102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0123

 

Introduced 1/14/2021, by Rep. Lance Yednock

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year fishing license. Provides that the fee for a 5-year fishing license is $62.50. Provides that for residents age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year fishing license. Provides that for resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year fishing license. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents holding a license and to the same hunting privileges as residents holding a license to hunt all species under the Wildlife Code. Provides that the 5-year sportsmen's combination license fee shall be $112.50. Provides that a sportsmen's combination license shall not be issued to any individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing or hunting license separately. Provides that for residents age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year sportsmen's combination license. Provides that for resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year sportsmen's combination license. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year hunting license to hunt all species for $52. Provides that for residents age 65 or older and resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year hunting license.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning fishing and hunting.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
5changing Section 20-45 as follows:
 
6    (515 ILCS 5/20-45)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
7    Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses
8for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
9        (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for
10    sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
11    spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, the fee is
12    $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, one-half of the
13    current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or
14    older, and, commencing with the 2012 license year,
15    one-half of the current fishing license fee for resident
16    veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning
17    from service abroad or mobilization by the President of
18    the United States. Veterans must provide, to the
19    Department at one of the Department's 5 regional offices,
20    verification of their service. The Department shall
21    establish what constitutes suitable verification of
22    service for the purpose of issuing fishing licenses to
23    resident veterans at a reduced fee.

 

 

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1        (a-3) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
2    for sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
3    spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, residents
4    of this State may obtain a 5-year fishing license. The fee
5    for a 5-year fishing license is $62.50. For residents age
6    65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
7    5-year fishing license. For resident veterans of the
8    United States Armed Forces after returning from service
9    abroad or mobilization by the President of the United
10    States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year
11    fishing license. Veterans must provide to the Department,
12    at one of the Department's 5 regional offices,
13    verification of their service. The Department shall
14    establish what constitutes suitable verification of
15    service for the purpose of issuing 5-year fishing licenses
16    to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
17        (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be
18    $1 for an annual license and $4 for a 5-year license for
19    residents over 75 years of age.
20        (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
21    device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
22    for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the
23    fee for which is $14.50. Each and every commercial device
24    used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman
25    as follows:
26            (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction

 

 

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1        thereof, of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow
2        seine, minnow trap, or net for commercial purposes the
3        fee is $20.
4            (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
5        line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
6        is $3.
7            (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
8        the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
9        gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
10        lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
11        These fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the
12        water or on drying reels on the shore.
13            (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction
14        thereof, of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
15        (c) Residents of this the State of Illinois may obtain
16    a sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
17    holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
18    residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)
19    of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
20    residents holding a license to hunt all species as
21    described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
22    sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
23    individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
24    or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
25    license fee shall be $25.50. For residents age 65 or
26    older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a

 

 

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1    sportsmen's combination license. For resident veterans of
2    the United States Armed Forces after returning from
3    service abroad or mobilization by the President of the
4    United States, the fee, commencing with the 2012 license
5    year, is one-half of the fee charged for a sportsmen's
6    combination license. Veterans must provide to the
7    Department, at one of the Department's 5 regional offices,
8    verification of their service. The Department shall
9    establish what constitutes suitable verification of
10    service for the purpose of issuing sportsmen's combination
11    licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
12        (c-5) Residents of this State may obtain a 5-year
13    sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
14    holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
15    residents holding a license as described in subsection
16    (a-3) and to the same hunting privileges as residents
17    holding a license to hunt all species as described in
18    Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. A 5-year sportsmen's
19    combination license shall not be issued to any individual
20    who would be ineligible for either the fishing or hunting
21    license separately. The 5-year sportsmen's combination
22    license fee shall be $112.50. For residents age 65 or
23    older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year
24    sportsmen's combination license. For resident veterans of
25    the United States Armed Forces after returning from
26    service abroad or mobilization by the President of the

 

 

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1    United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
2    5-year sportsmen's combination license. Veterans must
3    provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5
4    regional offices, verification of their service. The
5    Department shall establish what constitutes suitable
6    verification of service for the purpose of issuing 5-year
7    sportsmen's combination licenses to resident veterans at a
8    reduced fee.
9        (d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices
10    as defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as
11    defined in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license does
12    not exempt the licensee from the requirement for a salmon
13    or inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for by this
14    subsection are not required for residents of the State of
15    Illinois who have obtained the license provided for in
16    subsection (a) or (a-3) of this Section.
17        (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
18    device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
19    for which shall be $50.
20        (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
21    residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
22    lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
23    sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
24    holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
25    residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
26    of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as

 

 

