State Proposal - 14-1 -- Hunting Season for Wolves
A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 520 OF 2012, ESTABLISHING A HUNTING SEASON
FOR WOLVES AND AUTHORIZING ANNUAL WOLF HUNTING SEASONS
Public Act 520 of 2012 would:
- Designate wolf as game for hunting purposes and authorize the
first wolf hunting season.
- Allow the Natural Resources Commission to schedule annual wolf
hunting seasons.
- Provide criminal penalties for the unlawful possession or taking
of wolves, but shield a person who lawfully captures or destroys a
wolf from prosecution.
- Require a person who wishes to hunt wolves to obtain a wolf
hunting license.
- Create a Wolf Management Advisory Council for the purpose of
making nonbinding recommendations to the legislature regarding the
proper management of wolves.
Should this law be approved?
State Proposal - 14-2 -- Authority to Designate Game Animals
A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 21 OF 2013, GRANTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMISSION THE POWER TO DESIGNATE WOLVES AND CERTAIN OTHER ANIMALS AS
GAME WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Public Act 21 of 2013 would:
- Allow the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) to designate certain
animals as game for hunting purposes and establish the first hunting
season for game animals without legislative action.
- Continue the NRC's designation of wolves as game and allow the NRC
to set a wolf hunting season.
- Grant the Legislature sole authority to remove a species from the
list of designated game animals.
- Eliminate the $1.00 hunting and fishing licensing fee for members
of the military, whether stationed inside or outside of Michigan,
subject to any lottery.
- Give the NRC sole authority to regulate fishing.
Should this law be approved?
