Bill Text: MI HB5560 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Natural resources; fishing; exclusive authority to regulate sport fishing; provide to natural resources commission. Amends sec. 40113a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40113a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5558'20, HB 5559'19
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-27 - Referred To Committee On Ways And Means [HB5560 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5560-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5560
February 27, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Wakeman,
Howell and Cherry 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 40113a (MCL 324.40113a), as amended by 2016 PA 382.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 40113a. (1) The legislature finds and declares
that:
(a) The fish and wildlife populations of the state and
their habitat are of paramount importance to the citizens of this state.
(b) The conservation of fish and wildlife populations
of the state depend upon the wise use and sound scientific management of the
state's natural resources.
(c) The sound scientific management of the fish and
wildlife populations of the state, including hunting of bear, is declared to be
in the public interest.
(d) The sound scientific management of bear
populations in this state is necessary to minimize human/bear human and bear encounters and to prevent bears from
threatening or harming humans, livestock, and pets.
(2) The commission has the exclusive authority to
regulate the taking of game as that term is defined
in section 40103 and to regulate sport fishing under
part 487 in this state, including, but not limited to, regulating the use of commercial hunting
guides or sport fishing guides in taking game and fish. The
commission shall, to the greatest extent practicable, utilize principles of
sound scientific management in making decisions regarding the taking of game.
The commission may take testimony from department personnel, independent
experts, and others, and review scientific literature and data, among other
sources, in support of its duty to use principles of sound scientific
management. The commission shall issue orders regarding the taking of game
following a public meeting and an opportunity for public input. Not less than
30 days before issuing an order, the commission shall provide a copy of the
order to each of the following:
(a) Each member of each standing committee of the
senate or house of representatives that considers legislation pertaining to
conservation, the environment, natural resources, recreation, tourism, or
agriculture.
(b) The chairperson of the senate appropriations
committee and the chairperson of the house of representatives appropriations
committee.
(c) The members of the subcommittee of the senate
appropriations committee and the subcommittee of the house of representatives
appropriations committee that consider the budget of the department of natural
resources.
(3) The legislature declares that hunting, fishing,
and the taking of game are a valued part of the cultural heritage of this state
and should be forever preserved. The legislature further declares that these
activities play an important part in the state's economy and in the
conservation, preservation, and management of the state's natural resources.
Therefore, the legislature declares that the citizens of this state have a
right to hunt, fish, and take game, subject to the regulations and restrictions
prescribed by subsection (2) and law.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 100th Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5558 (request no. 06079'20).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.5559 (request no. 05299'19).
