HOUSE BILL No. 4917

 

September 8, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Pettalia and Foster and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation.

 

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

 

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

 

by amending section 40111 (MCL 324.40111), as added by 1995 PA 57.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 40111. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part or

 

in a department order authorized under section 40107, a person

 

shall not take an animal from in or upon a vehicle.

 

     (2) Except as otherwise provided in this part or in a

 

department order authorized under section 40107, a person shall not

 

transport or have in possession a firearm in or upon a vehicle,

 

unless the firearm is unloaded in both barrel and magazine and

 

enclosed in a case, carried in the trunk of a vehicle, or unloaded

 

in a motorized boat.

 

     (3) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person shall


 

not transport or have in possession a bow or crossbow in or upon a

 

vehicle, unless the bow or crossbow is unstrung, enclosed in a

 

case, or carried in the trunk of a vehicle.

 

     (4) A person shall not hunt or discharge a firearm within 150

 

yards of an occupied building, dwelling, house, residence, or

 

cabin, or any barn or other building used in connection with a farm

 

operation, without obtaining the written permission of the owner,

 

renter, or occupant of the property.