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1 | AN ACT concerning fish.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 20-45 as follows:
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6 | (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
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7 | Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
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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, one-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | abroad or mobilization by the President of the United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | States. Veterans must provide, to the Department at one of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
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23 | (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be |
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1 | $1 for residents over 75 years of age. | ||||||
2 | (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing | ||||||
3 | device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee | ||||||
4 | for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the | ||||||
5 | fee for which is $14.50.
Each and every commercial device | ||||||
6 | used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman | ||||||
7 | as follows:
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8 | (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
9 | of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow | ||||||
10 | trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.
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11 | (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | ||||||
12 | line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | ||||||
13 | is $3.
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14 | (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for | ||||||
15 | the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of | ||||||
16 | gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional | ||||||
17 | lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These | ||||||
18 | fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water | ||||||
19 | or on drying
reels on the shore.
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20 | (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
21 | of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.
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22 | (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a | ||||||
23 | sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the | ||||||
24 | holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
25 | residents holding a license as
described in subsection (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
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2 | described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No | ||||||
3 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any | ||||||
4 | individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing | ||||||
5 | or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination | ||||||
6 | license fee shall be $25.50.
For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
7 | the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's | ||||||
8 | combination license. For resident veterans of the United | ||||||
9 | States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or | ||||||
10 | mobilization by the President of the United States, the | ||||||
11 | fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of | ||||||
12 | the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination license. | ||||||
13 | Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the | ||||||
14 | Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | ||||||
15 | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||||||
16 | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | ||||||
17 | sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a | ||||||
18 | reduced fee.
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19 | (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as | ||||||
20 | defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined | ||||||
21 | in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not | ||||||
22 | exempt the licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or | ||||||
23 | inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for
by this | ||||||
24 | subsection
are not required for residents of the State of | ||||||
25 | Illinois who have obtained the
license provided for in | ||||||
26 | subsection (a) of this Section.
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1 | (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel | ||||||
2 | device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee | ||||||
3 | for which shall be $50.
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4 | (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing | ||||||
5 | residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a | ||||||
6 | lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime | ||||||
7 | sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the | ||||||
8 | holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
9 | residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) | ||||||
10 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
11 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as | ||||||
12 | described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime | ||||||
13 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or | ||||||
14 | retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for | ||||||
15 | either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either | ||||||
16 | upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an | ||||||
17 | individual to have either or both fishing or hunting | ||||||
18 | privileges
rescinded. Except as provided otherwise in this | ||||||
19 | subsection, the The lifetime hunting and fishing license | ||||||
20 | fees shall be as follows:
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21 | (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | ||||||
22 | license fee.
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23 | (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | ||||||
24 | license fee.
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25 | (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | ||||||
26 | the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.
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1 | Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall | ||||||
2 | be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department | ||||||
3 | may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of | ||||||
4 | lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime | ||||||
5 | license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules | ||||||
6 | or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
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7 | Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a | ||||||
8 | lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have | ||||||
9 | in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of | ||||||
10 | competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
11 | Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt | ||||||
12 | individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
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13 | required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife | ||||||
14 | Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall | ||||||
15 | sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing | ||||||
16 | or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the | ||||||
17 | issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish | ||||||
18 | and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.
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19 | A veteran who holds proof of a service-connected disability | ||||||
20 | from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, and whose | ||||||
21 | degree of disability has been declared to be 50% or more, shall | ||||||
22 | be eligible for a 50% reduction in the fees for a lifetime | ||||||
23 | fishing license, lifetime hunting license, and lifetime | ||||||
24 | sportsmen's combination license. The Illinois Department of | ||||||
25 | Veterans' Affairs may assist in providing the documentation of | ||||||
26 | disability. |
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1 | Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this | ||||||
2 | Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire | ||||||
3 | on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for | ||||||
4 | in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after | ||||||
5 | the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.
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6 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
7 | license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section | ||||||
8 | shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of | ||||||
9 | this Code.
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10 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
11 | licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this | ||||||
12 | Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13; | ||||||
14 | 98-800, eff. 8-1-14.)
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