PROTECTION OF CERTAIN ANIMALS AND BIRDS IN VICINITY OF CITY PARK

MCL ch. 317, subtit. Act 406 of 1919

in effect

MCL 317.121 City parks; hunting certain animals and birds in vicinity prohibited.

317.121. City parks; hunting certain animals and birds in vicinity prohibited. Sec. 1. No person shall hunt for, pursue, trap, capture, kill or destroy by any means whatever, or attempt to trap, capture, kill or destroy by any means whatever, any animal commonly known as deer, moose, elk, caribou, badger, beaver or muskrat, or any bird commonly known as pheasant, grouse, partridge or swan, in or within 2 miles from any public park belonging to city and containing over 200 acres of which 150 acres or more is woodland: Provided, This section shall not apply to any act done in any public park by the superintendent, keeper or custodian thereof. 1919, Act 406, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 6291; CL 1948, 317.121

MCL 317.122 Violation of act; penalty.

317.122. Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than 100 dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. 1919, Act 406, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 6292; CL 1948, 317.122

Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/Chapter%20317.xmlFetched: 10/20/2026