(515 ILCS 5/10-85) (from Ch. 56, par. 10-85)
Sec. 10-85.
Ice fishing.
Fish may be taken through the ice by the use of
not more than
3 poles and lines or 3 tipups at any one time and there may
be not more than 2 hooks attached to each line. Any hole cut in the ice
for the purpose of taking fish shall be not more than 12 inches in
diameter. Any shelter placed or used on ice of any of the public waters of
this State shall be a portable fishing shelter constructed of a frame-work
of metal or wood covered with canvas, paper, wood, plastic material, or any
similar material and that shelter shall have the name and
address of the
owner attached to it. Following March 1 of each ice fishing season the
shelter must be removed at the end of each fishing day and shall not be
left unattended at any time after that date.
All fishing devices placed through the ice shall be attended and kept
under the observation of the person having so placed the device at all
times.
(Source: P.A. 91-66, eff. 7-9-99.)
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