PINE LAKE WILD LIFE SANCTUARY

MCL ch. 317, subtit. Act 80 of 1925

in effect

MCL 317.221 Pine Lake wild life sanctuary; territory.

317.221. Pine Lake wild life sanctuary; territory. Sec. 1. The territory situated in the county of Ingham, described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at a point on the line between the counties of Clinton and Ingham where the north and south quarter line of section 3 in township 4 north, range 1 west, intersects said county line; thence running east on said county line to a point where the north and south eighth line in the northeast quarter of section 2, township 4 north, range 1 west, intersects the county line; thence running south along said eighth line to a point where said line intersects what has heretofore been known as the right-of-way of the Michigan United Railway; thence running southwesterly along said right-of-way to a point where the right-of-way would have intersected with the road or street running east and west through the village of Haslett; thence running west along said street to where it intersects a portion of a certain improved gravel road; thence running north along said highway and the east side of what is shown on the plat of the village of Haslett as the farm of Charles Benson, and continuing along said road until it intersects the north and south quarter line of section 3 as aforesaid; thence running north along the road and the said quarter line to the place of beginning, shall be and constitute a refuge for wild game animals and game birds known as “Pine Lake Wild Life Sanctuary.” 1925, Act 80, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 6123; CL 1948, 317.221; Am. 1955, Act 12, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 [Compiler] Pine Lake is now known as Lake Lansing.

MCL 317.222 Pine Lake wild life sanctuary; unlawful acts; permit to hunt carnivorous game; permit to keep certain game; supervision; prima facie evidence.

317.222. Pine Lake wild life sanctuary; unlawful acts; permit to hunt carnivorous game; permit to keep certain game; supervision; prima facie evidence. Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, kill or otherwise destroy any wild game animals, wild game or song birds, their young offspring or eggs in the district hereinbefore described, or to molest the homes, nests or houses of such wild game animals or wild game or song birds. A permit may be granted by the conservation commission to a person or persons to hunt carnivorous birds and animals on said premises. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any person from keeping the animals or birds herein mentioned in captivity under a permit granted therefor by any law now in force or which may be hereinafter enacted. The state department of conservation is specifically charged with the supervision of the refuge hereby created and with the enforcement of the provisions of this act. It shall be prima facie evidence of hunting on said refuge for any person other than an officer charged with enforcing the provisions of this act to be found thereon with a loaded gun outside of his home or buildings owned or occupied by him. 1925, Act 80, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 6124; CL 1948, 317.222

MCL 317.223 Pine Lake wild life sanctuary; unlawful to take fish.

317.223. Pine Lake wild life sanctuary; unlawful to take fish. Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with or destroy or take away in any manner any of the fish that are being reared in any of the ponds in said territory. 1925, Act 80, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 6125; CL 1948, 317.223

MCL 317.224 Pine Lake wild life sanctuary; posted notices.

317.224. Pine Lake wild life sanctuary; posted notices. Sec. 4. The refuge herein established shall be posted in the manner following: A notice shall be posted on each corner of said refuge, stating which corner it is. Notices shall also be posted at reasonable distances along the boundary line of said refuge. The notices shall also state that all persons are prohibited from hunting thereon. 1925, Act 80, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 6126; CL 1948, 317.224

MCL 317.225 Violation of act; penalty.

317.225. Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not less than 25 dollars nor more than 100 dollars or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. 1925, Act 80, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 6127; CL 1948, 317.225

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