HB3272enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3272 Enrolled LRB100 11161 SLF 21456 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 changing Section 15-20 as follows:

(515 ILCS 5/15-20) (from Ch. 56, par. 15-20)

Sec. 15-20. Commercial fish species designated by the Department Yellow perch, bloater chubs and smelt; method of taking. Bloater chubs, smelt, and yellow perch may be taken in Lake Michigan with gill nets or dip nets but no other net shall be used for taking these fish in Lake Michigan. All trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish may not be taken by commercial fishing devices, including gill or pound nets. Any incidental catch of trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish taken in legal sized gill or pound nets must be returned immediately to the water. The methods of taking are subject to modification by administrative rule based upon lake-wide scientific assessment data or fishery management need.

(Source: P.A. 87-833.)

(515 ILCS 5/15-30 rep.)

Section 10. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by repealing Section 15-30.