Bill Text: MI HB5662 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Natural resources; fishing; licensing provisions; modify. Amends secs. 43509, 43532 & 43533 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43509 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5481'09
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-13 - Assigned Pa 29'10 With Immediate Effect [HB5662 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HB5662-Engrossed.html
HB-5662, As Passed House, December 17, 2009
HOUSE BILL No. 5662
December 8, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Sheltrown and Cushingberry and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 43509, 43532, and 43533 (MCL 324.43509,
324.43532, and 324.43533), sections 43509 and 43533 as amended by
1996 PA 585 and section 43532 as amended by 2002 PA 108.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 43509. (1) A person 17 years of age or older shall not
take aquatic species, except aquatic insects, in or upon any waters
over which this state has jurisdiction or in or upon any lands
within the state, or possess aquatic species, except aquatic
insects, without having in his or her possession a valid license as
provided in this part.
(2)
A person shall not hunt, trap, take
or possess a wild
animal without having in his or her possession a valid license as
provided in this part.
Sec. 43532. (1) A person 17 years of age or older shall not
take or possess an aquatic species, except aquatic insects, in the
waters over which this state has jurisdiction without a license.
The fee for a resident restricted fishing license is $15.00. The
fee for a nonresident restricted fishing license is $34.00.
(2)
The A restricted fishing license entitles the licensee to
take and possess aquatic species as prescribed by law, other than
trout, or
salmon, lake
sturgeon, lake herring, amphibians,
reptiles, or crustaceans.
(3) A person under 17 years of age may take aquatic species in
the waters over which this state has jurisdiction without a
license. However, a person under 17 years of age may obtain an all-
species fishing license. The fee for a resident or nonresident who
is
under 17 years of age , for an
all-species fishing license is
$2.00. The department shall not sell or vendor the list of
licensees under this subsection.
(4) The fee for a resident all-species fishing license is
$28.00. The fee for a nonresident all-species fishing license is
$42.00.
(5)
The An all-species fishing license entitles the licensee
to
take all species of and
possess all aquatic species as
prescribed by law.
(6) A person to whom a valid restricted fishing license has
been issued may return the restricted license to the department or
its authorized agent and receive an all-species fishing license by
paying a fee equal to the difference in cost between the all-
House Bill No. 5662 as amended December 17, 2009
species fishing license and the restricted fishing license for
which that person is eligible.
Sec. 43533. (1) A resident or nonresident may purchase a
limited
24-hour or 72-hour fishing license entitling that person to
take, for a designated 24-hour or 72-hour period, respectively, and
possess
all aquatic species as prescribed by
law. Except as
provided
in this section, the fee for a limited fishing license is
$6.00
per designated consecutive 24-hour period. Except as provided
in
this section, beginning in 2001, the fee for a limited 24-hour
fishing license is $7.00 per designated consecutive 24-hour period.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the fee for a
limited
24-hour fishing license for a senior citizen is $3.00.
(2) The fee for a 72-hour fishing license, to be issued
beginning in 2010, is as follows:
(a) Except for a senior citizen, $21.00.
(b) For a senior citizen, $9.00.
[Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless House Bill No. 5481 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.]
