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Full Text of HB3234  99th General Assembly

HB3234sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Chapin Rose

Filed: 5/18/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3234

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3234 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
5Section 3.1-9 as follows:
 
6    "(520 ILCS 5/3.1-9)
7    Sec. 3.1-9. Youth Hunting License. Any resident youth age
818 16 and under may apply to the Department for a Youth Hunting
9License, which extends limited hunting privileges. The Youth
10Hunting License shall be a renewable license that shall expire
11on the March 31 following the date of issuance.
12    For youth age 18 16 and under, the Youth Hunting License
13shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by a
14parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or
15older and has a valid Illinois hunting license. Possession of a
16Youth Hunting License shall serve in lieu of a valid hunting

 

 

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1license, but does not exempt the licensee from compliance with
2the requirements of this Code and any rules adopted under this
3Code.
4    A youth licensed under this Section shall not hunt or carry
5a hunting device, including, but not limited to, a firearm, bow
6and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is accompanied by and
7under the close personal supervision of a parent, grandparent,
8or guardian who is 21 years of age or older and has a valid
9Illinois hunting license.
10    At age 18 17 years or when the youth chooses to hunt by
11himself or herself, he or she is themselves, they are required
12to successfully complete a hunter safety course approved by the
13Department prior to being able to obtain a full hunting license
14and subsequently hunt by himself or herself themselves.
15    In order to be approved for the Youth Hunting License, the
16applicant must request a Youth Hunting License from the
17Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from
18and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee
19that may be required for hunting under this Code. The
20Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the
21program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or
22other hunting education as a condition of the Youth Hunting
23License.
24(Source: P.A. 98-620, eff. 1-7-14; revised 12-10-14.)".