HB1650ham003 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 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by changing Section 15-15 and by adding Section 15-155 as follows:

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

Sec. 15-15. Commercial fishing devices. "Commercial fishing devices" for the purposes of this Code are defined as follows: buoyed gangings, set gangings, bank pole and line, throw line or trot line having more than 50 hooks, seine, pocket seine, otter trawl, dip net, throw net, gill net, trammel net, basket trap, hoop net, wing net, pound net, trap net, any watercraft used as a primary collection device, and any and all other devices considered as commercial devices by the Department when used in the taking of any aquatic life, except mussels, protected by the terms of this Code.

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

(515 ILCS 5/15-155 new)

Sec. 15-155. Watercraft used as a primary collection device for commercial fishes. Any persons licensed as a commercial fisherman who wishes to use their watercraft as a primary collection device for commercial fishes must first obtain a commercial watercraft device tag. All watercraft used as a primary collection device must be legally licensed by the State and be in compliance with all Coast Guard boating regulations. This Section does not apply to any person taking Asian Carp by the aid of a boat for non-commercial purposes.".