HOUSE BILL No. 4517


     March 22, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Patterson, Tabor, Cassis, Howell, DeVuyst, Julian, Dennis, Pumford, Godchaux, Allen,
Meyer, Ehardt, Vander Roest, Toy, Bishop, Kowall, Hager, Koetje, Lipsey, Jelinek, O'Neil, Richner, Kuipers, Jansen and Birkholz
and referred to the Committee on Conservation and Outdoor Recreation.


        A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

   "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

   by amending section 40103 (MCL 324.40103), as amended by 2000 PA

   191.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 40103.  (1) "Game" means any of the following animals

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      but does not include privately owned cervidae species located on

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      a registered cervidae livestock facility as that term is defined

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      in the privately owned cervidae producers marketing act:

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           (a) Badger.

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           (b) Bear.

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           (c) Beaver.

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           (d) Bobcat.

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           (e) Brant.




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           (f) Coot.

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           (g) Coyote.

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           (h) Crow.

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           (i) Deer.

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           (j) Duck.

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           (k) Elk.

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           (l) Fisher.

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           (m) Florida gallinule.

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           (n) Fox.

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           (o) Geese.

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           (p) Hare.

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           (q) Hungarian partridge.

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           (r) Marten.

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           (s) Mink.

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           (t) Moose.

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           (u) Muskrat.

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           (v) Opossum.

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           (w) Otter.

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           (x) Pheasant.

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           (y) Quail.

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           (z) Rabbit.

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           (aa) Raccoon.

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           (bb) Ruffed grouse.

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           (cc) Sharptailed grouse.

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           (dd) Skunk.

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           (ee) Snipe.





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            (ff) Sora rail. 

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           (FF)  (gg)  Squirrel.

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           (GG)  (hh)  Weasel.

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           (HH)  (ii)  Wild turkey.

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           (II)  (jj)  Woodchuck.

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           (JJ)  (kk)  Woodcock.

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            (ll) Virginia rail. 

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           (2) "Interim order of the department" means an order of the

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      department issued under section 40108.

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           (3) "Kind" means an animal's sex, age, or physical

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      characteristics.

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           (4) "Normal agricultural practices" means generally accepted

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      agricultural and management practices as defined by the commis-

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      sion of agriculture.

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           (5) "Open season" means the dates during which game may be

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      legally taken.

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           (6) "Parts" means any or all portions of an animal, includ-

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      ing the skin, plumage, hide, fur, entire body, or egg of an

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      animal.

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           (7) "Protected" or "protected animal" means an animal or

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      kind of animal that is designated by the department as an animal

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      that shall not be taken.

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           (8) "Residence" means a permanent building serving as a tem-

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      porary or permanent home.  Residence may include a cottage,

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      cabin, or mobile home, but does not include a structure designed

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      primarily for taking game, a tree blind, a tent, a recreational

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      or other vehicle, or a camper.



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