Bill Text: IL HB0123 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year fishing license. Provides that the fee for a 5-year fishing license is $62.50. Provides that for residents age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year fishing license. Provides that for resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year fishing license. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents holding a license and to the same hunting privileges as residents holding a license to hunt all species under the Wildlife Code. Provides that the 5-year sportsmen's combination license fee shall be $112.50. Provides that a sportsmen's combination license shall not be issued to any individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing or hunting license separately. Provides that for residents age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year sportsmen's combination license. Provides that for resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year sportsmen's combination license. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year hunting license to hunt all species for $52. Provides that for residents age 65 or older and resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year hunting license.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-21 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley [HB0123 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0123-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0123 Introduced , by Rep. Lance Yednock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year fishing license. Provides that the fee for a 5-year fishing license is $62.50. Provides that for residents age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year fishing license. Provides that for resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year fishing license. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents holding a license and to the same hunting privileges as residents holding a license to hunt all species under the Wildlife Code. Provides that the 5-year sportsmen's combination license fee shall be $112.50. Provides that a sportsmen's combination license shall not be issued to any individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing or hunting license separately. Provides that for residents age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year sportsmen's combination license. Provides that for resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year sportsmen's combination license. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year hunting license to hunt all species for $52. Provides that for residents age 65 or older and resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year hunting license.
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AN ACT concerning fishing and hunting.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
changing Section 20-45 as follows:
(515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses
for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for
sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, the fee is
$14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, one-half of the
current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or
older, and, commencing with the 2012 license year,
one-half of the current fishing license fee for resident
veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning
from service abroad or mobilization by the President of
the United States. Veterans must provide, to the
Department at one of the Department's 5 regional offices,
verification of their service. The Department shall
establish what constitutes suitable verification of
service for the purpose of issuing fishing licenses to
resident veterans at a reduced fee.

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(a-3) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
for sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, residents
of this State may obtain a 5-year fishing license. The fee
for a 5-year fishing license is $62.50. For residents age
65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
5-year fishing license. For resident veterans of the
United States Armed Forces after returning from service
abroad or mobilization by the President of the United
States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year
fishing license. Veterans must provide to the Department,
at one of the Department's 5 regional offices,
verification of their service. The Department shall
establish what constitutes suitable verification of
service for the purpose of issuing 5-year fishing licenses
to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
(a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be
$1 for an annual license and $4 for a 5-year license for
residents over 75 years of age.
(b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the
fee for which is $14.50. Each and every commercial device
used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman
as follows:
(1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction

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thereof, of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow
seine, minnow trap, or net for commercial purposes the
fee is $20.
(2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
is $3.
(3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the
water or on drying reels on the shore.
(4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction
thereof, of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
(c) Residents of this the State of Illinois may obtain
a sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)
of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
residents holding a license to hunt all species as
described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
license fee shall be $25.50. For residents age 65 or
older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a

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sportsmen's combination license. For resident veterans of
the United States Armed Forces after returning from
service abroad or mobilization by the President of the
United States, the fee, commencing with the 2012 license
year, is one-half of the fee charged for a sportsmen's
combination license. Veterans must provide to the
Department, at one of the Department's 5 regional offices,
verification of their service. The Department shall
establish what constitutes suitable verification of
service for the purpose of issuing sportsmen's combination
licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
(c-5) Residents of this State may obtain a 5-year
sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
residents holding a license as described in subsection
(a-3) and to the same hunting privileges as residents
holding a license to hunt all species as described in
Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. A 5-year sportsmen's
combination license shall not be issued to any individual
who would be ineligible for either the fishing or hunting
license separately. The 5-year sportsmen's combination
license fee shall be $112.50. For residents age 65 or
older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year
sportsmen's combination license. For resident veterans of
the United States Armed Forces after returning from
service abroad or mobilization by the President of the

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United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
5-year sportsmen's combination license. Veterans must
provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5
regional offices, verification of their service. The
Department shall establish what constitutes suitable
verification of service for the purpose of issuing 5-year
sportsmen's combination licenses to resident veterans at a
reduced fee.
(d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices
as defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as
defined in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license does
not exempt the licensee from the requirement for a salmon
or inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for by this
subsection are not required for residents of the State of
Illinois who have obtained the license provided for in
subsection (a) or (a-3) of this Section.
(e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
for which shall be $50.
(f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as

