounds for suspension or revocation of license. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-419 | PART 419 HUNTING AREA CONTROL (324.41901...324.41905) |
| Section 324.41901 | Regulation and prohibitions in certain areas; powers of department; area closures; hearings, investigations, studies, and statement of facts; regulations. |
| Section 324.41902 | Submission of findings and recommendations; approval or disapproval of prescribed controls; ordinance; certified copy; repeal of ordinance; enforcement; rules. |
| Section 324.41903 | Closure notice signs; materials, form, placement, maintenance, spacing, publication of notice; rescission of closure. |
| Section 324.41904 | Prohibitions against discharge of firearms; exceptions. |
| Section 324.41905 | Violation of part or rules as misdemeanor. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-421 | PART 421 DOG TRAINING AREAS (324.42101...324.42106) |
| Section 324.42101 | Special dog training area; permit; application; fee; size; limitation; additional permits. |
| Section 324.42102 | Training dogs; conditions; rules; prohibitions. |
| Section 324.42103 | Dog training areas; posting boundary lines; notice; contents. |
| Section 324.42104 | Area for field dog trials and dog training on state-owned lands; establishment; closing areas; fee; bond; care and maintenance of areas. |
| Section 324.42105 | Dog training areas; boundary fence or poster; mutilation, injury, or destruction prohibited. |
| Section 324.42106 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE | POSSESSION, SALE, REGULATION OF WILDLIFE (324.42501...324.43303) |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE-425 | PART 425 FURS, HIDES, AND PELTS (324.42501...324.42507) |
| Section 324.42501 | Protected game birds or game animals; dealers in furs, hides, plumage, or pelts; license; fees; designation by department; “plumage” defined. |
| Section 324.42502 | Fur dealer's license; forms and blanks; term; revocation. |
| Section 324.42503 | Shipping permits; contents; label; confiscation. |
| Section 324.42504 | Report of pelts in possession on last day of season. |
| Section 324.42505 | Monthly reports. |
| Section 324.42506 | Money received from sale of licenses; credit to game and fish protection account; use. |
| Section 324.42507 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE-427 | PART 427 BREEDERS AND DEALERS (324.42701...324.42714) |
| Section 324.42701 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.42702 | Possession of game for propagation and dealing and selling of game; license; denial; zoning requirements; license nontransferable; validity. |
| Section 324.42703 | License to be valid and current; exemptions. |
| Section 324.42704 | License fees. |
| Section 324.42705 | Rights of licensee. |
| Section 324.42706 | Islands, enclosures, and pens used for propagation purposes; character and location; construction; conditions to issuance of license or approval of enclosure; purchase of deer from state; applicability of subsections (2) and (3); “flush” or “flushed” defined. |
| Section 324.42707 | Purchase of and title to state-owned game; price. |
| Section 324.42708 | Game covered by license; manner of taking or killing; requirement for wild turkey or wild turkey hybrids. |
| Section 324.42709 | Removal of game from premises; identification; seals, bands, and tags; removal of certain fertile eggs prohibited. |
| Section 324.42710 | Orders; rules. |
| Section 324.42711 | Released or escaped game as property of state; permission to release game birds required. |
| Section 324.42712 | Disposition of money. |
| Section 324.42713 | Suspension or revocation of license. |
| Section 324.42714 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalties. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE-431 | PART 431 FOXES IN CAPTIVITY (324.43101...324.43104) |
| Section 324.43101 | Foxes in captivity as domestic animals; protection; construction of part. |
| Section 324.43102 | Brands or tattoo marks; recording; prima facie evidence of ownership. |
| Section 324.43103 | Prohibited acts; trespass on premises; killing, trapping, injuring or disturbing fur-bearing animal; consent. |
| Section 324.43104 | Violation of part as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE-433 | PART 433 LIMITATION ON ACREAGE FOR PROPAGATION OR SPORTING PURPOSES (324.43301...324.43303) |
| Section 324.43301 | Limitation on acreage held for sporting purposes. |
| Section 324.43302 | Limitation on acreage; location. |
| Section 324.43303 | Violation of part; fine. |
| 451-1994-III-2-2 | SUBCHAPTER 2 HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES (324.43501...324.44106) |
| 451-1994-III-2-2-435 | PART 435 HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSING (324.43501...324.43561) |
| Section 324.43501 | Meanings of words and phrases. |
| Section 324.43502 | Definitions; A to C. |
| Section 324.43503 | Definitions; F. |
| Section 324.43504 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.43505 | Definitions; H to N. |
| Section 324.43506 | Definitions; O to R. |
| Section 324.43507 | Definitions; S. |
| Section 324.43508 | Definitions; T to W. |
| Section 324.43509 | Taking aquatic species; taking or possessing wild animal; license. |
| Section 324.43510 | Carrying or transporting firearm, slingshot, bow and arrow, crossbow, or trap; license required; exception; applicability to taking of wild animal. |
| Section 324.43511 | Deer or elk season; transporting or possessing shotgun or rifle; license required; exception. |
| Section 324.43512 | Repealed. 1998, Act 104, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999. |
| Section 324.43513 | Carrying, transporting, or possessing firearm, slingshot, bow, or crossbow; hunting license not required; hunting on game bird hunting preserve; carrying or possessing unloaded and uncocked weapon. |
| Section 324.43514 | Hunting small game and fishing without license permitted; conditions; exception. |
| Section 324.43515 | Permit authorizing developmentally disabled individual or resident of home for aged to fish without license. |
| Section 324.43516 | Hunting, fur harvester, or fishing license; carrying license; exhibiting license upon demand; deer license with unused kill tag; exhibiting tag on request; electronic copy; consent to search electronic device not presumed; expanded use of electronic technology; tribal conservation officer; definition. |
| Section 324.43517 | Hunting by minor child or adult who has a developmental disability; order establishing mentored hunting program. |
| Section 324.43518 | “Department” defined; signature requirement for valid license. |
| Section 324.43519 | License requirements; effect of court order. |
| Section 324.43520 | Hunting license; issuance to minor child; requirements; duties of issuing agent; proof of previous hunting experience or certification of completion of training in hunter safety; affidavit; information to be recorded; apprentice license; mentored hunting license; additional licenses; fee; report. |
| Section 324.43521 | Discounting price of license. |
| Section 324.43522 | Issuance of sportcard to persons not possessing driver license or other identification; fee. |
| Section 324.43522a | Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013. |
| Section 324.43523 | Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014. |
| Section 324.43523a | Base license; small game; fur-bearing animals; fee; hours void; 7-day limited nonresident small game license; 3-day limited nonresident small game license; development and display of electronic license. |
| Section 324.43523b | Combination hunt and fish license; resident; nonresident; fees. |
| Section 324.43524 | Wild turkey hunting license; fees; lottery; issuance of license; use of fees; report; purchase of license beginning March 1, 2014; eligibility; application fee; use. |
| Section 324.43525 | Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014. |
| Section 324.43525a | Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014. |
