NRC 09/16.2021 MTG AGENDA-Updated

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Natural Resources Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: September 16, 2021

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: MSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

4125 Beaumont Road

Lansing, Michigan 48901


Agenda Details:

I. Call to Order – Chair Carol Moncrieff Rose

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Agenda


IV. Approval of Minutes

a. August 12, 2021 Meeting Minutes  [https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/August_Draft_Minutes_734366__7.pdf]
b. August 12, 2021 Closed Session Minutes


V. NRC Committee of the Whole

a. Director’s Report

i. Wildlife Chief Introduction – Jared Duquette

ii. Fisheries Orders (James Dexter & Seth Herbst, Fisheries Division)


VI. Public Comment – NRC Public Appearance Guidelines

a. 5 Minute Comment

b. 3 Minute Comment

i. Nancy Warren – Budget

ii. Jordan Hoover, Hunter Nation – Wolf Management

iii. Erik Schnelle, National Deer Association – APR Core Testing & Wolves

iv. Jim Sweeney – CWD Sampling


v. Mike Riepen, Michigan Deer Track’n Hounds – Tracking Dogs


VII. New Business

a. Director’s Orders

i. July 29, 2021 Oil and Gas Lease Auction Results

ii. State Land Review Recommendations Group 2


b. Land Transactions

i. Case Number 20190002

Parks and Recreation Division, Oakland County

Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land

ii. Case Number 20210040

Forest Resources Division, Chippewa County

Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land

iii. Case Number 20210024

Forest Resources Division, Cheboygan County

The Sheppard Exchange

iv. Case Number 20210129

Parks and Recreation Division, Washtenaw County

Gift of Land – Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation


c. NRC Orders

i. Fisheries Order 210.22

Designated Trout Streams for Michigan


ii. Fisheries Order 215.22

Statewide Warmwater Regulations for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass,

Northern Pike, Walleye, Muskellunge, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Yellow

Perch, Sunfishes, and White Bass


iii. Fisheries Order 216.21

Minnow, Wiggler, and Crayfish Regulations for Commercial Purposes and

Waters that are Closed to the Personal Take of Minnows


iv. Fisheries Order 226.22

Hook and Line Restrictions During Walleye Spawning Runs


d. NRC Committee Discussion


VIII. Old Business

a. Director’s Orders

i. Land Use Order of the Director Amendment No. 5 of 2021

Restrict Beach Access Under Certain Conditions


b. NRC Orders

i. Fisheries Order 200.22

Inland Rivers and Streams - Trout and Salmon Regulations


ii. Fisheries Order 206.21

Special Fishing Regulations for Warmwater Species on Select Waters


iii. Fisheries Order 219.22

Special Fishing Regulations for Bow, Spear, and Crossbow Fishing Regulation


iv. Fisheries Order 248.22

Possession Limits for Fish

v. Fisheries Order 252.22

Statewide - Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish, Cisco, Rainbow Smelt and Arctic

Grayling Regulations


vi. Fisheries Order 253.22

Great Lakes and Great Lakes Connecting Waters - Trout and Salmon

Regulations


vii. Fisheries Order 254.22

Inland Lakes - Trout and Salmon Regulations



IX. Commissioner Reports



X. Closed Session



XI. Adjournment


Meeting notes

Signed copies of these recommended amendments, orders, and transactions may be requested through the NRC

assistant by calling 517-284-6237 or emailing [e-mail].

If you are unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit written comments on agenda items, please write to

Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, Ml 48909 or email: [e-mail]. If you would like

further information or would like to address the Commission, please contact the NRC Assistant at 517-284-6237

or email: [e-mail]. Persons registering to provide comment on a topic listed on the agenda on or

before the Friday preceding the meeting will be allowed up to five {5) minutes for their comments. Persons

registering to comment on a topic not listed on the agenda, after the Friday preceding the meeting, or at the

meeting will be allowed up to three (3) minutes. Look for this agenda and other Natural Resources Commission

items at Natural Resources Commission webpage: Michigan.gov/NRC.

Persons with disabilities needing accommodations should contact the NRC Assistant at 517-284-6267 or

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