Sec. 43523a.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, an individual shall not hunt small game, unless the individual possesses a current base license. A base license authorizes the individual named in the license to hunt for small game, except for animals or birds that require a special license.
(2) If authorized in an order issued under part 401, an individual that possesses a current base license may take specified fur-bearing animals by means other than trapping during the open season for hunting these fur-bearing animals. However, an individual who goes on a bobcat hunt with a licensed hunter is not required to possess a base license if the individual does not carry a firearm, bow, or crossbow and does not own dogs used to chase or locate a bobcat during the hunt.
(3) Beginning March 1, 2014, the fee for a base license is as follows:
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), for a resident, $10.00.
(b) For a resident minor child or nonresident minor child, $5.00.
(c) Subject to subdivision (b), for a nonresident, $150.00.
(4) A base license is void between the hours of 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise with the exception of coyote hunting.
(5) Beginning March 1, 2014, a nonresident may purchase a limited nonresident small game license entitling that individual to hunt for a 7-day period all species of small game that are available to hunt under a nonresident base license. The fee for a limited nonresident small game license is $80.00. The purchase of a 7-day limited nonresident small game license does not entitle the holder to purchase any additional licenses.
History: Add. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Last modified: October 10, 2016