reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 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-451 - Part 451 Fishing From Inland Waters (324.45101...324.45102) › Section 324.45101 - Inland Lakes; Fishing Prohibited; Exception.

324.45101 Inland lakes; fishing prohibited; exception.
Sec. 45101.
A person shall not take any fish from any of the inland lakes of this state, within which fish are planted at the expense of the people of this state, if the public is excluded from taking fish from those waters. However, this part does not apply to any small inland lakes covering less than 250 acres in which fish are planted without the written consent of the persons who together own in fee simple the submerged acreage.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-451 - Part 451 Fishing From Inland Waters (324.45101...324.45102) › Section 324.45102 - Violation of Part; Penalty.

324.45102 Violation of part; penalty.
Sec. 45102.
A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 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 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-453 - Part 453 Fishing With Hook and Line (324.45301...324.45302) › Section 324.45301 - Lawful Fishing With Hook and Line.

324.45301 Lawful fishing with hook and line.
Sec. 45301.
In any of the navigable or meandered waters of this state where fish have been or are propagated, planted, or spread at the expense of the people of this state or the United States, the people have the right to catch fish with hook and line during the seasons and in the waters that are not otherwise prohibited by the laws of this state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-453 - Part 453 Fishing With Hook and Line (324.45301...324.45302) › Section 324.45302 - Fishing Rights; Action; Defense.

324.45302 Fishing rights; action; defense.
Sec. 45302.
An action shall not be maintained against a person entering upon the waters for the purpose of fishing, by the owner, lessee, or other person having the right of possession of adjoining lands, except for actual damage done. In such an action, the defendant under a proper notice may dispute at trial the plaintiff's right to either title or possession of the land claimed to have been trespassed upon.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-455 - Part 455 Frogs (324.45501...324.45504) › Section 324.45501 - Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.

324.45501 Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
Part 455 of the natural resources and environmental protection act is repealed. The heading "FROGS" was not legislatively repealed and remains as a part heading in the act.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-455 - Part 455 Frogs (324.45501...324.45504) › Section 324.45502 - Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.

324.45502 Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-455 - Part 455 Frogs (324.45501...324.45504) › Section 324.45503 - Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.

324.45503 Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-455 - Part 455 Frogs (324.45501...324.45504) › Section 324.45504 - Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.

324.45504 Repealed. 2018, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45701 - Definitions.

324.45701 Definitions.
Sec. 45701.
As used in this part:
(a) "Mussel" means the pearly freshwater mussel, clam, or naiad, and the shells of the pearly freshwater mussel, clam, or naiad.
(b) "Crowfoot bar" means a bar of any material bearing a series of hooks designed to catch or adapted for catching mussels by the insertion of the hooks between the shells of mussels.
(c) "Hand rod" means any mechanism of capture that is adapted for picking the mussels singly from the bottom of waters and is operated by the picker holding the hand rod in the hand.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45702 - Mussels; Registration and License Requirements.

324.45702 Mussels; registration and license requirements.
Sec. 45702.
A person shall not take, catch, or kill mussels by means of any kind of apparatus or in any manner in any of the inland waters of this state without first registering with the department and obtaining a license issued for this purpose in accordance with this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45703 - License; Application; Form; Fee.

324.45703 License; application; form; fee.
Sec. 45703.
A person shall not take, catch, or kill mussels in any of the inland waters of this state without applying to the department on a form provided for that purpose by the department. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $3.00, if the applicant is a resident of this state, and a fee of $50.00, if the applicant is a nonresident of this state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45704 - License; Issuance; Duration; Contents; Possession; Exhibition.

324.45704 License; issuance; duration; contents; possession; exhibition.
Sec. 45704.
The department shall upon receipt of an application and the proper fee issue a license to take, catch, or kill mussels. All licenses shall begin July 1 and expire on September 30, following issuance. Licenses shall be consecutively numbered as issued, and a record of licenses and their numbers shall be kept by the department. A license shall state whether it is a resident or nonresident license, the address of the licensee, and the amount paid for the license. The license shall also state what waters have been closed to the capture of mussels by the department. Every person while taking, catching, or killing mussels shall have the license required by this section in his or her possession and shall exhibit the license when requested to do so by an authorized officer.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45705 - Applications and Licenses; Record; Receipts; Disposition; "Nonresident" Defined.

324.45705 Applications and licenses; record; receipts; disposition; "nonresident" defined.
Sec. 45705.
The department shall keep a record of all applications and licenses issued and on the first day of each month shall pay to the state treasurer all money received for the sale of licenses issued under this part, and the money shall be credited to the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund provided for in section 2010 and shall be disbursed by the state treasurer for services of the department and for the department's expenses in enforcing this part and the game and fish laws of this state, for propagation, and for biological investigations and such other investigations as may be necessary. For the purposes of this part, a nonresident of this state is a person who has not resided within this state for a period of at least 6 consecutive months immediately prior to the time application is made for a license under this part.
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 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45706 - Mussels; Number of Boats Permitted; Crowfoot Bars; Hand Rods; Prohibited Devices; Mufflers.

