Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-2-2-435 Part 435 Hunting And Fishing Licensing (324.43501...324.43561)

• Section 324.43501 Meanings Of Words And Phrases.
  For the purposes of this part, the words and phrases defined in sections 43502 to 43508 have the meanings ascribed to them in those...
• Section 324.43502 Definitions; A To C.
  (1) "Accompany" means to go along with another person under circumstances that allow one to come to the immediate aid of the other person...
• Section 324.43503 Definitions; F.
  (1) "Fish" means all species of fish. (2) "Fishing" means the pursuing, capturing, catching, killing, or taking of fish, and includes attempting to pursue,...
• Section 324.43504 Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) "Game" has the meaning given that term in part 401. (b) "Game and fish protection account" means the...
• Section 324.43505 Definitions; H To N.
  (1) "Hunt" and "hunting" mean to pursue, capture, shoot, kill, chase, follow, harass, harm, rob, or trap a wild animal, or to attempt to...
• Section 324.43506 Definitions; O To R.
  (1) "Open season" means the time during which game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, and aquatic species may be legally taken or killed. Open...
• Section 324.43507 Definitions; S.
  (1) "Senior citizen" means a resident 65 years of age or older. (2) "Slingshot" means a Y-shaped device with an elastic strip attached between...
• Section 324.43508 Definitions; T To W.
  (1) “Take” means fishing, hunting, trapping, catching, capturing, killing, or the attempt to engage in such an activity. (2) “Trap” and “trapping” mean the...
• Section 324.43509 Taking Aquatic Species; Taking Or Possessing Wild Animal; License.
  (1) A person 17 years of age or older shall not take aquatic species, except aquatic insects, in or upon any waters over which...
• Section 324.43510 Carrying Or Transporting Firearm, Slingshot, Bow And Arrow, Crossbow, Or Trap; License Required; Exception; Applicability To Taking Of Wild Animal.
  (1) Subject to subsection (2), except as provided in section 43513, and except for an individual hunting on a game bird hunting preserve licensed...
• Section 324.43511 Deer Or Elk Season; Transporting Or Possessing Shotgun Or Rifle; License Required; Exception.
  (1) Subject to subsection (2), and except as provided in section 43513, during the open season for the taking of deer or elk with...
• Section 324.43512 Repealed. 1998, Act 104, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to possession of valid turkey license in order to carry firearm or bow and arrow.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name:
• Section 324.43513 Carrying, Transporting, Or Possessing Firearm, Slingshot, Bow And Arrow, Or Crossbow; Hunting License Not Required; Hunting On Game Bird Hunting Preserve; Carrying Or Possessing Unloaded Weapon.
  (1) An individual may carry, transport, or possess a firearm without a hunting license if the firearm is unloaded in both barrel and magazine...
• Section 324.43514 Hunting Small Game And Fishing Without License Permitted; Conditions; Exception.
  (1) Until March 1, 2014, a resident, the resident's spouse, and the resident's children may hunt small game without a license upon the enclosed...
• Section 324.43515 Permit Authorizing Developmentally Disabled Individual Or Resident Of Home For Aged To Fish Without License.
  The department may issue a permit authorizing a developmentally disabled individual or a resident of a home for the aged licensed under article 17...
• Section 324.43516 Hunting, Fur Harvester, Or Fishing License; Carrying License; Exhibiting License On Demand; Deer License With Unused Kill Tag; Exhibiting Tag On Request.
  (1) An individual who has been issued a hunting, fur harvester's, or fishing license shall carry the license and shall exhibit the license upon...
• Section 324.43517 Hunting By Minor Child; Order Establishing Mentored Youth Hunting Program.
  (1) A parent or legal guardian of a minor child shall not permit or allow the minor child to hunt game under the authority...
• Section 324.43518 “department” Defined; Signature Requirement For Valid License.
  (1) As used in this section to section 43544, “department” includes a person designated by the department to issue and sell licenses. (2) A...
• Section 324.43519 License Requirements; Effect Of Court Order.
  (1) To obtain any license, an applicant shall provide the department with 1 or more of the following as required by the department: (a)...
• Section 324.43520 Hunting License; Issuance To Minor Child; Requirements; Duties Of Issuing Agent; Proof Of Previous Hunting Experience Or Certification Of Completion Of Training In Hunter Safety; Affidavit; Information To Be Recorded; Apprentice License; Mentored Youth Hunting License; Fee; Report.
