(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person shall not take, possess, transport, import, export, process, sell, offer for sale, buy, or offer to buy, and a common or contract carrier shall not transport or receive for shipment, any species of fish, plants, or wildlife appearing on the following lists:
(a) The list of fish, plants, and wildlife indigenous to the state determined to be endangered or threatened within the state pursuant to section 365031 or subsection (3).
(b) The United States list of endangered or threatened native fish and wildlife.
(c) The United States list of endangered or threatened plants.
(d) The United States list of endangered or threatened foreign fish and wildlife...
(3) The department may, by rule, treat any species as an endangered species or threatened species even though it is not listed pursuant to section 36503, if it finds any of the following:
(a) The species so closely resembles in appearance, at the point in question, a species which is listed pursuant to section 36503 that enforcement personnel would have substantial difficulty in attempting to differentiate between the listed and unlisted species.
(b) The effect of the substantial difficulty in differentiating between a listed and an unlisted species is an additional threat to an endangered or threatened species.
(c) The treatment of an unlisted species will substantially facilitate the enforcement and further the intent of this part...
Citation: M.C.L.A. 324.36505.
As used in this part:
...(f) “Take” means, in reference to fish and wildlife, to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
(g) “Take” means, in reference to plants, to collect, pick, cut, dig up, or destroy in any manner.
Citation: M.C.L.A. 324.36501.
(1) The department may establish programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat, as are considered necessary for the management of endangered or threatened species.
(2) In implementing the programs authorized by this section, the department may enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, or with private persons for the administration and management of any area or program established under this section or for investigation as outlined in section 36503.
Citation: M.C.L.A. 324.36504.
...(3) The progressive cell-unit mining and reclamation plan for sand dune mining permits issued 30 days or more after June 23, 1994 shall meet the following requirements:...
(g) If threatened or endangered species are identified within the cell-unit boundaries, the cell-unit mining and reclamation plan shall indicate how the threatened or endangered species shall be protected or, if not protected, what mitigation measures shall be performed....
Citation: M.C.L.A. 324.63706.
...(2) Subject to subsections (3), (4), and (5), a person may chemically treat waters of the state for purposes of aquatic nuisance control without obtaining from the department an individual permit or a certificate of coverage if all of the following criteria are met...
(b) There is no record of species on a list of endangered or threatened species referred to in part 365.
Citation: M.C.L.A. 324.3303.
The mining and reclamation plan submitted under section 63103a shall include all of the following for the total project:...
(j) If threatened or endangered species are identified, an indication of how the threatened or endangered species will be protected or, if not protected, what mitigation measures will be performed...
Citation: M.C.L.A. 324.63103b.
...(2) Based on the environmental review under subsection (1), the department may issue a categorical exclusion for categories of actions that do not individually, cumulatively over time or in conjunction with other federal, state, local, or private actions have a significant adverse effect on the quality of the human environment or public health. Additional environmental information documentation, environmental assessments, and environmental impact statements will not be required for excluded actions...
(5) The proposed project shall not qualify for a categorical exclusion if the director determines any of the following criteria are applicable:...
(c) The proposed public water supply project is known, or expected, to directly or indirectly affect cultural areas, fauna or flora habitats, endangered or threatened species, or environmentally important natural resource areas...
(8) An environmental impact statement may be required when the department determines any of the following:...
(c) The project will have significant adverse impacts on any of the following:...
(iii) Threatened or endangered species or habitats...
Citation: M.C.L.A. 324.5408.