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Public Act 100-0691 |
HB5440 Enrolled | LRB100 17227 SLF 32386 b |
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AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing |
Sections 2.26 and 3.1-9 as follows:
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(520 ILCS 5/2.26) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
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Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. Any person attempting to |
take deer shall first obtain a "Deer
Hunting Permit" issued by |
the Department in accordance with its administrative rules.
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Those rules must provide for the issuance of the following |
types of resident deer archery permits: (i) a combination |
permit, consisting of one either-sex permit and one |
antlerless-only permit, (ii) a single antlerless-only permit, |
and (iii) a single either-sex permit. The fee for a Deer |
Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
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shall not exceed $25.00 for residents of the State. The |
Department may by
administrative rule provide for non-resident |
deer hunting permits for which the
fee will not exceed $300 in |
2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as |
provided below for non-resident landowners
and non-resident |
archery hunters. The Department may by
administrative rule |
provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting
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not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325 |
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in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter.
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fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit |
shall be the same.
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The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow |
and arrow for
deer hunting shall be established by |
administrative rule.
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No person may have in his possession any firearm not |
authorized by
administrative rule for a specific hunting season |
when taking deer.
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Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be |
permitted to
take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour |
before sunrise to
1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those |
days for which an open season is
established for the taking of |
deer by use of shotgun, handgun, or muzzle
loading
rifle.
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Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be |
permitted to
take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour |
before sunrise to 1/2 hour
after sunset, and only during those |
days for which an open season is
established for the taking of |
deer by use of bow and arrow.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of |
dogs,
horses, automobiles, aircraft or other vehicles, or by |
the use
or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes |
of this Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or |
solid, including food, salt, minerals, and other products, |
except pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered |
in such a manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer. |
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"Baiting" means the placement or scattering of bait to attract |
deer. An area is considered as baited during the presence
of |
and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of bait. |
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to |
track wounded deer. Any person using a dog for tracking wounded |
deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all times by |
means of a maximum 50 foot lead attached to the dog's collar or |
harness. Tracking wounded deer is permissible at night, but at |
no time outside of legal deer hunting hours or seasons shall |
any person handling or accompanying a dog being used for |
tracking wounded deer be in possession of any firearm or |
archery device. Persons tracking wounded deer with a dog during |
the firearm deer seasons shall wear blaze orange as required. |
Dog handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from |
hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they |
are accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the |
deer.
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It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer |
which has
been injured or killed in any manner upon a public |
highway or public
right-of-way of this State unless exempted by |
administrative rule.
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Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded and no bow and |
arrow
device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked |
position during
hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal |
limit of
deer by gun, to further participate with gun in any |
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deer hunting party.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal |
limit
of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate with bow |
and arrow in any
deer hunting party.
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The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the |
gun deer
season by administrative rule.
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The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident, |
either-sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this |
Section,
including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a |
Class B misdemeanor.
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For the purposes of calculating acreage under this Section, |
the Department shall, after determining the total acreage of |
the applicable tract or tracts of land, round remaining |
fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal to half of |
an acre up to the next whole acre. |
For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in |
this Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation, |
including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal |
agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or |
normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting, |
and maintenance such as cultivating or the use of products |
designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or |
liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or |
lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking |
white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative |
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rule. |
(Source: P.A. 98-180, eff. 8-5-13; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; |
99-869, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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(520 ILCS 5/3.1-9) |
Sec. 3.1-9. Youth Hunting and Trapping Licenses. |
(a) Any resident or non-resident youth age 18 and under may |
apply to the Department for a Youth Hunting License, which |
extends limited hunting privileges. The Youth Hunting License |
shall be a renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 |
following the date of issuance. |
For youth age 18 and under, the Youth Hunting License shall |
entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by a parent, |
grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or older and |
has a valid Illinois hunting license. Possession of a Youth |
Hunting License shall serve in lieu of a valid hunting license, |
but does not exempt the licensee from compliance with the |
requirements of this Code and any rules adopted under this |
Code. |
A youth licensed under this subsection (a) shall not hunt |
or carry a hunting device, including, but not limited to, a |
firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is |
accompanied by and under the close personal supervision of a |
parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or |
older and has a valid Illinois hunting license. |
At age 19 years or when the youth chooses to hunt by |
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himself or herself, he or she is required to successfully |
complete a hunter safety course approved by the Department |
prior to being able to obtain a full hunting license and |
subsequently hunt by himself or herself. |
In order to be approved for the Youth Hunting License, the |
applicant must request a Youth Hunting License from the |
Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from |
and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee |
that may be required for hunting under this Code. The |
Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the |
program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or |
other hunting education as a condition of the Youth Hunting |
License.
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(b) Any resident or non-resident youth age 18 and under may |
apply to the Department for a Youth Trapping License, which |
extends limited trapping privileges. The Youth Trapping |
License shall be a renewable license that shall expire on the |
March 31 following the date of issuance. |
For youth age 18 and under, the Youth Trapping License |
shall entitle the licensee to trap while supervised by a |
parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or |
older and has a valid Illinois trapping license. Possession of |
a Youth Trapping License shall serve in lieu of a valid |
trapping license, but does not exempt the licensee from |
compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules |
adopted under this Code. |
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A youth licensed under this subsection (b) shall not trap |
or carry a hunting device, including, but not limited to, a |
firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is |
accompanied by and under the close personal supervision of a |
parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or |
older and has a valid Illinois trapping license. |
At age 19 years or when the youth chooses to trap by |
himself or herself, he or she is required to successfully |
complete a trapper safety course approved by the Department |
prior to being able to obtain a full trapping license and |
subsequently trap by himself or herself. |
In order to be approved for the Youth Trapping License, the |
applicant must request a Youth Trapping License from the |
Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from |
and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee |
that may be required for trapping under this Code. The |
Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the |
program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or |
other trapping education as a condition of the Youth Trapping |
License. |
(Source: P.A. 98-620, eff. 1-7-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-307, |
eff. 1-1-16; 99-868, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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