{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.48702","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.48702","heading":"Fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, and crustaceans as property of state; exception; registration under Michigan aquaculture development act.","body":"Sec. 48702.\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (2), all fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, and crustaceans found in this state are the property of the state and may only be taken at times and in a manner as provided in this part.\n\nFish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, and any other aquaculture species propagated, reared, produced, or possessed pursuant to a registration or permit issued under the Michigan aquaculture development act are not the property of the state and may be taken, produced, purchased, acquired, lawfully exported or imported, or possessed only in compliance with that act.\n\nThe department shall consider a registration under the Michigan aquaculture development act as equivalent to a game fish breeders license for purposes of obtaining a planting permit under this part.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-48702","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"1dbcf151bd919fb22033270ba4d6acad14d96c32fcccead4ff34d3ca4323ae67","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.48701","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.48702a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}