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MI Comp L § 324.46902 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|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 324.46902 - Violation of Part As Misdemeanor; Penalty.

324.46902 Violation of part as misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 46902.  A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not less than 10 days or more than 90 days, or a fine of not less than $10.00 or more than $100.00, or both. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|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.

324.47101 Department; fish-breeding duties; property tax exempt; superintendent of fisheries; duties. Sec. 47101.  The department shall select suitable locations within this state at which to establish and maintain fish-breeding establishments for the propagation and cultivation of whitefish, and such other kinds of food fish as the department may direct, for the purpose of stocking such fish and replenishing the supply of the fish in the inland and bordering waters of this state. All property owned or leased by the department shall be exempt from taxation so long as held and used for state purposes under this part. The department shall employ a competent person as superintendent of fisheries, whose duty it shall be to devote his or her entire time to gathering ova, hatching and planting, or distributing fish, and superintending generally the practical operations of the work.  History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47102 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-471 - Part 471 Fisheries Maintenance (324.47101...324.47105)|Section 324.47102 - Accounts; Records.

324.47102 Accounts; records.Sec. 47102.  The department shall keep proper books of accounts and records of its transactions, and also of all operations and experiments in the discharge of the duties under this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47103 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-471 - Part 471 Fisheries Maintenance (324.47101...324.47105)|Section 324.47103 - Duties of Department.

324.47103 Duties of department. Sec. 47103.  The department may take or cause to be taken any fish in any manner or at any time, for the purposes connected with the fish culture or with scientific observation. The department shall further discharge any duties required of it by law relating to the fishing interests or to enforce laws relating to the protection of fish and fisheries in this state. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47104 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-471 - Part 471 Fisheries Maintenance (324.47101...324.47105)|Section 324.47104 - Appropriation; Carrying Forward Unexpended Balance.

324.47104 Appropriation; carrying forward unexpended balance. Sec. 47104.  The unexpended balance of any appropriation to implement this part at the end of the year for which the appropriation is made shall be carried forward to the credit of the department, if the department certifies to the state treasurer that the money is needed for the purchase of additional grounds, for making permanent improvements upon any of its property, or for equipment or labor. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 356, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47105 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-471 - Part 471 Fisheries Maintenance (324.47101...324.47105)|Section 324.47105 - Joint Action With Other States.

324.47105 Joint action with other states.  Sec. 47105.  In case appropriations by other states contiguous to the waters of this state are made, and a disposition for joint action with this state is expressed, the department, with the approval of the governor, may arrange for and carry into effect joint action for replenishing the supply of food fish in the contiguous waters. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47301 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|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.

324.47301 Fish in Great Lakes; property of state. Sec. 47301.  All fish of whatever kind found in the waters of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie, commonly known as the Great Lakes, the bays of the Great Lakes, and the connecting waters between those lakes within the jurisdiction of this state are the property of the state, and taking the fish from those waters is a privilege. All fish in waters described in this section shall be taken, transported, sold, and possessed only in accordance with this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47303 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362)|Section 324.47303 - Fish and Game Protection Account; Receipts; Use.

324.47303 Fish and game protection account; receipts; use.Sec. 47303.  The department shall provide financial remuneration to the state for fish taken for commercial purposes by collection from the licensee of not more than 5% of the price received by the licensee. Money received shall be credited to the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund provided for in section 2010 to be used in the development and management of the fisheries resource. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 587, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 587 of 2004 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Joint Resolution Z of the 92nd Legislature becomes a part of the state constitution of 1963 as provided in section 1 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963."Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47305 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362)|Section 324.47305 - Rules.

324.47305 Rules. Sec. 47305.  For the purpose of carrying out this section and sections 47302 and 47303, the department may promulgate rules as may be necessary. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47306 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362)|Section 324.47306 - Commercial Fishing Law; Setting of Nets or Hook Lines Prohibited; Connecting Waters.

324.47306 Commercial fishing law; setting of nets or hook lines prohibited; connecting waters. Sec. 47306.  A person shall not place or set any kind of a net or set hook lines or take or attempt to take any kind of fish with a net or set hook lines, except minnow seines as provided in section 47309, in any of the connecting waters between Lake Superior and Lake Huron and the connecting waters between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. For the purposes of this part, the connecting waters between Lake Superior and Lake Huron are all of that part of the straits of St. Mary in this state, extending from a line drawn from Birch point range front light to the most westerly point of Round island, thence following the shore of Round island to the most northerly point thereof, thence from the most northerly point of said Round island to Point Aux Pins light, Ontario, to a line drawn east and west from the most southerly point of Little Lime island; and the connecting waters of Lake Huron and Lake Erie are all of the St. Clair river and all of lake St. Clair and all of the Detroit river extending from fort Gratiot light in Lake Huron to a point in the lower Detroit river where the center line of Oak street, city of Wyandotte, Wayne county, Michigan, extended due east, would intersect the international boundary line. The boundary line between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron is a line extending due north from old Mackinac point lighthouse across the straits of Mackinac.  History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47308 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362)|Section 324.47308 - Set Hook Lines, Spears, and Gill Nets; Use Permitted; Marketing Prohibited; Unused Bait.

324.47308 Set hook lines, spears, and gill nets; use permitted; marketing prohibited; unused bait. Sec. 47308.  Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may use in the waters of Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, and Erie, and the bays of those lakes, within the jurisdiction of this state, set hook lines or spears for the purpose of taking fish; and for the purpose of securing bait for use in baiting said hook lines, a person may use gill nets as provided in section 47309. However, a person shall not market or possess for the purpose of marketing any fish taken in bait nets. All unused bait, fresh or old, shall be taken ashore. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47310 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362)|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.

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. Sec. 47310.  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), within the jurisdiction of this state the holder of a license or permit issued under this part shall not take, catch, or attempt to take or catch any fish with a gill net, pound net, or trap net in Lake Erie and the connecting waters of Lake Erie and Lake Huron, or in the portions of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron located south of a line extending due east and west of the forty-fifth parallel of latitude, or in the rivers and streams which connect with any of the bodies of water described in this subsection from April 15 to September 15.  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a license or permit holder who prior to September 15, 1984 holds a license or permit issued under this part to take, catch, or attempt to take or catch any fish with a gill net, pound net, or trap net in those waters described in subsection (1). Fishing licenses described in this subsection are not transferable without the permission of the department.   (3) The department may issue a license or permit that authorizes the holder of the license or permit to take, catch, or attempt to take or catch coregonus, commonly known as chubs, with a gill net, pound net, or trap net as follows:  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in those waters described in subsection (1) that exceed 240 feet in depth.  (b) In those waters of Lake Michigan located south of a line extending due west of the south pier of Grand Haven harbor that exceed 180 feet in depth.  (4) This section does not apply after December 31, 1986. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47312 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362)|Section 324.47312 - Taking Fish for Fish Culture; Commercial Fishing; Closing.

324.47312 Taking fish for fish culture; commercial fishing; closing. Sec. 47312.  The department may authorize the taking of trout, whitefish, and yellow pickerel for the purpose of fish culture at any time during the open or closed seasons provided in this part, when it is determined by test nets set under the direction of the department that at least 20% of the fish taken are females and at least 40% of these females are ripe and ready to spawn. However, when all spawn needed for state and federal hatcheries has been secured, the department may close all commercial fishing during the remainder of the closed season. The department may close all commercial fishing during the closed season on those grounds that are so located as to prevent proper handling of spawn or where it appears that little or no spawn is being taken. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47313 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362)|Section 324.47313 - Spawn; Handling; Violation of Part; Unlawful Taking of Trout.

324.47313 Spawn; handling; violation of part; unlawful taking of trout. Sec. 47313.  All persons engaged in fishing for whitefish, trout, yellow pickerel, or perch in the waters named in this part shall from the beginning of the spawning season for these fish, such time to be determined by test under the direction of the department, until the beginning of the closed season provided by section 47311 and before and after the closed season, strip all ripe fish, both male and female, save all of the spawn, properly impregnate it, and deliver it to the department at its fishing port, and all such persons shall have a sufficient number of people on each boat and all the equipment needed properly to save, handle, impregnate, and deliver such spawn. The saving, handling, impregnating, and delivering of spawn shall be done under the direction of the department and in accordance with such regulations and under such supervision as prescribed by the department. However, the department shall not discriminate against any person engaged in fishing during the closed or open season, having on each boat a sufficient number of people and all the equipment needed properly to save, handle, impregnate, and deliver such spawn at any port or fishing ground when it has been determined that fish are ripe for spawning. This determination shall be made by setting test nets on each fishing ground where spawn will be taken. A person engaged in commercial fishing that fails to properly save, handle, impregnate, and deliver such spawn during any period when spawn are ripe is guilty of a violation of this part. A person shall not take from the waters of the Great Lakes any lake or Mackinaw trout during the closed season established by this part for those fish, except by the use of gill nets, trap nets, and pound nets after tests have been made and the percentage of ripe fish secured as provided for in section 47312. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
MI Comp L § 324.47314 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection|Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)|Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)|451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)|451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)|451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362)|Section 324.47314 - Spawn; Propagation; Planting of Fry; Violation of Part.

324.47314 Spawn; propagation; planting of fry; violation of part. Sec. 47314.  The department shall deliver to designated representatives of the United States bureau of fisheries and to the state fish hatcheries as much of this spawn as may be desired by the bureau and state hatcheries for propagation and planting in the waters of the lakes within the jurisdiction of this state, and the remainder of the spawn shall be properly impregnated and planted upon the spawning beds from which it was taken. The persons so fishing shall plant upon the spawning beds the fry hatched from such proportion of the spawn as may have been taken from the fish caught by the persons when directed to do so by the department. A person refusing or failing to comply with this section is guilty of a violation of this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA