HOUSE BILL No. 5141

 

October 7, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Adamini, Brown, Gillard, Casperson, Shackleton, Sheltrown, Gleason and Gieleghem and referred to the Committee on Conservation and Outdoor Recreation.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

                                                                                

    by amending sections 43506 and 43536a (MCL 324.43506 and                    

                                                                                

    324.43536a), section 43506 as amended by 1996 PA 585 and section            

                                                                                

    43536a as amended by 2003 PA 4.                                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 43506.  (1) "Open season" means the  time  period                      

                                                                                

2   during which game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, and             

                                                                                

3   aquatic species may be legally taken or killed.  Open season                

                                                                                

4   includes both the first and last day of the  season or  period.             

                                                                                

5       (2) "Reptile" means a turtle, snake, lizard, or any other                   

                                                                                

6   member of the class reptilia.                                               

                                                                                

7       (3) "Resident" means any of the following:                                  

                                                                                

8       (a) A person who resides in a settled or permanent home or                  

                                                                                

9   domicile within the boundaries of this state with the intention             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   of remaining in this state.                                                 

                                                                                

2       (b) A student who is enrolled in a full-time course at a                    

                                                                                

3   college or university within this state and who resides in the              

                                                                                

4   state during the school year.                                               

                                                                                

5       (c) A foreign exchange student who is enrolled in an                        

                                                                                

6   elementary or secondary institution of learning in this state for           

                                                                                

7   any grade through 12 and who resides with a person described in             

                                                                                

8   subdivision (a) during the school year.                                     

                                                                                

9       (d)  (c)  A person regularly enlisted or commissioned as an                 

                                                                                

10  officer in the armed forces of the United States and officially             

                                                                                

11  stationed in this state.                                                    

                                                                                

12      (e)  (d)  A person regularly enlisted or commissioned as an                 

                                                                                

13  officer in the armed forces of the United States who, at the time           

                                                                                

14  of enlistment, was a resident of this state and has maintained              

                                                                                

15  his or her residence in this state for purposes of obtaining a              

                                                                                

16  driver license or voter registration, or both.                              

                                                                                

17      Sec. 43536a.  (1) A member of the military may obtain any                   

                                                                                

18  license under this part for which a lottery is not required for             

                                                                                

19  $1.00 upon presentation of leave papers, duty papers, military              

                                                                                

20  orders, or other evidence acceptable to the department verifying            

                                                                                

21  that he or she is stationed outside of this state.  The license             

                                                                                

22  is valid for a period of up to 2 weeks designated by the member             

                                                                                

23  of the military but only during the season in which such a                  

                                                                                

24  license would otherwise be valid.                                           

                                                                                

25      (2) As used in this section, "member of the military" means                 

                                                                                

26  either of the following:                                                    

                                                                                

27      (a) A person described by section  43506(3)(d)  43506(3)(e)                 


                                                                                

1   who is stationed outside this state.                                        

                                                                                

2       (b) A person who meets all of the following requirements:                   

                                                                                

3                                                                                (i) The person is a reserve component soldier, sailor,                              

                                                                                

4   airman, or marine called to federal active duty.                            

                                                                                

5       (ii) At the time the person was called to federal active                     

                                                                                

6   duty, he or she was a resident of this state.                               

                                                                                

7       (iii) The person is stationed outside this state.                            

                                                                                

8       (iv) The person has maintained his or her residence in this                  

                                                                                

9   state for the purpose of obtaining a driver license or voter                

                                                                                

10  registration, or both.