Sec. 41303.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not knowingly possess a live organism if the organism is a prohibited species or restricted species, except under 1 or more of the following circumstances:
(a) The person intends to present a specimen of the prohibited species or restricted species, for identification or similar purposes, to a person who is a certified applicator or registered applicator under part 83, to a public or private institution of higher education, or to the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture and rural development, or any other state, local, or federal agency with responsibility for the environment, natural resources, or agriculture.
(b) The person has been presented with a specimen of a prohibited species or restricted species for identification or similar purposes under subdivision (a).
(c) The person possesses the prohibited species or restricted species in conjunction with otherwise lawful activity to eradicate or control the prohibited species or restricted species.
(d) The possession is pursuant to a permit issued for education or research purposes by the relevant department under section 41306 or, if the prohibited species or restricted species is a plant species or an insect other than a wiggler, by the United States department of agriculture.
(e) The species is an aquatic restricted species and the person possesses the species in compliance with an order under section 41302(6).
(2) A person described in subsection (1)(b) or (c) shall notify the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture and rural development, or the department of environmental quality if the prohibited species or restricted species was found at a location where it was not previously known to be present.
(3) Before initial establishment of the permitted aquatic species list, a person shall not import, sell, or offer to sell any live aquatic species unless the live aquatic species, by the effective date of the 2014 amendatory act that added this subsection, was lawfully in commercial trade in this state. After the initial establishment of the permitted aquatic species list, a person shall not import, sell, or offer to sell any live aquatic species not listed on the permitted aquatic species list.
History: Add. 2003, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 30, 2004 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 78, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2005 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 52, Eff. Sept. 21, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 537, Eff. Apr. 15, 2015
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Last modified: October 10, 2016