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MI HB4445

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Wortz

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows deer baiting during open deer hunting seasons in Michigan, explicitly permitting hunters to deposit feed to aid in taking deer or elk
  • Creates a new legal definition of "deer or elk baiting" as depositing, distributing, or tending feed in areas frequented by wild deer or elk to aid in their harvest
  • Separates "deer or elk baiting" from "deer or elk feeding" in state law, with feeding defined as providing feed to prevent starvation or for recreational viewing
  • Exempts from baiting/feeding definitions: bird feeders that exclude deer, normal logging and agricultural practices, and properly stored agricultural feed
  • Amends sections 40102 and 40111a of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (1994 PA 451)

Legislative Description

Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).

Natural resources: hunting

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Natural Resources And Agriculture

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources And Agriculture2/11/2026
Natural Resources And Tourism5/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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