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| Public Act 101-0444 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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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 Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 2.26 and 3.1-5 as follows:
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(520 ILCS 5/2.26) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
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Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. Any person attempting to | ||||
take deer shall first obtain a "Deer
Hunting Permit" issued by | ||||
the Department in accordance with its administrative rules.
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Those rules must provide for the issuance of the following | ||||
types of resident deer archery permits: (i) a combination | ||||
permit, consisting of one either-sex permit and one | ||||
antlerless-only permit, (ii) a single antlerless-only permit, | ||||
and (iii) a single either-sex permit. The fee for a Deer | ||||
Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
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shall not exceed $25.00 for residents of the State. The | ||||
Department may by
administrative rule provide for non-resident | ||||
deer hunting permits for which the
fee will not exceed $300 in | ||||
2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as | ||||
provided below for non-resident landowners
and non-resident | ||||
archery hunters. The Department may by
administrative rule | ||||
provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting
of | ||||
not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325 | ||||
in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter.
The | ||
fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit | ||
shall be the same.
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The Department shall create a pilot program during the | ||
special 3-day, youth-only deer hunting season to allow for | ||
youth deer hunting permits that are valid statewide, excluding | ||
those counties or portions of counties closed to firearm deer | ||
hunting. The Department shall adopt rules to implement the | ||
pilot program. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to | ||
prohibit the Department from issuing Special Hunt Area Permits | ||
for the youth-only deer hunting season or establishing, through | ||
administrative rule, additional requirements pertaining to the | ||
youth-only deer hunting season on Department-owned or | ||
Department-managed sites, including site-specific quotas or | ||
drawings. The provisions of this paragraph are inoperative on | ||
and after January 1, 2023. | ||
The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow | ||
and arrow for
deer hunting shall be established by | ||
administrative rule.
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No person may have in his or her possession any firearm not | ||
authorized by
administrative rule for a specific hunting season | ||
when taking deer.
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Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be | ||
permitted to
take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour | ||
before sunrise to
1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those | ||
days for which an open season is
established for the taking of | ||
deer by use of shotgun, handgun, or muzzle
loading
rifle.
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Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be | ||
permitted to
take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour | ||
before sunrise to 1/2 hour
after sunset, and only during those | ||
days for which an open season is
established for the taking of | ||
deer by use of bow and arrow.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of | ||
dogs,
horses, automobiles, aircraft or other vehicles, 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 white-tailed deer. | ||
"Baiting" means the placement or scattering of bait to attract | ||
deer. An area is considered as baited during the presence
of | ||
and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of bait. | ||
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to | ||
track wounded deer. Any person using a dog for tracking wounded | ||
deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all times by | ||
means of a maximum 50 foot lead attached to the dog's collar or | ||
harness. Tracking wounded deer is permissible at night, but at | ||
no time outside of legal deer hunting hours or seasons shall | ||
any person handling or accompanying a dog being used for | ||
tracking wounded deer be in possession of any firearm or | ||
archery device. Persons tracking wounded deer with a dog during | ||
the firearm deer seasons shall wear blaze orange or solid blaze | ||
pink color as required. Dog handlers tracking wounded deer with | ||
a dog are exempt from hunting license and deer permit | ||
requirements so long as they are accompanied by the licensed | ||
deer hunter who wounded the deer.
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It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer | ||
which has
been injured or killed in any manner upon a public | ||
highway or public
right-of-way of this State unless exempted by | ||
administrative rule.
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Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded and no bow and | ||
arrow
device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked | ||
position during
hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal | ||
limit of
deer by gun, to further participate with gun in any | ||
deer hunting party.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal | ||
limit
of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate with bow | ||
and arrow in any
deer hunting party.
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The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the | ||
gun deer
season by administrative rule.
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The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident, | ||
either-sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this | ||
Section,
including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a | ||
Class B misdemeanor.
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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 white-tailed deer, nothing in | ||
this 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 or the use of products | ||
designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or | ||
liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or | ||
lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking | ||
white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative | ||
rule. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-869, eff. 1-1-17; | ||
100-691, eff. 1-1-19; 100-949, eff. 1-1-19; revised 10-9-18.)
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(520 ILCS 5/3.1-5) | ||
Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program. | ||
(a) The Department shall establish an Apprentice Hunter | ||
License Program. The purpose of this Program shall be to extend | ||
limited hunting privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid | ||
hunting license, to persons interested in learning about | ||
hunting sports. | ||
(b) Any resident or nonresident may apply to the Department | ||
for an Apprentice Hunter License. The Apprentice Hunter License | ||
shall be a one-time, non-renewable license that shall expire on | ||
the March 31 following the date of issuance. | ||
(c) The Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the | ||
licensee to hunt on private property while supervised by a | ||
validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter who is 21 years | ||
of age or older.
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(c-5) The Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the | ||
licensee to hunt on public property while supervised by a | ||
validly licensed resident or nonresident who is 21 years of age | ||
or older and has a hunter education certificate. | ||
(d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter | ||
License, the applicant must request an Apprentice Hunter | ||
License on a form designated and made available by the | ||
Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from | ||
and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee | ||
that may be required for hunting under this Code. The | ||
Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules that are | ||
reasonable and necessary for the administration of the program, | ||
but shall not require any certificate of competency or other | ||
hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter | ||
License.
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(Source: P.A. 100-638, eff. 1-1-19.)
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