324.45706 Mussels; number of boats permitted; crowfoot bars; hand rods; prohibited devices; mufflers.
Sec. 45706.
Any person to whom a license has been issued under this part may operate not more than 1 boat, with or without a motor, in taking, catching, or killing mussels. The person may use 1 additional boat, with or without a motor, for the purpose of towing only when an apparatus for taking, catching, or killing mussels is not used or kept on the boat. A person engaged in taking, catching, or killing mussels on the waters shall not possess more than 4 crowfoot bars, shall have not more than 2 of the bars in the water at 1 time, and shall not use or possess a crowfoot bar of greater than 20 feet in length. A person may also use his or her hands or a device known as a hand rod in taking, catching, or removing mussels from the waters. However, a person shall not use to gather mussels a fork, dredge, tongs, or other device that when used digs deeply into the bed of the stream. All boats propelled by an internal combustion engine or motor and used in taking, catching, killing, or conveying mussels taken under this part shall be equipped at all times with a quiet muffler for the exhaust.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45707 - Mussels; Limitation on Catch of Certain Undersized Species.

324.45707 Mussels; limitation on catch of certain undersized species.
Sec. 45707.
A person shall not take, catch, kill, offer for sale, or possess, in a quantity of more than 1% by weight, mussels of the varieties known either as mucket or pocketbook species of a size less than 3 inches at the greatest dimension. Undersized mussels shall be immediately culled and returned to the water from which they were taken without avoidable injury.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45708 - Mussels; Closed Areas; Orders of Department; Publication; Effective Date.

324.45708 Mussels; closed areas; orders of department; publication; effective date.
Sec. 45708.
The department may, for the conservation of the mussel resources of the state, prescribe areas in any part of the state from which mussels shall not be taken for a period specified by the department. A person shall not take, catch, or kill mussels in closed waters. All orders of the department affecting mussels shall be published once a year in a newspaper of general circulation published within each county containing or having on its boundary waters affected by the order. All such orders shall take effect at the time established in the order, but not less than 21 days after the publication of the order. The department may extend the time within which the order takes effect.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45709 - Mussels; Report to Department by License Holder; Prerequisite to New License.

324.45709 Mussels; report to department by license holder; prerequisite to new license.
Sec. 45709.
On or before December 31 of the year in which any license was issued, the holder of the license shall make a written report to the department, on a form furnished by the department, under oath if requested to do so, stating the total weight of mussel shells taken, caught, or killed under the license, the names and locations of waters from which the mussels were taken, the weight of shells taken from each water, the amount of money received for shells sold, and any other information required by the department in determining the trend of the industry and available supply of mussels. The department may deny a new license to the holder until the report is made in accordance with this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45710 - Taking Mussels for Culture or Scientific Investigation; Permit Required.

324.45710 Taking mussels for culture or scientific investigation; permit required.
Sec. 45710.
A person shall not take from any of the inland waters of this state any kind of mussels in any manner for the purpose of culture or scientific investigation without first obtaining a permit from the department.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711) › Section 324.45711 - Violation of Part; Penalty; Default.

324.45711 Violation of part; penalty; default.
Sec. 45711.
A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 or more than $100.00 and costs of prosecution, and in default of the payment of the fine, by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-459 - Part 459 Propagation of Game Fish in Private Waters (324.45901...324.45908) › Section 324.45901 - Definitions.

324.45901 Definitions.
Sec. 45901.
As used in this part:
(a) "Game fish" includes all species of fish in the families of salmonidae (trout and salmon), thymallidae (grayling), esocidae (northern pike and muskellunge), serranidae (white bass and striped bass), centrarchidae (bass, bluegill, and crappie), percidae (perch and walleye), acipenseridae (sturgeon), ictaluridae (catfish), and coregonidae (whitefish).
(b) "Genetically engineered" refers to a fish whose genome, chromosomal or extrachromosomal, is modified permanently and heritably, using recombinant nucleic acid techniques.
(c) "Recombinant nucleic acid techniques" means laboratory techniques through which genetic material is isolated and manipulated in vitro and then inserted into an organism.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 30, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-459 - Part 459 Propagation of Game Fish in Private Waters (324.45901...324.45908) › Section 324.45902 - Game Fish; License for Propagation for Sale.

