Bill Text: IL HB5440 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit shall be the same. Provides that a resident or non-resident youth under age 18 (rather than only resident youth) may apply to the Department of Natural Resources for a Youth Hunting License and Youth Trapping License.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0691 [HB5440 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5440-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit shall be the same. Provides that a resident or non-resident youth under age 18 (rather than only resident youth) may apply to the Department of Natural Resources for a Youth Hunting License and Youth Trapping License.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0691 [HB5440 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5440-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 2.26 and 3.1-9 as follows:
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6 | (520 ILCS 5/2.26) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
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7 | Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. Any person attempting to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | take deer shall first obtain a "Deer
Hunting Permit" issued by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the Department in accordance with its administrative rules.
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10 | Those rules must provide for the issuance of the following | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | types of resident deer archery permits: (i) a combination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | permit, consisting of one either-sex permit and one | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | antlerless-only permit, (ii) a single antlerless-only permit, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | and (iii) a single either-sex permit. The fee for a Deer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
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16 | shall not exceed $25.00 for residents of the State. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Department may by
administrative rule provide for non-resident | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | deer hunting permits for which the
fee will not exceed $300 in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | provided below for non-resident landowners
and non-resident | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | archery hunters. The Department may by
administrative rule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting
of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325 |
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1 | in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter.
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2 | fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit | ||||||
3 | shall be the same.
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4 | The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow | ||||||
5 | and arrow for
deer hunting shall be established by | ||||||
6 | administrative rule.
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7 | No person may have in his possession any firearm not | ||||||
8 | authorized by
administrative rule for a specific hunting season | ||||||
9 | when taking deer.
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10 | Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be | ||||||
11 | permitted to
take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour | ||||||
12 | before sunrise to
1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those | ||||||
13 | days for which an open season is
established for the taking of | ||||||
14 | deer by use of shotgun, handgun, or muzzle
loading
rifle.
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15 | Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be | ||||||
16 | permitted to
take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour | ||||||
17 | before sunrise to 1/2 hour
after sunset, and only during those | ||||||
18 | days for which an open season is
established for the taking of | ||||||
19 | deer by use of bow and arrow.
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20 | It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of | ||||||
21 | dogs,
horses, automobiles, aircraft or other vehicles, or by | ||||||
22 | the use
or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes | ||||||
23 | of this Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or | ||||||
24 | solid, including food, salt, minerals, and other products, | ||||||
25 | except pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered | ||||||
26 | in such a manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer. |
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1 | "Baiting" means the placement or scattering of bait to attract | ||||||
2 | deer. An area is considered as baited during the presence
of | ||||||
3 | and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of bait. | ||||||
4 | Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to | ||||||
5 | track wounded deer. Any person using a dog for tracking wounded | ||||||
6 | deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all times by | ||||||
7 | means of a maximum 50 foot lead attached to the dog's collar or | ||||||
8 | harness. Tracking wounded deer is permissible at night, but at | ||||||
9 | no time outside of legal deer hunting hours or seasons shall | ||||||
10 | any person handling or accompanying a dog being used for | ||||||
11 | tracking wounded deer be in possession of any firearm or | ||||||
12 | archery device. Persons tracking wounded deer with a dog during | ||||||
13 | the firearm deer seasons shall wear blaze orange as required. | ||||||
14 | Dog handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from | ||||||
15 | hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they | ||||||
16 | are accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the | ||||||
17 | deer.
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18 | It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer | ||||||
19 | which has
been injured or killed in any manner upon a public | ||||||
20 | highway or public
right-of-way of this State unless exempted by | ||||||
21 | administrative rule.
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22 | Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded and no bow and | ||||||
23 | arrow
device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked | ||||||
24 | position during
hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
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25 | It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal | ||||||
26 | limit of
deer by gun, to further participate with gun in any |
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1 | deer hunting party.
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2 | It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal | ||||||
3 | limit
of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate with bow | ||||||
4 | and arrow in any
deer hunting party.
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5 | The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the | ||||||
6 | gun deer
season by administrative rule.
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7 | The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident, | ||||||
8 | either-sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
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9 | Any person who violates any of the provisions of this | ||||||
10 | Section,
including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a | ||||||
11 | Class B misdemeanor.