| Section 324.43525b | Waterfowl hunting license; requirements; fee; issuance as stamp; use of fees; electronic display. |
| Section 324.43525c | Pheasant hunting license; fees; deposit of funds into pheasant subaccount in the game and fish protection account. |
| Section 324.43526 | Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014. |
| Section 324.43526a | Repealed. 2012, Act 241, Eff. Jan. 1, 2017. |
| Section 324.43526b | Electronic copy of kill tag; display using electronic device. |
| Section 324.43527 | Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014. |
| Section 324.43527a | Purchase of deer license beginning March 1, 2014; eligibility; application fee; kill tag; second deer license. |
| Section 324.43527b | Deer management assistance permits. |
| Section 324.43528 | Bear hunting license; exception; eligibility beginning March 1, 2014; fees; kill tag; application fee; bear participation license. |
| Section 324.43528a | Moose hunting license; fees; kill tag. |
| Section 324.43528b | Wolf hunting license; eligibility beginning March 1, 2014; fee; kill tag. |
| Section 324.43528c | Commercial hunting guide; license requirements; commercial forestland prohibition; revocation; annual report; exhibition of license upon demand; violations; civil fines; definitions. |
| Section 324.43528d | Commercial hunting guide license application fees. |
| Section 324.43529 | Elk hunting license; eligibility beginning March 1, 2014; fees; kill tag. |
| Section 324.43530 | Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014. |
| Section 324.43531 | Fur harvester's license; exception; fees; conditions to issuance of nonresident fur harvester's license; rights of licensee; eligibility beginning March 1, 2014; validity of license. |
| Section 324.43531b | Issuance of free tags. |
| Section 324.43532 | All-species fishing license; fees; electronic license. |
| Section 324.43532a | Additional charges; deposit. |
| Section 324.43532b | Michigan wildlife management public education subaccount; Michigan wildlife council. |
| Section 324.43533 | 24-hour or 72-hour fishing license; fees; electronic license. |
| Section 324.43534 | Free fishing days. |
| Section 324.43535 | Senior license; discounted fees. |
| Section 324.43536 | Senior all-species fishing license; discounted fees; electronic license. |
| Section 324.43536a | Obtaining license by active member of military; “active member of the military” defined. |
| Section 324.43537 | Restricted or senior all-species fishing license; eligibility of legally blind; disabled veteran; resident license for which lottery not required; proof of eligibility; processing licenses; appropriations; "disabled veteran" defined. |
| Section 324.43538 | Fishing; reciprocity. |
| Section 324.43539 | Report by licensee. |
| Section 324.43540 | License; application and issuance by mail, on-line computer service, or telephone; fees; delinquent payment. |
| Section 324.43540a | Sportsmen against hunger program; implementation; duties of department; financial donations; contract with nonprofit organization to administer program; contract requirements; "program" defined. |
| Section 324.43540c | Sportsmen against hunger program; donation; creation; disposition of money or other assets; money remaining in fund; expenditure; costs; limitation; "fund" defined. |
| Section 324.43540d | Repealed. 2010, Act 366, Eff. Dec. 22, 2011. |
| Section 324.43540e | Wolf management advisory council. |
| Section 324.43541 | Retaining percentage of fees for sportcard, license, duplicate license, application, or permit; additional charges. |
| Section 324.43542 | Licenses; validity; fee; report. |
| Section 324.43543 | Course of instruction in safe handling of firearms; instructors; registration; certificate of competency. |
| Section 324.43544 | License, sportcard, or kill tag; loss or destruction; duplicate; certification of loss form; fees. |
| Section 324.43545 | Repealed. 2016, Act 461, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017. |
| Section 324.43546 | Senior hunting and fishing licenses; appropriating sum equal to fees not collected; crediting appropriation to game and fish protection account. |
| Section 324.43547 | Preparation and issuance of sportcards and licenses; information; equipment; conservation law enforcement stamps; issuance of licenses beginning March 1, 2014. |
| Section 324.43548 | Persons authorized to issue limited fishing licenses without equipment; bond; remittance of money; limitation on fee; fees held in trust. |
| Section 324.43549 | Violation of MCL 324.43548; penalties. |
| Section 324.43550 | Format of license. |
| Section 324.43551 | Issuance of certain licenses; restriction. |
| Section 324.43552 | Quotas on licenses. |
| Section 324.43553 | Disposition of money received from sale of passbooks and licenses; payments; grants; youth hunting and fishing education and outreach fund; annual report; posting measures and metrics on website. |
| Section 324.43554 | Deer habitat; improvement; maintenance; management; use of license fee; limitation. |
| Section 324.43555 | Wildlife resource protection fund; creation; transmission and deposit of additional fee; money credited; expenditures; voluntary contribution; annual report. |
| Section 324.43556 | Hunter access leases on private land; lease payments; control of hunter access by participating landowners; cancellation of lease agreement; forfeiture of lease payments; posting boundaries of leased land; cause of action for injuries; orders. |
| Section 324.43557 | License application lists, information, and publications; sale; price; disposition of proceeds. |
| Section 324.43558 | Prohibited conduct; misdemeanor; penalties; carrying firearm under influence of controlled substance or alcohol; effect of prior conviction; violation of subsection (1)(d) as misdemeanor; violation of 43516(3) penalties. |
| Section 324.43559 | Violation; revocation of license; suspension order; compliance; rescission; failure to answer citation or notice to appear; failure to comply with court order or judgment. |
| Section 324.43560 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; failure to exhibit license; civil infraction; civil fine. |
| Section 324.43561 | Rules. |
| 451-1994-III-2-2-437 | PART 437 MICHIGAN GAME AND FISH PROTECTION TRUST FUND (324.43701...324.43705) |
| Section 324.43701 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.43702 | Michigan game and fish protection trust fund; establishment; composition. |
| Section 324.43703 | Transfer of interest and earnings; manner of maintaining corpus of trust fund; transfer of funds. |
| Section 324.43704 | Investment of trust fund; report on accounting of revenues and expenditures. |
| Section 324.43705 | Joint legislative work group; establishment; purpose; composition; membership; appointment; service; vacancy; first meeting; quorum; compensation; assistance and staff support; report. |
| 451-1994-III-2-2-439 | PART 439 MICHIGAN NONGAME FISH AND WILDLIFE TRUST FUND (324.43901...324.43907) |
| Section 324.43901 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.43902 | Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund; establishment; composition; investment; annual report. |
| Section 324.43903 | Retention of certain money in trust fund on permanent basis; expenditures. |
| Section 324.43904 | Plan for management of nongame fish and wildlife resources. |
| Section 324.43905 | Duties of department. |
| Section 324.43906 | Determination of projects to be funded; solicitation and approval of proposals. |
| Section 324.43907 | Public information program. |
| 451-1994-III-2-2-441 | PART 441 GAME AND FISH LIFETIME LICENSE TRUST FUND (324.44101...324.44106) |
| Section 324.44101 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.44102 | Lifetime hunting or fishing licenses; fees; privileges, responsibilities, and duties; validity; comprehensive lifetime hunting and fishing license. |
| Section 324.44103 | Submission of application and fee; contents of application; notice of change in name or address; purchase of lifetime license for another person; issuance of certificate; minor child; eligibility of holder of certificate to hunt or fish; review of application; mailing license; denial of application; retention of certain amounts; tender of money and information; report; return of information, unsold license, and money to department; replacement lifetime license; forwarding proceeds to state treasurer. |
| Section 324.44104 | Game and fish lifetime license trust fund; creation; purpose; crediting money received; investment of trust fund. |
| Section 324.44105 | Maintenance and investment of corpus, interest, and earnings of trust fund; crediting certain amount to game and fish protection account. |
| Section 324.44106 | Violation of MCL 324.44103; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3 | SUBCHAPTER 3 FISHERIES (324.44501...324.49103) |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-CHARTER-AND-LIVERY-BOATS | CHARTER AND LIVERY BOATS (324.44501...324.44526) |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-CHARTER-AND-LIVERY-BOATS-445 | PART 445 CHARTER AND LIVERY BOAT SAFETY (324.44501...324.44526) |
| Section 324.44501 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.44502 | Conditions to renting or leasing charter boat or carrying passengers for hire; possession and display of valid pilot's license; obtaining vessel inspection certificate and pilot's license. |
| Section 324.44503 | Conditions to advertising or arranging for carrying passenger on charter boat. |
| Section 324.44504 | Rules establishing minimum safety standards for charter boats; vessel ventilation and rail height. |
| Section 324.44505 | Public liability insurance; notice of cancellation or expiration. |
| Section 324.44506 | Rules for licensing pilots of charter boats. |
| Section 324.44507 | Inspection of charter boats and equipment; certificate of inspection; number of crew; effect of noncompliance. |
| Section 324.44508 | Availability of fish in waters utilized by charter boats; catch activity committee; composition; duties; reports; charter boat operator duties. |
| Section 324.44509 | Operation of charter boat in violation of terms of certificate of inspection. |
| Section 324.44510 | State pilot's license or renewal; examination; reexamination; revocation; issuance; duration. |
| Section 324.44511 | Application for charter boat inspection or state pilot's examination; filing; fee; form; furnishing required information; false information; signature as certification of true and correct information; inspection fee schedules for dry dock and dockside inspection; inspection without fee or for reduced fee; examination fee for state pilot's license; forfeiture of application fee; disposition and use of inspection fees. |
| Section 324.44512 | Petition for evidentiary hearing; appeal. |
| Section 324.44513 | Reciprocity; annual operating permit; amount and use of fees; education and enforcement program; printed materials. |
| Section 324.44514 | Repealed. 2012, Act 249, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012. |
| Section 324.44515 | Rules requiring equipment and minimum safety standards for livery boats. |
| Section 324.44516 | Boat livery; annual inspection decal, plate, or tab; permit application; inspection fee; inspection by sheriff's department; permit; issuance; display; powers and duties of department and conservation officer; items to be furnished by department of natural resources. |
| Section 324.44517 | Repealed. 2012, Act 249, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012. |
| Section 324.44518 | Affixing inspection decal, plate, or tab to motorized livery boat; expiration; fees; information; amount, disposition, and use of fees. |
| Section 324.44519 | Removing, damaging, or mutilating inspection decal, plate, or tab. |
| Section 324.44520 | Written rental contract required for certain livery boats; relinquishing physical control; responsibility of individual renting livery boat; display of information. |
| Section 324.44520a | Nonmotorized livery boat; liability for injury or death to user; notice; definitions. |
| Section 324.44521 | Presenting rental contract or lease agreement for examination by peace officer; prohibited conduct by person renting, leasing, or operating livery boat. |
| Section 324.44522 | Rental of personal watercraft; prohibition; certification required; rental agreement; contents; validity; liability; violation of subsection (1) or (2) as misdemeanor; impoundment. |
| Section 324.44522a | Inspection by peace officer. |
| Section 324.44523 | Petition for evidentiary hearing. |
| Section 324.44524 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalties; failure to submit activity reports; civil infraction; seizure, condemnation, and confiscation of vessel; issuance of appearance ticket. |
| Section 324.44525 | Applicability and construction of part. |
| Section 324.44526 | Effect of rules. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES | AQUATIC SPECIES (324.45101...324.49103) |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-451 | PART 451 FISHING FROM INLAND WATERS (324.45101...324.45102) |
| Section 324.45101 | Inland lakes; fishing prohibited; exception. |
| Section 324.45102 | Violation of part; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-453 | PART 453 FISHING WITH HOOK AND LINE (324.45301...324.45302) |
| Section 324.45301 | Lawful fishing with hook and line. |
| Section 324.45302 | Fishing rights; action; defense. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-455 | PART 455 FROGS (324.45501...324.45504) |
| Section 324.45501 | Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018. |
| Section 324.45502 | Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018. |
| Section 324.45503 | Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018. |
| Section 324.45504 | Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-457 | PART 457 MUSSELS (324.45701...324.45711) |
| Section 324.45701 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.45702 | Mussels; registration and license requirements. |
| Section 324.45703 | License; application; form; fee. |
| Section 324.45704 | License; issuance; duration; contents; possession; exhibition. |
| Section 324.45705 | Applications and licenses; record; receipts; disposition; "nonresident" defined. |
| Section 324.45706 | Mussels; number of boats permitted; crowfoot bars; hand rods; prohibited devices; mufflers. |
| Section 324.45707 | Mussels; limitation on catch of certain undersized species. |
| Section 324.45708 | Mussels; closed areas; orders of department; publication; effective date. |
| Section 324.45709 | Mussels; report to department by license holder; prerequisite to new license. |
| Section 324.45710 | Taking mussels for culture or scientific investigation; permit required. |
| Section 324.45711 | Violation of part; penalty; default. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-459 | PART 459 PROPAGATION OF GAME FISH IN PRIVATE WATERS (324.45901...324.45908) |
| Section 324.45901 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.45902 | Game fish; license for propagation for sale. |
| Section 324.45903 | Game fish; license; application; contents; fee. |
| Section 324.45904 | Game fish; sale; posting of license. |
| Section 324.45905 | Rules; enforcement. |
| Section 324.45906 | Importation of game fish or viable eggs; prohibition or restriction; rules. |
| Section 324.45907 | License fees; crediting game and fish protection account. |
| Section 324.45908 | Violation of part or rules as misdemeanor; penalty; suspension or revocation of license. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-461 | PART 461 REGULATING FISHING IN NORTHPORT HARBOR (324.46101...324.46102) |
| Section 324.46101 | Northport harbor; fishing for perch or smelt prohibited. |
| Section 324.46102 | Violation of part as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-463 | PART 463 FISHING LAWS IN ST. JOSEPH RIVER (324.46301...324.46301) |
