Sec. 45707.
A person shall not take, catch, kill, offer for sale, or possess, in a quantity of more than 1% by weight, mussels of the varieties known either as mucket or pocketbook species of a size less than 3 inches at the greatest dimension. Undersized mussels shall be immediately culled and returned to the water from which they were taken without avoidable injury.
History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)
Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)
451-1994-III-2 - Chapter 2 Management of Renewable Resources (324.40101...324.53519)
451-1994-III-2-3 - Subchapter 3 Fisheries (324.44501...324.49103)
451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES - Aquatic Species (324.45101...324.49103)
451-1994-III-2-3-AQUATIC-SPECIES-457 - Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711)
Section 324.45701 - Definitions.
Section 324.45702 - Mussels; Registration and License Requirements.
Section 324.45703 - License; Application; Form; Fee.
Section 324.45704 - License; Issuance; Duration; Contents; Possession; Exhibition.
Section 324.45705 - Applications and Licenses; Record; Receipts; Disposition; "Nonresident" Defined.
Section 324.45707 - Mussels; Limitation on Catch of Certain Undersized Species.
Section 324.45708 - Mussels; Closed Areas; Orders of Department; Publication; Effective Date.
Section 324.45709 - Mussels; Report to Department by License Holder; Prerequisite to New License.
Section 324.45710 - Taking Mussels for Culture or Scientific Investigation; Permit Required.