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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 Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 20-45 as follows:
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6 | (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
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7 | Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
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9 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | sport fishing
devices as defined in Section 10-95 or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | spearing devices as defined in
Section 10-110, the fee is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old,
one-half of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | older,
and, commencing with the 2013 2012 license year, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | one-half of the current fishing license fee for resident | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | United States . Veterans must provide, to the Department at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | one of the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | their service. The Department shall establish what | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | constitutes suitable verification of service for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | purpose of issuing fishing licenses to resident veterans at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | a reduced fee.
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1 | (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing | ||||||
2 | device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee | ||||||
3 | for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the | ||||||
4 | fee for which is $14.50.
Each and every commercial device | ||||||
5 | used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman | ||||||
6 | as follows:
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7 | (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
8 | of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow | ||||||
9 | trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.
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10 | (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | ||||||
11 | line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | ||||||
12 | is $3.
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13 | (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for | ||||||
14 | the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of | ||||||
15 | gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional | ||||||
16 | lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These | ||||||
17 | fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water | ||||||
18 | or on drying
reels on the shore.
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19 | (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
20 | of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.
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21 | (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a | ||||||
22 | sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the | ||||||
23 | holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
24 | residents holding a license as
described in subsection (a) | ||||||
25 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
26 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as
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1 | described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No | ||||||
2 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any | ||||||
3 | individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing | ||||||
4 | or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination | ||||||
5 | license fee shall be $25.50.
For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
6 | the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's | ||||||
7 | combination license. For resident veterans of the United | ||||||
8 | States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or | ||||||
9 | mobilization by the President of the United States, the | ||||||
10 | fee , commencing with the 2013 2012 license year, is | ||||||
11 | one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination | ||||||
12 | license. Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of | ||||||
13 | the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | ||||||
14 | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||||||
15 | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | ||||||
16 | sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a | ||||||
17 | reduced fee.
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18 | (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as | ||||||
19 | defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined | ||||||
20 | in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not | ||||||
21 | exempt the licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or | ||||||
22 | inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for
by this | ||||||
23 | subsection
are not required for residents of the State of | ||||||
24 | Illinois who have obtained the
license provided for in | ||||||
25 | subsection (a) of this Section.
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26 | (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel |
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1 | device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee | ||||||
2 | for which shall be $50.
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3 | (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing | ||||||
4 | residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a | ||||||
5 | lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime | ||||||
6 | sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the | ||||||
7 | holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
8 | residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) | ||||||
9 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
10 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as | ||||||
11 | described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime | ||||||
12 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or | ||||||
13 | retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for | ||||||
14 | either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either | ||||||
15 | upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an | ||||||
16 | individual to have either or both fishing or hunting | ||||||
17 | privileges
rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing | ||||||
18 | license fees shall be as follows:
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19 | (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | ||||||
20 | license fee.
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21 | (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | ||||||
22 | license fee.
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23 | (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | ||||||
24 | the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.
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25 | Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall | ||||||
26 | be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department |
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1 | may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of | ||||||
2 | lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime | ||||||
3 | license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules | ||||||
4 | or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
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5 | Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a | ||||||
6 | lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have | ||||||
7 | in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of | ||||||
8 | competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
9 | Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt | ||||||
10 | individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
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11 | required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife | ||||||
12 | Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall | ||||||
13 | sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing | ||||||
14 | or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the | ||||||
15 | issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish | ||||||
16 | and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.
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17 | Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this | ||||||
18 | Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire | ||||||
19 | on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for | ||||||
20 | in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after | ||||||
21 | the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.
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22 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
23 | license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section | ||||||
24 | shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of | ||||||
25 | this Code.
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26 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the |
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1 | licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this | ||||||
2 | Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; | ||||||
4 | 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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5 | Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||||
6 | Section 3.2 as follows:
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7 | (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
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8 | Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. | ||||||
9 | Before the
Department or any county, city, village, township, | ||||||
10 | incorporated town clerk
or his duly designated agent or any | ||||||
11 | other person authorized or designated
by the Department to | ||||||
12 | issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license
to any | ||||||
13 | person, the person shall file his application with the | ||||||
14 | Department or
other party authorized to issue licenses on a | ||||||
15 | form provided by the
Department and further give definite proof | ||||||
16 | of identity and place of legal
residence. Each clerk | ||||||
17 | designating agents to issue licenses and stamps
shall furnish | ||||||
18 | the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
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19 | names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his | ||||||
20 | duly
designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and | ||||||
21 | stamps only
within the territorial area for which he was | ||||||
22 | elected or appointed. No duly
designated agent is authorized to | ||||||
23 | furnish licenses or stamps for
issuance by any other business | ||||||
24 | establishment. Each
application shall be executed and sworn to |
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1 | and shall set forth the name
and description of the applicant | ||||||
2 | and place of residence.
