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| Public Act 100-0169 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning fish.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 15-32 as follows:
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(515 ILCS 5/15-32) (from Ch. 56, par. 15-32)
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Sec. 15-32. Lake Michigan Yellow perch and bloater chub; | ||||
commercial licenses.
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(a) The Department may shall issue a maximum of 5 | ||||
commercial licenses for taking from the Illinois waters of Lake | ||||
Michigan yellow
perch, and bloater chub, and other commercial | ||||
fish species designated by Department rule. Five licenses shall | ||||
be issued for the fishing year
that began April 1, 1992, and | ||||
the Department shall issue licenses from time
to time so that 5 | ||||
valid licenses are always outstanding at any one time.
All | ||||
licenses issued under this Section shall be valid for a period | ||||
of 3 years.
The catch limits established by the Department for | ||||
the taking of yellow
perch, and bloater chub, and other | ||||
designated commercial fish species shall be the same for all | ||||
active licensees.
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(b) At times determined by the Director, the Department | ||||
shall advertise a public drawing to accept new qualified | ||||
commercial fishing candidates and establish a ranking order for | ||||
these new candidates to fill open Lake Michigan commercial | ||
fishing licenses. This ranking order shall continue to be used | ||
until the list of eligible candidates is exhausted. Each | ||
commercial license for the 1992 fishing year and
thereafter
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shall be issued as follows:
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(1) As to all individuals or corporations who held | ||
valid licenses as
of April 1, 1992, the licenses shall | ||
remain in force and effect.
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(2) Thereafter, licenses shall be issued as necessary | ||
to reach and
maintain a total of 5 outstanding licenses as | ||
follows:
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(A) First, to any individual or corporation as | ||
described in Section
15-5 who was licensed through a | ||
harvest contract pursuant to the public
lottery | ||
drawing conducted by the Director on June 27, 1975, but | ||
such
individual or corporation did not hold a valid | ||
commercial
license, for
whatever reason, on April 1, | ||
1992; provided, that the contractor shall have
served | ||
any stated period of any license suspension or | ||
revocation
established by an order of the Director. | ||
Among those individuals or
corporations that meet the | ||
criteria under this item (A), priority shall be
given | ||
to the individual or corporation that has been without | ||
a valid
commercial license for the longest period of | ||
time.
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(B) Second, to any other individual or corporate | ||
entrant who had his
specific name drawn in the public | ||
lottery drawing conducted by the Director
on June 27, | ||
1975, but was not licensed as a harvest contractor at | ||
that time
or thereafter.
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(C) Third, if there are insufficient license | ||
applicants available at
the beginning of any fishing | ||
year who meet the requirements for licensure
under this | ||
Section for the Director to issue 5 licenses, the | ||
Director shall
order and conduct a new public lottery | ||
drawing before the commencement of
the fishing year and | ||
shall draw the applicant list from a roster of
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qualified operators.
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(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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