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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB4840
Introduced 01/19/06, by Rep. Jim Sacia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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745 ILCS 65/2 |
from Ch. 70, par. 32 |
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Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Limits the liability of landowners to persons engaging in fishing, hiking, camping, birdwatching, or prairie seed collecting under specified circumstances. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4840 |
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LRB094 15837 AJO 51056 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act |
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| is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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| (745 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 32)
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| Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise |
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| requires:
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| (a) "Land" includes roads, water, watercourses, private |
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| ways and
buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when |
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| attached to the
realty, but does not include residential |
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| buildings or residential property.
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| (b) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in land, |
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| whether it be a
tenant, lessee, occupant, the State of Illinois |
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| and its political
subdivisions, or person in control of the |
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| premises.
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| (c) "Recreational or conservation purpose" means entry |
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| onto the land of another to engage in
conduct hunting ,
or
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| recreational shooting , camping, fishing, hiking, bird |
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| watching, prairie seed collecting,
or a combination thereof or
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| any activity solely related to these activities, or a |
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| combination of one or more of these activities
the aforesaid |
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| hunting or recreational shooting .
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| (d) "Charge" means an admission fee for permission to go |
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| upon the
land, but does not include: the sharing of game, fish , |
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| seeds, or other products of
recreational use; or benefits to or |
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| arising from the recreational use; or
contributions in kind, |
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| services or cash made for the purpose of properly
conserving |
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| the land.
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| (e) "Person" includes any person, regardless of age, |
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| maturity, or
experience, who enters upon or uses land for |
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| recreational purposes.
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