***** 324.43526a THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 241 OF 2012 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017 *****
Sec. 43526a.
(1) The department shall establish a hunters helping landowners program.
(2) The program shall do each of the following:
(a) Allow an individual who is willing to harvest antlerless deer to submit an application each year to the department to participate in the program, indicating in which counties the individual would be willing to harvest antlerless deer. An individual shall not register to harvest antlerless deer under the program in more than 2 counties.
(b) Allow landowners who feel they need additional antlerless deer harvested on their property, or a lessee of the property with the landowner's permission, to contact the department and request a list containing all the individuals who indicated that they would be willing to harvest antlerless deer in the landowner's or lessee's county.
(3) The department shall include in any list sent to landowners or lessees under this section a notification that the department has not verified that the individuals included on that list possess valid hunting licenses.
(4) On January 1 of each year, the department shall delete all information obtained during the previous year under subsection (2)(a).
(5) The department shall make each of the following available on the department's website:
(a) A list of all the deer hunting licenses and permits available in this state.
(b) The criteria for qualifying for each of the licenses or permits listed in subdivision (a).
(c) A list of where to obtain the licenses or permits listed in subdivision (a).
(6) The department shall indicate on all forms and information about the program that participation in the program is voluntary.
(7) As used in this section, "program" means the hunters helping landowners program established under subsection (1).
(8) This section is repealed effective January 1, 2017.
History: Add. 2012, Act 241, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
Last modified: October 10, 2016