Bill Text: IL HB4439 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Expands the definition of "bow and arrow" to include any archery device that pulls 40 pounds within a 28 inch draw.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4439 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4439-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB4439 Introduced , by Rep. Brad E. Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
520 ILCS 5/1.2j-1
Amends the Wildlife Code. Expands the definition of "bow and arrow" to include any archery device that pulls 40 pounds within a 28 inch draw.
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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
1.2j-1 as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/1.2j-1)
Sec. 1.2j-1. "Bow and arrow" means a longbow, recurve bow,
compound bow, or crossbow, or other archery device that pulls
40 pounds within a 28 inch draw.
(Source: P.A. 97-907, eff. 8-7-12.)