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| Public Act 098-1033 | ||||
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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 Section | ||||
2.2 and adding Section 2.2b as follows:
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(520 ILCS 5/2.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.2)
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Sec. 2.2. This Act shall apply only to the wild birds and | ||||
parts of
wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests | ||||
and eggs), and wild mammals and parts
of wild mammals, which | ||||
shall include their green hides, in the State of
Illinois, or | ||||
which may be brought into the State.
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Wildlife protected by this Act, hereby defined as protected | ||||
species, include the following wild species and all
wild | ||||
species contained in listed families, including, but not | ||||
limited to, groups of wild species preceding each family
name: | ||||
(except the House Sparrow, Passer
domesticus; European | ||||
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris; and Rock Pigeon, Domestic
Pigeon, | ||||
Columba livia; Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyio; or Muscovy | ||||
Duck, Cairina moschata). GAME BIRDS-Ruffed grouse, Bonasa | ||||
umbellus;
Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus; | ||||
Northern Bobwhite, Colinus
virginianus; Gray Partridge, Perdix | ||||
perdix; Chukar,
Alectoris chukar; Ring-necked Pheasant, | ||||
Phasianus colchicus; Greater
Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus | ||||
cupido; Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo.
MIGRATORY GAME | ||
BIRDS-Waterfowl including brant, ducks, geese, and
swans, | ||
Anatidae; wild species of the families Rallidae, Scolopacidae, | ||
Columbidae, and Corvidae that may be legally hunted as provided | ||
for in Section 2.18 of this Act.
RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY | ||
NON-GAME BIRDS-Loons, Gaviidae; grebes,
Podicipedidae; | ||
pelicans, Pelecanidae; gannets, Sulidae; cormorants, | ||
Phalacrocoracidae; anhingas, Anhingidae; frigatebirds, | ||
Fregatidae;
herons, bitterns and egrets, Ardeidae; ibises and | ||
spoonbills,
Threskiornithidae; storks, Ciconiidae; vultures, | ||
Cathartidae; kites, hawks, ospreys,
and eagles, Accipitridae; | ||
falcons, merlins, and kestrels, Falconidae; rails, gallinules, | ||
and moorhens, which may not be legally hunted, Rallidae; | ||
cranes, Gruidae; all shorebirds that may not be legally hunted, | ||
of the families Charadriidae, Scolopacidae,
and | ||
Recurvirostridae gulls,
terns, jaegers, skimmers, and | ||
kittiwakes, Laridae; dovekies and murrelets, Alcidae; doves | ||
and pigeons, which may not be legally hunted, Columbidae; | ||
cuckoos and anis, Cuculidae; owls, Tytonidae and Strigidae;
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whip-poor-wills, chuck-will's-widows, and nighthawks, | ||
Caprimulgidae; swifts, Apodidae;
hummingbirds, Trochilidae, | ||
Kingfishers, Alcedinidae; woodpeckers, flickers, and | ||
sapsuckers, Picidae;
kingbirds, pewees, phoebes, and | ||
flycatchers, Tyrannidae shrikes, Laniidae; vireos, Vireonidae; | ||
magpies, ravens, and jays, Corvidae; larks, Alaudidae; | ||
swallows and
martins, Hirundinidae; chickadees and
titmice, | ||
Paridae; nuthatches, Sittidae; creepers, Certhiidae; wrens,
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Troglodytidae; kinglets, Regulidae; gnatcatchers, Sylviidae; | ||
robins,
bluebirds, solitaires, veerys, and thrushes, Turdidae; | ||
mockingbirds, catbirds, and thrashers, Mimidae;
pipits, | ||
Motacillidae; waxwings, Bombycillidae; warblers, parulas, | ||
redstarts, ovenbirds, waterthrushes, yellowthroats, and chats, | ||
Parulidae; tanagers, Thraupidae; towhees, longspurs, sparrows, | ||
buntings, and juncos, Emberizidae; dickcissels, cardinals, | ||
buntings, and grosbeaks, Cardinalidae;
blackbirds, | ||
meadowlarks, bobolinks, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles, | ||
Icteridae; grosbeaks, finches, crossbills, redpolls, and | ||
siskins, Fringillidae. GAME MAMMALS-Woodchuck, Marmota
monax; | ||
Gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis; Fox squirrel, Sciurus | ||
niger;
Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus
floridanus; Swamp | ||
rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus; White-tailed deer,
Odocoileus | ||
virginianus. FUR-BEARING MAMMALS-Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus;
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Beaver, Castor canadensis; Raccoon, Procyon lotor; Opossum, | ||
Didelphis virginiana; Least weasel, Mustela nivalis; | ||
Long-tailed weasel, Mustela
frenata; Mink, Mustela vison; | ||
River otter, Lontra canadensis; Striped skunk,
Mephitis | ||
mephitis; Badger, Taxidea taxus; Red fox, Vulpes vulpes; Gray | ||
fox,
Urocyon cinereoargenteus; Coyote, Canis latrans; Bobcat, | ||
Lynx rufus. OTHER
MAMMALS-Flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans; | ||
Red squirrel, Tamiasciurus
hudsonicus; Eastern Woodrat, | ||
Neotoma floridana; Golden Mouse, Ochrotomys
nuttalli; Rice | ||
Rat, Oryzomys palustris; Franklin's Ground Squirrel, | ||
Spermophilus franklinii; Bats, Vespertilionidae; Gray wolf, | ||
Canis lupus; American black bear, Ursus americanus; Cougar, | ||
Puma concolor.
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It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to take, | ||
possess, sell,
or offer for sale, propagate, or release into | ||
the wild, any of these wild birds (dead or alive) and parts of
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wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests and | ||
eggs), wild mammals (dead or alive)
and parts of wild mammals, | ||
including their green hides contrary to the
provisions of this | ||
Act. However, nothing in this Act shall prohibit
bona-fide | ||
public or state scientific, educational or zoological
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institutions from receiving, holding, and displaying protected | ||
species that
were salvaged or legally obtained.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to take any other | ||
living wildlife
animal not covered by this Act without the | ||
permission of the landowner
or tenant.
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(Source: P.A. 97-431, eff. 8-16-11.)
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(520 ILCS 5/2.2b new) | ||
Sec. 2.2b. Imminent threat; nuisance permits. | ||
(a) It shall not be illegal for an owner or tenant of land, | ||
or their designated agent, to immediately take on his or her | ||
property a gray wolf, Canis lupus; American black bear, Ursus | ||
americanus; or cougar, Puma concolor if, at any time, the gray | ||
wolf, American black bear, or cougar is stalking, causing an | ||
imminent threat, or there is a reasonable expectation that it | ||
causes an imminent threat of physical harm or death to a human, | ||
livestock, domestic animals or harm to structures or other | ||
property on the owner's or tenant's land. | ||
(b) The Department may grant a nuisance permit to the owner | ||
or tenant of land, or their designated agent, for the taking of | ||
a gray wolf, American black bear, or cougar that is causing a | ||
threat to an owner or tenant of land or his or her property | ||
that is not an immediate threat under subsection (a) of this | ||
Section. | ||
(c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement this | ||
Section.
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