2010 House Bill 6234 (Clarify deer feeding ban detail )

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Introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (D) on June 1, 2010, to clarify that the law restricting or banning wild deer or elk feeding does not ban the “incidental” feeding of these animals when feeding wild birds or other wildlife. Reportedly the bill was introduced after a Northern Michigan man who broadcasts the action at his birdfeeder on his website was served with an arrest warrant by the Department of Natural Resources because deer sometimes are seen eating the fallen seeds.
- Referred to the House Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, And Natural Resources Committee on June 1, 2010.
  - Reported in the House on June 22, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

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1) Re: 2010 House Bill 6234 (Clarify deer feeding ban detail ) [by SouthBeagle on July 29, 2010]

"Introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (D) on June 1, 2010, to clarify that the law restricting or banning wild deer or elk feeding does not ban the “incidental” feeding of these animals when feeding wild birds or other wildlife."

So, I can put shelled corn out in my back yard to feed birds, rabbits, squirrels, woodchucks, raccoons, etc and if a few deer also eat some of it no law is broken. Since there are far more numbers of other animals that eat the corn, the few deer that also eat some would be "incidental" to my feeding other birds and wildlife.

The origional feeding ban is a dumb law that should only apply to public lands anyway.

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2) 2010 House Bill 6234 (Clarify deer feeding ban detail ) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the House on June 1, 2010

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