  (1) Subject to other requirements of this part, the department may issue a hunting license to a minor child if all of the following...
• Section 324.43521 Discounting Price Of License.
  Notwithstanding any other section of this part, the department may discount the price of a license for the following purposes: (a) For marketing purposes...
• Section 324.43522 Issuance Of Sportcard To Persons Not Possessing Driver License Or Other Identification; Fee.
  If a person applying for a license or permit under this part does not possess a Michigan driver license or other identification, the department...
• Section 324.43522a Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to deferment of license fee increase by director.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
• Section 324.43523 Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to small game license and fees.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
• Section 324.43523a Base License; Hunting Fur-bearing Animals; Fee; Hours Void; Limited Nonresident Small Game License.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, an individual shall not hunt small game, unless the individual possesses a current base license. A...
• Section 324.43523b Combination Hunt And Fish License; Resident; Nonresident; Fees.
  (1) Beginning March 1, 2014, the fee for a resident combination hunt and fish license is $75.00 and shall include all of the privileges...
• Section 324.43524 Wild Turkey Hunting License; Fees; Lottery; Issuance Of License; Use Of Fees; Report; Purchase Of License Beginning March 1, 2014; Eligibility; Application Fee; Use.
  (1) An individual shall not hunt wild turkey without a wild turkey hunting license. The fee for a resident wild turkey hunting license is...
• Section 324.43525 Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to waterfowl hunting license and fees.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
• Section 324.43525a Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to combination deer license.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
• Section 324.43525b Waterfowl Hunting License Beginning March 1, 2014; Requirements; Fee; Issuance As Stamp; Use Of Fees.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, beginning March 1, 2014, an individual 16 years of age or older shall not hunt waterfowl...
• Section 324.43526 Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to firearm deer license and fees.Compiler's Notes: Act 451Compiler's Notes: NREPA
• Section 324.43526a Hunters Helping Landowners Program; Repeal Of Section.
  324.43526a Hunters helping landowners program; repeal of section.Sec. 43526a. (1) The department shall establish a hunters helping landowners program. (2) The program shall do each...
• Section 324.43527 Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to bow and arrow deer license and fees.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
• Section 324.43527a Purchase Of Deer License Beginning March 1, 2014; Eligibility; Application Fee; Kill Tag; Second Deer License.
  (1) Beginning March 1, 2014, only an individual holding a valid base license is eligible to purchase a deer license or an antlerless deer...
• Section 324.43527b Deer Management Assistance Permits.
  The department may issue deer management assistance permits pursuant to current regulations. History: Add. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013 Popular Name:...
• Section 324.43528 Bear Hunting License; Exception; Eligibility Beginning March 1, 2014; Fees; Kill Tag; Application Fee; Bear Participation License.
  (1) An individual shall not hunt bear unless the individual possesses a bear hunting license. However, an individual who goes on a bear hunt...
• Section 324.43528a Moose Hunting License; Fees; Kill Tag.
  (1) A resident shall not hunt moose without a moose hunting license. Beginning March 1, 2014, only a resident holding a valid base license...
• Section 324.43528b Wolf Hunting License; Eligibility Beginning March 1, 2014; Fee; Kill Tag.
  (1) An individual shall not hunt wolf without a wolf hunting license. Beginning March 1, 2014, only an individual holding a valid base license...
• Section 324.43529 Elk Hunting License; Eligibility Beginning March 1, 2014; Fees; Kill Tag.
  (1) A resident shall not hunt elk during the elk season without an elk hunting license. Beginning March 1, 2014, only a resident holding...
• Section 324.43530 Repealed. 2013, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 1, 2014.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to hunting small game on game bird hunting preserves.Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
• Section 324.43531 Fur Harvester's License; Exception; Fees; Conditions To Issuance Of Nonresident Fur Harvester's License; Rights Of Licensee; Eligibility Beginning March 1, 2014; Validity Of License.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 43523(2) or section 43523a(2), an individual shall not trap or hunt fur-bearing animals unless the individual possesses...
• Section 324.43531b Issuance Of Free Tags.
