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451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION - Wildlife Conservation (324.40101...324.41403)
451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-401 - Part 401 Wildlife Conservation (324.40101...324.40120)
Section 324.40101 - Meanings of Words and Phrases. - Sec. 40101. For purposes of this part, the words and...
Section 324.40102 - Definitions; a to F. - Sec. 40102. (1) "Animals" means wild birds and wild mammals....
Section 324.40103 - Definitions; G to R; "Conservation" Defined. - Sec. 40103. (1) "Game" means any species of wildlife designated...
Section 324.40104 - Definitions; T, V. - Sec. 40104. (1) "Take" means to hunt with any weapon,...
Section 324.40105 - Animals as Property of State; Taking of Animals to Be Regulated. - Sec. 40105. All animals found in this state, whether resident...
Section 324.40106 - Game or Protected Animal; Taking, Releasing, Transporting, Selling, Buying, or Possessing; Construction of Section. - Sec. 40106. A person shall not take, release, transport, sell,...
Section 324.40107 - Management of Animals; Orders of Department; Procedures for Exercising Power; Revision of Order; Filing Orders to Take Place of Former 1929 Pa 286; Filing and Effective Date of Orders. - Sec. 40107. (1) The department shall manage animals in this...
Section 324.40107a - Repealed. 2003, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 4, 2009. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to raptors.Popular Name: Act...
Section 324.40107b - Taking of Live Raptors for Use in Falconry; Order; Establishment of Season; Scope of Section. - Sec. 40107b. (1) The department shall issue an order in...
Section 324.40107c - Control and Management of Double-Crested Cormorants; Administration of Program; Organization of States; Funds. - Sec. 40107c. (1) To reduce cormorant damage, the department shall...
Section 324.40107d - Control and Management of Double-Crested Cormorants; Administration of Program; Organization of States; Funds. - Sec. 40107d. (1) The cormorant control fund is created within...
Section 324.40108 - Interim Orders. - Sec. 40108. The department may modify an order issued under...
Section 324.40109 - Transportation of Game; Identification of Sex and Species; Tagging; Section Inapplicable to Skins, Pelts, and Hides. - Sec. 40109. If game is transported, the sex and species...
Section 324.40109a - Conduct in Another State; Prosecution, Punishment, or Penalty Prohibited. - Sec. 40109a. An individual shall not be prosecuted, punished, or...
Section 324.40110 - Designation of Species as Game; Establishment of First Open Season; Removal From List; Orders; Definitions. - Sec. 40110. (1) Only the legislature or the commission may...
Section 324.40110a - Open Season for Moose. - Sec. 40110a. The legislature hereby authorizes the establishment of the...
Section 324.40110b - Legislative Findings and Declaration; Establishment of First Open Season for Wolf. - Sec. 40110b. (1) The legislature finds and declares that: (a)...
Section 324.40111 - Taking Animal From in or Upon Vehicle; Transporting or Possessing Firearm in or Upon Vehicle; Person With Disability; Transporting or Possessing Unloaded Firearm in or Upon Vehicle on Sporting Clays Range; Individual Holding Permi... - Sec. 40111. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3)...
Section 324.40111a - Deer and Elk Feeding; Order; Definition. - Sec. 40111a. (1) The commission, after consultation with the commission...
Section 324.40111c - Use of Tranquilizer Propelled From Bow or Firearm; Use of Unmanned Vehicle or Device; Prohibitions. - Sec. 40111c. (1) A person other than the department shall...
Section 324.40112 - Obstructing or Interfering in Lawful Taking of Animals or Fish; Prohibited Conduct; Petition; Injunction; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalties; Section Inapplicable to Peace Officer. - Sec. 40112. (1) An individual shall not obstruct or interfere...
Section 324.40113 - Artificial Light. - Sec. 40113. (1) Except as otherwise provided in a department...
Section 324.40113a - Legislative Findings and Declarations; Taking of Game; Issuance of Orders; Right to Hunt, Fish, and Take Game. - Sec. 40113a. (1) The legislature finds and declares that: (a)...
Section 324.40114 - Permits or Licenses; Issuance to Individual Who Is Paraplegic, Amputee, or Permanently Disabled; Taking of Game With Modified Bow; Permits for Additional Activities; Activities Not Considered Hunting; Suspension, Revocation, Annul... - Sec. 40114. (1) The department may issue a permit to...
Section 324.40115 - Possession of Certain Game Killed in Collision With Motor Vehicle. - Sec. 40115. (1) Subject to subsections (9) and (10), an...
