HB 6354 Veto Letter - Office of The Governor

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Stare oF Micnican GRETCHEN WHITMER OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR GARLIN GILCHRIST Ih ‘GOVERNOR Saas 1. GOVERNOR October 14, 2022 Michigan House of Representatives State Capitol Building Lansing, MI 48909-7514 Representatives, After hearing from hundreds of avid deer hunters and conservation groups, I am returning Enrolled Houso Bill 6364 to you without my signature. ‘As introduced, HB 6364 would have decriminalized failure to report a deer harvest by reducing penalties from a misdemeanor and possible jail timo to a civil infraction. My administration supported this bill and called for its passage. As enrolled, the bill does not mirror its original intent. The bill was amended to limit the ability of the Department of Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Commission ability to collect timely, high-quality information on decr harvests, hindoring tho stato's ability to acientifically manage our deer population and reducing opportunities for the public and Michigan's hunters to participate in decisions around wildlife managemont. [look forward to continued. conversations on how we can decriminalize the failure to report decr harvests—something only the legislature can do. Respectfully, Governor GEORGE W. ROMNEY BUILDING + 111 SOUTH CAPITOL AVENUE + LANSING, MICHIGAN 48908 ‘yorermichigan.gov PRINTED IN-HOUSE

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