| Section 324.46301 | St. Joseph river; applicability of general laws. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-465 | PART 465 FISHING SHANTIES (324.46501...324.46509) |
| Section 324.46501 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.46502 | Fishing shanty; affixing identification of owner. |
| Section 324.46503 | Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018. |
| Section 324.46504 | Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018. |
| Section 324.46505 | Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018. |
| Section 324.46506 | Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018. |
| Section 324.46507 | Fishing shanty; removal; conditions; violation; date for removal. |
| Section 324.46508 | Ordinance, rule, or regulation of local unit of government; effect. |
| Section 324.46509 | Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; reimbursement to governmental entity; violation of 46502 civil infraction. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-467 | PART 467 MODIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL FISHING LAWS (324.46701...324.46704) |
| Section 324.46701 | Commercial fishing laws; suspension by department. |
| Section 324.46702 | Effective date of order; copy to licensees. |
| Section 324.46703 | Violation of order; penalty; revocation of license. |
| Section 324.46704 | Construction of part. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-469 | PART 469 TAKING RAINBOW TROUT IN SOO RAPIDS AND ST. MARYS RIVER (324.46901...324.46902) |
| Section 324.46901 | Soo Rapids and certain connecting waters of St. Marys river; closed seasons on rainbow trout; excepted waters. |
| Section 324.46902 | Violation of part as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-471 | PART 471 FISHERIES MAINTENANCE (324.47101...324.47105) |
| Section 324.47101 | Department; fish-breeding duties; property tax exempt; superintendent of fisheries; duties. |
| Section 324.47102 | Accounts; records. |
| Section 324.47103 | Duties of department. |
| Section 324.47104 | Appropriation; carrying forward unexpended balance. |
| Section 324.47105 | Joint action with other states. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 | PART 473 COMMERCIAL FISHING (324.47301...324.47362) |
| Section 324.47301 | Fish in Great Lakes; property of state. |
| Section 324.47301a | Obstruction or interference in lawful taking of fish; prohibited conduct; injunction; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; applicability of section to peace officer; definitions. |
| Section 324.47302 | Fishing license; limited number to be issued; qualifications; provisions; expiration date; suspension or revocation; renewal; transfer. |
| Section 324.47303 | Fish and game protection account; receipts; use. |
| Section 324.47305 | Rules. |
| Section 324.47306 | Commercial fishing law; setting of nets or hook lines prohibited; connecting waters. |
| Section 324.47307 | Setting of nets or hook lines prohibited; channel at mouth of stream or outlet of inland lake; fishing from docks; spearing through ice. |
| Section 324.47308 | Set hook lines, spears, and gill nets; use permitted; marketing prohibited; unused bait. |
| Section 324.47309 | Nets; use; meshes. |
| Section 324.47310 | Taking, catching, or attempting to take or catch fish with gill net, pound net, or trap net in certain waters; transfer of fishing licenses; license or permit for chubs; applicability of section. |
| Section 324.47311 | Closed seasons; setting of nets or hooks; disposition of fish taken during closed season; revocation of license; chilling fish. |
| Section 324.47312 | Taking fish for fish culture; commercial fishing; closing. |
| Section 324.47313 | Spawn; handling; violation of part; unlawful taking of trout. |
| Section 324.47314 | Spawn; propagation; planting of fry; violation of part. |
| Section 324.47315 | Taking fish for fish culture; powers of department or department's designee; sale; disposition of proceeds. |
| Section 324.47316 | Shipments; marketing; seizure as illegal. |
| Section 324.47317 | Possession of shipment of illegal fish; construction. |
| Section 324.47318 | Repacking after opening; detention of legal shipment prohibited. |
| Section 324.47319 | Minimum length and weight requirements; unlawful possession and marketing. |
| Section 324.47320 | Undersized fish; return to waters; definition. |
| Section 324.47321 | Taking of certain fish by commercial fishing devices prohibited; return to waters. |
| Section 324.47322 | Marking of location of nets and devices. |
| Section 324.47323 | Inspection before shipment. |
| Section 324.47324 | Power of department to take fish for cultural purposes; price; basis. |
| Section 324.47325 | Daily report of catch; failure to file; penalty; suspension or denial of license. |
| Section 324.47326 | Report of fish in possession by commercial fishermen; contents; inspection; prohibited possession. |
| Section 324.47327 | Violation of MCL 324.47301 to 324.47324; penalty. |
| Section 324.47328 | License to use fishing devices; sport trolling; licensing boats for hire; license not required under certain conditions in lake St. Clair. |
| Section 324.47329 | Commercial fishing licenses; application; contents; “overall length” defined; fee. |
| Section 324.47330 | License to use fishing devices; issuance fees. |
| Section 324.47331 | Commercial fishing licenses; form; tag attached to boat; fee; transfer procedure. |
| Section 324.47332 | Licenses; expiration date; record of applications and licenses; disposition of fees. |
| Section 324.47333 | Wholesale fish market or house; license; fee; label on containers; record; purchase reports; failure to submit reports or records; civil infraction; suspension or denial of license. |
| Section 324.47334 | Violation of sections; penalties. |
| Section 324.47335 | Nets and seines; prohibited use in certain waters of Lake Superior. |
| Section 324.47336 | Grand Traverse bay. |
| Section 324.47337 | Charlevoix bay. |
| Section 324.47338 | Setting or using nets near public docks or piers prohibited; exceptions. |
| Section 324.47339 | Saginaw bay. |
| Section 324.47340 | Marquette Bay. |
| Section 324.47341 | Grand Marais harbor. |
| Section 324.47342 | False Presque Isle bay. |
| Section 324.47343 | Presque Isle harbor. |
| Section 324.47344 | Thunder Bay. |
| Section 324.47345 | Whitney bay. |
| Section 324.47346 | Pike Bay and Island Harbor. |
| Section 324.47347 | Straits of Mackinac. |
| Section 324.47348 | Les Cheneaux channels. |
| Section 324.47349 | Fishing in certain water of upper Lake Huron with fishing devices; prohibition; exceptions; spearing through ice for certain fish; open season. |
| Section 324.47350 | Little Traverse bay. |
| Section 324.47351 | Little Bay de Noquette. |
| Section 324.47352 | Garden bay. |
| Section 324.47353 | Little Bay de Noquette, Big Bay de Noquette, and Green Bay. |
| Section 324.47354 | Keweenaw bay. |
| Section 324.47355 | Portage Lake ship canal. |
| Section 324.47356 | Huron bay. |
| Section 324.47357 | Duncan Bay. |
| Section 324.47358 | Munising and Murray bays. |
| Section 324.47359 | Bait; taking with nets. |
| Section 324.47360 | Construction of part. |
| Section 324.47361 | Violation of MCL 324.47335 to 324.47360; penalty; suspension or revocation of permit or license; issuance or reinstatement. |
| Section 324.47362 | Part 479 not repealed. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-475 | PART 475 FISH HATCHERIES FOR RESTOCKING THE GREAT LAKES (324.47501...324.47501) |
| Section 324.47501 | Fish hatcheries to restock Great Lakes; establishment; plan. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-477 | PART 477 FISH RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS (324.47701...324.47701) |
| Section 324.47701 | Fish restoration; cooperation with federal government; funds accruing from license fees; use. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-479 | PART 479 FISHERIES CONTAMINATION (324.47901...324.47905) |
| Section 324.47901 | Refuse from fish catch; disposal. |
| Section 324.47902 | Nonresident fishing license; fee; forfeiture; disposition of money accrued. |
