Michigan Compiled Laws
451-1994-III-2-2-435 - Part 435 Hunting and Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561)
Section 324.43547 - Preparation and Issuance of Sportcards and Licenses; Information; Equipment; Conservation Law Enforcement Stamps; Issuance of Licenses Beginning March 1, 2014.

Sec. 43547.
(1) The department shall prepare sportcards, if necessary, and licenses to comply with this part and may authorize persons to issue sportcards and licenses.
(2) A sportcard shall provide the following information as required by the department:
(a) The name of the applicant.
(b) The height and weight of the applicant.
(c) The address of the applicant.
(d) The birth date of the applicant.
(e) The applicant's social security number.
(f) Other information as required by the department.
(3) A license may include the following information:
(a) The date and time of issuance of the license.
(b) The identification code of the person issuing the license.
(c) The form of proof of eligibility to receive a license by the applicant as required.
(d) Other information as required by the department.
(e) The applicant's date of birth.
(4) Until March 1, 2014, the department may require persons authorized to issue licenses under this part to purchase or rent equipment necessary to issue licenses. The purchase or lease charge shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the department in making the equipment available for purchase or lease. However, notwithstanding the equipment rental or purchase charges otherwise required under this section, if the department requires the use of designated computer equipment to issue licenses, the department shall supply each licensed agent who is entitled to retain 7.5% of the fees received and was authorized on March 15, 1993 to issue licenses with a computer system at no charge to the licensed agent for each location at which that licensed agent sells licenses. A person who is eligible to receive equipment without charge may be required to purchase a service and maintenance contract for that equipment. The cost of the contract shall not be more than $200.00 for the first year of the contract and thereafter the actual cost to the state of maintaining the computer system. Equipment that is supplied without charge to a licensed agent shall be returned to the department at such time as the person is no longer a licensed agent.
(5) Until March 1, 2014, a person who is authorized after March 15, 1993 to issue licenses shall pay the full annual rental or purchase fee for equipment required under subsection (4).
(6) Until March 1, 2014, a person who on March 15, 1993 is authorized to issue licenses who rents the equipment for the issuance of licenses required under subsection (4) shall pay rent or service and maintenance contract cost, as applicable for that equipment not to exceed 50% of the total of the annual amount the person is authorized to retain under section 43541, or the rental charge otherwise determined by the department, whichever is less.
(7) The department may provide persons authorized to issue licenses under this part with conservation law enforcement stamps to enable the purchaser of the stamps to contribute to the wildlife resource protection fund created in section 43555. Conservation law enforcement stamps may be issued by the department in the amounts of $2.00 and $5.00.
(8) Beginning March 1, 2014, the department may require persons authorized to issue licenses under this part to rent equipment necessary for the issuance of licenses. A person who is authorized to issue licenses for less than a full license year shall pay rent of $5.00 per week until the person has been authorized to issue licenses for a full license year. Once a person has been authorized to issue licenses for a full license year, a person shall pay rent of $5.00 per week or $2.50 per week if that person's annual license sales under this part are less than the 5-year average license sales as of the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection for persons authorized to issue licenses under this part. The weekly rental fee shall be assessed and collected in a form and manner prescribed by the department. Rent shall not exceed 50% of the total of the annual amount the person is authorized to retain under section 43541.
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 451Popular Name: NREPA

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

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 324.43501 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.

Section 324.43502 - Definitions; a to C.

Section 324.43503 - Definitions; F.

Section 324.43504 - Definitions.

Section 324.43505 - Definitions; H to N.

Section 324.43506 - Definitions; O to R.

Section 324.43507 - Definitions; S.

Section 324.43508 - Definitions; T to W.

Section 324.43509 - Taking Aquatic Species; Taking or Possessing Wild Animal; License.

Section 324.43510 - Carrying or Transporting Firearm, Slingshot, Bow and Arrow, Crossbow, or Trap; License Required; Exception; Applicability to Taking of Wild Animal.

