Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes the prohibition on taking bobcats in the State. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt bobcats with gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow, except during the open season which will be set annually by the Director of Natural Resources between 12:01 a.m., November 1 to 12:00 midnight, February 15, both inclusive. Provides that the season limit for bobcat shall not exceed one bobcat per permit. Provides that the pelts of bobcats shall be tagged in accordance with federal regulations and the Department of Natural Resources may require harvest registration and set forth procedures, fees for registration, and the process of tagging pelts in administrative rules. Provides that bobcats may be taken during the open season by use of a small light which is worn on the body or hand-held by a person on foot and not in any vehicle.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0033 [HB0352 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Patrick Verschoore [D]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	HD-072	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dwight Kay [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-112	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Davidsmeyer [R]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-1840	HD-100	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jerry Costello [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-116	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brandon Phelps [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-118	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lawrence Walsh [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8090	HD-086	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Beiser [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-111	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Katherine Cloonen [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-079	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Eddie Jackson [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-114	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Smiddy [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-071	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ed Sullivan [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-051	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Anthony [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-075	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Cabello [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8186	HD-090	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Reis [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-109	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Avery Bourne [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-095	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Harris [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-053	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Raymond Poe [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-099	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Randy Frese [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-099	Sponsored Bills	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John D'Amico [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-015	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jay Hoffman [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-0104	HD-113	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Robert Martwick [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-1035	SD-010	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mary Flowers [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-031	Sponsored Bills	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Andersson [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-065	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Chad Hays [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-104	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Thomas Bennett [R]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	SD-053	Sponsored Bills	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Margo McDermed [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-037	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Rita [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-558-1000	HD-028	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Donald Moffitt [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-074	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kenneth Dunkin [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-005	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator William McCann [R]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	SD-050	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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