324.45902 Game fish; license for propagation for sale.
Sec. 45902.
(1) A person shall not propagate, rear, or have in possession for the purpose of offering for sale or selling any kind of game fish except as authorized by a license issued by the department pursuant to part 13. A license is nontransferable and expires on December 31 of the year for which issued. A separate license is required for each place of business where game fish are propagated, reared, or possessed for the purpose of sale or offering for sale.
(2) This part does not apply to the following:
(a) The sale, offering for sale, or possession of dead, fresh, or frozen brook trout, brown trout, or rainbow trout lawfully taken in and exported from another state or country or that have been procured from a licensed dealer within this state.
(b) The propagation, rearing, possession, or sale of game fish pursuant to a registration or permit issued pursuant to the Michigan aquaculture development act, 1996 PA 199, MCL 286.871 to 286.884.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 200, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1996 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-459 - Part 459 Propagation of Game Fish in Private Waters (324.45901...324.45908) › Section 324.45903 - Game Fish; License; Application; Contents; Fee.

324.45903 Game fish; license; application; contents; fee.
Sec. 45903.
Any person owning or having control of private waters in this state who desires a license under this part shall make application for the license to the department, accompanied by a fee of $5.00. The application shall state the name and address of the applicant and include the description of the premises where game fish are to be propagated, reared, possessed, or offered for sale, together with additional information as may be required. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the department, if satisfied that this part and the rules promulgated under this part have been complied with, shall issue a license to the applicant.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-459 - Part 459 Propagation of Game Fish in Private Waters (324.45901...324.45908) › Section 324.45904 - Game Fish; Sale; Posting of License.

324.45904 Game fish; sale; posting of license.
Sec. 45904.
A person shall not propagate, rear, or possess, for the purpose of offering for sale or selling, any game fish, except at the location described in his or her license. The license shall be conspicuously posted at the person's place of business at all times.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-459 - Part 459 Propagation of Game Fish in Private Waters (324.45901...324.45908) › Section 324.45905 - Rules; Enforcement.

324.45905 Rules; enforcement.
Sec. 45905.
The department may promulgate and enforce rules as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this part and to protect the public interest.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-459 - Part 459 Propagation of Game Fish in Private Waters (324.45901...324.45908) › Section 324.45906 - Importation of Game Fish or Viable Eggs; Prohibition or Restriction; Rules.

324.45906 Importation of game fish or viable eggs; prohibition or restriction; rules.
Sec. 45906.
(1) A person shall not import into this state any live game fish, including viable eggs of any game fish, except as authorized by a license as provided for in this part issued by the department pursuant to part 13. A license under this subsection does not apply to a genetically engineered variant of a live game fish species unless the genetically engineered variant is specifically identified in the license.
(2) The department may promulgate rules under this part to prohibit or restrict the importation of any species of game fish or other fish if the importation of that species would endanger the public fishery resources of this state. A prohibition or restriction in rules promulgated under this subsection applies to a genetically engineered variant of a fish species identified in the prohibition or restriction unless the prohibition or restriction specifically provides otherwise. A prohibition or restriction in rules promulgated under this subsection may be limited to a genetically engineered fish.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 30, 2004 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-459 - Part 459 Propagation of Game Fish in Private Waters (324.45901...324.45908) › Section 324.45907 - License Fees; Crediting Game and Fish Protection Account.

324.45907 License fees; crediting game and fish protection account.
Sec. 45907.
All money received from the sale of licenses provided for in this part shall be paid over to the state treasurer and shall be credited by the state treasurer to the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund provided for in section 2010.
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 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-459 - Part 459 Propagation of Game Fish in Private Waters (324.45901...324.45908) › Section 324.45908 - Violation of Part or Rules as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Suspension or Revocation of License.

324.45908 Violation of part or rules as misdemeanor; penalty; suspension or revocation of license.
Sec. 45908.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who violates this part or the rules promulgated under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both. In addition to the penalty, any license issued under this part may be revoked.
(2) A person who knowingly violates section 45906 or a rule promulgated under section 45906 with respect to a genetically engineered fish or with respect to any fish species that is not naturalized in this state is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. In addition, any license issued to the person under this part may be revoked, and the person is liable for damages to natural resources resulting from the violation, including, but not limited to, costs incurred to prevent or minimize such damages.
(3) Any license issued under this part may be suspended or revoked by the department after a hearing, upon reasonable notice, when any of the operations under it fail to comply with the requirements of this part or the rules promulgated under this part. Whenever any license is suspended or revoked, the fish held under the license shall be disposed of only in a manner approved by the department.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 30, 2004
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-461 - Part 461 Regulating Fishing in Northport Harbor (324.46101...324.46102) › Section 324.46101 - Northport Harbor; Fishing for Perch or Smelt Prohibited.