Section 324.40116 - Hunter Orange or Other Authorized Color; Exceptions; Noncompliance Not as Evidence of Contributory Negligence; Review and Determination by Commission; "Hunter Orange" and "Hunter Pink" Defined. - Sec. 40116. (1) An individual shall not take game during...
Section 324.40117 - Possession of Parts of Animal as Prima Facie Evidence of Violation. - Sec. 40117. In a prosecution for a violation of this...
Section 324.40118 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Additional Penalties. - Sec. 40118. (1) An individual who violates this part, an...
Section 324.40119 - Reimbursement of State for Value of Game or Protected Animal; Restitution for Illegal Killing, Possessing, Purchasing, or Selling Antlered White-Tailed Deer, Antlered Elk, Antlered Moose, and Turkey With Beard; Forfeiture; Default... - Sec. 40119. (1) In addition to the penalties provided for...
Section 324.40120 - Michigan Big Game Trophy Records; Official Keeper; Recognition. - Sec. 40120. The department shall recognize commemorative bucks of Michigan,...
451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-403 - Part 403 Wildlife Preservation (324.40301...324.40303)
Section 324.40301 - Sale of Items Signifying Interest in Wildlife Preservation. - Sec. 40301. The department may issue for sale to the...
Section 324.40302 - Use of Net Proceeds. - Sec. 40302. Net proceeds from the sale of an item...
Section 324.40303 - Rights and Privileges; Marketing Items. - Sec. 40303. The department may attach such rights and privileges...
451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-405 - Part 405 Wildlife Restoration, Management, and Research (324.40501...324.40501)
Section 324.40501 - Wildlife Restoration, Management, and Research Projects; Authority of Department to Cooperate With Federal Government; Use of Hunters' License Fees; Expenditures for Game and Fish Habitat. - Sec. 40501. The department shall perform such acts as may...
451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-409 - Part 409 Homing Pigeons (324.40901...324.40903)
Section 324.40901 - Homing Pigeons; Prohibited Acts. - Sec. 40901. A person shall not at any time of...
Section 324.40902 - Homing Pigeons; Use of Certain Devices Prohibited. - Sec. 40902. A person shall not at any time make...
Section 324.40903 - Violation of Part As Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 40903. A person who violates this part, upon conviction...
451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-411 - Part 411 Protection and Preservation of Fish, Game, and Birds (324.41101...324.41105)
Section 324.41101 - Definitions. - Sec. 41101. As used in this part: (a) "Area" means...
Section 324.41102 - Regulatory Powers of Department; Exception. - Sec. 41102. (1) The department, in accordance with this part,...
Section 324.41103 - Orders Protecting Fish, Animals, or Birds; Provisions; Duration; Notice; Newspaper Publication; Filing; Printing Order in Michigan Fish and Game Laws; Fisheries Research; Experimental Game Management Areas; Notice of Availability... - Sec. 41103. (1) If the department determines that any fish,...
Section 324.41104 - Suspended Open Season; Rescission or Modification; Exception. - Sec. 41104. If the open season during which any species...
Section 324.41105 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 41105. A person who takes or kills any fish,...
451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-413 - Part 413 Transgenic and Nonnative Organisms (324.41301...324.41341)
Section 324.41301 - Definitions; Possession of Live Organism. - Sec. 41301. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Amphibian"...
Section 324.41302 - Adding or Deleting From List of Prohibited Species or Restricted Species; Consultation; Procedure; Determination; Review; Emergency Order; Order Setting Conditions for Harvesting, Possessing, and Transporting Naturalized Organism... - Sec. 41302. (1) The relevant commission may by order add...
Section 324.41302a - Repealed. 2018, Act 451, Eff. March 21, 2019. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to a permitted aquatic...
Section 324.41303 - Possession of Live Prohibited or Restricted Organism; Prohibition; Exceptions; Notification of Location Where Found. - Sec. 41303. (1) A person shall not knowingly possess a...
Section 324.41305 - Introduction of Prohibited or Restricted Species, or Genetically Engineered or Nonnative Bird, Crustacean, Fish, Insect, Mammal, or Mollusk, or Aquatic Plant; Prohibition; Exceptions. - Sec. 41305. A person shall not introduce a prohibited species,...
Section 324.41306 - Permit; Application; Fee; Granting or Denying; Revocation; Modification; Hearing; Administration; Enforcement. - Sec. 41306. (1) A person shall apply to the relevant...
Section 324.41307 - Rules. - Sec. 41307. The department shall promulgate rules under the administrative...
Section 324.41309 - Violation; Penalties; Suspension or Revocation of Permit or License; Order; Liability for Damages to Natural Resources; Exceptions. - Sec. 41309. (1) A person who violates section 41303(2) is...
