HOUSE BILL No. 5785


     April 28, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Bogardus, Frank, Goschka, Wetters, Hale, McBryde and Kilpatrick and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Environment and Recreation.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 40113b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 40113B.  THE OWNER OF A COMMERCIAL CATTLE FARM OR HIS

 2    OR HER DESIGNEE MAY TAKE DEER BY FIREARM WITHOUT A LICENSE OR

 3    PERMIT IF THE DEER ARE ON THE CATTLE FARM AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH

 4    OR ABOUT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH CATTLE OR CATTLE FEED.  THE COM-

 5    MISSION OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ISSUE AN ORDER UNDER SECTION

 6    40113A SPECIFYING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THIS STATE, TIMES OF DAY,

 7    AND OTHER CONDITIONS FOR EXERCISE OF THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY

 8    THIS SECTION, CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS SECTION TO

 9    PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF TUBERCULOSIS FROM DEER TO CATTLE.






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