Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Division
Page 3 of the WILDLIFE DAMAGE AND NUISANCE CONTROL PERMITS:
1) Read this Information Circular (IC 9152) and the application/permit form (PR 2004) entirely. If you have questions, contact the Permit Specialist by telephone at 517-373-9329.
2) Complete the application form. Be sure to: indicate “new”, indicate “restricted” or “general”, sign and date the application.
3) Obtain a Certificate of Persons Doing Business Under an Assumed Name (DBA) from the County Clerk of the county the business is located and attach a copy to the completed application. Or, attach other proof of an existing recognized business such as Articles of Incorporation or a Business License. This step is not required for public agencies.
4) If applying in the “general” classification, attach a copy of your current Pesticide Applicator’s License.
5) Submit your application and required attachments to: Permit Specialist, Wildlife Division, MDNR,
PO Box 30444, Lansing, MI 48909-7944.
6) Allow 30 days to receive your approved permit. Employees of your business may work under your permit without the need for each employee receiving their own permit.
7) You will be required to maintain records throughout the duration of your permit and to report permit activities, per Record Keeping Requirements on page 14 of this circular.
8) If changes are required to any of the information on your permit, you must submit an amended application, per Amending a Permit on page 3 of this circular.
9) Your permit will expire on the third March 31 after the date of issue, per Renewing a Permit on pages 3-4 of this circular.
New Wildlife Damage and Nuisance control permits are issued free of charge.
“Obtain a Certificate of Persons Doing Business Under an Assumed Name (DBA) from the County Clerk of the county the business is located and attach a copy to the completed application. Or, attach other proof of an existing recognized business such as Articles of Incorporation or a Business License. This step is not required for public agencies.”
Wildlife Damage and Nuisance Control Application and Permit
Wildlife Damage and Nuisance Control Permits - Information
Resident Canada Goose Management
Permited Nuisance Animal Control Operators as of 12/22/09
Wildlife Division
Michigan Department Of Natural Resources
PO BOX 30444
Lansing MI 48909-7944
Beaver and Otter Trapping Regulations
A catching device of any type must have a permanent etching or metal tag bearing the user's name and address or Michigan Driver License number. If one or more snares are attached to a pole, both the snare and the uppermost end of the pole needs a metal tag.
From page 11 of Wildlife Damage and Nuisance Control Permits
Information Circular IC 9152, Revised December 2008:
In addition to requirements listed under Sections 5.50 through 5.55 of the Wildlife Conservation Order, the following should be followed when relocating captured animals:
1. Animals should be relocated in suitable habitat at least 10 miles from the original capture site, but still within the county of capture. Raccoons that are to be relocated must be released within the county of capture.
2. Animals should not be liberated in an area close to human dwellings, which would result in a transfer of, rather than a solution to, the nuisance problem. Permittees cannot hold wild animals for more than 24 hours. During that time all animals should be released or destroyed. Unless a species of special interest, captured wildlife which are unfit for relocation due to injury or other reason should be destroyed. In addition, where the captured animal is a persistent offender or an individual of a species that is overabundant throughout an entire region, the permittee should destroy, rather than release, the captured animal.
from page 14 of:
Each permittee must keep records of their nuisance animal control activities. Such records shall be summarized on the Department provided report form, and sent to the DNR's Wildlife Division Office by February 1 of the year the permit expires. Submission of the report is a condition for permit renewal. Detailed up-to-date records documenting the landowner's name, address, phone number, dates of service, service technician, species of nuisance animal, and control methods used shall be kept on file at the business location specified on the permit. Permittees shall allow, at any reasonable time, a Department official to examine and inspect such records and animals in their possession.
Send records to:
Wildlife Division
Michigan Department Of Natural Resources
Po Box 30444
Lansing MI 48909-7944
Must be sent to the DNR's Wildlife Division Office by February 1 of the year the permit expires.