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515 ILCS 5/10-95

(515 ILCS 5/10-95) (from Ch. 56, par. 10-95)

Sec. 10-95.

Number of hooks; untagged devices.

Any individual possessing
a valid sport fishing license may take aquatic life by hand, or may use
pole and line, bank pole and line,
throw line, trotline, buoyed ganging devices, or other legal devices not
exceeding 50 hooks in the aggregate, however, any individual at any one
time is allowed to use under his or her immediate control only 2 untagged
sport fishing devices and any additional devices up to the aggregate of 50
hooks must be tagged with his or her name and mailing address.  It shall be
unlawful to sell or barter any aquatic life or parts thereof taken by
sport fishing devices.

A dip net for non-commercial smelt fishing in Lake Michigan may be used
subject to the provisions of Section 10-40.

Any sport fishing device, including trot line device, bank pole, and
throw line or buoyed ganging devices, left unattended must be tagged with
the name and mailing address of the operator. All required tags shall be in
a position to be at all times exposed to public  view.

A sport fishing license permits the holder to seine for minnows, provided
that minnows are not sold.  The seine shall not be longer than 20
feet, deeper than 6 feet, or contain mesh larger than 1/2 inch bar measurement.

(Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)