Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 324. Natural Resources and Environmental Protection § 324.47905

Sec. 47905. A person shall not willfully cut, tear, untie, remove, or in any manner injure, damage, molest, or destroy any net, rope, line, stake, anchor, or other property belonging to, in use, or to be used in any pond net or trap net or other net or nets and fixtures thereto belonging, lawfully set and used for the purpose of taking fish from any of the lakes or streams in this state or in any of the lakes or waters bordering upon this state. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both, and the person is liable civilly for all damages done willfully to the property to the legal owners or occupants of the property, to be recovered in an action of trespass in any court having jurisdiction in the county where the property is located.