Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-2-1-wildlife-conser Part 401 Wildlife Conservation (324.40101...324.40120)

• Section 324.40101 Meanings Of Words And Phrases.
  For purposes of this part, the words and phrases defined in sections 40102 to 40104 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections....
• Section 324.40102 Definitions; A To F.
  (1) "Animals" means wild birds and wild mammals. (2) "Bag limit" means the number of animals that may be taken and possessed as determined...
• Section 324.40103 Definitions; G To R; "Conservation" Defined.
  (1) "Game" means any species of wildlife designated by the legislature or the natural resources commission as game under section 40110 and any of...
• Section 324.40104 Definitions; T, V.
  (1) “Take” means to hunt with any weapon, dog, raptor, or other wild or domestic animal trained for that purpose; kill; chase; follow; harass;...
• Section 324.40105 Animals As Property Of State; Taking Of Animals To Be Regulated.
  All animals found in this state, whether resident or migratory and whether native or introduced, are the property of the people of the state,...
• Section 324.40106 Game Or Protected Animal; Taking, Releasing, Transporting, Selling, Buying, Or Possessing; Construction Of Section.
  A person shall not take, release, transport, sell, buy, or have in his or her possession game or any protected animal, whether living or...
• Section 324.40107 Management Of Animals; Orders Of Department; Procedures For Exercising Power; Revision Of Order; Filing Orders To Take Place Of Former 1929 Pa 286; Filing And Effective Date Of Orders.
  (1) The department shall manage animals in this state. In managing animals, the department may issue orders to do all of the following: (a)...
• Section 324.40107a Repealed. 2003, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 4, 2009.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to raptors.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
• Section 324.40107b Taking Of Live Raptors For Use In Falconry; Order; Establishment Of Season; Scope Of Section.
  (1) The department shall issue an order in the manner provided in section 40107(2) establishing a season or seasons for falconers to take live...
• Section 324.40107c Control And Management Of Double-crested Cormorants; Administration Of Program; Organization Of States; Funds.
  (1) To reduce cormorant damage, the department shall administer a program to control and manage double-crested cormorants. The department shall administer the program in...
• Section 324.40107d Control And Management Of Double-crested Cormorants; Administration Of Program; Organization Of States; Funds.
  (1) The cormorant control fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source...
• Section 324.40108 Interim Orders.
  The department may modify an order issued under section 40107 by issuing an interim order consistent with federal regulations or when the department determines...
• Section 324.40109 Transportation Of Game; Identification Of Sex And Species; Tagging; Section Inapplicable To Skins, Pelts, And Hides.
  If game is transported, the sex and species of the game shall be readily identifiable unless the game is game that has been cleaned...
• Section 324.40109a Conduct In Another State; Prosecution, Punishment, Or Penalty Prohibited.
  An individual shall not be prosecuted, punished, or penalized by this state for any of the following: (a) Lawfully taking game in another state....
• Section 324.40110 Designation Of Species As Game; Establishment Of First Open Season; Removal From List; Orders; Definitions.
  (1) Only the legislature or the natural resources commission may designate a wildlife species as game. Only the legislature or natural resources commission may...
• Section 324.40110a Open Season For Moose.
  The legislature hereby authorizes the establishment of the first open season for moose. The commission may issue orders pertaining to moose for each of...
• Section 324.40110b Legislative Findings And Declaration; Establishment Of First Open Season For Wolf.
  (1) The legislature finds and declares that: (a) The wildlife populations of the state and their habitat are of paramount importance to the citizens...
• Section 324.40111 Taking Animal From In Or Upon Vehicle; Transporting Or Possessing Firearm In Or Upon Vehicle; Person With Disability; Transporting Or Possessing Unloaded Firearm In Or Upon Vehicle On Sporting Clays Range; Transporting Or Possessing Bow In Or Upon Vehicle; Written Permission To Hunt Or Discharge Firearm Within Certain Distance Of Property; Definitions.
  324.40111 Taking animal from in or upon vehicle; transporting or possessing firearm in or upon vehicle; person with disability; transporting or possessing unloaded firearm in...
• Section 324.40111. Amended Taking Animal From In Or Upon Vehicle; Transporting Or Possessing Firearm In Or Upon Vehicle; Person With Disability; Transporting Or Possessing Unloaded Firearm In Or Upon Vehicle On Sporting Clays Range; Individual Holding Permit To Hunt From Standing Vehicle; Possessing And Discharging Firearm To Take Game From Personal Assistive Mobility Device; Transporting Or Possessing Bow Or Crossbow In Or Upon Vehicle While On Public Land Or Highway, Road, Or Street; Written Permission To Hunt Or Discharge Firearm Within Certain Distance Of Property; Definitions.