  Pursuant to current regulations, the department may issue free tags for survey purposes or for the enforcement of harvest limits. History: Add. 2013, Act...
• Section 324.43532 Restricted Fishing License; Fees; Rights Of Licensee; All-species Fishing License.
  (1) An individual 17 years of age or older shall not take or possess an aquatic species, except aquatic insects, in the waters over...
• Section 324.43532a Additional Charges; Deposit.
  Beginning March 1, 2014, the department shall charge an additional $1.00 per base license under sections 43523a(3) and 43535(2), combination hunt and fish license...
• Section 324.43532b Michigan Wildlife Management Public Education Subaccount; Michigan Wildlife Council.
  (1) The Michigan wildlife management public education subaccount is created within the game and fish protection account. (2) The state treasurer may receive money...
• Section 324.43533 24-hour Or 72-hour Fishing License; Fees.
  (1) A resident or nonresident may purchase a 24-hour or 72-hour fishing license entitling that individual to take, for a designated 24-hour or 72-hour...
• Section 324.43534 Free Fishing Days.
  (1) The department shall designate a Saturday and the following Sunday during January or February of each year as free winter fishing days. In...
• Section 324.43535 Senior License; Discounted Fees.
  (1) Until March 1, 2014, a resident of this state who is 65 years of age or older may obtain a senior small game...
• Section 324.43536 Senior Restricted Fishing License; Senior All-species Fishing License; Discounted Fees.
  (1) Until March 1, 2014, a resident of this state who is 65 years of age or older may obtain a senior restricted fishing...
• Section 324.43536a Obtaining License By Active Member Of Military; “active Member Of The Military” Defined.
  (1) Beginning March 1, 2014, an active member of the military may obtain any license under this part for which a lottery is not...
• Section 324.43537 Restricted Or Senior All-species Fishing License; Eligibility Of Legally Blind; Disabled Veteran; Resident License For Which Lottery Not Required; Proof Of Eligibility; Processing Licenses; Appropriations; "Disabled Veteran" Defined.
  (1) Until March 1, 2014, a resident who is declared legally blind is eligible to purchase a senior restricted or senior all-species fishing license....
• Section 324.43538 Fishing; Reciprocity.
  The department may permit a person licensed under the fishing laws of an adjacent state to fish in the inland lakes and rivers or...
• Section 324.43539 Report By Licensee.
  The department may require each licensed hunter, trapper, and angler to make a report to the department of the number, kinds, and location of...
• Section 324.43540 License; Application And Issuance By Mail, On-line Computer Service, Or Telephone; Fees; Delinquent Payment.
  (1) An application for 1 or more licenses issued under this part may be made by mail, on-line computer service, or telephone to the...
• Section 324.43540a Sportsmen Against Hunger Program; Implementation; Duties Of Department; Financial Donations; Contract With Nonprofit Organization To Administrate Program; Contract Requirements; "Program" Defined.
  (1) Subject to subsection (4), by January 1, 2007, the department shall implement a program to distribute wild game to people in need. The...
• Section 324.43540c Sportsmen Against Hunger Program; Donation; Creation; Disposition Of Money Or Other Assets; Money Remaining In Fund; Expenditure; Costs; Limitation; "Fund" Defined.
  (1) Subject to subsection (2), when a person applies for a license under this part, the department or the department's agent shall ask whether...
• Section 324.43540d Repealed. 2010, Act 366, Eff. Dec. 22, 2011.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to establishment of moose hunting advisory council.
• Section 324.43540e Wolf Management Advisory Council.
  (1) The wolf management advisory council is created within the department. (2) The council shall consist of at least the following members: (a) The...
• Section 324.43541 Retaining Percentage Of Fees For Sportcard, License, Duplicate License, Application, Or Permit; Additional Charges.
  (1) A person authorized by the department to issue licenses on March 15, 1993, may retain 7.5% of the fees for each sportcard, license,...
• Section 324.43542 Licenses; Validity; Fee; Report.
  (1) All licenses issued under this part are valid from March 1 through March 31 of the following year or as otherwise provided by...
• Section 324.43543 Course Of Instruction In Safe Handling Of Firearms; Instructors; Registration; Certificate Of Competency.
  The department shall provide for a course of instruction in the safe handling of firearms and shall designate persons, without compensation, to serve as...
