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Public Act 094-0753
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| SB2271 Enrolled |
LRB094 18492 RSP 53817 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 changing Section |
2.11 as follows:
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(520 ILCS 5/2.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
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Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild turkey, |
he shall first
obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit" in |
accordance with the prescribed
regulations set forth in an |
administrative rule of the Department. The
fee for a Resident |
Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
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Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in any |
other state,
non-residents shall be charged a fee not to exceed |
$125 for wild
turkey hunting
permits, except as provided below |
for non-resident land owners.
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Permits shall be issued without charge to:
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(a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who own at |
least 40 acres of
Illinois land and wish to hunt on their |
land only,
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(b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
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agricultural land, and
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(c) Bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
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bona fide
equity
members of a limited liability
company, or |
bona fide equity partners of a general or limited |
partnership
which owns at least 40 acres of land
in a |
county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's, |
company's, or partnership's land only.
One permit shall be |
issued without charge to one bona fide equity
shareholder, |
one bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity |
partner for each 40
acres of land owned by the corporation, |
company, or partnership in
a county; however, the number of
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permits issued without charge to bona fide equity |
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shareholders of any
corporation or bona fide equity members
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of a limited
liability company in any
county shall not |
exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona fide |
equity partners of a partnership.
shareholders of a |
corporation which owns at least 40 acres of
land in a |
county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's |
land only.
One permit shall be issued without charge to one |
shareholder for each 40
acres of land owned by the |
corporation in a county; however, the number of
permits |
issued without charge to shareholders of any corporation in |
any
county shall not exceed 15.
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The turkey hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid |
on all lands
upon which the person to whom it is issued owns, |
leases or rents, except
that in the case of a permit issued |
without charge to a shareholder of a
corporation, the permit |
shall be valid on all lands owned by the
corporation in the |
county.
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The Department may by administrative rule allocate and |
issue non-resident
Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for |
such permits.
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It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a |
bow and arrow
or a shotgun of not larger than 10 nor smaller |
than 20 gauge with shot
size not larger than No. 4, and no |
person while attempting to so take
wild turkey may have in his |
possession any other gun.
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It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild |
turkey except
during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to |
1/2 hour after sunset or during
such lesser period of time as |
may be specified by administrative rule,
during those days for |
which an open season is established.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to |
take, wild
turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft |
or other vehicles,
or conveyances, or by the use of bait of any |
kind.
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It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have |
in his possession
more than one wild turkey per valid permit. |