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12 | For the purposes of calculating acreage under this Section, | ||||||
13 | the Department shall, after determining the total acreage of | ||||||
14 | the applicable tract or tracts of land, round remaining | ||||||
15 | fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal to half of | ||||||
16 | an acre up to the next whole acre. | ||||||
17 | For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in | ||||||
18 | this Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation, | ||||||
19 | including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal | ||||||
20 | agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or | ||||||
21 | normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting, | ||||||
22 | and maintenance such as cultivating or the use of products | ||||||
23 | designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or | ||||||
24 | liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or | ||||||
25 | lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking | ||||||
26 | white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative |
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1 | rule. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 98-180, eff. 8-5-13; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; | ||||||
3 | 99-869, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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4 | (520 ILCS 5/3.1-9) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 3.1-9. Youth Hunting and Trapping Licenses. | ||||||
6 | (a) Any resident or non-resident youth age 18 and under may | ||||||
7 | apply to the Department for a Youth Hunting License, which | ||||||
8 | extends limited hunting privileges. The Youth Hunting License | ||||||
9 | shall be a renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 | ||||||
10 | following the date of issuance. | ||||||
11 | For youth age 18 and under, the Youth Hunting License shall | ||||||
12 | entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by a parent, | ||||||
13 | grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or older and | ||||||
14 | has a valid Illinois hunting license. Possession of a Youth | ||||||
15 | Hunting License shall serve in lieu of a valid hunting license, | ||||||
16 | but does not exempt the licensee from compliance with the | ||||||
17 | requirements of this Code and any rules adopted under this | ||||||
18 | Code. | ||||||
19 | A youth licensed under this subsection (a) shall not hunt | ||||||
20 | or carry a hunting device, including, but not limited to, a | ||||||
21 | firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is | ||||||
22 | accompanied by and under the close personal supervision of a | ||||||
23 | parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or | ||||||
24 | older and has a valid Illinois hunting license. | ||||||
25 | At age 19 years or when the youth chooses to hunt by |
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1 | himself or herself, he or she is required to successfully | ||||||
2 | complete a hunter safety course approved by the Department | ||||||
3 | prior to being able to obtain a full hunting license and | ||||||
4 | subsequently hunt by himself or herself. | ||||||
5 | In order to be approved for the Youth Hunting License, the | ||||||
6 | applicant must request a Youth Hunting License from the | ||||||
7 | Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from | ||||||
8 | and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee | ||||||
9 | that may be required for hunting under this Code. The | ||||||
10 | Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the | ||||||
11 | program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or | ||||||
12 | other hunting education as a condition of the Youth Hunting | ||||||
13 | License.
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14 | (b) Any resident or non-resident youth age 18 and under may | ||||||
15 | apply to the Department for a Youth Trapping License, which | ||||||
16 | extends limited trapping privileges. The Youth Trapping | ||||||
17 | License shall be a renewable license that shall expire on the | ||||||
18 | March 31 following the date of issuance. | ||||||
19 | For youth age 18 and under, the Youth Trapping License | ||||||
20 | shall entitle the licensee to trap while supervised by a | ||||||
21 | parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or | ||||||
22 | older and has a valid Illinois trapping license. Possession of | ||||||
23 | a Youth Trapping License shall serve in lieu of a valid | ||||||
24 | trapping license, but does not exempt the licensee from | ||||||
25 | compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules | ||||||
26 | adopted under this Code. |
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1 | A youth licensed under this subsection (b) shall not trap | ||||||
2 | or carry a hunting device, including, but not limited to, a | ||||||
3 | firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow unless the youth is | ||||||
4 | accompanied by and under the close personal supervision of a | ||||||
5 | parent, grandparent, or guardian who is 21 years of age or | ||||||
6 | older and has a valid Illinois trapping license. | ||||||
7 | At age 19 years or when the youth chooses to trap by | ||||||
8 | himself or herself, he or she is required to successfully | ||||||
9 | complete a trapper safety course approved by the Department | ||||||
10 | prior to being able to obtain a full trapping license and | ||||||
11 | subsequently trap by himself or herself. | ||||||
12 | In order to be approved for the Youth Trapping License, the | ||||||
13 | applicant must request a Youth Trapping License from the | ||||||
14 | Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from | ||||||
15 | and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee | ||||||
16 | that may be required for trapping under this Code. The | ||||||
17 | Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the | ||||||
18 | program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or | ||||||
19 | other trapping education as a condition of the Youth Trapping | ||||||
20 | License. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 98-620, eff. 1-7-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-307, | ||||||
22 | eff. 1-1-16; 99-868, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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