HB1650ham002 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Norine Hammond

Filed: 4/8/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1650

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1650, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1, as follows:

on page 1, by replacing line 5 as follows: "changing Sections 15-5 and 15-15 and by adding Section 15-155 as follows:"; and

on page 1, immediately below line 5, by inserting the following:

"(515 ILCS 5/15-5) (from Ch. 56, par. 15-5)

Sec. 15-5. Commercial fisherman; license requirement.

(a) A "commercial fisherman" is defined as any individual who uses any of the commercial fishing devices as defined by this Code for the taking of any aquatic life, except mussels, protected by the terms of this Code.

(b) All commercial fishermen shall have a commercial fishing license. In addition to a commercial fishing license, a commercial fisherman shall also obtain a sport fishing license. All individuals assisting a licensed commercial fisherman in taking aquatic life, except mussels, from any waters of the State must have a commercial fishing license unless these individuals are under the direct supervision of and aboard the same watercraft as the licensed commercial fisherman. An individual assisting a licensed commercial fisherman must first obtain a sport fishing license.

(c) A "Lake Michigan commercial fisherman" is defined as an individual who resides in this State or an Illinois corporation who uses any of the commercial fishing devices as defined by this Code for the taking of aquatic life, except mussels, protected by the terms of this Code.

(d) For purposes of this Section, an act or omission that constitutes a violation committed by an officer, employee, or agent of a corporation shall be deemed the act or omission of the corporation.

(Source: P.A. 87-833.)".