• MDNR Laws and Legislation
Includes Administrative Rules, Compiled Laws, Public Act 451 of 1994 and Current Legislation.

• Director's Land Use Orders

• Public Act 451 of 1994
Natural Resources and Environmental Potection Act
AN ACT: to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, and assessments; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe certain penalties and provide remedies; to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.

• Where did the MDNR receive their authority from? Click here to view a power point presentation to find out. 

• An Assessment of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Commitment to Sustainable Management 
Lake Superior Report: Report 2 of the 13 report series, see especially appendices 1, 3 and 4.

• Fisheries policies and procedures are Division level, not Department level. They are available in paper format as necessary.

• Michigan Laws
Available through http://www.michiganlegislature.org/. PA 125 of 2004, "Sustainable Forestry On State Forestlands", calls for State Forests to be certified. Section 52505 states "(1) The department shall seek and maintain third-party certification that the management of the state forest and other state owned lands owned or controlled by the department statifies the sustainable forestry standards of at least 1 credible nonprofit, nongovernmental certification program and this part. (2) Beginning January 1, 2006 the department shall ensure that the state forest is certified as provided for in subsection (1)."