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residents holding a license to hunt all species as
described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an
individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
license fees shall be as follows:
(1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
license fee.
(2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
license fee.
(3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
the current sportsmen's combination license fee.
Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall
be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department
may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use
of lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime
license issued under this Section for violations of those
rules or regulations or other provisions under this Code or
the Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who
possess a lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license
shall have in their possession, while in the field, a
certificate of competency as required under Section 3.2 of the
Wildlife Code. Any lifetime license issued under this Section

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shall not exempt individuals from obtaining additional stamps
or permits required under the provisions of this Code or the
Wildlife Code. Individuals required to purchase additional
stamps shall sign the stamps and have them in their possession
while fishing or hunting with a lifetime license. All fees
received from the issuance of lifetime licenses shall be
deposited in the Fish and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
Except for licenses issued under subsection (a-3), (c-5),
or (e) of this Section, all licenses provided for in this
Section shall expire on March 31 of each year, except that the
license provided for in subsection (d) of this Section shall
expire 24 hours after the effective date and time listed on the
face of the license. Licenses issued under subsection (a-3) or
(c-5) shall expire on March 31 of the 4th year after the year
in which the license is issued.
All individuals required to have and failing to have the
license provided for in subsection (a), (a-3), or (d) of this
Section shall be fined according to the provisions of Section
20-35 of this Code.
All individuals required to have and failing to have the
licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13;
98-800, eff. 8-1-14.)
Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing

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Section 3.2 as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
other person authorized or designated by the Department to
issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
person, the person shall file his application with the
Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a
form provided by the Department and further give definite
proof of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and
stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized
to furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other
business establishment. Each application shall be executed and
sworn to and shall set forth the name and description of the
applicant and place of residence.
No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or
after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person authorized
to issue the license evidence that he has held a hunting
license issued by the State of Illinois or another state in a

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prior year, or a certificate of competency as provided in this
Section. Persons under 18 years of age may be issued a Lifetime
Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under
Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not
be entitled to hunt alone, without the supervision of an adult
age 21 or older, unless they have a certificate of competency
as provided in this Section and the certificate is in their
possession while hunting.
The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in
firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
or organization in establishing courses if the organization
has as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the
handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of
firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall be

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made for any course of instruction except for materials or
ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
education programs to be distributed free of charge to
applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
resident of Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older,
and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans
of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States,
the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license to
hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Veterans must
provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5
regional offices, verification of their service. The
Department shall establish what constitutes suitable
verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident
veterans hunting licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a
hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents
over 75 years of age. Nonresidents shall be charged $57 for a
hunting license.
Residents of this State may obtain a 5-year hunting
license to hunt all species for $52. For residents age 65 or
older and resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces

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after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the
President of the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee
charged for a 5-year hunting license to hunt all species for a
resident of this State. Veterans must provide to the
Department, at one of the Department's 5 regional offices,
verification of their service. The Department shall establish
what constitutes suitable verification of service for the
purpose of issuing resident veterans 5-year hunting licenses
at a reduced fee.
Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the
State and shall be charged a fee of $35.
A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
and hunting preserve area only, established under Section
3.27, shall be issued upon proper application being made and
payment of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license.
The expiration date of this license shall be on the same date
each year that game breeding and hunting preserve area
licenses expire.
Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a
fee of $15 and shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State
Migratory Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over
75 years of age. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the
Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by the

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person or affixed to his license or permit in a space
designated by the Department for that purpose.
Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and
shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall
be waived for residents over 75 years of age. Except as
provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life
Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his
license or permit in a space designated by the Department for
that purpose.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require
the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
in any one license year.
The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer
Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age.
The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used
as the Department may order.
All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
expire upon March 31 of each year. Five-year hunting licenses
shall expire on March 31 of the 4th year after the year in
which the license is issued.
Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his

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possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
hunting areas.
(Source: P.A. 100-638, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
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