Section 324.41310 - Property Used in Criminal Violation Subject to Seizure and Forfeiture. - Sec. 41310. A vehicle, equipment, or other property used in...
Section 324.41311 - Invasive Species Fund; Creation; Disposition of Funds; Money Remaining in Fund; Expenditures; Purposes. - Sec. 41311. (1) The invasive species fund is created within...
Section 324.41313 - Providing Information on Website; Requirements. - Sec. 41313. The department of natural resources and the department...
Section 324.41321 - Repealed. 2009, Act 51, Eff. Sept. 21, 2009. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the invasive species...
Section 324.41323 - Duties of Department. - Sec. 41323. (1) The department of natural resources shall do...
Section 324.41325 - Watercraft, Watercraft Equipment, or Watercraft Trailer With Aquatic Plant Attached; Placement in State Waters Prohibited; Transport Over Land; Order to Remove Aquatic Organisms; Release of Baitfish Prohibited; Release of Fish Lim... - Sec. 41325. (1) A person shall not do any of...
Section 324.41329 - Sale or Possession of Nonnative Aquatic Species Without Registration Prohibited; Exceptions; Applicability of Section. - Sec. 41329. (1) A person shall not sell or offer...
Section 324.41331 - Registration to Sell or Possess Nonnative Aquatic Species; Application; Issuance. - Sec. 41331. To register under section 41329, a person shall...
Section 324.41333 - Person Registered to Sell or Possess Nonnative Aquatic Species; Duties. - Sec. 41333. A registrant under section 41329 shall do all...
Section 324.41335 - Trade Show for Aquatic Species; Written Notice Required. - Sec. 41335. Subject to section 41329(2), a person shall not...
Section 324.41337 - Violation; Penalties; Suspension or Revocation of Registration; Disposal of Aquatic Species. - Sec. 41337. (1) A person who violates sections 41329 to...
Section 324.41341 - Inspection of Site or Facility Permitted. - Sec. 41341. The department of natural resources or the department...
451-1994-III-2-1-WILDLIFE-CONSERVATION-414 - Part 414 Aquatic Invasive Species (324.41401...324.41403)
Section 324.41401 - Definitions. - Sec. 41401. As used in this part: (a) "Aquatic invasive...
Section 324.41402 - Inland Lakes Aquatic Invasive Plant Species Control and Eradication Program; Grants; Application; Requirements. - Sec. 41402. (1) The department shall establish an inland lake...
Section 324.41403 - Inland Lake Aquatic Invasive Plant Species Control and Eradication Fund; Creation; Investment, Disposition, and Expenditure of Money. - Sec. 41403. (1) The inland lake aquatic invasive plant species...
451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS - Shooting and Hunting Grounds (324.41501...324.42106)
451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-415 - Part 415 Public Shooting and Hunting Grounds (324.41501...324.41515)
451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-415-1 - Subpart 1 (324.41501...324.41504)
Section 324.41501 - Saginaw Bay; Public Shooting and Hunting Ground. - Sec. 41501. All of the lands belonging to the state...
Section 324.41502 - Saginaw Bay; Trespassers; Prosecution. - Sec. 41502. A person who has located upon or occupied...
Section 324.41503 - Saginaw Bay; Hunting. - Sec. 41503. A person may go upon any parts of...
Section 324.41504 - Saginaw Bay; Control; Rules; Enforcement; Violation of Subpart; Penalty. - Sec. 41504. Public shooting grounds described in this subpart are...
451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-415-2 - Subpart 2 (324.41505...324.41507)
Section 324.41505 - Lake Erie Submerged Lands in Monroe and Wayne Counties; Public Shooting and Hunting Ground; Fishing Privileges. - Sec. 41505. All of that part of Lake Erie lying...
Section 324.41506 - Lake Erie Submerged Lands; Trespassers; Navigation. - Sec. 41506. A person who has located upon or occupied...
Section 324.41507 - Lake Erie Submerged Lands; Destruction of Submarine Vegetation; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 41507. A person shall not cut or otherwise destroy...
451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-415-3 - Subpart 3 (324.41508...324.41515)
Section 324.41508 - Great Lakes, Kalamazoo, Grand and Muskegon Rivers; Submerged and Swamp Lands; Public Shooting and Hunting Grounds; Boundaries; Excluded Lands. - Sec. 41508. All of the swamp or submerged lands lying...
Section 324.41509 - Public Shooting and Hunting Ground; Inclusion of Subsequently Acquired Swamp or Submerged Lands. - Sec. 41509. (1) If the state acquires title to any...
Section 324.41510 - Swamp or Submerged Lands; Ratification of Certain Conveyances; Title. - Sec. 41510. All conveyances made before July 1, 1977, by...