| Section 324.47903 | Dumping into waters prohibited; molesting of nets. |
| Section 324.47904 | Violation of part; penalty. |
| Section 324.47905 | Prohibited acts; penalty; civil liability. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-483 | PART 483 PASSAGE OF FISH OVER DAMS (324.48301...324.48307) |
| Section 324.48301 | Free passage of fish; rules; fish ladders. |
| Section 324.48302 | Inspector of dams; duties; plan; contents; copies. |
| Section 324.48303 | Order to provide free passage of fish; compliance; kind and manner. |
| Section 324.48304 | Prosecutions; mandamus. |
| Section 324.48305 | Violations of part; separate offenses. |
| Section 324.48306 | Construction of passageways for fish by department; expenses; payment; tax assessment. |
| Section 324.48307 | Passage of fish through and over dams; apparatus obstructing rivers, streams, or creeks prohibited; violation; authority of department. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-485 | PART 485 SPEARING OF FISH IN HOUGHTON LAKE PROHIBITED (324.48501...324.48501) |
| Section 324.48501 | Repealed. 2012, Act 301, Imd. Eff. Sept. 25, 2012. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-487 | PART 487 SPORT FISHING (324.48701...324.48740) |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-487-I | SUBPART I DEFINITIONS (324.48701...324.48702b) |
| Section 324.48701 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.48702 | Fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, and crustaceans as property of state; exception; registration under Michigan aquaculture development act. |
| Section 324.48702a | Definitions; obstruction or interference in lawful taking of aquatic species; prohibited conduct. |
| Section 324.48702b | Violation of MCL 324.48702a. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-487-II | SUBPART II FISHING DEVICES (324.48703...324.48714b) |
| Section 324.48703 | Fishing means or device; lines; hooks; tip-up or similar device; spear, bow and arrow, or crossbow; order to regulate nets. |
| Section 324.48703a | Sport fishing; regulation by commission; issuance of orders; providing copy of order to legislature; appropriation. |
| Section 324.48704 | Repealed. 2018, Act 529, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018. |
| Section 324.48705 | Reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, and crustaceans; manner and times of taking; fishing license; taking for commercial purposes prohibited; taking for scientific or educational purposes; permit required. |
| Section 324.48706 | Seines or nets; prohibited use near dams; definition. |
| Section 324.48707 | Lamprey control weir; prohibited waters for fishing. |
| Section 324.48708 | Repealed. 2018, Act 529, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018. |
| Section 324.48709 | Dam or barrier; destruction or interference prohibited. |
| Section 324.48710 | Applicability of part to gaff, landing net, person propagating fish, or fish caught by device. |
| Section 324.48711 | Possession of fishing devices; prohibition; confiscation; exceptions; evidence; certain controls not affected. |
| Section 324.48712 | Fishing in propagating beds prohibited; exception. |
| Section 324.48713 | Fishing to remove eggs prohibited. |
| Section 324.48714 | Repealed. 2018, Act 529, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018. |
| Section 324.48714a | Sport fishing guide; license requirements; commercial forestland prohibition; revocation; monthly reports; failure to file penalties; exhibition of license upon demand; violations; civil fines; definitions. |
| Section 324.48714b | Application fee for sport fishing guide license; public boating access entry pass fee. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-487-III | SUBPART III OPEN SEASONS (324.48715...324.48727) |
| Section 324.48715-324.48720 | Repealed. 2018, Act 529, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018. |
| Section 324.48721 | Possession limits of fish. |
| Section 324.48722 | Game fish; carried as open hand baggage; transportation. |
| Section 324.48723 | Purchase, sale, transportation or possession of certain fish prohibited; exceptions. |
| Section 324.48724 | “Fish cleaning station” defined; license to purchase, sell, or exchange anything of value for raw or unprocessed salmon eggs; prohibited conduct; compliance with requirements; selling or buying chemically treated salmon eggs; violation; order; injunctive relief. |
| Section 324.48725 | Repealed. 2018, Act 529, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018. |
| Section 324.48726 | Repealed. 2008, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008. |
| Section 324.48727 | Repealed. 2018, Act 529, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-487-IV | SUBPART IV MINNOWS (324.48728...324.48731) |
| Section 324.48728 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.48729 | Prohibited conduct; exception for charter fishing guide. |
| Section 324.48730 | Powers of department. |
| Section 324.48731 | Minnow seines; glass or wire traps; hand nets; hook and line; dip nets. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-487-V | SUBPART V LICENSES AND PERMITS (324.48732...324.48740) |
| Section 324.48732 | “Place of business” defined; limited retail minnow dealer's license; wholesale minnow dealer's license; minnow catcher's license; fees; prohibited imports; separate licenses; size of crew; identification cards; license application forms; display of placard and license number; display of license or identification card on demand; inspection of records and equipment; revocation or expiration of license. |
| Section 324.48733 | Repealed. 2018, Act 529, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018. |
| Section 324.48734 | Permit to remove fish from waters or donate fish taken during fishing tournament; exception for game fish; issuance. |
| Section 324.48735 | Permit to take fish for fish culture or scientific investigation; exception; permit to possess live game fish in ponds, pools, and aquariums; taking fish to obtain spawn or for protection from ecological damage or imbalance; taking fish not required to maintain fishery resources; supervision; sale or transfer of fish; importing or bringing fish or eggs from outside state; permit to plant spawn, fry, or fish in public waters; exhibiting permits. |
| Section 324.48736 | Removal of caddis fly larvae or other insect larvae from trout streams; prohibition; exception. |
| Section 324.48737 | Sale of licenses and stamps; disposition of proceeds. |
| Section 324.48738 | Violations as misdemeanors; violation as felony; violation as civil infraction; penalties; suspension or revocation of permit or license; issuance or reinstatement. |
| Section 324.48739 | Violation of part as misdemeanor; possession or sale of multipointed hook with weight permanently attached as misdemeanor; penalties. |
| Section 324.48740 | Additional penalties; forfeitures; probation; default; disposition of forfeitures. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-489 | PART 489 WHAISKA BAY (324.48901...324.48901) |
| Section 324.48901 | Whaiska Bay; fishing devices prohibited. |
| 451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-491 | PART 491 RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS WITH ADJOINING STATES (324.49101...324.49103) |
| Section 324.49101 | Reciprocal agreements with adjoining states to cover taking of fish. |
| Section 324.49102 | Fishing; reciprocal agreements; publication. |
| Section 324.49103 | Violation of regulations as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4 | SUBCHAPTER 4 FORESTS (324.50101...324.53519) |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY | THE TIMBER INDUSTRY (324.50101...324.50707) |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501 | PART 501 FOREST IMPROVEMENTS (324.50101...324.50166) |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-1 | SUBPART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS (324.50101...324.50107) |