Section 324.43511 - Deer or Elk Season; Transporting or Possessing Shotgun or Rifle; License Required; Exception.

Section 324.43512 - Repealed. 1998, Act 104, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999.

Section 324.43513 - Carrying, Transporting, or Possessing Firearm, Slingshot, Bow, or Crossbow; Hunting License Not Required; Hunting on Game Bird Hunting Preserve; Carrying or Possessing Unloaded and Uncocked Weapon.

Section 324.43514 - Hunting Small Game and Fishing Without License Permitted; Conditions; Exception.

Section 324.43515 - Permit Authorizing Developmentally Disabled Individual or Resident of Home for Aged to Fish Without License.

Section 324.43516 - Hunting, Fur Harvester, or Fishing License; Carrying License; Exhibiting License Upon Demand; Deer License With Unused Kill Tag; Exhibiting Tag on Request; Electronic Copy; Consent to Search Electronic Device Not Presumed; Expande...

Section 324.43517 - Hunting by Minor Child; Order Establishing Mentored Youth Hunting Program.

Section 324.43518 - “Department” Defined; Signature Requirement for Valid License.

Section 324.43519 - License Requirements; Effect of Court Order.

Section 324.43520 - Hunting License; Issuance to Minor Child; Requirements; Duties of Issuing Agent; Proof of Previous Hunting Experience or Certification of Completion of Training in Hunter Safety; Affidavit; Information to Be Recorded; Apprentice L...

Section 324.43521 - Discounting Price of License.

Section 324.43522 - Issuance of Sportcard to Persons Not Possessing Driver License or Other Identification; Fee.

Section 324.43522a - Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013.

Section 324.43523 - Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.

Section 324.43523a - Base License; Small Game; Fur-Bearing Animals; Fee; Hours Void; 7-Day Limited Nonresident Small Game License; 3-Day Limited Nonresident Small Game License; Development and Display of Electronic License.

Section 324.43523b - Combination Hunt and Fish License; Resident; Nonresident; Fees.

Section 324.43524 - Wild Turkey Hunting License; Fees; Lottery; Issuance of License; Use of Fees; Report; Purchase of License Beginning March 1, 2014; Eligibility; Application Fee; Use.

Section 324.43525 - Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.

Section 324.43525a - Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.

Section 324.43525b - Waterfowl Hunting License; Requirements; Fee; Issuance as Stamp; Use of Fees; Electronic Display.

Section 324.43525c - Pheasant Hunting License; Fees; Deposit of Funds Into Pheasant Subaccount in the Game and Fish Protection Account.

Section 324.43526 - Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.

Section 324.43526a - Repealed. 2012, Act 241, Eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

Section 324.43526b - Electronic Copy of Kill Tag; Display Using Electronic Device.

Section 324.43527 - Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.

Section 324.43527a - Purchase of Deer License Beginning March 1, 2014; Eligibility; Application Fee; Kill Tag; Second Deer License.

Section 324.43527b - Deer Management Assistance Permits.

Section 324.43528 - Bear Hunting License; Exception; Eligibility Beginning March 1, 2014; Fees; Kill Tag; Application Fee; Bear Participation License.

Section 324.43528a - Moose Hunting License; Fees; Kill Tag.

Section 324.43528b - Wolf Hunting License; Eligibility Beginning March 1, 2014; Fee; Kill Tag.

Section 324.43529 - Elk Hunting License; Eligibility Beginning March 1, 2014; Fees; Kill Tag.

Section 324.43530 - Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.

Section 324.43531 - Fur Harvester's License; Exception; Fees; Conditions to Issuance of Nonresident Fur Harvester's License; Rights of Licensee; Eligibility Beginning March 1, 2014; Validity of License.

Section 324.43531b - Issuance of Free Tags.

Section 324.43532 - All-Species Fishing License; Fees; Electronic License.

Section 324.43532a - Additional Charges; Deposit.

Section 324.43532b - Michigan Wildlife Management Public Education Subaccount; Michigan Wildlife Council.

Section 324.43533 - 24-Hour or 72-Hour Fishing License; Fees; Electronic License.

