April 9, 2019, Introduced by Rep. Cole and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 40111a (MCL 324.40111a), as amended by 2015 PA
265.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
40111a. (1) The commission, after consultation with the
commission
of agriculture and rural development, shall issue in the
manner
provided in section 40113a an order concerning deer and elk
feeding
in this state.An individual
may engage in wildlife and bird
feeding only if at least 2 of the following conditions are met:
(a) The feed is located not more than 450 feet from a
residence.
(b) The quantity of feed placed, scattered, or distributed
within 450 feet of that residence, together with any feed
previously placed, scattered, or distributed within 450 feet of
that
residence and still present, is not more than 2 gallons.
(c) The feed is contained, presented, or held in a manner to
exclude deer and elk.
(2)
As used in this section, "deer and elk "wildlife and bird
feeding"
means the depositing, distributing, or tending of feed in
an
area frequented by wild, free-ranging white-tailed deer and elk
birds and other wildlife to prevent them from starving or for
recreational
viewing. Deer and elk Wildlife
and bird feeding does
not include any of the following:
(a) Baiting to take game as provided by an order of the
commission under section 40113a.
(b) The scattering of feed solely as the result of normal
logging practices or normal agricultural practices.
(c) The storage or use of feed for agricultural purposes if 1
or more of the following apply:
(i) The area is occupied by livestock actively consuming the
feed on a daily basis.
(ii) The feed is covered to deter wild, free-ranging white-
tailed deer and elk from gaining access to the feed or is being
used on a daily basis.
(iii) The feed is in a storage facility or is stored in a
manner that is consistent with normal agricultural practices.
(d)
Feeding wild birds or other wildlife if done in such a
manner
as to exclude wild, free-ranging white-tailed deer and elk
from
gaining access to the feed.