Section 324.41511 - Land Subject to Fish and Game Laws; Navigation; Private and Municipal Dockage. - Sec. 41511. The reservation and dedication in section 41508 shall...
Section 324.41512 - Trespassers; Officers to Protect Possession; Operation of Statute of Limitations. - Sec. 41512. A person who has located upon or occupied...
Section 324.41513 - Control by County Commissioners; Permissible Destruction of Submarine Vegetation. - Sec. 41513. The board of commissioners of each county shall...
Section 324.41514 - Destruction of Submarine Vegetation; Consent Required; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 41514. A person shall not cut or otherwise destroy,...
Section 324.41515 - Driving Ducks Away From Hunters; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Navigation. - Sec. 41515. A person shall not willfully scare or drive...
451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-417 - Part 417 Game Bird Hunting Preserves (324.41701...324.41712)
Section 324.41701 - “License” Defined. - Sec. 41701. As used in this part, "license" means a...
Section 324.41702 - Game Bird Hunting Preserves; License; Fee; Duration; Sunday Hunting. - Sec. 41702. The department may issue licenses authorizing the establishment...
Section 324.41703 - Game Bird Hunting Preserves; Size; Boundary Signs. - Sec. 41703. Each game bird hunting preserve shall contain not...
Section 324.41704 - Species Under Game Bird Hunting Preserve License; Limitation; Propagation, Sale, and Release of Birds; Requirements for Wild Turkeys or Wild Turkey Hybrids. - Sec. 41704. (1) Only artificially propagated wild turkeys and wild...
Section 324.41705 - Licenses; Determination by Department of Percentage of Species Hunted. - Sec. 41705. The licenses provided for in this part entitle...
Section 324.41706 - Tagging of Birds; Cost; Reuse. - Sec. 41706. Except as otherwise provided by an order issued...
Section 324.41707 - Species of Wild Animal or Bird Permitted to Be Hunted. - Sec. 41707. A wild animal, or a wild bird of...
Section 324.41708 - Operator's Records; Contents; Inspection; Reports. - Sec. 41708. Each operator of a game bird hunting preserve...
Section 324.41709 - License; Application; Contents. - Sec. 41709. An application for a license under this part...
Section 324.41710 - Open Season; Duration; Orders. - Sec. 41710. (1) By order, the department may establish an...
Section 324.41711 - License Fees; Credit to Game and Fish Protection Account. - Sec. 41711. All money received from the sale of licenses...
Section 324.41712 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of License. - Sec. 41712. (1) A person who violates this part or...
451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-419 - Part 419 Hunting Area Control (324.41901...324.41905)
Section 324.41901 - Regulation and Prohibitions in Certain Areas; Powers of Department; Area Closures; Hearings, Investigations, Studies, and Statement of Facts; Regulations. - Sec. 41901. (1) In addition to all of the department...
Section 324.41902 - Submission of Findings and Recommendations; Approval or Disapproval of Prescribed Controls; Ordinance; Certified Copy; Repeal of Ordinance; Enforcement; Rules. - Sec. 41902. (1) The department shall submit its findings and...
Section 324.41903 - Closure Notice Signs; Materials, Form, Placement, Maintenance, Spacing, Publication of Notice; Rescission of Closure. - Sec. 41903. The department shall designate closure notice signs of...
Section 324.41904 - Prohibitions Against Discharge of Firearms; Exceptions. - Sec. 41904. Any prohibition against discharge of firearms made under...
Section 324.41905 - Violation of Part or Rules as Misdemeanor. - Sec. 41905. Any person who violates this part or a...
451-1994-III-2-1-SHOOTING-AND-HUNTING-GROUNDS-421 - Part 421 Dog Training Areas (324.42101...324.42106)
Section 324.42101 - Special Dog Training Area; Permit; Application; Fee; Size; Limitation; Additional Permits. - Sec. 42101. Upon application of any club or organization having...
Section 324.42102 - Training Dogs; Conditions; Rules; Prohibitions. - Sec. 42102. Permit holders may at any time during the...
Section 324.42103 - Dog Training Areas; Posting Boundary Lines; Notice; Contents. - Sec. 42103. The boundary lines of each such special dog...
Section 324.42104 - Area for Field Dog Trials and Dog Training on State-Owned Lands; Establishment; Closing Areas; Fee; Bond; Care and Maintenance of Areas. - Sec. 42104. The department may establish areas that include the...
Section 324.42105 - Dog Training Areas; Boundary Fence or Poster; Mutilation, Injury, or Destruction Prohibited. - Sec. 42105. A person shall not willfully, negligently, or maliciously...
