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HOUSE BILL No. 6417

October 2, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Cole and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

by amending section 40111a (MCL 324.40111a), as amended by 2015 PA

265.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 40111a. (1) The commission, after consultation with the

commission of agriculture and rural development, shall issue in the

manner provided in section 40113a an order concerning deer and elk

feeding in this state.An individual may engage in deer and elk

feeding only if both of the following conditions are met:

(a) The feed is located not more than 600 feet from a

residence, building, or structure on private property.

(b) Not more than 2 gallons of feed is placed, scattered, or

distributed within 600 feet of that residence, building, or

structure at any 1 point in time.

(2) As used in this section, "deer and elk feeding" means the

depositing, distributing, or tending of to deposit, distribute, or

tend feed in an area frequented by wild, free-ranging white-tailed

deer and elk to prevent them from starving or for recreational

viewing. Deer and elk feeding does not include any of the

following:

(a) Baiting to take game as provided by an order of the

commission under section 40113a.

(b) The scattering of feed solely as the result of normal

logging practices or normal agricultural practices.

or more of the following apply:

(i) The area is occupied by livestock actively consuming the

feed on a daily basis.

(ii) The feed is covered to deter wild, free-ranging white-

tailed deer and elk from gaining access to the feed or is being

used on a daily basis.

(iii) The feed is in a storage facility or is stored in a

manner that is consistent with normal agricultural practices.

(d) Feeding wild birds or other wildlife if done in such a

manner as to exclude that excludes wild, free-ranging white-tailed

deer and elk from gaining access to the feed.