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    AN ACT concerning civil law. 

 
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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 Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act 
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is amended  by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
 



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    (745 ILCS 65/1)  (from Ch. 70, par. 31)



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    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 
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"Recreational
Use of Land and Water Areas Act".

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    The purpose of this Act is to encourage owners of land to 
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make land
and water areas available to any individual or 
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members of the public for recreational or conservation
purposes 
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by limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon for

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such purposes.

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(Source: P.A. 85-959.)

 



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    (745 ILCS 65/2)  (from Ch. 70, par. 32)



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    Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise 
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requires: 

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    (a) "Land" includes roads, water, watercourses, private 
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ways and
buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when 
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attached to the
realty, but does not include residential 
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buildings or residential property.

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    (b) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in land, 
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whether it be a
tenant, lessee, occupant, the State of Illinois 
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and its political
subdivisions, or person in control of the 
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premises.

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    (c) "Recreational or conservation purpose" means entry 
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onto the land of another to conduct hunting or recreational 
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shooting or a combination thereof or any activity solely 
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related to the aforesaid hunting or recreational shooting
any 
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activity
undertaken for conservation, resource management, 
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exercise,
education, relaxation, or pleasure on land owned by 
 


 






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another.

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    (d) "Charge" means an admission fee for permission to go 
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upon the
land, but does not include: the sharing of game, fish 
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or other products of
recreational use; or benefits to or 
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arising from the recreational use; or
contributions in kind, 
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services or cash made for the purpose of properly
conserving 
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the land.

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    (e) "Person" includes any person, regardless of age, 
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maturity, or
experience, who enters upon or uses land for 
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recreational purposes.

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(Source: P.A. 85-959.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.