Natural resources: hunting; deer baiting license; provide for. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).

SB 65 requires hunters to purchase a $15 (resident) or $30 (nonresident) "deer baiting license" to legally bait deer on private property during hunting season. This applies specifically to hunters using bait for taking deer, excluding agricultural practices, wildlife feeding, or disease management exceptions. The law also allows wildlife officials to restrict baiting in deer management units with two or more cases of chronic wasting disease within a year. The licensing requirement is temporary and will expire on January 1, 2029.