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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB5333
Introduced 01/26/06, by Rep. Jim Sacia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any individual engaged in field sport in this State must be licensed as a field sport huntsman or accompanied by a licensed field sport huntsman. Sets forth certain requirements for this license. Provides that a person engaged in field sport without a license or without being accompanied by a licensed field sport huntsman shall be guilty of a petty offense and subject to an administrative fine. Provides that the holder of a field sport license shall be liable for any damage to real or personal property caused by a field sport hunting party in which the licensee was present, participated in, sponsored, or otherwise accompanied. Defines "field sport" as any organized hunt that uses dogs or hounds for tracking game including, without limitation, foxes and coyotes.
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LRB094 19247 RSP 54831 b |
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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 adding Section |
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| 3.17-A as follows:
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| (520 ILCS 5/3.17-A new) |
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| Sec. 3.17-A. Field sport license; fee. Any individual |
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| engaged in field sport in this State must be licensed as a |
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| field sport huntsman or accompanied by a licensed field sport |
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| huntsman. The annual fee for this license shall be $50 and |
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| licenses shall expire on March 31, of each year. A person |
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| holding a field sport license shall have the license in his |
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| possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the |
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| authorized employees of the Department, any sheriff, deputy |
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| sheriff, or any other peace officer, making demand for the |
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| license. A person engaged in field sport without a license or |
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| without being accompanied by a licensed field sport huntsman |
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| shall be guilty of a petty offense and subject to an |
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| administrative fine. |
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| Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to authorize the |
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| trespass of a person involved in a field sport or a field sport |
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| licensee onto the real property of any other person. The holder |
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| of a field sport license shall be liable for any damage to real |
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| or personal property caused by a field sport hunting party in |
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| which the licensee was present, participated in, sponsored, or |
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| otherwise accompanied. |
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| For the purposes of this Section "field sport" means any |
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| organized hunt that uses dogs or hounds for tracking game |
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| including, without limitation, foxes and coyotes.
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