94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3702


 
Introduced 2/24/2005, by Rep. Angelo Saviano
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














515 ILCS 5/20-85
  from Ch. 56, par. 20-85







    Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning taxidermy.
















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    AN ACT concerning fish.

 
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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 Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 20-85 as follows:
 



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    (515 ILCS 5/20-85)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-85)



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    Sec. 20-85. Taxidermist license. 

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    (a) Before engaging in the
the business of taxidermy, every 
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person shall
obtain a license for that purpose from the 
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Department. Application for a
license shall be filed with the 
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Department and shall set forth the name of
the applicant; its 
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principal officers, if the applicant is a corporation,
or the 
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partners, if the applicant is a partnership; the location of 
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the
place of business; and any additional information the 
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Department may
require.  The annual fee for each taxidermist 
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license shall be $25.  All
licenses issued to taxidermists are 
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valid only at the location described
and designated on the 
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application for the license. All taxidermist licenses
shall 
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expire on January 31 of each year. Individuals employed
by a

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licensed taxidermist shall not be required to possess a 
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taxidermist license
while working for and at the place of 
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business of the license holder.

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    Licensed taxidermists shall submit to the Department a list 
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naming all
individuals who will be working at the place of 
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business specified on the
permit.  Only those individuals whose 
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names are on file with the Department
shall be authorized to 
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work under the scope of the taxidermist's license.

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    (b) Taxidermists shall keep written records of all aquatic 
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life or parts of
aquatic life received or returned by them.  
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Records shall include the following
information:


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        (1) The date the aquatic life was received.


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        (2) The name and address of the person from whom the 
 


 






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    aquatic life was
received.


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        (3) The number and species of all aquatic life 
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    received.


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        (4) The number and state of issuance of the fishing 
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    license, or
special Department permit, of the person from 
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    whom the aquatic life was
received. In the absence of a 
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    license or permit number, the taxidermist may
rely on the 
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    written certification of the person from whom the aquatic 
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    life was
received that the specimen was legally taken or 
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    obtained, or, in the event the
person is exempt from the 
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    apposite license requirements, an indication of the

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    exemption.

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    (c) All aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that have 
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been
received, preserved, mounted, or possessed by a 
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taxidermist are required to
bear a coded origin tag or label.  
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The coded origin tag or label shall
correspond with written 
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records containing more complete information as
required by the 
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Department.

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    (d) Taxidermy records shall be open for inspection by any 
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peace officer
at any reasonable hour.  Taxidermists shall 
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maintain records for a period
of 2 years from the date of 
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receipt of the aquatic life or for as long as
the specimen or 
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mount remains in the taxidermist's possession, whichever is

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longer.

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    The Department may require the taxidermist to submit to it 
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any information
it deems necessary.

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    (e) No taxidermist shall have in his or her possession any 
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aquatic
life that is not listed in his or her written records 
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and properly
tagged or labeled.

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    (f) All persons licensed as taxidermists under this Code 
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who shall ship any
aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that 
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have been received, preserved, or
mounted shall tag or label 
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the shipment and the tag or label shall state the
name of the 
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taxidermist and the number and date of his or her license.

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    (g) Nothing in this Section removes taxidermists from 
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responsibility for
the observance of any federal laws, rules, 
 


 






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or regulations that may apply to the
taxidermy business.

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(Source: P.A. 88-416; 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)