  324.40111.amended Taking animal from in or upon vehicle; transporting or possessing firearm in or upon vehicle; person with disability; transporting or possessing unloaded firearm in...
• Section 324.40111a Deer And Elk Feeding; Order; Definition; Baiting; Repeal Of Section.
  324.40111a Deer and elk feeding; order; definition; baiting; repeal of section.Sec. 40111a. (1) The commission, after consultation with the commission of agriculture, shall issue in...
• Section 324.40111c Use Of Tranquilizer Propelled From Bow Or Firearm; Use Of Unmanned Vehicle Or Device; Prohibitions.
  (1) A person other than the department shall not take game using a tranquilizer propelled from a bow or firearm. (2) An individual shall...
• Section 324.40112 Obstructing Or Interfering In Lawful Taking Of Animals Or Fish; Prohibited Conduct; Petition; Injunction; Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalties; Section Inapplicable To Peace Officer.
  (1) An individual shall not obstruct or interfere in the lawful taking of animals or fish by another individual. (2) An individual violates this...
• Section 324.40113 Artificial Light.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in a department order authorized under section 40107 for a specified animal, a person shall not use an artificial...
• Section 324.40113a Legislative Findings And Declarations; Taking Of Game; Issuance Of Orders; Right To Hunt, Fish, And Take Game.
  (1) The legislature finds and declares that: (a) The fish and wildlife populations of the state and their habitat are of paramount importance to...
• Section 324.40114 Permits And Licenses; Issuance To Individual Who Is Paraplegic, Amputee, Or Permanently Disabled; Taking Of Game With Modified Bow; Permits For Additional Activities; Suspension, Revocation, Annulment, Withdrawal, Recall, Cancellation, Or Amendment Of Permit; Disposition Of Fees; Report; "Cub Bear" Defined.
  (1) The department may issue a permit to an individual who is unable to walk because the individual is a paraplegic or an amputee...
• Section 324.40115 Possession Of Certain Game Killed In Collision With Motor Vehicle.
  (1) Subject to subsections (9) and (10), an individual may possess game, other than badger, bobcat, brant, coot, crow, cub bear, duck, elk, fisher,...
• Section 324.40116 Hunter Orange; Exceptions; Noncompliance Not As Evidence Of Contributory Negligence; "Hunter Orange" Defined.
  (1) A person shall not take game during the established daylight shooting hours from August 15 through April 30 unless the person wears a...
• Section 324.40117 Possession Of Parts Of Animal As Prima Facie Evidence Of Violation.
  In a prosecution for a violation of this part or an order or interim order issued under this part, the possession of the parts...
• Section 324.40118 Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
  324.40118 Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.Sec. 40118. (1) A person who violates this part, an order or interim order issued under this part, or a condition...
• Section 324.40118. Amended Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
  324.40118.amended Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.Sec. 40118. (1) An individual who violates this part, an order or interim order issued under this part, or a condition...
• Section 324.40119 Reimbursement Of State For Value Of Game Or Protected Animal; Antlered White-tailed Deer; Forfeiture; Payment; Default As Civil Contempt; Additional Time For Payment; Reduction Of Amount Forfeited; Revocation Of Forfeiture; Collection Of Default In Payment; Disposition Of Forfeiture Damages; "Point" Defined.
  324.40119 Reimbursement of state for value of game or protected animal; antlered white-tailed deer; forfeiture; payment; default as civil contempt; additional time for payment; reduction...
• Section 324.40119. Amended Reimbursement Of State For Value Of Game Or Protected Animal; Restitution For Illegal Killing, Possessing, Purchasing, Or Selling Antlered White-tailed Deer, Antlered Elk, Antlered Moose, And Turkey With Beard; Forfeiture; Default As Civil Contempt; Additional Time For Payment; Reduction Of Amount Forfeited; Revocation Of Forfeiture; Collection Of Default In Payment; Disposition Of Forfeiture Damages; "Point" Defined.
  324.40119.amended Reimbursement of state for value of game or protected animal; restitution for illegal killing, possessing, purchasing, or selling antlered white-tailed deer, antlered elk, antlered...
• Section 324.40120 Michigan Big Game Trophy Records; Official Keeper; Recognition.
  The department shall recognize commemorative bucks of Michigan, inc., as the official keeper of Michigan big game trophy records for deer, bear, elk, and...

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