MI HB4385

Adds Section 1507 to prohibit department employees from entering private property without either owner/lessee authorization or specific legal authority (warrant, exigent circumstances, or hot pursuit).

Restricts warrantless entry to park and recreation officers and peace officers, who may enter private property only with a court-issued warrant, reasonable belief evidence will be destroyed or person endangered, or when in hot pursuit of a criminal suspect.

Reorganizes Section 1602 to clarify that department officers may file complaints, appear in court, prosecute violations, and sign vouchers for jurors' and witnesses' fees for natural resource law violations.

Maintains authority for department officers to search vehicles, boats, and receptacles on public or private property without a warrant if they have probable cause, but excludes dwellings and areas within the curtilage of dwelling houses from warrantless searches.

Clarifies that warrantless seizure of nets, hunting/fishing equipment, and illegally possessed wildlife remains permitted, and establishes definition of "probable cause to believe" for purposes of the statute.