| Section 324.50101 | Meanings of words and phrases. |
| Section 324.50102 | Definitions; A to D. |
| Section 324.50103 | Definitions; F to P. |
| Section 324.50104 | Definitions; H to P. |
| Section 324.50105 | Definitions; R to U. |
| Section 324.50106 | Purpose. |
| Section 324.50107 | Liberal construction. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-2 | SUBPART 2 FOREST RESTORATION PILOT PROJECT (324.50108...324.50119) |
| Section 324.50108 | Forest restoration pilot project; purpose; sources of funding; allocation of funds. |
| Section 324.50109 | Expenses. |
| Section 324.50110 | Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013. |
| Section 324.50111 | Western Upper Peninsula forest improvement district; establishment; petition; selection of lands by committee; employment of forester; activation of working forests; factors in determining and allocating funds. |
| Section 324.50112 | Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013. |
| Section 324.50113 | Report. |
| Section 324.50114 | Notices; contents; certification. |
| Section 324.50115 | Mandate for public benefit; standards for conduct of forest practices. |
| Section 324.50116 | Changes in forest management plan; approval; appeal; determination; service of changes on members; effective date of changes. |
| Section 324.50117 | Security for repayment of bonds. |
| Section 324.50118 | Approved reserve fund; establishment; purpose; payments into fund; resolution as to use of money; limitations. |
| Section 324.50119 | Applicability of part. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-3 | SUBPART 3 DEPARTMENT POWERS (324.50120...324.50122) |
| Section 324.50120 | Duties of department generally; applicability of provisions to western Upper Peninsula forest improvement district. |
| Section 324.50121 | Rules, guidelines, and publications. |
| Section 324.50122 | Primary consideration in promulgating rules and disposing of timber and other products; timber volume agreement; forest improvement program. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-4 | SUBPART 4 FOREST IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (324.50123...324.50139) |
| Section 324.50123 | Establishment authorized; powers generally. |
| Section 324.50124 | Petitions. |
| Section 324.50125 | Creation of district; hearing; notice; determination; defining boundaries of district; actual notice. |
| Section 324.50126 | Operation of district; feasibility. |
| Section 324.50127 | Board of directors; appointment and qualifications of directors; presentation and contents of application; certification statement; examination and recordation of application and statement; issuance and contents of certification. |
| Section 324.50128 | District as governmental subdivision and public body corporate and politic. |
| Section 324.50129 | Petition for discontinuance; filing; form; notice. |
| Section 324.50130 | Petitions for change of boundary line; filing; contents; hearing; determination; application for certificate evidencing change of boundary; statement; effect of filing; issuance and contents of certificate. |
| Section 324.50131 | Board of directors as governing body of district; officers; election and appointment of directors; terms; eligibility to vote; vacancy; annual meeting; fiscal year; quorum; concurrence of majority for determination; expenses; delegation of powers and duties; recall petition; notice; recall election; cessation of term; furnishing commission with documents and other information; surety bonds; records; audit; representatives of local legislative body. |
| Section 324.50132 | Nominating petition; filing; signatures; notice; eligibility to vote. |
| Section 324.50133 | Consolidation into single district; petition; notice; hearing; determination; order; board of consolidated district; certificate of organization; powers and duties; property, agreements, and obligations of consolidated district. |
| Section 324.50134 | Discontinuance of district; petition; public hearings; notice of referendum; eligibility to vote; publishing results of referendum; determination; certificate of determination; payment of debt and disposition of property; application for discontinuance; issuance and recordation of certificate of dissolution; contracts, bonds, or other obligations; limitation on petition for discontinuance. |
| Section 324.50135 | Additional powers of district. |
| Section 324.50136 | Repealed. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013. |
| Section 324.50137 | Expenses of district; sources of payment; allocation of funds. |
| Section 324.50138 | Cooperative exercise of powers. |
| Section 324.50139 | Report. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-5 | SUBPART 5 FOREST PRACTICES (324.50140...324.50144) |
| Section 324.50140 | Conduct of forest practices; minimum standards. |
| Section 324.50141 | Notification of compliance with forest practice rules; forest management plan; forms; contents of notification; notice of change in information; validity of notification. |
| Section 324.50142 | Violation of district forest practice rule; notice; order; hearing. |
| Section 324.50143 | Noncompliance with order directing repair of damage or correction of unsatisfactory condition; estimate of cost; notice of estimate; review; determination of expenditure; appearance of member; itemized certified statement of expenditures; expenditures as lien; certification and filing of notice of lien; legal action; error or mistake in notice of lien; termination of lien. |
| Section 324.50144 | Conversion of forest land to other use; procedures and criteria. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-6 | SUBPART 6 COST-SHARING AND LOANS FOR FOREST PRACTICES (324.50145...324.50155) |
| Section 324.50145 | Agreements to share cost of forest practices; schedule of cost share percentages. |
| Section 324.50146 | Loans to members; purpose; term; interest; security; recordation of mortgage or deed of trust; repayment before maturity date; damage as grounds for release of obligation. |
| Section 324.50147 | Annual incentive payments to members; purpose; application of income from sale of timber; term; interest; limitation; security; recordation of mortgage or deed of trust; effect of voluntary withdrawal of member; damage as grounds for release of obligation. |
| Section 324.50148 | Cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments; eligibility; conditions; guidelines. |
| Section 324.50149 | Applications for financial assistance; selection of programs; factors; preferences; criteria for evaluation and approval. |
| Section 324.50150 | Cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments; federal payments or other assistance; limitation. |
| Section 324.50151 | Cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments; refund; interest; payments as lien on forest land; filing lien; legal action. |
| Section 324.50152 | Severance and service fees generally. |
| Section 324.50153 | Schedule of fees for services; establishment; uniform severance fee. |
| Section 324.50154 | Severance and service fees; collection and disposition; responsibility for payment of severance fee; stumpage values and units of measurement; remittance; reports; records. |
| Section 324.50155 | Collection of fees; enforcement. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-501-7 | SUBPART 7 BOND ISSUANCE PROVISIONS (324.50156...324.50166) |
| Section 324.50156 | Resolution authorizing bonds; provisions. |
| Section 324.50157 | Resolution authorizing bonds; principal, interest, payment, and security; full faith and credit; trustees. |
| Section 324.50158 | Special debt service reserve fund; creation; purpose; sources and use of money; transfer of income or interest; limitation on approved reserve fund requirement; limitation on issuance of bonds. |
| Section 324.50159 | Statement of liability on face of bond. |
| Section 324.50160 | Applicability of part and resolution; enforcement of duties; recital in bond as evidence of validity; publication and effective date of resolution. |
