Bill Text: MI HB6462 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Natural resources: hunting; Michigan pheasant and grassland restoration stamp program; provide for. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-10-12 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/12/2022 [HB6462 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB6462-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6462
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 43525c (MCL 324.43525c), as amended by 2021 PA 6.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 43525c. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual 18 years of age or older shall not hunt pheasants without a current annual pheasant hunting license and grassland restoration stamp issued by this state. The annual pheasant hunting license and grassland restoration stamp requirement is in addition to the requirements for a base license. The fee for the pheasant hunting license and grassland restoration stamp is $25.00. The following individuals are not required to obtain an annual pheasant hunting license and grassland restoration stamp under this section:
(a) An individual only hunting pheasants at a game bird hunting preserve licensed under part 417.
(b) An individual hunting pheasants on private land, except for individuals hunting on land enrolled in the hunting access program.
(c) An individual hunting pheasants on public land in the Upper Peninsula.
(d) An individual who holds a lifetime small game license, lifetime sportsperson's license, or a comprehensive lifetime hunting and fishing license issued under section 44102.
(2) If issued as a stamp, a pheasant hunting license and grassland restoration stamp must be affixed to the base license of the individual and signed across the face of the stamp by the individual to whom it is issued.
(3) A collector may purchase a pheasant hunting license, and grassland restoration stamp, if it is issued as a stamp, without being required to place it on a base license, sign across its face, or provide proof of competency under section 43520(2). However, a license stamp described in this subsection is not valid for hunting pheasants.
(4) Except as provided in sections 43541 and 43555, the department shall deposit the fee collected for each pheasant hunting license and grassland restoration stamp in the pheasant subaccount of the game and fish protection account for the purposes stated in subsection (5).
(5) The pheasant subaccount is created in the game and fish protection account. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the subaccount. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the subaccount. The state treasurer shall credit to the subaccount interest and earnings from subaccount investments. Money in the subaccount at the close of the fiscal year remains in the subaccount and does not lapse to the game and fish protection account or the general fund. Money in the subaccount on January 1, 2026 is transferred to the game and fish protection account. The department is the administrator of the subaccount for auditing purposes. The department shall expend money from the subaccount, upon appropriation, only for only as follows:
(a) Fifty percent for costs associated with the purchase and release of live pheasants on state-owned land suitable for pheasants.
(b) Fifty percent for the following:
(i) Restoration of grasslands and other pheasant habitat on state-owned lands suitable for pheasants and pheasant hunting.
(ii) Purchase of grasslands and other pheasant habitat suitable for pheasants and pheasant hunting.
(6) This section is repealed effective January 1, 2026.
