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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB0848 Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | |
515 ILCS 5/10-100 | from Ch. 56, par. 10-100 |
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Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Makes a technical
change in a Section concerning the unlawful release or introduction of aquatic
life.
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| | HB0848 | | LRB097 03677 CEL 43714 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning fish.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 10-100 as follows:
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6 | | (515 ILCS 5/10-100) (from Ch. 56, par. 10-100)
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7 | | Sec. 10-100. Release of aquatic life. |
8 | | (a) It shall be unlawful to
release any aquatic life
into |
9 | | the
the wild in this State without first securing permission of |
10 | | the
Department to do so, except that the owner of a body of |
11 | | water may release
aquatic life indigenous to the State of |
12 | | Illinois into waters wholly upon his or her property. The |
13 | | Department shall have the authority to promulgate
necessary |
14 | | rules and regulations, under the Illinois Administrative
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15 | | Procedure Act, regulating the possession, transportation, and |
16 | | shipping of
aquatic life not indigenous to the State of |
17 | | Illinois. All aquatic life may be
immediately returned unharmed |
18 | | from where they were taken. |
19 | | (b) It is unlawful to possess, transport, or release any |
20 | | live specimen or viable gametes of any species listed as |
21 | | injurious by administrative rule, unless authorized by that |
22 | | rule. A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class A |
23 | | misdemeanor.
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