Bill Text: MI HB5484 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Natural resources; hunting; color of hunting apparel; include hunter pink. Amends sec. 40116 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40116).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-28 - Assigned Pa 377'16 With Immediate Effect [HB5484 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB5484-Engrossed.html
HB-5484, As Passed House, June 2, 2016
HOUSE BILL No. 5484
(as amended June 2, 2016)
March 17, 2016, Introduced by Rep. Lyons and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 40116 (MCL 324.40116), as amended by 2009 PA
65.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
40116. (1) A person An
individual shall not take game
during the established daylight shooting hours from August 15
through
April 30 unless the person individual
wears a cap, hat,
vest, jacket, or rain gear of hunter orange OR [a color authorized by the
commission under subsection (4).] Hunter
orange or [a color authorized by the commission under subsection (4)]
includes camouflage that is not less than 50%
hunter orange or [a color authorized by the commission under subsection
(4).] The garments that are hunter orange
shall
or [a color authorized by the
commission under subsection (4)] must
be the hunter's outermost garment and
shall
be visible from all sides of the
hunter.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person an individual
engaged in the taking of deer with a bow or crossbow during archery
House Bill No. 5484 as amended June 2, 2016
deer
season, a person an
individual taking bear with a bow or
crossbow,
a person an individual engaged in the taking of turkey or
migratory
birds other than woodcock, a person an individual engaged
in
the sport of falconry, or a person an individual who is
stationary and in the act of hunting bobcat, coyote, or fox.
(3)
The failure of a person an
individual to comply with this
section is not evidence of contributory negligence in a civil
action
for injury to the person individual
or for the person's
individual's wrongful death.
[(4) The commission shall determine what additional colors, including hunter pink, are effective and safe for individuals to wear while hunting. By October 1, 2017, the commission shall issue an order under section 40113a authorizing what additional garment colors may be worn under subsection (1) based on the determination made by the COMMISSION under this subsection.
(5)(4)] As used in this
section: , "hunter
(a) "Hunter orange" means the highly visible color commonly
referred to as hunter orange and includes blaze orange, flame
orange, and fluorescent blaze orange.
(b) "Hunter pink" means the highly visible color commonly
referred to as hunter pink and includes bright pink, blaze pink,
and fluorescent pink.