• Section 324.43544 License, Sportcard, Or Kill Tag; Loss Or Destruction; Duplicate; Certification Of Loss Form; Fees.
  (1) If a license or sportcard issued pursuant to this part or a kill tag is lost or destroyed, a licensee may procure a...
• Section 324.43545 Assessment Or Collection Of Fees Beginning March 1, 2019; Prohibition.
  Beginning March 1, 2019, the department shall not assess or collect any license or permit fees authorized in this part. History: Add. 2013, Act...
• Section 324.43546 Senior Hunting And Fishing Licenses; Appropriating Sum Equal To Fees Not Collected; Crediting Appropriation To Game And Fish Protection Account.
  (1) Before June 1 of each year, the department shall determine the total number of senior hunting and fishing licenses issued and the total...
• Section 324.43547 Preparation And Issuance Of Sportcards And Licenses; Information; Equipment; Conservation Law Enforcement Stamps; Issuance Of Licenses Beginning March 1, 2014.
  (1) The department shall prepare sportcards, if necessary, and licenses to comply with this part and may authorize persons to issue sportcards and licenses....
• Section 324.43548 Persons Authorized To Issue Limited Fishing Licenses Without Equipment; Bond; Remittance Of Money; Limitation On Fee; Fees Held In Trust.
  (1) The department may require a person authorized to issue limited fishing licenses without the equipment described in section 43547 to file a bond...
• Section 324.43549 Violation Of Mcl 324.43548; Penalties.
  A person who violates section 43548, in addition to other penalties provided by law, forfeits the right to issue licenses and sportcards and forfeits...
• Section 324.43550 Format Of License.
  The department shall select the format of the license. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name:
• Section 324.43551 Issuance Of Certain Licenses; Restriction.
  The department may restrict the issuance of certain licenses to issuance only by department offices or employees. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff....
• Section 324.43552 Quotas On Licenses.
  The department may establish a quota on the number of each kind of license that may be issued. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd....
• Section 324.43553 Disposition Of Money Received From Sale Of Passbooks And Licenses; Payments; Grants; Youth Hunting And Fishing Education And Outreach Fund; Annual Report; Posting Measures And Metrics On Website.
  (1) The department shall transmit all money received from the sale of licenses to the state treasurer, together with a statement indicating the amount...
• Section 324.43554 Deer Habitat; Improvement; Maintenance; Management; Use Of License Fee; Limitation.
  One dollar and fifty cents of the license fee for each firearm deer, bow and arrow deer, and resident sportsperson's license shall be used...
• Section 324.43555 Wildlife Resource Protection Fund; Creation; Transmission And Deposit Of Additional Fee; Money Credited; Expenditures; Voluntary Contribution; Annual Report.
  (1) Thirty-five cents from each license and stamp fee prescribed in this part, except for fees for licenses described in section 43553(5), shall be...
• Section 324.43556 Hunter Access Leases On Private Land; Lease Payments; Control Of Hunter Access By Participating Landowners; Cancellation Of Lease Agreement; Forfeiture Of Lease Payments; Posting Boundaries Of Leased Land; Cause Of Action For Injuries; Orders.
  (1) The department may utilize the game and fish protection account for the purpose of acquiring and administering hunter access leases on private land....
• Section 324.43557 License Application Lists, Information, And Publications; Sale; Price; Disposition Of Proceeds.
  The department may sell, or contract for the sale of, license application lists or information filed with the department pursuant to this part and...
• Section 324.43558 Prohibited Conduct; Misdemeanor; Penalties; Carrying Firearm Under Influence Of Controlled Substance Or Alcohol; Effect Of Prior Conviction; Violation Of Subsection (1)(d) As Misdemeanor.
  (1) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person does any of the following: (a) Makes a false statement as to material...
• Section 324.43559 Violation; Revocation Of License; Suspension Order; Compliance; Rescission; Failure To Answer Citation Or Notice To Appear; Failure To Comply With Court Order Or Judgment.
  (1) If a person is convicted of violating this part, or another law relative to hunting, fishing, or trapping that does not otherwise require...
• Section 324.43560 Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
  A person who violates this part or a rule promulgated under this part, for which violation a penalty is not otherwise provided for in...
• Section 324.43561 Rules.
  The department may promulgate rules for the administration of this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996,...

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