98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2704

 

Introduced 2/21/2013, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
520 ILCS 5/3.1-5

    Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes language that provides that the Apprentice Hunter License shall be a one-time, non-renewable license. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section
53.1-5 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5)
7    Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program.
8    (a) Beginning 120 days after the effective date of this
9amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department
10shall establish an Apprentice Hunter License Program. The
11purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting
12privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to
13persons interested in learning about hunting sports.
14    (b) Any resident or nonresident may apply to the Department
15for an Apprentice Hunter License. The Apprentice Hunter License
16shall be a one-time, non-renewable license that shall expire on
17the March 31 following the date of issuance.
18    (c) For persons aged 17 and under, the Apprentice Hunter
19License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by
20a validly licensed resident or nonresident parent, guardian, or
21grandparent. For persons 18 or older, the Apprentice Hunter
22License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by
23a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter who is 21

 

 

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1years of age or older. Possession of an Apprentice Hunter
2License shall serve in lieu of a valid hunting license, but
3does not exempt the licensee from compliance with the
4requirements of this Code and any rules and regulations adopted
5pursuant to this Code.
6    (d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter
7License, the applicant must request an Apprentice Hunter
8License on a form designated and made available by the
9Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from
10and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee
11that may be required for hunting under this Code. The
12Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules that are
13reasonable and necessary for the administration of the program,
14but shall not require any certificate of competency or other
15hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter
16License.
17(Source: P.A. 95-739, eff. 7-17-08; 96-1213, eff. 7-22-10.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.