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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
5Sections 3.1-9 and 3.3 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-9)
7    Sec. 3.1-9. Youth Hunting and Trapping Licenses License.
8    (a) Any resident youth age 18 and under may apply to the
9Department for a Youth Hunting License, which extends limited
10hunting privileges. The Youth Hunting License shall be a
11renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 following
12the date of issuance.
13    For youth age 18 and under, the Youth Hunting License shall
14entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by a parent,
15grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or older and
16has a valid Illinois hunting license. Possession of a Youth
17Hunting License shall serve in lieu of a valid hunting license,
18but does not exempt the licensee from compliance with the
19requirements of this Code and any rules adopted under this
20Code.
21    A youth licensed under this subsection (a) Section shall
22not hunt or carry a hunting device, including, but not limited
23to, a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is

 

 

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1accompanied by and under the close personal supervision of a
2parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or
3older and has a valid Illinois hunting license.
4    At age 19 years or when the youth chooses to hunt by
5himself or herself, he or she is required to successfully
6complete a hunter safety course approved by the Department
7prior to being able to obtain a full hunting license and
8subsequently hunt by himself or herself.
9    In order to be approved for the Youth Hunting License, the
10applicant must request a Youth Hunting License from the
11Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from
12and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee
13that may be required for hunting under this Code. The
14Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the
15program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or
16other hunting education as a condition of the Youth Hunting
17License.
18    (b) Any resident youth age 18 and under may apply to the
19Department for a Youth Trapping License, which extends limited
20trapping privileges. The Youth Trapping License shall be a
21renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 following
22the date of issuance.
23    For youth age 18 and under, the Youth Trapping License
24shall entitle the licensee to trap while supervised by a
25parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or
26older and has a valid Illinois trapping license. Possession of

 

 

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1a Youth Trapping License shall serve in lieu of a valid
2trapping license, but does not exempt the licensee from
3compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules
4adopted under this Code.
5    A youth licensed under this subsection (b) shall not trap
6or carry a hunting device, including, but not limited to, a
7firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is
8accompanied by and under the close personal supervision of a
9parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or
10older and has a valid Illinois trapping license.
11    At age 19 years or when the youth chooses to trap by
12himself or herself, he or she is required to successfully
13complete a trapper safety course approved by the Department
14prior to being able to obtain a full trapping license and
15subsequently trap by himself or herself.
16    In order to be approved for the Youth Trapping License, the
17applicant must request a Youth Trapping License from the
18Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from
19and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee
20that may be required for trapping under this Code. The
21Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the
22program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or
23other trapping education as a condition of the Youth Trapping
24License.
25
26(Source: P.A. 98-620, eff. 1-7-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-307,

 

 

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1eff. 1-1-16.)
 
2    (520 ILCS 5/3.3)  (from Ch. 61, par. 3.3)
3    Sec. 3.3. Trapping license required. Before any person
4shall trap any of the mammals protected by this Act, for which
5an open trapping season has been established, he shall first
6procure a trapping license from the Department to do so. No
7traps shall be placed in the field, set or unset, prior to the
8opening day of the trapping season.
9    Traps used in the taking of such mammals shall be marked or
10tagged with metal tags or inscribed in lettering giving the
11name and address of the owner, and absence of such mark or tag
12shall be prima facie evidence that such trap or traps are
13illegally used and the trap or traps shall be confiscated and
14disposed of as directed by the Department.
15    Before any person 16 years of age or older shall trap,
16attempt to trap, or sell the green hides of any mammal of the
17species defined as fur-bearing mammals by Section 2.2 for which
18an open season is established under this Act, he shall first
19have procured a State Habitat Stamp.
20    Before a trapping license shall be issued to any person
21under the age of sixteen years, such person shall obtain the
22written consent of his father, mother or legally constituted
23guardian to obtain such license.
24    Beginning January 1, 2016 2015, no trapping license shall
25be issued to any person born on or after January 1, 1998 2015

 

 

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1or who has not previously held a valid trapping license issued
2by this State or another state within the 3 years immediately
3preceding the application unless he or she presents to the
4authorized issuer of the license evidence that he or she has a
5certificate of competency provided for in this Section.
6    The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
7personnel of the Department, or volunteer instructors, found by
8the Department to be competent, to provide instruction in
9courses on trapping techniques and ethical trapping behavior as
10needed throughout the State, which courses shall be at least 8
11hours in length. Persons so authorized shall provide
12instruction in such courses to individuals at no charge, and
13shall issue to individuals successfully completing such
14courses certificates of competency in basic trapping
15techniques. The Department shall cooperate in establishing
16such courses with any reputable association or organization
17which has as one of its objectives the promotion of the ethical
18use of legal fur harvesting devices and techniques. The
19Department shall furnish information on the requirements of the
20trapper education program to be distributed free of charge to
21applicants for trapping licenses by the persons appointed and
22authorized to issue licenses.
23    The owners residing on, or bona fide tenants of farm lands,
24and their children actually residing on such lands, shall have
25the right to trap mammals protected by this Act, for which an
26open trapping season has been established, upon such lands,

 

 

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1without procuring licenses, provided that such mammals are
2taken during the periods of time and with such devices as are
3permitted by this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 98-913, eff. 1-1-15.)