Bill Text: IL HB3752 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that each year the Director of Natural Resources may designate that Veterans Day, as federally designated, is a day when sport fishermen may fish waters wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of the State, including the part of Lake Michigan under the jurisdiction of the State, and not be required to obtain a license or stamp. Provides that the amendatory provisions shall not apply to commercial fishing.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-30 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon [HB3752 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3752-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning fish.
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 20-5 as follows:
(515 ILCS 5/20-5) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-5)
Sec. 20-5. Necessity of license; exemptions.
(a) Any person taking or attempting to take any fish,
including minnows for commercial purposes, turtles, mussels,
crayfish, or frogs by any means whatever in any waters or lands
wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of the State,
including that part of Lake Michigan under the jurisdiction of
this State, shall first obtain a license to do so, and shall do
so only during the respective periods of the year when it shall
be lawful as provided in this Code. Individuals under 16,
blind residents or residents with a disability, or individuals
fishing at fee fishing areas licensed by the Department,
however, may fish with sport fishing devices without being
required to have a license. For the purpose of this Section an
individual is blind or has a disability if that individual has
a Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois
Identification Card Act. For purposes of this Section an
Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued

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under the Illinois Identification Card Act indicating that the
individual named on the card has a Class 2 disability shall be
adequate documentation of a disability.
(b) A courtesy non-resident sport fishing license or stamp
may be issued at the discretion of the Director, without fee,
to (i) any individual officially employed in the wildlife and
fish or conservation department of another state or of the
United States who is within the State to assist or consult or
cooperate with the Director or (ii) the officials of other
states, the United States, foreign countries, or officers or
representatives of conservation organizations or publications
while in the State as guests of the Governor or Director.
(c) The Director may issue special fishing permits without
cost to groups of hospital patients or to individuals with
disabilities for use on specified dates in connection with
supervised fishing for therapy.
(d) Veterans who, according to the determination of the
Veterans' Administration as certified by the Department of
Veterans' Affairs, are at least 10% disabled with
service-related disabilities or in receipt of total disability
pensions may fish with sport fishing devices during those
periods of the year it is lawful to do so without being
required to have a license, on the condition that their
respective disabilities do not prevent them from fishing in a
manner which is safe to themselves and others.
(e) Each year the Director may designate a period, not to

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exceed 4 days in duration, when sport fishermen may fish
waters wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of the State,
including that part of Lake Michigan under the jurisdiction of
the State, and not be required to obtain the license or stamp
required by subsection (a) of this Section, Section 20-10 or
subsection (a) of Section 20-55. The term of any such period
shall be established by administrative rule. This subsection
shall not apply to commercial fishing.
(e-5) Each year the Director may designate that Veterans
Day, as federally designated, is a day when sport fishermen
may fish waters wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of
the State, including the part of Lake Michigan under the
jurisdiction of the State, and not be required to obtain the
license or stamp required by subsection (a) of this Section,
Section 20-10, or subsection (a) of Section 20-55. This
subsection shall not apply to commercial fishing.
(f) The Director may issue special fishing permits without
cost for a group event, restricted to specific dates and
locations if it is determined by the Department that the event
is beneficial in promoting sport fishing in Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)