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| Public Act 103-0622 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning criminal law. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 2.11 as follows: | ||||
(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 | ||||
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 | ||
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.) | ||