Section 324.42106 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 42106. A person who violates this part or any...
451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE - Possession, Sale, Regulation of Wildlife (324.42501...324.43303)
451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE-425 - Part 425 Furs, Hides, and Pelts (324.42501...324.42507)
Section 324.42501 - Protected Game Birds or Game Animals; Dealers in Furs, Hides, Plumage, or Pelts; License; Fees; Designation by Department; “Plumage” Defined. - Sec. 42501. (1) A person shall not engage in the...
Section 324.42502 - Fur Dealer's License; Forms and Blanks; Term; Revocation. - Sec. 42502. The department may prepare suitable report forms and...
Section 324.42503 - Shipping Permits; Contents; Label; Confiscation. - Sec. 42503. Any dealer who desires to ship or transport...
Section 324.42504 - Report of Pelts in Possession on Last Day of Season. - Sec. 42504. Within 10 days after the close of the...
Section 324.42505 - Monthly Reports. - Sec. 42505. On or before the tenth day of every...
Section 324.42506 - Money Received From Sale of Licenses; Credit to Game and Fish Protection Account; Use. - Sec. 42506. All money received from the sale of licenses...
Section 324.42507 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 42507. A person or his or her agent or...
451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE-427 - Part 427 Breeders and Dealers (324.42701...324.42714)
Section 324.42701 - Definitions. - Sec. 42701. As used in this part: (a) "Game" has...
Section 324.42702 - Possession of Game for Propagation and Dealing and Selling of Game; License; Denial; Zoning Requirements; License Nontransferable; Validity. - Sec. 42702. (1) The department may, pursuant to part 13,...
Section 324.42703 - License to Be Valid and Current; Exemptions. - Sec. 42703. A person shall not maintain in captivity or...
Section 324.42704 - License Fees. - Sec. 42704. The fee for a license shall be established...
Section 324.42705 - Rights of Licensee. - Sec. 42705. A person who has secured a license may...
Section 324.42706 - Islands, Enclosures, and Pens Used for Propagation Purposes; Character and Location; Construction; Conditions to Issuance of License or Approval of Enclosure; Purchase of Deer From State; Applicability of Subsections (2) and (3);... - Sec. 42706. (1) All islands, enclosures, and pens used for...
Section 324.42707 - Purchase of and Title to State-Owned Game; Price. - Sec. 42707. If wild, state owned game animals are present...
Section 324.42708 - Game Covered by License; Manner of Taking or Killing; Requirement for Wild Turkey or Wild Turkey Hybrids. - Sec. 42708. (1) Game covered by a license may be...
Section 324.42709 - Removal of Game From Premises; Identification; Seals, Bands, and Tags; Removal of Certain Fertile Eggs Prohibited. - Sec. 42709. (1) Game, including the parts or products of...
Section 324.42710 - Orders; Rules. - Sec. 42710. (1) The department may issue orders considered necessary...
Section 324.42711 - Released or Escaped Game as Property of State; Permission to Release Game Birds Required. - Sec. 42711. (1) Game that are released or that escape...
Section 324.42712 - Disposition of Money. - Sec. 42712. All money received from the sale of licenses...
Section 324.42713 - Suspension or Revocation of License. - Sec. 42713. (1) After providing an opportunity for a hearing...
Section 324.42714 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalties. - Sec. 42714. A person who violates this part or an...
451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE-431 - Part 431 Foxes in Captivity (324.43101...324.43104)
Section 324.43101 - Foxes in Captivity as Domestic Animals; Protection; Construction of Part. - Sec. 43101. Silver, silver-black, black, and cross foxes, which of...
Section 324.43102 - Brands or Tattoo Marks; Recording; Prima Facie Evidence of Ownership. - Sec. 43102. An owner or prospective owner of a fur-bearing...
Section 324.43103 - Prohibited Acts; Trespass on Premises; Killing, Trapping, Injuring or Disturbing Fur-Bearing Animal; Consent. - Sec. 43103. Without the permission of the owner of a...
Section 324.43104 - Violation of Part As Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 43104. A person who violates this part is guilty...
451-1994-III-2-1-POSSESSION-SALE-REGULATION-OF-WILDLIFE-433 - Part 433 Limitation on Acreage for Propagation or Sporting Purposes (324.43301...324.43303)
Section 324.43301 - Limitation on Acreage Held for Sporting Purposes. - Sec. 43301. A person shall not acquire, hold, or occupy...
Section 324.43302 - Limitation on Acreage; Location. - Sec. 43302. A person shall not acquire, hold, or occupy...
Section 324.43303 - Violation of Part; Fine. - Sec. 43303. A person who violates this part is subject...