| Section 324.50161 | Refunding bonds. |
| Section 324.50162 | Adoption of bonds by resolution of majority of board; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act. |
| Section 324.50163 | Pledge and lien of pledge valid and binding; recordation not required. |
| Section 324.50164 | Liability on bonds. |
| Section 324.50165 | Pledge and agreement of state not to impair rights and remedies of bondholders; bonds as negotiable instruments; bonds as securities; investment in bonds. |
| Section 324.50166 | Exemption from taxation. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-503 | PART 503 STATE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (324.50301...324.50302) |
| Section 324.50301 | Duties of departments of agriculture and rural development and natural resources. |
| Section 324.50302 | Annual report. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-505 | PART 505 MICHIGAN FOREST FINANCE AUTHORITY (324.50501...324.50522) |
| Section 324.50501 | Purpose of part. |
| Section 324.50502 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.50503 | Michigan forest finance authority; creation; exercise of powers, duties, and functions; handling of funds. |
| Section 324.50504 | Board of directors; appointment; terms; oath; vacancy; persons subject to MCL 15.321 to 15.330; discharge of duties; policies and procedures; conducting business at public meetings; notice; quorum; actions of board; representative as voting member; chairperson. |
| Section 324.50505 | Election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; state forester as executive director; qualifications, duties, and compensation of employees; delegation of powers or duties; rights and interests of authority; annual report; audits; records. |
| Section 324.50506 | Powers of board. |
| Section 324.50507 | Financing forest management operations and practices; application of funds; interim procedure; annual list of activities and practices; projection of probable default; contracts for cutting and sale of timber; forest development fund; audit. |
| Section 324.50508 | Department as agent for authority; conveyance of state's interest in contracts granting timber cutting rights; deposit of money received; conveyance of title to timber. |
| Section 324.50509 | Bonds and notes generally; expenses; expenditures. |
| Section 324.50510 | Bonds or notes; purposes; payment; requirements; signature of board member or office of authority; sale of bonds or notes; applicability of other laws; interest rate agreement. |
| Section 324.50511 | Refunding bonds or notes. |
| Section 324.50512 | Security to assure timely payment of bond or note. |
| Section 324.50513 | Bonds or notes; authority of board member, executive director, or other officer of authority. |
| Section 324.50514 | Resolution authorizing bonds or notes; provisions. |
| Section 324.50515 | Pledge. |
| Section 324.50516 | Personal liability on bonds or notes. |
| Section 324.50517 | Purchasing, holding, canceling, or reselling bonds or notes. |
| Section 324.50518 | Rights and remedies. |
| Section 324.50519 | Bonds or notes as legal investments; security. |
| Section 324.50520 | Property and income of authority; exemption from taxes and special assessments; bonds or notes exempt from taxation. |
| Section 324.50521 | Liberal construction; broad interpretation. |
| Section 324.50522 | Rules. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-THE-TIMBER-INDUSTRY-507 | PART 507 FOREST MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (324.50701...324.50707) |
| Section 324.50701 | Conveyance by department of leasehold interest in state-owned property to certain counties; designation of forest lands to be leased; maximum term of leasehold interest; renewal; recreational use of property during leasehold. |
| Section 324.50702 | Use of leased property; purposes; use and disposition of proceeds; implementation of forest management demonstration program. |
| Section 324.50703 | County forestry committee; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; approval of committee actions; vacancy. |
| Section 324.50704 | Instrument conveying leasehold interest; approval by attorney general. |
| Section 324.50705 | Conveyance to provide for use of property; termination of lease. |
| Section 324.50706 | Submission of forest management plan. |
| Section 324.50707 | Conveyance of leasehold. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-TAX-INCENTIVES | TAX INCENTIVES (324.51101...324.51312) |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-TAX-INCENTIVES-511 | PART 511 COMMERCIAL FORESTS (324.51101...324.51120) |
| Section 324.51101 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.51102 | Commercial forest; scope and authority of department; rules. |
| Section 324.51103 | Commercial forest; application for classification; "contiguous" defined; requirements for eligibility; application form; postmark or delivery date; providing certain information and fee to department; brochure; notification; certification that forest management plan prepared and in effect; violation; exemption from disclosure. |
| Section 324.51104 | Forestland; evaluation; hearing; notice; conduct; approval; record. |
| Section 324.51105 | Commercial forests not subject to ad valorem general property tax; specific tax; removal from land descriptions list; separate roll; collection; return and sale for nonpayment of taxes; valuation prohibited; lands not considered in connection with equalization distribution of sums collected; distribution; commercial forestland located in renaissance zone. |
| Section 324.51106 | Acreage as commercial forestlands; certifying to state treasurer; payment to county treasurer; distribution of remaining funds; payment in full required. |
| Section 324.51107 | Repealed. 2006, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006 |
| Section 324.51108 | Withdrawal of forestland as commercial forest; application; fee; penalty; calculation; publication on website; withdrawal not subject to penalty; granting application without payment of fee or penalty; forestland acquired by federally recognized Indian tribe; disposition; distribution; notice to applicant, township assessor, and register of deeds; filing list of withdrawn lands; interdepartmental cooperation; definitions. |
| Section 324.51109 | Determining proportion for disbursement of revenues and attribution of revenues; number of mills levied for local school operating purposes; distribution of revenues; “revenues” defined. |
| Section 324.51110 | Cutting, harvesting, or removing forest products prohibited; exceptions. |
| Section 324.51111 | Report to department. |
| Section 324.51112 | Commercial forest fund. |
| Section 324.51113 | Prohibited use of forestland by owner; exception; denying or inhibiting access for public hunting or fishing; exploration for minerals; removal of commercial mineral deposits, sand and gravel, and oil and gas; exploration for wind energy development. |
| Section 324.51114 | Applications, statements, and reports under oath; forms. |
| Section 324.51115 | Transfer of title; effect; withdrawal; document; notification. |
| Section 324.51116 | Removal of designation; declassification; notice; recording; fee. |
| Section 324.51118 | Applicability of changes in part; withdrawal; fees. |
| Section 324.51119 | Representatives of department; right of entry on commercial forestlands; access to books and papers. |
| Section 324.51120 | Violation of part; penalty. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-TAX-INCENTIVES-512 | PART 512 SUSTAINABLE FOREST CONSERVATION EASEMENT TAX INCENTIVES (324.51201...324.51201) |
| Section 324.51201 | Owner of commercial forestland subject to sustainable forest conservation easement; specific tax; application for sustainable forest conservation easement tax incentives; form; information; cutting or removing forest products; violation; penalty; definitions. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-TAX-INCENTIVES-513 | PART 513 PRIVATE FORESTRY (324.51301...324.51312) |