Section 324.43534 - Free Fishing Days.

Section 324.43535 - Senior License; Discounted Fees.

Section 324.43536 - Senior All-Species Fishing License; Discounted Fees; Electronic License.

Section 324.43536a - Obtaining License by Active Member of Military; “Active Member of the Military” Defined.

Section 324.43537 - Restricted or Senior All-Species Fishing License; Eligibility of Legally Blind; Disabled Veteran; Resident License for Which Lottery Not Required; Proof of Eligibility; Processing Licenses; Appropriations; "Disabled Veteran" Defin...

Section 324.43538 - Fishing; Reciprocity.

Section 324.43539 - Report by Licensee.

Section 324.43540 - License; Application and Issuance by Mail, On-Line Computer Service, or Telephone; Fees; Delinquent Payment.

Section 324.43540a - Sportsmen Against Hunger Program; Implementation; Duties of Department; Financial Donations; Contract With Nonprofit Organization to Administer Program; Contract Requirements; "Program" Defined.

Section 324.43540c - Sportsmen Against Hunger Program; Donation; Creation; Disposition of Money or Other Assets; Money Remaining in Fund; Expenditure; Costs; Limitation; "Fund" Defined.

Section 324.43540d - Repealed. 2010, Act 366, Eff. Dec. 22, 2011.

Section 324.43540e - Wolf Management Advisory Council.

Section 324.43541 - Retaining Percentage of Fees for Sportcard, License, Duplicate License, Application, or Permit; Additional Charges.

Section 324.43542 - Licenses; Validity; Fee; Report.

Section 324.43543 - Course of Instruction in Safe Handling of Firearms; Instructors; Registration; Certificate of Competency.

Section 324.43544 - License, Sportcard, or Kill Tag; Loss or Destruction; Duplicate; Certification of Loss Form; Fees.

Section 324.43545 - Repealed. 2016, Act 461, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017.

Section 324.43546 - Senior Hunting and Fishing Licenses; Appropriating Sum Equal to Fees Not Collected; Crediting Appropriation to Game and Fish Protection Account.

Section 324.43547 - Preparation and Issuance of Sportcards and Licenses; Information; Equipment; Conservation Law Enforcement Stamps; Issuance of Licenses Beginning March 1, 2014.

Section 324.43548 - Persons Authorized to Issue Limited Fishing Licenses Without Equipment; Bond; Remittance of Money; Limitation on Fee; Fees Held in Trust.

Section 324.43549 - Violation of MCL 324.43548; Penalties.

Section 324.43550 - Format of License.

Section 324.43551 - Issuance of Certain Licenses; Restriction.

Section 324.43552 - Quotas on Licenses.

Section 324.43553 - Disposition of Money Received From Sale of Passbooks and Licenses; Payments; Grants; Youth Hunting and Fishing Education and Outreach Fund; Annual Report; Posting Measures and Metrics on Website.

Section 324.43554 - Deer Habitat; Improvement; Maintenance; Management; Use of License Fee; Limitation.

Section 324.43555 - Wildlife Resource Protection Fund; Creation; Transmission and Deposit of Additional Fee; Money Credited; Expenditures; Voluntary Contribution; Annual Report.

Section 324.43556 - Hunter Access Leases on Private Land; Lease Payments; Control of Hunter Access by Participating Landowners; Cancellation of Lease Agreement; Forfeiture of Lease Payments; Posting Boundaries of Leased Land; Cause of Action for Inju...

Section 324.43557 - License Application Lists, Information, and Publications; Sale; Price; Disposition of Proceeds.

Section 324.43558 - Prohibited Conduct; Misdemeanor; Penalties; Carrying Firearm Under Influence of Controlled Substance or Alcohol; Effect of Prior Conviction; Violation of Subsection (1)(d) as Misdemeanor; Violation of 43516(3) Penalties.

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.

Section 324.43560 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Failure to Exhibit License; Civil Infraction; Civil Fine.

Section 324.43561 - Rules.