324.46101 Northport harbor; fishing for perch or smelt prohibited.
Sec. 46101.
(1) A person shall not take any of the species of fish known as perch with gill nets, pound nets, trap nets, seines, setlines, or set hooks, or any other device except a hook and line, and no nets of any description for the taking of perch shall be set within 200 feet of any dock in the waters of Northport harbor (known as Northport bay), and within a line beginning at the extreme southern end of lot 3, section 36, town 32 north, range 11 west of Northpoint point at the water's edge; thence on a line southerly across Northport bay to Bellows (Gull) island; thence southerly on a line from Bellows (Gull) island to most northerly point of lot 3, section 25, town 31 north, range 11 west; thence due west to the east shore of lot 1, section 25, town 31 north, range 11 west; thence northerly following the bay shore to the place of beginning. A person shall not set any trap or pound net in that part of Northport harbor north of a line beginning at the extreme southern end of lot 3, section 36, town 32 north, range 11 west of Northport point at the water's edge and extending west to the town line between 31 north and 32 north in the village of Northport.
(2) A person shall not use a bait net in shallow waters along the shores of Northport harbor during the smelt spawning season to obtain smelt for other than a commercial purpose.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-461 - Part 461 Regulating Fishing in Northport Harbor (324.46101...324.46102) › Section 324.46102 - Violation of Part As Misdemeanor; Penalty.

324.46102 Violation of part as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 46102.
A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-463 - Part 463 Fishing Laws in St. Joseph River (324.46301...324.46301) › Section 324.46301 - St. Joseph River; Applicability of General Laws.

324.46301 St. Joseph river; applicability of general laws.
Sec. 46301.
All general laws relative to fishing on inland lakes are applicable to the waters in that part of the St. Joseph river formerly known as Municipal pond, and now known as Union Lake, Union City, Branch county, Michigan, extending from a point known as Arbogast bridge westward to and including the Riley dam.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-465 - Part 465 Fishing Shanties (324.46501...324.46509) › Section 324.46501 - Definitions.

324.46501 Definitions.
Sec. 46501.
As used in this part:
(a) "Fishing shanty" means a fishing house or any other structure or shelter placed on the ice on the waters over which this state has jurisdiction.
(b) "Local unit of government" means a county, city, township, village, or other governmental unit. Local unit of government does not include the state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-465 - Part 465 Fishing Shanties (324.46501...324.46509) › Section 324.46502 - Fishing Shanty; Affixing Identification of Owner.

324.46502 Fishing shanty; affixing identification of owner.
Sec. 46502.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a person shall not set, place, erect, cause to be set, placed, or erected, or use a fishing shanty at any time upon the ice in waters over which this state has jurisdiction, unless information identifying the owner as prescribed in this subsection is affixed to each side of the outside of the fishing shanty in legible alphanumeric characters not less than 2 inches in height. The alphanumeric characters must be readily visible and consist of materials that are not soluble in water. The information identifying the owner under this subsection must be 1 of the following:
(a) The owner's name and address.
(b) The owner's driver license number.
(c) The number of the owner's sportcard issued under section 43522.
(2) Placing the information identifying the owner on a piece of wood, plastic, or other material and affixing that piece of material to the fishing shanty does not satisfy the requirements of this section.
(3) The identification requirement in subsection (1) does not apply to a tent or other temporary shelter if the tent or shelter is removed from the ice at the conclusion of each day's fishing activity.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-465 - Part 465 Fishing Shanties (324.46501...324.46509) › Section 324.46503 - Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.

324.46503 Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to removal of fishing shanties erected upon waters within Upper Peninsula.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-465 - Part 465 Fishing Shanties (324.46501...324.46509) › Section 324.46504 - Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.

324.46504 Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to removal of fishing shanties erected upon waters within certain counties.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-465 - Part 465 Fishing Shanties (324.46501...324.46509) › Section 324.46505 - Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.

324.46505 Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to removal of fishing shanties erected upon waters within certain counties.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-465 - Part 465 Fishing Shanties (324.46501...324.46509) › Section 324.46506 - Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.

324.46506 Repealed. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to placement of fishing shanties if removed at conclusion of each day's fishing activity.
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA
2023 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-465 - Part 465 Fishing Shanties (324.46501...324.46509) › Section 324.46507 - Fishing Shanty; Removal; Conditions; Violation; Date for Removal.

324.46507 Fishing shanty; removal; conditions; violation; date for removal.
Sec. 46507.
(1) A person who sets, places, erects, or causes to be set, placed, or erected any fishing shanty upon the ice of any water within the jurisdiction of this state shall remove the fishing shanty before ice conditions are unsafe for its removal or before the date set by the department under subsection (2) and on a daily basis following that date. Failure to remove a fishing shanty within the time specified in this section is a violation of this part, and the department or the local unit of government may then authorize the removal and storage or destruction of the fishing shanty.
(2) The department shall set the date by which a fishing shanty must be removed under this section.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2018
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA