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| Public Act 096-1226 | ||||
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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 Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 20-15 as follows: | ||||
(515 ILCS 5/20-15) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-15) | ||||
Sec. 20-15. Owners fishing own land; exemption. The owners | ||||
or bona fide
tenants of lands, actually residing on the lands | ||||
and their children,
parents, brothers, and sisters actually | ||||
permanently residing with them have
the right to take with a | ||||
sport fishing device fish of the
kind permitted to be
taken or | ||||
caught under this Code from waters lying upon or flowing over | ||||
the
lands without procuring licenses to do so. This exemption | ||||
does not apply to
club lakes, organizational lakes, or lake | ||||
developments. Any individual on
active duty with the armed | ||||
forces of the United States who is now and was
at the time of | ||||
entering the Armed Forces a resident of Illinois, who
entered | ||||
the Armed Forces from this State, and who is presently on | ||||
ordinary
or emergency leave from the Armed Forces has the right | ||||
to catch or take with a sport
fishing device fish permitted to | ||||
be taken or caught by this Code without procuring a
license. | ||||
Any individual exempt from licensure under this Section has | ||||
only
the authority and privileges in taking fish as are | ||||
provided by this Code.
Fishing by an exempt individual may be | ||
done only during seasons when
it is lawful. | ||
(Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.) | ||
Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||
Section 3.1 as follows: | ||
(520 ILCS 5/3.1) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.1) | ||
Sec. 3.1. License and stamps required. | ||
(a) Before any person shall take or attempt to take any of | ||
the species
protected by Section 2.2 for which an open season | ||
is established under this
Act, he shall first have procured and | ||
possess a valid hunting license, except as provided in Section | ||
3.1-5 of this Code. | ||
Before any person 16 years of age or older shall take or
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attempt to take any bird of the species defined as migratory | ||
waterfowl by
Section 2.2, including coots, he shall first have | ||
procured a State
Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. | ||
Before any person 16 years of age or older takes, attempts | ||
to take, or
pursues any species of wildlife protected by this | ||
Code, except migratory
waterfowl, coots, and hand-reared birds | ||
on licensed game breeding and hunting
preserve areas and state | ||
controlled pheasant hunting areas, he or she shall
first obtain | ||
a State Habitat Stamp. Disabled veterans and former prisoners | ||
of
war shall not be required to obtain State Habitat Stamps. | ||
Any person who
obtained a lifetime license before January 1, | ||
1993, shall not be required to
obtain State Habitat Stamps. | ||
Income from the sale of State Furbearer Stamps and
State | ||
Pheasant Stamps received after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act
of 1992 shall be deposited into the State | ||
Furbearer Fund and State Pheasant
Fund, respectively. | ||
Before any person 16 years of age or older shall take, | ||
attempt to
take, or sell the green hide of any mammal of the | ||
species defined as
fur-bearing mammals by Section 2.2 for which | ||
an open season is established
under this Act, he shall first | ||
have procured a State Habitat Stamp. | ||
(b) Before any person who is a non-resident of the State of | ||
Illinois
shall take or attempt to take any of the species | ||
protected by Section
2.2
for which an open season is | ||
established under this Act, he shall,
unless specifically | ||
exempted by law, first procure a non-resident
license as | ||
provided by this Act for the taking of any wild game. | ||
Before a nonresident shall take or attempt to take | ||
white-tailed deer,
he shall first have procured a Deer Hunting | ||
Permit as defined in Section
2.26 of this Code. | ||
Before a nonresident shall take or attempt to take wild | ||
turkeys, he
shall have procured a Wild Turkey Hunting Permit as | ||
defined in Section 2.11
of this Code. | ||
(c) The owners residing on, or bona fide tenants of, farm | ||
lands and their
children, parents, brothers, and sisters | ||
actually permanently residing on
their lands shall have the | ||
right to hunt any of the species protected by
Section 2.2 upon | ||
their lands and waters without procuring hunting licenses;
but | ||
the hunting shall be done only during periods of time and with | ||
devices
and by methods as are permitted by this Act. Any person | ||
on active duty
with the Armed Forces of the United States who | ||
is now and who was at the
time of entering the Armed Forces a | ||
resident of Illinois and who entered
the Armed Forces from this | ||
State, and who is presently on ordinary or emergency leave
from | ||
the Armed Forces, and any resident of Illinois who is disabled | ||
may hunt
any of the species protected by Section 2.2 without | ||
procuring a hunting
license, but the hunting shall be done only | ||
during such periods of time and
with devices and by methods as | ||
are permitted by this Act. For the purpose of
this Section a | ||
person is disabled when that person has a Type 1 or Type 4,
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Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois | ||
Identification Card
Act. For purposes of this Section, an | ||
Illinois Disabled Person Identification
Card issued pursuant | ||
to the Illinois Identification Card Act indicating that
the | ||
person named has a Type 1 or Type 4, Class 2 disability shall | ||
be adequate
documentation of the disability. | ||
(d) A courtesy non-resident license, permit, or stamp for | ||
taking game
may be issued at the
discretion of the Director, | ||
without fee, to any person officially employed
in the game and | ||
fish or conservation department of another state or of the
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United States who is within the State to assist or consult or | ||
cooperate
with the Director; or to the officials of other | ||
states, the United States,
foreign countries, or officers or | ||
representatives of conservation
organizations or publications | ||
while in the State as guests of the Governor
or Director. The | ||
Director may provide to nonresident participants and
official | ||
gunners at field trials an exemption from licensure while
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participating in a field trial. | ||
(e) State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps shall be required for | ||
those persons
qualifying under subsections (c) and (d) who | ||
intend to hunt migratory
waterfowl, including coots, to the | ||
extent that hunting licenses of the
various types are | ||
authorized and required by this Section for those persons. | ||
(f) Registration in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Migratory | ||
Bird Harvest
Information Program shall be required for those | ||
persons who are required to
have a hunting license before | ||
taking
or attempting to take any bird of the species defined as | ||
migratory game birds
by Section 2.2, except that this | ||
subsection shall not apply to crows in this
State
or | ||
hand-reared birds on licensed game breeding and hunting | ||
preserve areas, for
which an open season is established by this | ||
Act. Persons registering with the
Program must carry proof of | ||
registration with them while migratory bird
hunting. | ||
The Department shall publish suitable prescribed | ||
regulations pertaining to
registration by the migratory bird | ||
hunter in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Migratory Bird | ||
Harvest Information Program. | ||
(Source: P.A. 94-1024, eff. 7-14-06.)
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