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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 324.46508 - Ordinance, Rule, or Regulation of Local Unit of Government; Effect.

324.46508 Ordinance, rule, or regulation of local unit of government; effect.
Sec. 46508.
A local unit of government shall not pass an ordinance, rule, or regulation regulating the placement, use, marking, or removal of a fishing shanty on the ice of any waters over which this state has jurisdiction. An ordinance, rule, or regulation described in this section that is in effect on April 1, 1994 is void. However, if a person fails to remove a fishing shanty within the time specified by the department under section 46507, a local unit of government may remove the fishing shanty from the ice or water and store or destroy the fishing shanty.
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 324.46509 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Reimbursement to Governmental Entity; Violation of 46502 Civil Infraction.

324.46509 Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; reimbursement to governmental entity; violation of 46502 civil infraction.
Sec. 46509.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 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 $100.00 or more than $500.00, or both, and costs of prosecution.
(2) Upon conviction for the violation of this part, the court shall order the defendant to reimburse the governmental entity that removes or provides for the removal of the fishing shanty from the water or ice an amount equal to 3 times the cost of removal.
(3) An individual who violates section 46502 is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $150.00.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 23, Eff. June 8, 2022
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-467 - Part 467 Modification of Commercial Fishing Laws (324.46701...324.46704) › Section 324.46701 - Commercial Fishing Laws; Suspension by Department.

324.46701 Commercial fishing laws; suspension by department.
Sec. 46701.
Notwithstanding any other act or part to the contrary, any statute or law of this state governing commercial fishing may be suspended, abridged, extended, or modified by the department when, in the opinion of the department, that action is necessary for the better protection, preservation, maintenance, and harvesting of the fish. The existing statutes and laws regulating commercial fishing shall remain in full force and effect unless suspended, abridged, extended, or modified by order of the department in the manner provided in this part or by subsequent acts of the legislature.
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-467 - Part 467 Modification of Commercial Fishing Laws (324.46701...324.46704) › Section 324.46702 - Effective Date of Order; Copy to Licensees.

324.46702 Effective date of order; copy to licensees.
Sec. 46702.
The effective date of any order issued by the department under this part shall be not less than 30 days from and after the date of its issuance. Within 10 days after the date of its issuance, a copy of the order shall be sent by first-class mail to all persons of record licensed under part 473.
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-467 - Part 467 Modification of Commercial Fishing Laws (324.46701...324.46704) › Section 324.46703 - Violation of Order; Penalty; Revocation of License.

324.46703 Violation of order; penalty; revocation of license.
Sec. 46703.
A person who violates any order issued under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each violation is a separate and distinct offense and, in addition to the penalties provided in this part, any license issued under authority of part 473 to any person convicted in any 1 license year of 3 violations of any order or orders promulgated under authority of this part, or of any act or part regulating commercial fishing, shall be automatically revoked and canceled for the remainder of the license year for which issued. The revocation shall prohibit for the balance of the license year the use of any boats, nets, or other gear covered by the license.
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-467 - Part 467 Modification of Commercial Fishing Laws (324.46701...324.46704) › Section 324.46704 - Construction of Part.

324.46704 Construction of part.
Sec. 46704.
Nothing in this part confers upon the department the power to alter any provisions of the statutes relating to forfeitures, penalties, or license fees.
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-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.

324.46901 Soo Rapids and certain connecting waters of St. Marys river; closed seasons on rainbow trout; excepted waters.
Sec. 46901.
A person shall not take or attempt to take rainbow trout in the waters of the Soo Rapids, and the United States power canal and tailrace, the north and south canals, the locks and the approaches thereto, between the international railway bridge and a line drawn from the ferry dock immediately below the St. Marys falls in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to the ferry dock in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, all being a part of the St. Marys river, Chippewa county, except from June 1 to November 30. This section does not apply to the Michigan northern power canal, which is a part of the connecting waters between Lake Superior and Lake Huron for the purpose of regulating fishing in that area.
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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47315 - Taking Fish for Fish Culture; Powers of Department or Department's Designee; Sale; Disposition of Proceeds.

324.47315 Taking fish for fish culture; powers of department or department's designee; sale; disposition of proceeds.
Sec. 47315.
The department, or a designee of the department acting in compliance with a permit issued by the department, may take fish in any manner, in any of the waters mentioned in this part, at any and all seasons of the year, for the purpose of fish culture or scientific investigation; may have and hold ripe and unripe fish in order to take spawn from the fish; may sell all of those ripe and unripe fish; and may devote the proceeds of the sales exclusively toward defraying the expenses incurred in taking the fish and fertilizing and planting the spawn from the fish.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2022
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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47316 - Shipments; Marketing; Seizure as Illegal.

324.47316 Shipments; marketing; seizure as illegal.
Sec. 47316.
A person shall not ship or transport within this state any fish in packages or containers without plainly and correctly marking each package or container with the name of the consignor and the kinds of fish contained in the package. A railroad company, boat line, express company, motor truck company, aerial freight or express company, or other transportation company or common carrier, or any agent of any such company, or the owner of any boat, airplane, car, truck or other vehicle operated privately or as a common carrier, or the agent or representative of such owners, shall not accept for shipment or transport any package or container of fish unless it is properly marked as prescribed in this section. The presence in any package or container of 10% by weight of any fish that is illegal to ship shall make the entire contents of the package or container subject to seizure as an illegal shipment.
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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47317 - Possession of Shipment of Illegal Fish; Construction.

324.47317 Possession of shipment of illegal fish; construction.
Sec. 47317.
The possession of any package or shipment of illegal fish offered to any common carrier as described in section 47316 shall be construed to be and shall remain in the consignor until delivered to the consignee. However, if any common carrier as described in section 47316 is not able or refuses or neglects to show from whom the consignment of any shipment of fish was received, the shipment shall be considered to be in possession of the common carrier having the shipment in transit, and they may be proceeded against the same as the original owner.
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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47318 - Repacking After Opening; Detention of Legal Shipment Prohibited.

324.47318 Repacking after opening; detention of legal shipment prohibited.
Sec. 47318.
Any package or car of fish in transit opened by the department, if found to be a lawful shipment under this part, shall be repacked in as good a condition as possible. A package or car of fish legally shipped shall not be detained in transit by or for inspection.
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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47320 - Undersized Fish; Return to Waters; Definition.

324.47320 Undersized fish; return to waters; definition.
Sec. 47320.
A person engaged in lifting pound nets, trap nets, or seines in the waters of this state shall not take from the waters of this state any undersized fish, and all undersized fish found in the nets fished in those waters shall be returned to the waters with as little injury as possible by the person or persons lifting the net or nets. For the purpose of this part, undersized fish are fish of a smaller size than established by 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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47321 - Taking of Certain Fish by Commercial Fishing Devices Prohibited; Return to Waters.

324.47321 Taking of certain fish by commercial fishing devices prohibited; return to waters.
Sec. 47321.
A person shall not take or catch with any kind of a net or other device used in commercial fishing in any of the waters mentioned in this part, any of the following:
(a) Largemouth black bass, Huro salmoides.
(b) Smallmouth black bass, Micropterus dolomieu.
(c) White crappie, also known as strawberry bass, Pomoxis annularis.
(d) Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus.
(e) Common sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus.
(f) Brook or speckled trout, Salvelinus fontinalis.
(g) Rainbow and steelhead trout, Salmo gairdnerii.
(h) Brown and Loch Leven trout, Salmo trutta.
(i) Muskellunge, Esox masquinongy.
(2) In addition to the prohibition in subsection (1), a person shall not sell or offer for sale or possess at any time any of the fish listed in subsection (1) unless otherwise provided by law. Any such fish, whether dead or alive, shall at once be returned to the waters from which taken by the person or persons taking the fish.
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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47322 - Marking of Location of Nets and Devices.

324.47322 Marking of location of nets and devices.
Sec. 47322.
A person shall not set or use nets, set hook lines, or any other continuous device in any of the waters mentioned in this part without marking its location by buoys and identifying the nets or other devices by showing the license number in plain figures upon the bowls of the buoys of the person using the nets, set lines, or other devices; the license number to be attached to all gill net buoys; to the stakes at the heart or pot of pound nets; to the lifting buoy of trap nets, where the heart and pot are set below the surface of the water; to a buoy at the point of heart or pot of fyke nets where the cover of the hearts or pots comes to the surface of the water. However, when any of the nets, set hook lines, or other devices are set under the ice, their location shall be marked by a stake extending not less than 4 feet above the ice at each end of the net or nets, set hook lines, or other continuous device and the license number, in legible figures, shall be attached to each stake or to the ends of the net or nets, set hook line, or other device.
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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47323 - Inspection Before Shipment.

324.47323 Inspection before shipment.
Sec. 47323.
Every person taking fish for market in any of the waters mentioned in this part shall bring them to some port or place in this state where they may be inspected before shipping. However, the department may grant permission to take fish to ports or places in other states when the commercial fishing laws of the other states substantially conform to the commercial fishing 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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47324 - Power of Department to Take Fish for Cultural Purposes; Price; Basis.

324.47324 Power of department to take fish for cultural purposes; price; basis.
Sec. 47324.
The department may take, for fish cultural purposes only, fish taken by any person fishing in the waters of this state, and when so taken the fish shall be weighed and shall be paid for. The price shall be based on the Chicago, Detroit, and New York markets, or at such other price as may be agreed upon by the person or persons taking the fish and the department, plus the cost of transportation, if any.
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-473 - Part 473 Commercial Fishing (324.47301...324.47362) › Section 324.47325 - Daily Report of Catch; Failure to File; Penalty; Monthly Form.

***** 324.47325 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024: See 324.47325.amended *****
324.47325 Daily report of catch; failure to file; penalty; monthly form.
Sec. 47325.
Every person taking fish for the market in any of the waters mentioned in this part shall keep an accurate report of each day's catch upon forms furnished by the department of the number of pounds of each kind of fish taken, of the locality fished, of the kind and amount of fishing gear employed, of the length of time (number of nights) each unit of gear employed fished without being lifted, of the kind and amount of spawn taken, of the kind and amount of caviar taken, and of such other data as the biologists may require in following the trend of the fisheries, and shall each month report, under oath when requested, the above data to the department. Any person whose report for the last preceding month is not received by the department at its office in Lansing, Michigan, on or before the fifteenth day of the month following, is delinquent, and notice to that effect shall be mailed to the delinquent person by the department. Failure to submit a report within 30 days after the close of the month for which a report is required shall be considered as intent to violate this section. The license of any person who fails to submit reports for 2 or more months, and who has been duly notified by the department each following month as provided in this section, may be suspended by the department until such time as the delinquent reports are submitted to the department. The boat and nets for which a license is suspended shall not be used for commercial fishing by any person until the suspension has been lifted and the license restored. However, any person who fails to make the report or reports as described in this section shall be denied a new license or a renewal of his or her license until this part has been complied with. Any person engaged in fishing operations shall submit a monthly form to the department regardless of whether fishing was discontinued for 1 or more months, noting the facts.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name:
Act 451
Popular Name:
NREPA