Full Text of HB5894 98th General Assembly
HB5894 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB5894 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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520 ILCS 5/1.19 | from Ch. 61, par. 1.19 |
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that all authorized employees of the Department of Natural Resources are empowered to enter all public lands and waters (was previously all lands and waters) to enforce
the provisions of the Act. Provides that authorized employees are empowered
to examine all buildings used by commercial entities as
private or public clubs (except dwellings), fish markets, cold storage
houses, locker plants, camps, vessels, cars (except sealed railroad cars
or other sealed common carrier), conveyances, vehicles, watercraft or
other means of transportation or shipping whatsoever, tents, game bags,
game coats or other receptacles, and to open and examine any box,
barrel, package, or other receptacle in the possession of a common
carrier, which they have reason to believe contains wild birds or any
part thereof (their nests or eggs), or wild mammals or any part thereof,
taken, destroyed, bought, sold or bartered, shipped, or held in possession
contrary to any of the provisions of the Act. Provides that no employee of the Department shall enter any private land, question an individual, or make any examinations without probable cause, a valid warrant, or permission. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning wildlife.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 1.19 as follows:
| 6 | | (520 ILCS 5/1.19) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.19)
| 7 | | Sec. 1.19.
All authorized employees of the Department are | 8 | | empowered, pursuant
to law, to enter all public lands and | 9 | | waters to enforce
the provisions of this Act. Authorized | 10 | | employees are further empowered
to examine all buildings used | 11 | | by commercial entities as ,
private or public clubs (except | 12 | | dwellings), fish markets, cold storage
houses, locker plants, | 13 | | camps, vessels, cars (except sealed railroad cars
or other | 14 | | sealed common carrier), conveyances, vehicles, watercraft or
| 15 | | other means of transportation or shipping whatsoever, tents, | 16 | | game bags,
game coats or other receptacles, and to open and | 17 | | examine any box,
barrel, package, or other receptacle in the | 18 | | possession of a common
carrier, which they have reason to | 19 | | believe contains wild birds or any
part thereof (their nests or | 20 | | eggs), or wild mammals or any part thereof,
taken, destroyed, | 21 | | bought, sold or bartered, shipped , or held in possession
| 22 | | contrary to any of the provisions of this Act, including | 23 | | administrative
rules, or that the receptacle containing the |
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| 1 | | same is falsely labeled.
| 2 | | All authorized employees of the Department shall be given | 3 | | free access
to and shall not be hindered or interfered with in | 4 | | making such
examination, and any license issued by the | 5 | | Department held by the person
preventing such free access or | 6 | | interfering with or hindering such
authorized employee shall be | 7 | | subject to confiscation by the Department;
and no license or | 8 | | permit of any kind whatsoever shall be issued to such
person | 9 | | for the period of one year thereafter.
| 10 | | Authorized law enforcement employees of the Department are | 11 | | empowered to
conduct examination of equipment and devices in | 12 | | the field, pursuant to law,
to ensure compliance with the | 13 | | provisions of this Act. | 14 | | However, no employee of the Department shall enter any | 15 | | private land, question an individual, or make any examinations | 16 | | without probable cause, a valid warrant, or permission.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 85-152.)
| 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 19 | | becoming law.
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