The bill amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, specifically sections 301, 40102, and 40103. Key changes include the clarification of terms such as "Department," which now specifies the director's designee instead of using the pronouns "his or her." Additionally, the definition of "Rule" has been updated to state that it must be promulgated "in accordance with" the administrative procedures act, rather than "pursuant to." The bill also introduces the term "UP commission," referring to the Upper Peninsula natural resources commission, and modifies the definition of "protected animal" to indicate that such animals "must not be taken" instead of "shall not be taken."

Further amendments include the addition of definitions related to wildlife management, such as "cormorant damage" and "deer or elk feeding," which outlines specific exclusions for feeding practices. The bill also expands the definition of "game" to include species designated by the UP commission or the commission, while excluding privately owned cervidae species. The enactment of this bill is contingent upon the passage of three other related bills in the 103rd Legislature.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 324.301