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Public Act 103-0622
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing |
Section 2.11 as follows:
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(520 ILCS 5/2.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11) |
Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild |
turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit" |
in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an |
administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident |
Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15. |
Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in |
any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to |
exceed $125 for wild turkey hunting permits. |
The Department may by administrative rule allocate and |
issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for |
such permits. |
It shall be 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. The Department may by administrative |
rule restrict shot size, material, or density. No 20 gauge |
with shot size not larger than No. 4, and no person while |
attempting to so take wild turkey may have in his possession |
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any other gun unless in accordance with the Firearm Concealed |
Carry Act. |
It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild |
turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to |
1/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as |
may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for |
which an open season is established. |
It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to |
take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles, |
aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or |
aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this |
Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid, |
including food, salt, minerals, and other products, except |
pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such |
a manner as to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means |
the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys. |
An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for |
10 consecutive days following the removal of the bait. |
It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have |
in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit. |
For the purposes of calculating acreage under this |
Section, the Department shall, after determining the total |
acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round |
remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal |
to half of an acre up to the next whole acre. |
For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this |
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Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation, |
including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal |
agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or |
normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting, |
and maintenance such as cultivating. Such manipulation for the |
purpose of taking wild turkey may be further modified by |
administrative rule. |
(Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22.) |