SB2767 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2767

 

Introduced 1/17/2024, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
520 ILCS 5/2.11  from Ch. 61, par. 2.11

    Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it is unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than .410 bore (rather than no smaller than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4). Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may by administrative rule restrict shot size, material, or density.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
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
5Section 2.11 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/2.11)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
7    Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild
8turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit"
9in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an
10administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident
11Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
12    Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in
13any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to
14exceed $125 for wild turkey hunting permits.
15    The Department may by administrative rule allocate and
16issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for
17such permits.
18    It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a
19bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor
20smaller than .410 bore. The Department may by administrative
21rule restrict shot size, material, or density. No 20 gauge
22with shot size not larger than No. 4, and no person while
23attempting to so take wild turkey may have in his possession

 

 

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1any other gun unless in accordance with the Firearm Concealed
2Carry Act.
3    It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild
4turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
51/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as
6may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for
7which an open season is established.
8    It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to
9take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles,
10aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or
11aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this
12Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid,
13including food, salt, minerals, and other products, except
14pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such
15a manner as to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means
16the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys.
17An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for
1810 consecutive days following the removal of the bait.
19    It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have
20in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit.
21    For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
22Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
23acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round
24remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal
25to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
26    For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this

 

 

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1Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
2including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
3agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
4normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
5and maintenance such as cultivating. Such manipulation for the
6purpose of taking wild turkey may be further modified by
7administrative rule.
8(Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22.)