Sec. 43532.
(1) An individual 17 years of age or older shall not take or possess an aquatic species, except aquatic insects, in the waters over which this state has jurisdiction without a license. The fee for a resident restricted fishing license is $15.00. The fee for a nonresident restricted fishing license is $34.00.
(2) A restricted fishing license entitles the licensee to take and possess aquatic species as prescribed by law, other than trout, salmon, lake sturgeon, lake herring, amphibians, reptiles, or crustaceans.
(3) An individual under 17 years of age may take aquatic species in the waters over which this state has jurisdiction without a license. However, an individual under 17 years of age may obtain an all-species fishing license. The fee for a resident or nonresident who is under 17 years of age for an all-species fishing license is $2.00. The department shall not sell or vendor the list of licensees under this subsection.
(4) The fee for a resident all-species fishing license is $28.00. The fee for a nonresident all-species fishing license is $42.00.
(5) An all-species fishing license entitles the licensee to take and possess all aquatic species as prescribed by law.
(6) An individual to whom a valid restricted fishing license has been issued may return the restricted license to the department or its authorized agent and receive an all-species fishing license by paying a fee equal to the difference in cost between the all-species fishing license and the restricted fishing license for which that individual is eligible.
(7) Beginning March 1, 2014, an individual 17 years of age or older shall not take or possess an aquatic species, except aquatic insects, in the waters over which this state has jurisdiction without a license. The fee for a resident all-species fishing license is $25.00. The fee for a nonresident all-species fishing license is $75.00. Beginning March 1, 2014, the restricted fishing license, license for an individual under 17 years of age, and all-species upgrades under subsections (1), (3), and (6) are no longer available.
History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2010 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Last modified: October 10, 2016