Bill Text: MI SB0717 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Natural resources; hunting; hunters helping farmers program; create. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 43526a & repeals sec. 43526a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43526a).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-18 - Assigned Pa 0241'12 With Immediate Effect [SB0717 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-SB0717-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 717

 

 

October 4, 2011, Introduced by Senators PROOS and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 43526a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 43526a. (1) The department shall establish a hunters

 

helping farmers program.

 

     (2) The program shall do each of the following:

 

     (a) Allow an individual who is willing to harvest antlerless

 

deer to submit an application to the department to participate in

 

the program. An individual may select up to 2 counties where the

 

individual would be willing to harvest antlerless deer.

 

     (b) Allow landowners or farmers who feel they need additional

 

antlerless deer harvested on their property to contact the

 

department and request a list containing all the individuals who

 

indicated that they would be willing to harvest antlerless deer in

 

the landowner's or farmer's county.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "program" means the hunters

 

helping farmers program established under subsection (1).