HB4119enr 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4119 Enrolled LRB097 17191 CEL 62391 b

AN ACT concerning fish.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by adding Section 5-30 as follows:

(515 ILCS 5/5-30 new)

Sec. 5-30. Shark fins.

(a) As used in this Section, "shark" means any species of the subclass Elasmobranchii.

(b) As used in this Section, "shark fin" means a raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin or a raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached tail of a shark.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this Section, a person may not possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin on or after January 1, 2013.

(d) Until July 1, 2013, any person may possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin possessed by that person on January 1, 2013.