(525 ILCS 20/2a) (from Ch. 61, par. 508)
Sec. 2a.
Harvest License.
No person may cut, root up, gather or harvest
wild ginseng unless the person has
a harvest license issued by the Department. The fee for a harvest license
is $7 and is valid from April 1 to March 31. A harvest license is valid
during the established harvest season for wild ginseng for the year during
which it is issued. The Department shall establish by administrative rule the
procedure for issuing licenses and regulations on the methods used to harvest.
Harvested wild ginseng may be sold only to dealers licensed by the
State of Illinois. All wild
ginseng must be sold
by harvesters no later than March 1 of the year following harvest.
(Source: P.A. 85-152.)
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