103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3905
 
Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Katie Stuart
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:






520 ILCS 5/1.3

 Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Code or Department of Natural Resources rule to the contrary, the Department shall add one extra day to the deer hunting season to the second weekend of that hunting season.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing 
5Section 1.3 as follows:



6 (520 ILCS 5/1.3)



7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-1114)

8 Sec. 1.3. The Department shall have the authority to 
9manage
wildlife and regulate the taking of wildlife for
the

10purposes of providing public recreation and controlling 
11wildlife populations.
The seasons during which wildlife may be 
12taken, the methods for taking
wildlife, the daily bag
limits, 
13and the possession limits shall be established by the 
14Department
through
administrative rule,
but the Department may 
15not provide for a longer season, a
larger daily bag limit, or a 
16larger possession limit than is provided in
this Code.

17 The Natural Resources Advisory Board may also recommend to 
18the Director of
Natural Resources any reductions or increases 
19of seasons and bag or possession
limits or the closure of any 
20season when research and inventory data indicate
the need for 
21such changes.

22 The Department is authorized to establish seasons for the 
23taking of
migratory birds within the dates established 
 
 
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1annually by
Proclamation of the
Secretary, United States 
2Department of the Interior, known as the
"Rules and 
3Regulations for Migratory Bird Hunting" (50 CFR 20 et seq.). 
4When
the biological balance of any
species is affected, the 
5Director may with the approval of the
Conservation Advisory 
6Board, by administrative rule, lengthen, shorten
or close the 
7season during which waterfowl may be taken within the
federal 
8limitations prescribed.
If the Department does not adopt an 
9administrative rule establishing a
season, then the season 
10shall be as set forth in the current "Rules and
Regulations for 
11Migratory Bird Hunting". The Department shall advise the

12public by reasonable means of the dates of the various 
13seasons.

14 The Department may utilize the services of the staff of 
15the Illinois
Natural History Survey of the University of 
16Illinois for making investigations as to the population status 
17of
the various species of wildlife.

18 Employees or agents of any state, federal, or municipal 
19government or body
when engaged in investigational work and 
20law enforcement, may with prior
approval of the Director, be 
21exempted from the provisions of this Act.

22(Source: P.A. 98-346, eff. 8-14-13.)


23 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-1114)

24 Sec. 1.3. The Department shall have the authority to 
25manage
wildlife and regulate the taking of wildlife for
the

 
 
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1purposes of providing public recreation and controlling 
2wildlife populations.
The seasons during which wildlife may be 
3taken, the methods for taking
wildlife, the daily bag
limits, 
4and the possession limits shall be established by the 
5Department
through
administrative rule,
but the Department may 
6not provide for a longer season, a
larger daily bag limit, or a 
7larger possession limit than is provided in
this Code.

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or 
9Department rule to the contrary, the Department shall add one 
10extra day to the deer hunting season to the second weekend of 
11that hunting season. 
12 The Department is authorized to establish seasons for the 
13taking of
migratory birds within the dates established 
14annually by
Proclamation of the
Secretary, United States 
15Department of the Interior, known as the
"Rules and 
16Regulations for Migratory Bird Hunting" (50 CFR 20 et seq.). 
17When
the biological balance of any
species is affected, the 
18Director may, by administrative rule, lengthen, shorten
or 
19close the season during which waterfowl may be taken within 
20the
federal limitations prescribed.
If the Department does not 
21adopt an administrative rule establishing a
season, then the 
22season shall be as set forth in the current "Rules and

23Regulations for Migratory Bird Hunting". The Department shall 
24advise the
public by reasonable means of the dates of the 
25various seasons.

26 The Department may utilize the services of the staff of 
 
 
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1the Illinois
Natural History Survey of the University of 
2Illinois for making investigations as to the population status 
3of
the various species of wildlife.

4 Employees or agents of any state, federal, or municipal 
5government or body
when engaged in investigational work and 
6law enforcement, may with prior
approval of the Director, be 
7exempted from the provisions of this Act.

8(Source: P.A. 102-1114, eff. 6-1-23.)



9 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
10changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 
11that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
12represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
13not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
14made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
15Public Act.