| Section 324.51301 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.51302 | Management and utilization of private forestland and private forest resources; purpose and intent of part. |
| Section 324.51303 | Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. |
| Section 324.51304 | Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. |
| Section 324.51305 | Private forestland enhancement fund. |
| Section 324.51306 | List of qualified foresters; preparation; maintenance; registration; removal; publication on department's website. |
| Section 324.51307 | Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. |
| Section 324.51308 | Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. |
| Section 324.51309 | Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. |
| Section 324.51310 | Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. |
| Section 324.51311 | Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. |
| Section 324.51312 | Repealed. 2006, Act 378, Eff. Sept. 1, 2007. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-FOREST-FIRES | FOREST FIRES (324.51501...324.51906) |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-FOREST-FIRES-515 | PART 515 PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FOREST FIRES (324.51501...324.51514) |
| Section 324.51501 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.51502 | Department of natural resources; authority; appointment of assistants. |
| Section 324.51503 | Burning permits; conditions. |
| Section 324.51503b | Prescribed burning; liability; requirements. |
| Section 324.51503c | Prescribed burn; notice of location; record of attempts to notify; contents of notice; violation. |
| Section 324.51504 | Acts prohibited. |
| Section 324.51505 | Refuse disposal facilities; devices; conditions; rules. |
| Section 324.51506 | Violation of part causing forest or grass fire; violation of MCL 324.51503c; liability; other right of action for damages. |
| Section 324.51507 | Extreme fire hazard conditions; proclamation by governor as to use of fire; prohibited acts. |
| Section 324.51508 | Repealed. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016. |
| Section 324.51509 | Fire suppression expenses; liability; determination; collection of claim; actions. |
| Section 324.51510 | Prohibited acts; exception. |
| Section 324.51511 | Department of natural resources officer, employee, or agent; right of entry. |
| Section 324.51512 | Violation of part or rule; penalty. |
| Section 324.51513 | Administration of part; rules; investigations; surveys; construction of part as to other law enforcement agencies and local ordinances and regulations. |
| Section 324.51514 | Forest fire and other hazard incidents; control; interstate and federal assistance agreements; employee training considered as work inside state; compensation and benefits. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-FOREST-FIRES-517 | PART 517 PREVENTION OF FOREST FIRES (324.51701...324.51702) |
| Section 324.51701 | Legislation, rules, or policies creating conditions promoting, fostering, or leading to forest fires. |
| Section 324.51702 | Inconsistent acts or rules repealed. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-FOREST-FIRES-519 | PART 519 SLASH DISPOSAL (324.51901...324.51906) |
| Section 324.51901 | Forest cutting, slash, and debris; disposal methods, specifications, and elimination; approval by department. |
| Section 324.51902 | Forest cutting, slash, and debris; public utilities; responsibility for disposal. |
| Section 324.51903 | Forest cutting, slash, and debris; time for disposal; burning permit required. |
| Section 324.51904 | Forest cutting, slash, and debris; noncompliance; disposal by department; statement of expenditures; reimbursement; neglect or refusal to pay amount; action; money collected; disposition. |
| Section 324.51905 | Violation of part; penalty; civil liability. |
| Section 324.51906 | Rules, regulations, and specifications. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS | MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS (324.52501...324.53519) |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS-525 | PART 525 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY ON STATE FORESTLANDS (324.52501...324.52511) |
| Section 324.52501 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.52502 | Management of state forest; manner; duties of department. |
| Section 324.52503 | Forestry development, conservation, and recreation management plan. |
| Section 324.52504 | Harvest and sale of timber; deposit of proceeds into forest development fund; report. |
| Section 324.52505 | Third-party certification that forestry standards satisfied; report. |
| Section 324.52506 | Report. |
| Section 324.52511 | Repealed. 2004, Act 123, Eff. Dec. 31, 2011. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS-527 | PART 527 MUNICIPAL FORESTS (324.52701...324.52710) |
| Section 324.52701 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.52702 | Municipality; right to acquire and use lands for forestry. |
| Section 324.52703 | Municipal forestry commission; members; appointment; terms; vacancies. |
| Section 324.52704 | Forestry commission; powers and duties. |
| Section 324.52705 | Forestry commission; report; contents; filing. |
| Section 324.52706 | Authority to sell state lands to municipalities for forestry; reversion; relinquishing reversionary interest; re-acquisition; definitions; use of term "this section." |
| Section 324.52707 | Forestry commissions and department of natural resources; cooperation. |
| Section 324.52708 | Municipality; appropriation for forestry; limitation. |
| Section 324.52709 | Forestry funds; accounting. |
| Section 324.52710 | Special forestry fund; creation; payments in lieu of property taxes. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS-529 | PART 529 CHRISTMAS TREES, BOUGHS, PLANTS, AND OTHER TREES (324.52901...324.52909) |
| Section 324.52901 | Removal of certain plants; “plant” defined; bill of sale or other evidence of title required. |
| Section 324.52902 | Transportation of plants. |
| Section 324.52903 | Sale of plants; bill of sale or other evidence of title required; records of transactions. |
| Section 324.52904 | Trees, shrubs, vines or plants; shipment; evidence of title. |
| Section 324.52905 | Law enforcement officers; inspection; impoundment of plants or equipment; failure to exhibit bill of sale or other evidence of title. |
| Section 324.52906 | Construction of part. |
| Section 324.52907 | Enforcement of part; rules. |
| Section 324.52908 | Violation of part; penalties; determination of total value; prior convictions; prohibition; additional penalties. |
| Section 324.52909 | Christmas trees; transportation during December. |
| 451-1994-III-2-4-MISCELLANEOUS-TOPICS-535. | PART 535. REGISTERED FORESTERS (324.53501...324.53519) |
| Section 324.53501 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.53503 | Forester program evaluation; review; ceasing administration of part; conditions. |
| Section 324.53505 | Board of foresters; creation; membership; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancy; meetings; quorum; compliance with open meetings act; writings subject to freedom of information act; expenses; violations committee. |
| Section 324.53507 | Duties of board; power to call witnesses and receive evidence. |
| Section 324.53509 | Registration as forester; application; submission; contents; denial or approval; validity; duties of individual. |
| Section 324.53511 | Automatic registration of members of affiliated professional organizations; forester registered or licensed in another state or country. |
| Section 324.53513 | Use of "registered forester" as title. |
| Section 324.53515 | Registered forester; requirements. |
| Section 324.53517 | Violation of MCL 324.53515 or order; complaint; determination by violations committee; notification; investigation; proposed order; objection; review; final order; revocation or suspension. |
| Section 324.53519 | Revenue; fees; disposition. |