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| Public Act 099-0868 | ||||
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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 3.1-9 and 3.3 as follows: | ||||
(520 ILCS 5/3.1-9) | ||||
Sec. 3.1-9. Youth Hunting and Trapping Licenses License. | ||||
(a) Any resident youth age 18 and under may apply to the | ||||
Department for a Youth Hunting License, which extends limited | ||||
hunting privileges. The Youth Hunting License shall be a | ||||
renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 following | ||||
the date of issuance. | ||||
For youth age 18 and under, the Youth Hunting License shall | ||||
entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by a parent, | ||||
grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or older and | ||||
has a valid Illinois hunting license. Possession of a Youth | ||||
Hunting License shall serve in lieu of a valid hunting license, | ||||
but does not exempt the licensee from compliance with the | ||||
requirements of this Code and any rules adopted under this | ||||
Code. | ||||
A youth licensed under this subsection (a) Section shall | ||||
not hunt or carry a hunting device, including, but not limited | ||||
to, a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is | ||||
accompanied by and under the close personal supervision of a | ||
parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or | ||
older and has a valid Illinois hunting license. | ||
At age 19 years or when the youth chooses to hunt by | ||
himself or herself, he or she is required to successfully | ||
complete a hunter safety course approved by the Department | ||
prior to being able to obtain a full hunting license and | ||
subsequently hunt by himself or herself. | ||
In order to be approved for the Youth Hunting License, the | ||
applicant must request a Youth Hunting License from 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 rules for the administration of the | ||
program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or | ||
other hunting education as a condition of the Youth Hunting | ||
License.
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(b) Any resident youth age 18 and under may apply to the | ||
Department for a Youth Trapping License, which extends limited | ||
trapping privileges. The Youth Trapping License shall be a | ||
renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 following | ||
the date of issuance. | ||
For youth age 18 and under, the Youth Trapping License | ||
shall entitle the licensee to trap while supervised by a | ||
parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or | ||
older and has a valid Illinois trapping license. Possession of | ||
a Youth Trapping License shall serve in lieu of a valid | ||
trapping license, but does not exempt the licensee from | ||
compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules | ||
adopted under this Code. | ||
A youth licensed under this subsection (b) shall not trap | ||
or carry a hunting device, including, but not limited to, a | ||
firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is | ||
accompanied by and under the close personal supervision of a | ||
parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or | ||
older and has a valid Illinois trapping license. | ||
At age 19 years or when the youth chooses to trap by | ||
himself or herself, he or she is required to successfully | ||
complete a trapper safety course approved by the Department | ||
prior to being able to obtain a full trapping license and | ||
subsequently trap by himself or herself. | ||
In order to be approved for the Youth Trapping License, the | ||
applicant must request a Youth Trapping License from 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 trapping under this Code. The | ||
Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the | ||
program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or | ||
other trapping education as a condition of the Youth Trapping | ||
License. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-620, eff. 1-7-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-307, | ||
eff. 1-1-16.)
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(520 ILCS 5/3.3) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.3)
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Sec. 3.3. Trapping license required. Before any person | ||
shall trap any
of the mammals protected
by this Act, for which | ||
an open trapping season has been established, he shall
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procure a trapping license from the Department to do so. No | ||
traps
shall be placed in the field, set or unset, prior to the | ||
opening day of
the trapping season.
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Traps used in the taking of such mammals shall be marked or
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tagged with metal tags or inscribed in lettering giving the | ||
name and
address of the owner, and absence of such mark or tag | ||
shall be prima
facie evidence that such trap or traps are | ||
illegally used and the trap
or traps shall be confiscated and | ||
disposed of as directed by the
Department.
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Before any person 16 years of age or older shall trap, | ||
attempt to
trap, or sell the green hides 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.
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Before a trapping license shall be issued to any person | ||
under the age of
sixteen years, such person shall obtain the | ||
written consent of his father,
mother or legally constituted | ||
guardian to obtain such license.
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Beginning January 1, 2016 2015, no trapping license shall | ||
be issued to any
person born on or after January 1, 1998 2015 | ||
or who has not previously held a valid trapping license issued | ||
by this State or another state within the 3 years immediately | ||
preceding the application unless he or she presents to the | ||
authorized issuer of the license evidence that he or she has a
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certificate of competency provided for in this Section.
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The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
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personnel of the Department,
or volunteer instructors, found by | ||
the Department to be competent,
to provide instruction in | ||
courses on trapping techniques and ethical trapping
behavior as | ||
needed throughout the State, which courses shall be at least
8 | ||
hours in length. Persons so authorized shall provide | ||
instruction in such
courses to individuals at no charge, and | ||
shall issue to individuals
successfully completing such | ||
courses certificates of competency in basic
trapping | ||
techniques. The Department shall cooperate in establishing | ||
such
courses with any reputable association or organization | ||
which has as one of
its objectives the promotion of the ethical | ||
use of legal fur harvesting
devices and techniques. The | ||
Department shall furnish information on the
requirements of the | ||
trapper education program to be distributed free of
charge to | ||
applicants for trapping licenses by the persons appointed and
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authorized to issue licenses.
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The owners residing on, or bona fide tenants of farm lands, | ||
and their
children actually residing on such lands, shall have | ||
the right to trap
mammals protected by this Act, for which an | ||
open trapping season has been
established, upon such lands, | ||
without procuring licenses, provided that
such mammals are | ||
taken during the periods of time and with such devices as
are | ||||||||||||||||||
permitted by this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 98-913, eff. 1-1-15.)
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