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1    residents holding a license to hunt all species as
2    described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
3    sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
4    retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
5    either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
6    upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an
7    individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
8    privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
9    license fees shall be as follows:
10            (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
11        license fee.
12            (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
13        license fee.
14            (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
15        the current sportsmen's combination license fee.
16    Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall
17be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department
18may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use
19of lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime
20license issued under this Section for violations of those
21rules or regulations or other provisions under this Code or
22the Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who
23possess a lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license
24shall have in their possession, while in the field, a
25certificate of competency as required under Section 3.2 of the
26Wildlife Code. Any lifetime license issued under this Section

 

 

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1shall not exempt individuals from obtaining additional stamps
2or permits required under the provisions of this Code or the
3Wildlife Code. Individuals required to purchase additional
4stamps shall sign the stamps and have them in their possession
5while fishing or hunting with a lifetime license. All fees
6received from the issuance of lifetime licenses shall be
7deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
8    Except for licenses issued under subsection (a-3), (c-5),
9or (e) of this Section, all licenses provided for in this
10Section shall expire on March 31 of each year, except that the
11license provided for in subsection (d) of this Section shall
12expire 24 hours after the effective date and time listed on the
13face of the license. Licenses issued under subsection (a-3) or
14(c-5) shall expire on March 31 of the 4th year after the year
15in which the license is issued.
16    All individuals required to have and failing to have the
17license provided for in subsection (a), (a-3), or (d) of this
18Section shall be fined according to the provisions of Section
1920-35 of this Code.
20    All individuals required to have and failing to have the
21licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
22Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
23(Source: P.A. 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13;
2498-800, eff. 8-1-14.)
 
25    Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing

 

 

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1Section 3.2 as follows:
 
2    (520 ILCS 5/3.2)  (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
3    Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
4Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
5incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
6other person authorized or designated by the Department to
7issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
8person, the person shall file his application with the
9Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a
10form provided by the Department and further give definite
11proof of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
12designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
13the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
14names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
15duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and
16stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
17elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized
18to furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other
19business establishment. Each application shall be executed and
20sworn to and shall set forth the name and description of the
21applicant and place of residence.
22    No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or
23after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person authorized
24to issue the license evidence that he has held a hunting
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1prior year, or a certificate of competency as provided in this
2Section. Persons under 18 years of age may be issued a Lifetime
3Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under
4Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not
5be entitled to hunt alone, without the supervision of an adult
6age 21 or older, unless they have a certificate of competency
7as provided in this Section and the certificate is in their
8possession while hunting.
9    The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
10personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
11to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in
12firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
13and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
14the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
15receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
16Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
17or organization in establishing courses if the organization
18has as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
19handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
20    The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
21person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the
22handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
23persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
24upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
25instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of
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1made for any course of instruction except for materials or
2ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
3furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
4education programs to be distributed free of charge to
5applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
6authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
7firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
8charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
9    The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
10resident of Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older,
11and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans
12of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
13abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States,
14the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license to
15hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Veterans must
16provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5
17regional offices, verification of their service. The
18Department shall establish what constitutes suitable
19verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident
20veterans hunting licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a
21hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents
22over 75 years of age. Nonresidents shall be charged $57 for a
23hunting license.
24    Residents of this State may obtain a 5-year hunting
25license to hunt all species for $52. For residents age 65 or
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1after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the
2President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee
3charged for a 5-year hunting license to hunt all species for a
4resident of this State. Veterans must provide to the
5Department, at one of the Department's 5 regional offices,
6verification of their service. The Department shall establish
7what constitutes suitable verification of service for the
8purpose of issuing resident veterans 5-year hunting licenses
9at a reduced fee.
10    Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
11for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the
12State and shall be charged a fee of $35.
13    A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
14nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
15and hunting preserve area only, established under Section
163.27, shall be issued upon proper application being made and
17payment of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license.
18The expiration date of this license shall be on the same date
19each year that game breeding and hunting preserve area
20licenses expire.
21    Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
22regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a
23fee of $15 and shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State
24Migratory Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over
2575 years of age. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the
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1person or affixed to his license or permit in a space
2designated by the Department for that purpose.
3    Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of
4his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and
5shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall
6be waived for residents over 75 years of age. Except as
7provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life
8Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his
9license or permit in a space designated by the Department for
10that purpose.
11    Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require
12the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
13in any one license year.
14    The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer
15Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age.
16    The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
17licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
18of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
19consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used
20as the Department may order.
21    All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
22expire upon March 31 of each year. Five-year hunting licenses
23shall expire on March 31 of the 4th year after the year in
24which the license is issued.
25    Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
26under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his

 

 

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1possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
2officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
3sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
4demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
5owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
6deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
7Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
8hunting areas.
9(Source: P.A. 100-638, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    515 ILCS 5/20-45from Ch. 56, par. 20-45
4    520 ILCS 5/3.2from Ch. 61, par. 3.2