Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-2-3-aquatic-species Part 457 Mussels (324.45701...324.45711)

• Section 324.45701 Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) “Mussel” means the pearly freshwater mussel, clam, or naiad, and the shells of the pearly freshwater mussel, clam,...
• Section 324.45702 Mussels; Registration And License Requirements.
  A person shall not take, catch, or kill mussels by means of any kind of apparatus or in any manner in any of the...
• Section 324.45703 License; Application; Form; Fee.
  A person shall not take, catch, or kill mussels in any of the inland waters of this state without applying to the department on...
• Section 324.45704 License; Issuance; Duration; Contents; Possession; Exhibition.
  The department shall upon receipt of an application and the proper fee issue a license to take, catch, or kill mussels. All licenses shall...
• Section 324.45705 Applications And Licenses; Record; Receipts; Disposition; "Nonresident" Defined.
  The department shall keep a record of all applications and licenses issued and on the first day of each month shall pay to the...
• Section 324.45706 Mussels; Number Of Boats Permitted; Crowfoot Bars; Hand Rods; Prohibited Devices; Mufflers.
  Any person to whom a license has been issued under this part may operate not more than 1 boat, with or without a motor,...
• Section 324.45707 Mussels; Limitation On Catch Of Certain Undersized Species.
  A person shall not take, catch, kill, offer for sale, or possess, in a quantity of more than 1% by weight, mussels of the...
• Section 324.45708 Mussels; Closed Areas; Orders Of Department; Publication; Effective Date.
  The department may, for the conservation of the mussel resources of the state, prescribe areas in any part of the state from which mussels...
• Section 324.45709 Mussels; Report To Department By License Holder; Prerequisite To New License.
  On or before December 31 of the year in which any license was issued, the holder of the license shall make a written report...
• Section 324.45710 Taking Mussels For Culture Or Scientific Investigation; Permit Required.
  A person shall not take from any of the inland waters of this state any kind of mussels in any manner for the purpose...
• Section 324.45711 Violation Of Part; Penalty; Default.
  A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 or more than $100.00...

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