Section 317.222 Pine Lake Wild Life Sanctuary; Unlawful Acts; Permit to Hunt Carnivorous Game; Permit to Keep Certain Game; Supervision; Prima Facie Evidence.

MI Comp L § 317.222 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 2.

It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, kill or otherwise destroy any wild game animals, wild game or song birds, their young offspring or eggs in the district hereinbefore described, or to molest the homes, nests or houses of such wild game animals or wild game or song birds. A permit may be granted by the conservation commission to a person or persons to hunt carnivorous birds and animals on said premises. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any person from keeping the animals or birds herein mentioned in captivity under a permit granted therefor by any law now in force or which may be hereinafter enacted. The state department of conservation is specifically charged with the supervision of the refuge hereby created and with the enforcement of the provisions of this act. It shall be prima facie evidence of hunting on said refuge for any person other than an officer charged with enforcing the provisions of this act to be found thereon with a loaded gun outside of his home or buildings owned or occupied by him.

History: 1925, Act 80, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 6124 ;-- CL 1948, 317.222