Bill Text: MI HB5416 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Natural resources; hunting; color of hunting apparel; include hunter pink. Amends sec. 40116 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40116).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-17 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/16/2018 [HB5416 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5416-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5416

 

 

January 16, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Johnson, Hoitenga, Reilly, Bellino, Miller, Dianda, Bizon, Howell, LaFave, Hornberger, Hughes, Hauck and Howrylak and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 40116 (MCL 324.40116), as amended by 2016 PA

 

377.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 40116. (1) An individual shall not take game during the

 

established daylight shooting hours from August 15 through April 30

 

unless the individual wears a cap, hat, vest, jacket, or rain gear

 

of hunter orange or a color authorized by the commission under

 

subsection (4). hunter pink. Hunter orange or a color authorized by

 

the commission under subsection (4) hunter pink includes camouflage

 

that is not less than 50% hunter orange or a color authorized by

 

the commission under subsection (4). hunter pink. The garments that

 

are hunter orange or a color authorized by the commission under

 

subsection (4) hunter pink must be the hunter's outermost garment

 

and be visible from all sides of the hunter.

 

     (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an individual engaged in

 

the taking of deer with a bow or crossbow during archery deer

 

season, an individual taking bear with a bow or crossbow, an

 

individual engaged in the taking of turkey or migratory birds other

 

than woodcock, an individual engaged in the sport of falconry, or

 

an individual who is stationary and in the act of hunting bobcat,

 

coyote, or fox.

 

     (3) The failure of an individual to comply with this section

 

is not evidence of contributory negligence in a civil action for

 

injury to the individual or for the individual's wrongful death.

 

     (4) The commission shall review and determine whether hunter

 

pink or any additional colors are effective and safe for

 

individuals to wear while hunting. By October 1, 2017, the

 

commission shall issue an order under section 40113a authorizing

 

what additional garment colors may be worn under subsection (1)

 

based on the determination made by the commission under this

 

subsection.

 

     (4) (5) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Hunter orange" means the highly visible color commonly

 

referred to as hunter orange and includes blaze orange, flame

 

orange, and fluorescent blaze orange.

 

     (b) "Hunter pink" means the highly visible color commonly

 

referred to as hunter pink and includes blaze pink, flame pink, and

 

fluorescent blaze pink.