Bill Text: IL HB1788 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person shall not establish or use a blind or pit for the taking of wild ducks within 100 yards of the boundary of property on which the blind or pit is located without consent from the landowner of the adjacent property. Provides that the provision only applies to property located in Alexander County, Union County, Williamson County, or Jackson County. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1788 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB1788-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB1788 Introduced , by Rep. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
520 ILCS 5/2.23-5 new
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person shall not establish or use a blind or pit for the taking of wild ducks within 100 yards of the boundary of property on which the blind or pit is located without consent from the landowner of the adjacent property. Provides that the provision only applies to property located in Alexander County, Union County, Williamson County, or Jackson County. Effective immediately.
LRB100 05825 SLF 15848 b
A BILL FOR
HB1788 LRB100 05825 SLF 15848 b
AN ACT concerning wildlife.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by adding Section
2.23-5 as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/2.23-5 new)
Sec. 2.23-5. Duck blind or pit. A person shall not
establish or use a blind or pit for the taking of wild ducks
within 100 yards of the boundary of property on which the blind
or pit is located without consent from the landowner of the
adjacent property. This Section shall only apply to property
located in Alexander County, Union County, Williamson County,
or Jackson County.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.