Bill Text: IL HB4237 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-11-06 - Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 12, 2024 [HB4237 Detail]

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4237 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
520 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 61, par. 2.11
Amends the Wildlife Code. Permits the taking of wild turkey by a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than .410 bore, using shot size not larger than No. 4. Now, the Code permits the taking of wild turkey by a shotgun of not larger than 10 nor smaller than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4.
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A BILL FOR
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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 changing
Section 2.11 as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/2.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild
turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit"
in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an
administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident
Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in
any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to
exceed $125 for wild turkey hunting permits.
The Department may by administrative rule allocate and
issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for
such permits.
It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a
bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor
smaller than .410 bore, using 20 gauge with shot size not
larger than No. 4, and no person while attempting to so take
wild turkey may have in his possession any other gun unless in
accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

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It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild
turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
1/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as
may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for
which an open season is established.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to
take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles,
aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or
aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this
Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid,
including food, salt, minerals, and other products, except
pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such
a manner as to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means
the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys.
An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for
10 consecutive days following the removal of the bait.
It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have
in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit.
For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round
remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal
to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this
Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal

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