2025 House Bill 4191

Natural resources: hunting; deer baiting license; provide for.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 40102 and 40111a (MCL 324.40102 and 324.40111a), section 40102 as amended by 2015 PA 24 and section 40111a as amended by 2015 PA 265.

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The bill amends existing wildlife management laws to regulate deer and elk baiting, introducing a $20 baiting license and allocating funds for disease research and surveillance.

Introduced in the House

March 11, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Timothy Beson (R-96) and 18 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Jennifer Wortz (R-35), Jerry Neyer (R-92), John Roth (R-104), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Tom Kunse (R-100), Pat Outman (R-91), Mike Harris (R-52), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Parker Fairbairn (R-107), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Sarah Lightner (R-45), Bill Schuette (R-95), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Mike Mueller (R-72) and Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism