An individual shall not take or possess chinook salmon, coho salmon, Atlantic salmon, steelhead, lake trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, walleye, splake, pike, lake sturgeon, or musky without a hatchery stamp, according to HB 5093 introduced Tuesday, Oct. 2.
The fee for a hatchery stamp is $5.00.
The bill also includes several changes to hunting licenses in the State of Michigan among other sportsman related activities.
All money generated under this subsection must be allocated to the fisheries division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and be used for aquatic species production and stocking, including aquatic species not listed in this subsection.
“We need all anglers to contact their House and Senate Reps to support House Bill 5093 with the new hatchery stamp. Please share this post to help us get this information out to anglers across Michigan. Here is the background and details,” Northwest Michigan Fishing Club President Mike Radcliffe said.
A $5 hatchery stamp would be required to fish for species produced and stocked by the DNR.
This bill wants to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act by amending sections 43520, 43523b, 43532.
Representative who introduced bill:
Rep. Curtis VanderWall [R] Rep. Ken Borton [R] Rep. Douglas Wozniak [R] Rep. Parker Fairbairn [R]
Rep. Gregory Markkanen [R] Rep. Steve Frisbie [R] Rep. David Prestin [R] Rep. Karl Bohnak [R] Rep. Cam Cavitt [R] Rep. Alicia St. Germaine [R]
This concept has broad support from Great Lakes fishing organizations which include: Michigan Charter Boat Association; State Board of Directors for the Michigan Salmon and Steelhead Fishing Association; Great Lakes Salmon Initiative
Northwest Michigan Fishing Club; Detroit Steelheaders; Eastern Michigan Sportsman
Ludington Charter Boat Association; Hammond Bay Area Anglers Association; Arenac County Walleye Club; Bay De Noc Great Lakes Sportfisherman; Battle Creek Chapter of MSSFA; Bluewater Sport Fishing Association; Isle Royal Boaters Association; Manistique Area; Sportfishing Club; Muskegon Charter Boat Association; Thunder Bay Chapter of MSSFA
Copper County Walleye Association; Michigan Spearfishing Association; Grand Haven Chapter of MSSFA; Hoosier Coho Club; Grand Rapids Chapter of MSSFA; South Haven Chapter of MSSFA; Holland Chapter of MSSFA; Thumb Area Charter Boat Association; Great Lakes Bay Region MSSFA; Pentwater Sportfishing Association; Manistee County Sportfishing Association
Southwest Michigan Chapter of MSSFA; Michigan Muskie Alliance; Michigan Boating Industry Association.
Read more Thursday in the Leelanau Enterprise!
