Bill Text: IL HB5353 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that wild turkey and deer hunting permits shall be issued without charge to children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, brothers, or sisters that permanently reside on lands with an Illinois landowner who owns or a resident tenant that resides on at least 40 acres of Illinois land.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1001 [HB5353 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5353-Engrossed.html

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HB5353 Engrossed LRB097 19233 CEL 64475 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 changing Section
2.27 as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/2.27) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.27)
Sec. 2.27. It shall be unlawful for any person to take
cottontail, jack, and swamp rabbits except with a gun or bow
and arrow during the open season which will be set annually by
the Director between the dates of October 1st to February 28th
January 31st, both inclusive. Dogs may be used in hunting with
either gun or bow and arrow.
It shall be unlawful to take or possess more than the daily
take limit and possession limit of rabbits that will be set
annually by the Director. Limits cannot exceed a daily take
limit of 5 rabbits or a possession limit of 10 rabbits.
The provisions of this Section are subject to modification
by administrative rule.
(Source: P.A. 85-152.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.