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3 | No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or | ||||||
4 | after January
1,
1980
unless he presents the person authorized | ||||||
5 | to issue the license
evidence that he has held a hunting | ||||||
6 | license issued by the State of Illinois
or another state in a | ||||||
7 | prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this | ||||||
8 | Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a
Lifetime | ||||||
9 | Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under | ||||||
10 | Section
20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not | ||||||
11 | be entitled to hunt
unless they have a certificate of | ||||||
12 | competency as provided in this Section and
they shall have the | ||||||
13 | certificate in their possession while hunting.
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14 | The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
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15 | personnel of the
Department or certified volunteer instructors | ||||||
16 | to conduct courses, of not
less than 10 hours in length, in | ||||||
17 | firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow | ||||||
18 | and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
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19 | the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall | ||||||
20 | receive a
certificate of competency. The Department of Natural | ||||||
21 | Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association | ||||||
22 | or organization in establishing
courses if the organization has | ||||||
23 | as one of its objectives the promotion of
safety in the | ||||||
24 | handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
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25 | The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
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26 | person found by it
to be competent to give instruction in the |
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1 | handling of firearms, hunter
safety, and bow and arrow. The | ||||||
2 | persons so appointed shall give the
course of instruction and | ||||||
3 | upon the successful completion shall
issue to the person | ||||||
4 | instructed a certificate of competency in the safe
handling of | ||||||
5 | firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall
be | ||||||
6 | made for any course of instruction except for materials or | ||||||
7 | ammunition
consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
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8 | furnish information on
the requirements of hunter safety | ||||||
9 | education programs to be distributed
free of charge to | ||||||
10 | applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and | ||||||
11 | authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
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12 | firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee | ||||||
13 | charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
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14 | The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a | ||||||
15 | resident of
Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
16 | and, commencing with the 2013 2012 license year, resident | ||||||
17 | veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning from | ||||||
18 | service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United | ||||||
19 | States , the fee is one-half of the
fee charged for a hunting | ||||||
20 | license to hunt all species for a resident of
Illinois. | ||||||
21 | Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the | ||||||
22 | Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | ||||||
23 | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||||||
24 | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | ||||||
25 | resident veterans hunting
licenses at a reduced fee. | ||||||
26 | Nonresidents shall be charged $57 for a hunting license.
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1 | Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license | ||||||
2 | for a
period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the | ||||||
3 | State and shall
be charged a fee of $35.
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4 | A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a | ||||||
5 | nonresident to
take game birds by hunting on a game breeding | ||||||
6 | and hunting preserve
area only, established under Section 3.27, | ||||||
7 | shall be issued upon proper
application being made and payment | ||||||
8 | of a fee equal to that for a resident
hunting license. The | ||||||
9 | expiration date of this license shall be on the same
date each | ||||||
10 | year that game breeding and hunting preserve
area licenses | ||||||
11 | expire.
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12 | Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, | ||||||
13 | regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee | ||||||
14 | of $15 and
shall receive a stamp. Except as provided under
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15 | Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code,
the stamp | ||||||
16 | shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license
or | ||||||
17 | permit in a space designated by the Department for that | ||||||
18 | purpose.
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19 | Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his | ||||||
20 | residence
or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall | ||||||
21 | receive a
stamp. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the | ||||||
22 | Fish and Aquatic Life
Code, the stamp shall be signed by the | ||||||
23 | person or affixed to his license or
permit in a space | ||||||
24 | designated by the Department for that purpose.
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25 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require | ||||||
26 | the purchase
of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person |
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1 | in any one license year.
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2 | The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting | ||||||
3 | licenses and stamps
with an insignia as evidence of possession | ||||||
4 | of license, or license and
stamp, as the Department may | ||||||
5 | consider advisable. The insignia shall be
exhibited and used as | ||||||
6 | the Department may order.
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7 | All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall | ||||||
8 | expire upon
March 31 of each year.
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9 | Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued | ||||||
10 | under the
provisions of this Act shall have it in his | ||||||
11 | possession for immediate
presentation for inspection to the | ||||||
12 | officers and authorized employees of
the Department, any | ||||||
13 | sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making
a | ||||||
14 | demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department | ||||||
15 | owned or
managed sites where it is required that all hunters | ||||||
16 | deposit their license,
permit, or Firearm Owner's | ||||||
17 | Identification Card at the check station upon
entering the | ||||||
18 | hunting areas.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12 .)
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20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect April 1, | ||||||
21 | 2013.
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