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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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43539 - Report by Licensee.

324.43539 Report by licensee.
Sec. 43539.
The department may require each licensed hunter, trapper, and angler to make a report to the department of the number, kinds, and location of game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, and fish taken during the respective open season by the licensee. The department shall establish the prescribed manner in which the requested information is reported.
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43540 - License; Application and Issuance by Mail, On-Line Computer Service, or Telephone; Fees; Delinquent Payment.

324.43540 License; application and issuance by mail, on-line computer service, or telephone; fees; delinquent payment.
Sec. 43540.
(1) An application for 1 or more licenses issued under this part may be made by mail, on-line computer service, or telephone to the department, or to a person designated by the department, who shall forward the license issued to the applicant to an address as directed by the applicant. An applicant shall satisfy all the requirements of this part for obtaining a license before a license is issued by mail or telephone. The department may charge a fee for an application made by mail, on-line computer service, or telephone in addition to the fee for the license or licenses. Total fees collected by the department under this subsection in any license year shall not exceed the additional cost of providing mail or telephone service in that year.
(2) If a check or draft of a required fee is not paid on its first presentation, the fee is delinquent as of the date the check or draft was tendered. The person tendering the check or draft remains liable for the payment of each fee and any penalty.
(3) The department may revoke a license, duplicate license, application, or permit if the department has determined that a fee prescribed in this part has not been paid and remains unpaid after reasonable notice or demand.
(4) If a fee is still delinquent 15 days after the department has given notice to a person who tendered the check or draft, the department shall assess and collect a $15.00 penalty in addition to the license and transaction fee.
(5) The director may refuse to issue additional licenses under this part to a person who is delinquent in payment of fees or penalties provided in subsection (4) at the time the application is submitted.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43540c - Sportsmen Against Hunger Program; Donation; Creation; Disposition of Money or Other Assets; Money Remaining in Fund; Expenditure; Costs; Limitation; "Fund" Defined.

324.43540c Sportsmen against hunger program; donation; creation; disposition of money or other assets; money remaining in fund; expenditure; costs; limitation; "fund" defined.
Sec. 43540c.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), when a person applies for a license under this part, the department or the department's agent shall ask whether the person would like to donate $1.00 to the sportsmen against hunger program created by the department under section 43540a and, if so, shall collect the donation with the license fee. A person designated by the department to issue licenses shall not receive a commission under section 43541 for the donation.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to license applications made beginning January 1, 2006.
(3) A donation under subsection (1) is in addition to the license fee.
(4) The department shall transfer donations under subsection (1) to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund.
(5) The sportsmen against hunger fund is created within the state treasury.
(6) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(7) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(8) Money from the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation, only by the department for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) The costs of administering the fund, including the costs of collecting donations to the fund.
(b) The administration of the sportsmen against hunger program created under section 43540a, including, if applicable, the costs of any contract with a nonprofit organization to administer the sportsmen against hunger program, as authorized under section 43540a(4).
(9) The department shall not incur costs described in subsection (8) in excess of the amount of revenue in the fund available to cover such costs.
(10) As used in this section, "fund" means the sportsmen against hunger fund created in subsection (5).
History:
Add. 2005, Act 117, Imd. Eff. Sept. 22, 2005
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43540d - Repealed. 2010, Act 366, Eff. Dec. 22, 2011.

324.43540d Repealed. 2010, Act 366, Eff. Dec. 22, 2011.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to establishment of moose hunting advisory council.
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43540e - Wolf Management Advisory Council.

324.43540e Wolf management advisory council.
Sec. 43540e.
(1) The wolf management advisory council is created within the department.
(2) The council shall consist of at least the following members:
(a) The director of the department or his or her designee.
(b) One member representing an organization that promotes conservation in this state appointed by the director or his or her designee.
(c) One member representing organizations that promote hunting or fishing in this state appointed by the director or his or her designee.
(d) One member representing a tribal government appointed by the director or his or her designee.
(e) One member representing agricultural interests appointed by the director or his or her designee.
(f) One member representing an animal advocacy organization appointed by the director or his or her designee.
(3) The council shall meet at least annually.
(4) A majority of the members of the council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the council. A majority of the members present and serving are required for official action of the council.
(5) The business that the council may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the council held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(6) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the council in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(7) Members of the council shall serve without compensation. However, members of the council may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the council.
(8) The council shall annually submit to the commission and to the legislature a report that makes nonbinding recommendations as to the proper management of wolves in this state.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 520, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43541 - Retaining Percentage of Fees for Sportcard, License, Duplicate License, Application, or Permit; Additional Charges.

324.43541 Retaining percentage of fees for sportcard, license, duplicate license, application, or permit; additional charges.
Sec. 43541.
(1) A person authorized by the department to issue licenses on March 15, 1993, may retain 7.5% of the fees for each sportcard, license, duplicate license, application, or permit that the person sells. A person authorized by the department after March 15, 1993 to issue licenses may retain 5% of the fees for each sportcard, license, duplicate license, application, or permit that the person sells. The department shall consider any additional location established after March 15, 1993 at which licenses are sold as a new authorized agent for purposes of determining the percentage of fees that may be retained for sales at the new location by that authorized agent. Beginning March 1, 2014, any person authorized by the department to issue licenses may retain 7.5% of the fees for each sportcard, license, duplicate license, application, or permit that the person sells.
(2) In addition to the fees authorized under subsection (1), the department may also authorize a person who is authorized to issue licenses to charge and retain a 50-cent transaction fee for collecting migratory bird survey responses.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43542 - Licenses; Validity; Fee; Report.

324.43542 Licenses; validity; fee; report.
Sec. 43542.
(1) All licenses issued under this part are valid from March 1 through March 31 of the following year or as otherwise provided by order of the commission. The department shall designate the period of validity on the license or permit.
(2) The fee for a multiyear license, permit, or application shall be the annual fee for that license, permit, or application multiplied by the number of years designated by order of the commission.
(3) At least 6 months prior to the commission issuing an order under subsection (1), the department shall report to the legislature how the department will ensure that the money collected for any multiyear licenses or permits is accounted for and allocated to the appropriate fiscal year.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 34, Imd. Eff. June 4, 2009
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43543 - Course of Instruction in Safe Handling of Firearms; Instructors; Registration; Certificate of Competency.

324.43543 Course of instruction in safe handling of firearms; instructors; registration; certificate of competency.
Sec. 43543.
The department shall provide for a course of instruction in the safe handling of firearms and shall designate persons, without compensation, to serve as instructors and to award certificates. A person desiring to take the course of instruction shall register with an instructor certified by the department. Upon successful completion of the course, the person shall be issued a certificate of competency.
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43544 - License, Sportcard, or Kill Tag; Loss or Destruction; Duplicate; Certification of Loss Form; Fees.

324.43544 License, sportcard, or kill tag; loss or destruction; duplicate; certification of loss form; fees.
Sec. 43544.
(1) If a license or sportcard issued pursuant to this part or a kill tag is lost or destroyed, a licensee may procure a duplicate from the department. To obtain a duplicate license, sportcard, or kill tag, the licensee shall file a certification of loss form with the department and shall pay the duplicate fee as provided in subsection (2) for each duplicate requested.
(2) If the licensee meets the requirements of subsection (1) and all other requirements of this part for procuring a license or sportcard, or, if required by this part, a kill tag, the department shall verify the purchase of the original and issue to the licensee the duplicates requested and collect the following applicable duplicate fees:
(a) Until March 1, 2014, and except as provided in subdivision (c), $3.00 for each license included in a certification of loss.
(b) Beginning March 1, 2014, the amount the individual would pay for each license included in a certification of loss.
(c) For a duplicate of a kill tag, the fee shall equal the amount that the individual would pay for a license to which the kill tag applies without regard to marketing discounts or multilicense discounts.
(d) For a duplicate of a sportcard, $1.00.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43545 - Repealed. 2016, Act 461, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017.

324.43545 Repealed. 2016, Act 461, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to prohibition against assessment or collection of license or permit fees.
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43546 - Senior Hunting and Fishing Licenses; Appropriating Sum Equal to Fees Not Collected; Crediting Appropriation to Game and Fish Protection Account.

324.43546 Senior hunting and fishing licenses; appropriating sum equal to fees not collected; crediting appropriation to game and fish protection account.
Sec. 43546.
(1) Before June 1 of each year, the department shall determine the total number of senior hunting and fishing licenses issued and the total fees collected the preceding license year. The department shall determine the total fees that would have been collected if those senior citizens had been required to purchase full-price resident hunting and fishing licenses during the preceding license year. From this total, the department shall subtract the fees collected from the sale of senior hunting and fishing licenses during the preceding license year. The difference is the amount that would otherwise be collected.
(2) The legislature shall annually appropriate from the general fund a sum equal to the fees that would otherwise be collected as determined pursuant to subsection (1). The sum appropriated shall be credited to the game and fish protection account.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997 ;-- 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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43548 - Persons Authorized to Issue Limited Fishing Licenses Without Equipment; Bond; Remittance of Money; Limitation on Fee; Fees Held in Trust.

324.43548 Persons authorized to issue limited fishing licenses without equipment; bond; remittance of money; limitation on fee; fees held in trust.
Sec. 43548.
(1) The department may require a person authorized to issue limited fishing licenses without the equipment described in section 43547 to file a bond with the department. The type and amount of the bond shall be determined by the department.
(2) A person issuing a sportcard, license, or permit shall remit to the department money required to be charged for the sale of each license, duplicate license or sportcard, application, or permit by the method and at the frequency prescribed by the department.
(3) A person shall not charge a fee for a sportcard or a license in an amount that is more than the license and transaction fee printed on the sportcard or license by the department.
(4) All fees collected from the sale of sportcards, licenses, duplicate licenses or sportcards, applications, or permits, except for the fees and commissions provided in section 43541(1) and (2), are held in trust for the state.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43549 - Violation of MCL 324.43548; Penalties.

324.43549 Violation of MCL 324.43548; penalties.
Sec. 43549.
A person who violates section 43548, in addition to other penalties provided by law, forfeits the right to issue licenses and sportcards and forfeits the right to retain any percentage of the license or sportcard fees not received by the department within 48 hours after the date and time the license or sportcard fees should have been deposited as required by the department.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43550 - Format of License.

324.43550 Format of license.
Sec. 43550.
The department shall select the format of 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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43551 - Issuance of Certain Licenses; Restriction.

324.43551 Issuance of certain licenses; restriction.
Sec. 43551.
The department may restrict the issuance of certain licenses to issuance only by department offices or employees.
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43552 - Quotas on Licenses.

324.43552 Quotas on licenses.
Sec. 43552.
The department may establish a quota on the number of each kind of license that may be issued.
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43554 - Deer Habitat; Improvement; Maintenance; Management; Use of License Fee; Limitation.

324.43554 Deer habitat; improvement; maintenance; management; use of license fee; limitation.
Sec. 43554.
One dollar and fifty cents of the license fee for each firearm deer, bow and arrow deer, and resident sportsperson's license shall be used for improving and maintaining a habitat for deer and for the acquisition of lands for an effective program of deer habitat management. Beginning March 1, 2014, $1.50 of the license fee for each deer and resident sportsperson's license shall be used for improving and maintaining a habitat for deer and for the acquisition of lands for an effective program of deer habitat management. Except as otherwise provided in this section, not more than 0.25% of the money under this section shall be used to acquire lands. However, if all of the money appropriated from the natural resources trust fund for eco-region acquisition carried over from previous fiscal years is spent, then the 0.25% limitation under this section does not apply. Land shall not be acquired under this section until that acquisition is approved by the joint capital outlay subcommittee.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43557 - License Application Lists, Information, and Publications; Sale; Price; Disposition of Proceeds.

324.43557 License application lists, information, and publications; sale; price; disposition of proceeds.
Sec. 43557.
The department may sell, or contract for the sale of, license application lists or information filed with the department pursuant to this part and related publications of the department. The department shall establish the price for the lists, information, and publications, and the proceeds of all sales pursuant to this section shall be credited to the game and fish protection account in the manner prescribed in section 43553.
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43559 - Violation; Revocation of License; Suspension Order; Compliance; Rescission; Failure to Answer Citation or Notice to Appear; Failure to Comply With Court Order or Judgment.

324.43559 Violation; revocation of license; suspension order; compliance; rescission; failure to answer citation or notice to appear; failure to comply with court order or judgment.
Sec. 43559.
(1) If a person is convicted of violating this part, or another law relative to hunting, fishing, or trapping that does not otherwise require the revocation of, or prohibit the securing of, 1 or more licenses, the court may order the revocation of 1 or more of the person's licenses and may by order provide that the person shall not secure 1 or more licenses for not less than the remainder of the year in which convicted and during the next succeeding year, or longer in the discretion of the court.
(2) The department shall comply with a suspension order issued as provided in the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.601 to 552.650, within 7 days after receipt of the suspension order.
(3) An order rescinding a suspension order issued under the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.601 to 552.650, is effective upon its entry by the court and purchase by the licensee of a replacement license.
(4) If a person is charged with, or convicted of, a violation of this part, or another law relative to hunting, fishing, or trapping, and the person fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear in court, or for any matter pending, or fails to comply with an order or judgment of the court, the court shall immediately give notice by first-class mail sent to the person's last known address that if the person fails to appear within 7 days after the notice is issued, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court within 14 days after the notice is issued, the department shall suspend the person's hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses. If the person fails to appear within the 7-day period, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court within the 14-day period, the court shall immediately inform the department. The department shall immediately suspend the person's hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and notify the person of the suspension by first-class mail sent to the person's last known address.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 95, Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 37, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2013
Popular Name:
Act 451
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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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43560 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Failure to Exhibit License; Civil Infraction; Civil Fine.

324.43560 Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; failure to exhibit license; civil infraction; civil fine.
Sec. 43560.
(1) An individual who violates this part or a rule promulgated under this part, for which a penalty is not otherwise provided for in this section or this part, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not less than $25.00 or more than $250.00 and the costs of prosecution, or both.
(2) An individual who fails to exhibit a hunting, fur harvester's, or fishing license in violation of section 43516(3) 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 15, Imd. Eff. Feb. 23, 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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561) › Section 324.43561 - Rules.

324.43561 Rules.
Sec. 43561.
The department may promulgate rules for the administration of this part.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-437 - Part 437 Michigan Game and Fish Protection Trust Fund (324.43701...324.43705) › Section 324.43701 - Definitions.

324.43701 Definitions.
Sec. 43701.
As used in this part:
(a) "Game and fish protection account" means the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund provided for in section 2010.
(b) "Gas" means a mixture of hydrocarbons and nonhydrocarbons in a gaseous state which may or may not be associated with oil and includes liquids resulting from the condensation of those hydrocarbons and nonhydrocarbons.
(c) "Mineral" means an inorganic substance that can be extracted from the earth, except for oil or gas, and includes rock, metal ores, and mineral water.
(d) "Oil" means natural crude oil or petroleum and other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, which are produced at the well in liquid form by ordinary production methods and which are not the result of condensation of gas after it leaves the underground reservoir.
(e) "Trust fund" means the Michigan game and fish protection trust fund established in section 41 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and provided for in section 43702.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 50, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001 ;-- 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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-437 - Part 437 Michigan Game and Fish Protection Trust Fund (324.43701...324.43705) › Section 324.43702 - Michigan Game and Fish Protection Trust Fund; Establishment; Composition.

324.43702 Michigan game and fish protection trust fund; establishment; composition.
Sec. 43702.
In accordance with section 41 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, the Michigan game and fish protection trust fund is established in the state treasury. The trust fund shall consist of all of the following:
(a) All assets of the game and fish protection trust fund immediately prior to the effective date of the amendatory act that added section 2001.
(b) Bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, royalties, and other revenues collected or reserved by the state under leases or direct sale contracts in effect on or after April 7, 1986, entered into by the state pursuant to section 502, 503, or 33936 or section 12 of former 1909 PA 280, or any other law enacted for leasing for the purpose of permitting extraction or removal of minerals, coal, oil, gas, or other resources from state owned lands, if these bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, royalties, direct sale proceeds, and other revenues accrue from lands acquired by the state using revenues derived from the game and fish protection account, the game and fish protection trust account created in section 4 of the Kammer recreational land trust fund act of 1976, former 1976 PA 204, federal funds made available to the state under 16 USC 669 to 669i, commonly known as the federal aid in wildlife restoration act, or 16 USC 777 to 777l, commonly known as the federal aid in fish restoration act, or related state or federal funds.
(c) Gifts, grants, bequests or assets from any source.
(d) Other revenues as authorized by law.
(e) Interest and earnings accruing from assets of the trust fund.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 50, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001 ;-- 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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-437 - Part 437 Michigan Game and Fish Protection Trust Fund (324.43701...324.43705) › Section 324.43703 - Transfer of Interest and Earnings; Manner of Maintaining Corpus of Trust Fund; Transfer of Funds.

324.43703 Transfer of interest and earnings; manner of maintaining corpus of trust fund; transfer of funds.
Sec. 43703.
(1) The state treasurer shall transfer the interest and earnings from the trust fund to the game and fish protection account.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the corpus of the trust fund shall be maintained by the state treasurer in a manner that will provide for future transfers to the game and fish protection account from the trust fund's interest and earnings.
(3) The legislature may annually appropriate and transfer not more than $6,000,000.00 from the corpus of the trust fund to the game and fish protection account.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 50, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001 ;-- 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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-437 - Part 437 Michigan Game and Fish Protection Trust Fund (324.43701...324.43705) › Section 324.43704 - Investment of Trust Fund; Report on Accounting of Revenues and Expenditures.

324.43704 Investment of trust fund; report on accounting of revenues and expenditures.
Sec. 43704.
(1) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the trust fund. The state treasurer shall have the same authority to invest the assets of the trust fund as is granted to an investment fiduciary under the public employee retirement system investment act, 1965 PA 314, MCL 38.1132 to 38.1140l.
(2) The department shall annually prepare a report containing an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the trust fund. This report shall identify the interest and earnings of the trust fund from the previous year, the investment performance of the trust fund during the previous year, and the total amount of appropriations from the trust fund during the previous year. This report shall be provided to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over issues pertaining to natural resources and the environment.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 50, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 56, Eff. Sept. 21, 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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-439 - Part 439 Michigan Nongame Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund (324.43901...324.43907) › Section 324.43901 - Definitions.

324.43901 Definitions.
Sec. 43901.
As used in this part:
(a) "Nongame fish and wildlife" means fish or wild animals that are unconfined and not ordinarily taken for sport, fur, or food, and the habitat that supports them. However, nongame fish and wildlife includes fish and wild animals designated as game species when located in an area of this state where the taking of that species of fish or wild animal is prohibited.
(b) "Trust fund" means the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund established in section 42 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and provided for in section 43902.
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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-439 - Part 439 Michigan Nongame Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund (324.43901...324.43907) › Section 324.43902 - Michigan Nongame Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund; Establishment; Composition; Investment; Annual Report.

324.43902 Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund; establishment; composition; investment; annual report.
Sec. 43902.
(1) In accordance with section 42 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund is established in the state treasury. The trust fund shall consist of all of the following:
(a) All assets of the nongame fish and wildlife trust fund immediately prior to the effective date of the amendatory act that added section 2001, which money is hereby transferred to the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund.
(b) All money credited to the trust fund pursuant to section 439 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.439, and section 811l of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.811l.
(c) Gifts, grants, bequests, or assets from any source.
(d) Other revenues as authorized by law.
(e) Interest and earnings accruing from assets of the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund.
(2) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the trust fund. The state treasurer shall have the same authority to invest the assets of the trust fund as is granted to an investment fiduciary under the public employee retirement system investment act, 1965 PA 314, MCL 38.1132 to 38.1140l.
(3) The department shall annually prepare a report containing an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the trust fund. This report shall identify the interest and earnings of the trust fund from the previous year, the investment performance of the trust fund during the previous year, and the total amount of appropriations from the trust fund during the previous year. This report shall be provided to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over issues pertaining to natural resources and the environment.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 69, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 55, Eff. Sept. 21, 2002 ;-- 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-2-2 - Subchapter 2 Hunting and Fishing Licenses (324.43501...324.44106) › 451-1994-III-2-2-439 - Part 439 Michigan Nongame Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund (324.43901...324.43907) › Section 324.43903 - Retention of Certain Money in Trust Fund on Permanent Basis; Expenditures.

324.43903 Retention of certain money in trust fund on permanent basis; expenditures.
Sec. 43903.
(1) The Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund shall maintain a principal balance of not less than $6,000,000.00, which shall be retained in the trust fund on a permanent basis.
(2) The interest and earnings of the trust fund and any money not otherwise retained on a permanent basis under subsection (1) shall be expended for the purposes of implementing the management plan described in section 43904. In implementing the management plan described in section 43904, the department may expend money from the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund for grants to state colleges and universities.
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