June 18, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Caswell and referred to the Committee on Conservation and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to repeal 1935 LA 1, entitled
"An act to prevent hunting for game animals or game birds on
Sunday, in the county of Hillsdale; to authorize the arrest of
person or persons so offending and to prescribe the penalty
therefor; and to provide a referendum thereon;"
and to authorize a referendum.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Enacting section 1. Subject to enacting section 2, 1935 LA
2 1 is repealed.
3 Enacting section 2. (1) The county board of commissioners
4 of Hillsdale county may adopt a resolution to submit the question
5 of approval or rejection of enacting section 1 to the qualified
6 electors of Hillsdale county. If the question is submitted, it
7 shall be submitted at the 2004 November general election or at a
8 special election in 2004 called for that purpose by the county
9 board of commissioners of Hillsdale county. The question shall
10 be submitted in substantially the following form:
1 "1935 Local Act 1 prohibits hunting in Hillsdale county with
2 firearms or dogs on Sunday. 2003 Local Act _____ would repeal
3 1935 Local Act 1 and allow such hunting. Should 2003 Local Act
4 _____ be adopted?
5 Yes ( )
6 No ( )".
7 (2) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the
8 question vote "yes", enacting section 1 takes effect 10 days
9 following the certification of the election results.
10 (3) Enacting section 1 does not take effect if either of the
11 following applies:
12 (a) The county board of commissioners of Hillsdale county
13 does not adopt a resolution under subsection (1).
14 (b) The county board of commissioners of Hillsdale county
15 adopts a resolution under subsection (1), and a majority of the
16 qualified electors voting on the question vote "no".