Bill Text: MI HB4957 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Natural resources; hunting; mentored youth hunting license; allow individual to purchase additional licenses. Amends secs. 43502 & 43520 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43502 & 324.43520).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-30 - Assigned Pa 4'18 With Immediate Effect [HB4957 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4957-Engrossed.html
HB-4957, As Passed House, October 19, 2017
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4957
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending sections 43502 and 43520 (MCL 324.43502 and 324.43520),
as amended by 2013 PA 108.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 43502. (1) "Accompany" means to go along with another
person
individual under circumstances that allow one to come to the
immediate
aid of the other person individual
and while staying
within
a distance from the person other
individual that permits
uninterrupted, unaided visual and auditory communication.
(2) "Amphibian" means a frog, toad, salamander, or other
member of the class amphibia.
(3) "Apprentice license" means a license issued under section
43520(3). or
(4).
(4) "Aquatic species" means a fish, reptile, amphibian,
mollusk, aquatic insect, or crustacea or part thereof.
(5) "Base license" means a license issued under section
43523a.
(6) "Bow" means a device for propelling an arrow from a string
drawn, held, and released by hand if the force used to hold the
string in the drawn position is provided by the archer's muscles.
(7) "Crossbow" means a weapon consisting of a bow, with a draw
weight of 100 pounds or more, mounted transversely on a stock or
frame and designed to fire an arrow, bolt, or quarrel by the
release of a bow string controlled by a mechanical or electric
trigger with a working safety.
(8) "Crustacea" means a freshwater crayfish, shrimp, or prawn
of the order decapoda.
Sec. 43520. (1) Subject to other requirements of this part,
the department may issue a hunting license to a minor child if all
of the following requirements are met:
(a) A parent or legal guardian of the minor child applies for
the license on behalf of the minor child.
(b) The parent or guardian represents that the requirements of
section 43517, as applicable, will be complied with.
(c) The license fee is paid.
(2) A person authorized to sell hunting licenses shall not
issue a hunting license to an individual born after January 1,
1960, unless the individual presents proof of previous hunting
experience in the form of a hunting license issued by this state,
another state, a province of Canada, or another country or presents
a certification of completion of training in hunter safety issued
to the individual by this state, another state, a province of
Canada, or another country. If an applicant for a hunting license
does not have proof of such a previous license or a certification
of completion of training in hunter safety, a person authorized to
sell hunting licenses may issue a hunting license if the applicant
submits a signed affidavit stating that the applicant has completed
a course in hunter safety or that the applicant possessed such a
hunting license previously. The person selling a hunting license
shall record as specified by the department the form of proof of
the previous hunting experience or certification of completion of
hunter safety training presented by the applicant. This subsection
does not apply to the issuance of an apprentice license. An
apprentice license or the equivalent does not satisfy the
requirements of this subsection concerning proof of previous
hunting experience.
(3)
An individual who does not meet the requirements of
subsection
(2) may obtain an apprentice license for the same price
as
the corresponding regular license that the individual would
otherwise
be qualified to obtain. An individual 17 years old or
older
shall not hunt game under an apprentice license unless
another
individual at least 21 years old who possesses a license,
other
than an apprentice license, to hunt that game accompanies
that
apprentice licensee and does not accompany more than 1 other
apprentice
licensee. For the purposes of this subsection and
section
43517(1)(b), an individual shall not go along with more
than
2 apprentice licensees of any age for the purpose of
accompanying
those apprentice licensees while those apprentice
licensees
are hunting. If an individual has represented to an
apprentice
licensee or, if the apprentice licensee is a minor
child,
to the apprentice licensee's parent or legal guardian that
the
individual would accompany the apprentice licensee for the
purposes
of this subsection, the individual shall not go along with
the
apprentice licensee while the apprentice licensee is hunting
unless
the individual actually accompanies the apprentice licensee
and
possesses a license, other than an apprentice license, to hunt
the
same game as the apprentice licensee. An individual is not
eligible
to obtain a specific type of apprentice license, such as a
firearm
deer license, an archery deer license, a combination deer
license,
a small game license, or a turkey license, for more than 2
license
years. An apprentice license shall be distinguished from a
license
other than an apprentice license by a notation or other
means.
(3) (4)
Beginning March 1, 2014, an An
individual who does not
meet the requirements of subsection (2) may obtain an apprentice
license for the same price as the corresponding regular license
that the individual would otherwise be qualified to obtain. An
individual 17 years old or older shall not hunt game under an
apprentice license unless another individual at least 21 years old
who possesses a license, other than an apprentice license, to hunt
that game accompanies that apprentice licensee and does not
accompany more than 1 other apprentice licensee. For the purposes
of this subsection and section 43517(1)(b), an individual shall not
go along with more than 2 apprentice licensees of any age for the
purpose of accompanying those apprentice licensees while those
apprentice licensees are hunting. If an individual has represented
to an apprentice licensee or, if the apprentice licensee is a minor
child, to the apprentice licensee's parent or legal guardian that
the individual would accompany the apprentice licensee for the
purposes of this subsection, the individual shall not go along with
the apprentice licensee while the apprentice licensee is hunting
unless the individual actually accompanies the apprentice licensee
and possesses a license, other than an apprentice license, to hunt
the same game as the apprentice licensee. An individual is not
eligible to obtain a specific type of apprentice license, such as a
deer license, a base license, or a turkey license, for more than 2
license
years. An apprentice license shall must be distinguished
from a license other than an apprentice license by a notation or
other means.
(4) (5)
Only a minor who is less than 10
years old may obtain
a mentored youth hunting license. A minor who is less than 10 years
old shall not hunt game under a mentored youth hunting license
unless that minor complies with all requirements of the mentored
youth hunting program established by the commission under section
43517.
The fee for a mentored youth hunting license is $7.50 and
shall
include all of the privileges conferred by all of the
following:
(a)
Resident small game license.
(b)
Combination deer license.
(c)
All species fishing license.
(d)
Spring turkey hunting license and fall turkey hunting
license.
(e)
Resident fur harvester's license.
(5) (6)
Beginning March 1, 2014, the The
fee for a mentored
youth
hunting license is $7.50 and shall include includes all
of
the privileges conferred by all of the following:
(a) Base license.
(b) Deer license.
(c) All-species fishing license.
(d) Spring wild turkey hunting license and fall wild turkey
hunting license.
(e) Fur harvester's license.
(6) An individual who purchases a mentored youth hunting
license may apply for or purchase additional licenses pursuant to
current regulations, including, but not limited to, all of the
following:
(a) Antlerless deer licenses under section 43527a.
(b) A bear hunting license under section 43528.
(c) An elk hunting license under section 43529.
(7) An individual hunting with a license purchased under
subsection (6) must comply with all requirements of the mentored
youth hunting program established by the commission under section
43517.
(8) (7)
By September 1, 2015 and every 4
years after that
date, the department shall submit a report to the standing
committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary
responsibility for conservation and outdoor recreation issues
evaluating whether the fee revenue received by the department from
mentored
youth hunting licenses under subsection (6) (5) is
adequate to administer the mentored youth hunting program.
