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91_HB0220
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1 AN ACT to amend the Wildlife Code by changing section
2 2.11.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
6 Section 2.11 as follows:
7 (520 ILCS 5/2.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
8 Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild
9 turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit"
10 in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an
11 administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a
12 Resident Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
13 Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in
14 any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to
15 exceed $75 for wild turkey hunting permits, except as
16 provided below for non-resident land owners.
17 Permits shall be issued without charge to:
18 (a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who
19 own at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt
20 on their land only,
21 (b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of
22 commercial agricultural land, and
23 (c) shareholders of a corporation which owns at
24 least 40 acres of land in a county in Illinois who wish
25 to hunt on the corporation's land only. One permit shall
26 be issued without charge to one shareholder for each 40
27 acres of land owned by the corporation in a county;
28 however, the number of permits issued without charge to
29 shareholders of any corporation in any county shall not
30 exceed 15.
31 The turkey hunting permit issued without fee shall be
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1 valid on all lands upon which the person to whom it is issued
2 owns, leases or rents, except that in the case of a permit
3 issued without charge to a shareholder of a corporation, the
4 permit shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation
5 in the county.
6 The Department may by administrative rule allocate and
7 issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for
8 such permits.
9 The Department may set aside, in accordance with the
10 prescribed regulations set forth in an administrative rule of
11 the Department, a limited number of Wild Turkey Hunting
12 Permits to be available to persons providing evidence of a
13 contractual arrangement to hunt on properties controlled by a
14 bona fide Illinois outfitter. The number of available
15 permits shall be based on a percentage of unfilled permits
16 remaining after the previous year's lottery. Eligible
17 outfitters shall be those having membership in, and
18 accreditation conferred by, a professional association of
19 outfitters approved by the Department. The association shall
20 be responsible for setting professional standards and codes
21 of conduct for its membership, subject to Departmental
22 approval. In addition to the fee normally charged for
23 resident and nonresident permits, a reservation fee not to
24 exceed $200 shall be charged to the outfitter for each permit
25 set aside in accordance with this Act. The reservation fee
26 shall be deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund.
27 It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of
28 a bow and arrow, or a shotgun of not larger than 10 nor
29 smaller than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4,
30 or a handgun, and no person while attempting to so take wild
31 turkey may have in his possession any other gun.
32 It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild
33 turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
34 1/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as
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1 may be specified by administrative rule, during those days
2 for which an open season is established.
3 It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt
4 to take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles,
5 aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use of
6 bait of any kind.
7 It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have
8 in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit.
9 (Source: P.A. 88-416; 89-715, eff. 2-21-97.)