Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.

Filed: 2/26/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 743

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 743 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
5Section 2.25 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/2.25)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)
7    Sec. 2.25. It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer
8except (i) with a shotgun, handgun, or muzzleloading rifle or
9(ii) as provided by administrative rule, with a bow and arrow,
10during the open season of not more than 14 days which will be
11set annually by the Director between the dates of November 1st
12and December 31st, both inclusive, or a special 3-day 2-day,
13youth-only season between the dates of September 1 and October
1431. For the purposes of this Section, legal handguns include
15any centerfire handguns of .30 caliber or larger with a minimum
16barrel length of 4 inches. The only legal ammunition for a

 

 

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1centerfire handgun is a cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with
2a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the
3muzzle. Full metal jacket bullets may not be used to harvest
4deer.
5    The Department shall make administrative rules concerning
6management restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and
7arrow season.
8    It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except
9with a bow and arrow during the open season for bow and arrow
10set annually by the Director between the dates of September 1st
11and January 31st, both inclusive.
12    It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except
13with (i) a muzzleloading rifle or (ii) bow and arrow during the
14open season for muzzleloading rifles set annually by the
15Director.
16    The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting
17forth the prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and
18possession limits and those counties of the State where open
19seasons are established, to be published in accordance with
20Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
21    The Department may establish separate harvest periods for
22the purpose of managing or eradicating disease that has been
23found in the deer herd. This season shall be restricted to gun
24or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department shall publicly
25announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
26shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting, permit

 

 

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1requirements, application dates, hunting rules, legal weapons,
2and reporting requirements.
3    The Department is authorized to establish a separate
4harvest period at specific sites within the State for the
5purpose of harvesting surplus deer that cannot be taken during
6the regular season provided for the taking of deer. This season
7shall be restricted to gun or bow and arrow hunting only and
8shall be established during the period of September 1st to
9February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publish
10suitable prescribed rules and regulations established by
11administrative rule pertaining to management restrictions
12applicable to this special harvest program. The Department
13shall allow unused gun deer permits that are left over from a
14regular season for the taking of deer to be rolled over and
15used during any separate harvest period held within 6 months of
16the season for which those tags were issued at no additional
17cost to the permit holder subject to the management
18restrictions applicable to the special harvest program.
19(Source: P.A. 97-907, eff. 8-7-12.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.".