TITLE 17: CONSERVATION
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE
PART 880
THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE
SECTION 880.10 PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL USE
Section 880.10 Prohibition
of Commercial Use
It is unlawful to take, possess,
buy, sell, offer to buy or sell or barter any reptile, amphibian or their eggs or
resulting offspring or parts taken from the wild in Illinois for commercial
purposes, unless otherwise authorized by statute.
(Source: Amended at 37 Ill.
Reg. 6757, effective May 1, 2013)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE
PART 880
THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE
SECTION 880.20 METHODS OF TAKING AND CAPTURE
Section 880.20 Methods of Taking and Capture
a) Only
those persons who hold a valid sport fishing license or a valid Sportsmen's
Combination License may take or attempt to take turtles and/or frogs (see 515
ILCS 5/20-5).
b) Common
snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentia) may be taken only by hand, hook and line or
bow and arrow (except in the counties listed in Section 880.60(b) where
bowfishing for common snapping turtles is not allowed). The alligator snapping
turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is protected and may not be taken by any method,
including, but not limited to, any sport fishing method.
c) Bullfrogs
and common snapping turtles may be taken only June 15 through October 15.
Bullfrogs may be taken only by hook and line, gig, pitchfork, spear, bow and
arrow, hand or landing net.
d) No
person shall take common snapping turtles or bullfrogs by commercial fishing
devices, including dip nets, hoop nets, traps or seines, or by the use of
firearms, airguns or gas guns.
e) No
person shall take or possess any species of reptile or amphibian listed as endangered
or threatened in Illinois (17 Ill. Adm. Code 1010), except as provided by 17
Ill. Adm. Code 1070.
f) All
other species of reptiles and amphibians may be captured by hand. This shall
not restrict the use of legally taken reptiles or amphibians as bait by
anglers.
g) Any
captured reptiles or amphibians that are not to be retained in the possession
of the captor shall be immediately released at the site of capture, unless
taken with a lethal method (such as bow and arrow, gig, spear or pitchfork) that
does not permit "release with no harm". All common snapping turtles
and bullfrogs taken by this method must be kept and counted in the daily catch
creel or bag. No culling of these taken species is permitted.
(Source: Amended at 39 Ill.
Reg. 1141, effective December 31, 2014)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE
PART 880
THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE
SECTION 880.30 DAILY CATCH AND POSSESSION LIMITS
Section 880.30 Daily Catch
and Possession Limits
a) The daily catch limit for common snapping turtles is 2 and for
bullfrogs is 8 of each species. The possession limit for common snapping
turtles is 4 and for bullfrogs is 16.
b) For indigenous Illinois amphibian and reptile taxa (excluding
common snapping turtles and bullfrogs), the possession limit is 8 collectively
with no more than 4 per taxa.
(Source: Amended at 37 Ill.
Reg. 6757, effective May 1, 2013)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE
PART 880
THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE
SECTION 880.40 CAPTIVE BORN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
Section 880.40 Captive Born
Reptiles and Amphibians
Captive born offspring of a
legally held reptile or amphibian, not intended for commercial purposes, is
exempt from the possession limits of Section 880.30 for a period of ninety (90)
days.
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE
PART 880
THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE
SECTION 880.50 PROTECTION OF HABITAT
Section 880.50 Protection of
Habitat
Habitat features which are
disturbed in the course of a search for reptiles and amphibians shall be
returned to as near their original position and condition as possible; e.g.,
overturned stones and logs shall be restored to their original locations.
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE
PART 880
THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE
SECTION 880.60 AREAS CLOSED TO THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
Section 880.60 Areas Closed
to the Taking of Reptiles and Amphibians
a) Unless otherwise allowed by statute or administrative rule,
the taking of reptiles and amphibians at any time and by any method is
prohibited in the following area: the LaRue-Pine Hills/Otter Pond Research
Natural Area in Union County. The closed area shall include the Research
Natural Area as designated by the U.S. Forest Service and the right-of-way of
Forest Road 345 from the intersection of Forest Road 345 with Forest Road 236
to the intersection of Forest Road 345 with the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks.
b) Bowfishing for common snapping turtles is not permitted in
the following Illinois counties: Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, White,
Gallatin, Saline, Williamson, Jackson, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Massac,
Pulaski and Alexander.
(Source: Amended at 37 Ill.
Reg. 6757, effective May 1, 2013)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE
PART 880
THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE
SECTION 880.70 ADDITIONAL PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS (REPEALED)
Section 880.70 Additional
Protective Regulations (Repealed)
(Source:
Repealed at 39 Ill. Reg. 1141, effective December 31, 2014)
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