SB-0412, As Passed Senate, October 26, 2011

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 412

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending section 43524 (MCL 324.43524), as amended by 2002 PA

81.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 43524. (1) ~~A person~~ An individual shall not hunt wild

2 turkey without a wild turkey hunting license. The fee for a

3 resident wild turkey hunting license is $15.00. The fee for a

4 nonresident wild turkey hunting license is $69.00. Subject to the

5 requirements of section 40113a, the commission may issue an order

6 requiring that all applications for wild turkey hunting licenses,

7 or applications for wild turkey hunting licenses for certain

8 geographic areas, be entered into a lottery designed and run by

9 the department. ~~A person~~ An individual selected in a lottery,

1 upon meeting the requirements of this part, is authorized to

2 purchase a wild turkey hunting license. The license shall be

3 issued for a specified hunting period and shall confer upon the

4 holder of the license the right to hunt wild turkeys.

5 (2) The department may charge a nonrefundable application

6 fee not to exceed $4.00 for each application for a wild turkey

7 hunting license that is entered into a lottery ~~pursuant to~~ under

8 subsection (1).

9 (3) From fees collected under subsection (1) or (2), the

10 following amounts shall be used for scientific research,

11 biological survey work on wild turkeys, creation and management

12 of wild turkey habitat on state land, national forestland, and

13 private land, annual wild turkey population surveys, annual

14 random disease testing across the wild turkey range in this

15 state, and other wild turkey management in this state:

16	(a) Resident wild turkey hunting license.......... $ 9.50
17	(b) Nonresident wild turkey hunting license....... $50.00
18	(c) Senior wild turkey hunting license............ $ 1.00
19	(d) Wild turkey hunting application............ amount of
20	application fee,
21	if any, but not
22	more than $ 3.00.

23 (4) The department shall, to the extent possible, use the

24 money from subsection (3) to create and manage wild turkey

25 habitat on state forestland, state game areas, national

26 forestland, and private land, where appropriate. The department

27 shall, before January 1 of each year, provide to the standing