Sec. 47325.

Every person taking fish for the market in any of the waters mentioned in this part shall keep an accurate report of each day's catch upon forms furnished by the department of the number of pounds of each kind of fish taken, of the locality fished, of the kind and amount of fishing gear employed, of the length of time (number of nights) each unit of gear employed fished without being lifted, of the kind and amount of spawn taken, of the kind and amount of caviar taken, and of such other data as the biologists may require in following the trend of the fisheries, and shall each month report, under oath when requested, the above data to the department. Any person whose report for the last preceding month is not received by the department at its office in Lansing, Michigan, on or before the fifteenth day of the month following, is delinquent, and notice to that effect shall be mailed to the delinquent person by the department. Failure to submit a report within 30 days after the close of the month for which a report is required shall be considered as intent to violate this section. The license of any person who fails to submit reports for 2 or more months, and who has been duly notified by the department each following month as provided in this section, may be suspended by the department until such time as the delinquent reports are submitted to the department. The boat and nets for which a license is suspended shall not be used for commercial fishing by any person until the suspension has been lifted and the license restored. However, any person who fails to make the report or reports as described in this section shall be denied a new license or a renewal of his or her license until this part has been complied with. Any person engaged in fishing operations shall submit a monthly form to the department regardless of whether fishing was discontinued for 1 or more months, noting the facts.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA