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TITLE 17: CONSERVATION
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE PART 810 SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE WATERS OF ILLINOIS SECTION 810.10 SALE OF FISH AND FISHING SEASONS - STATEWIDE
Section 810.10 Sale of Fish and Fishing Seasons − Statewide
a) No fish or parts thereof (including eggs) taken by sport fishing methods (including snagging) may be bought, sold or bartered.
b) Lake Michigan – The sport fishing season for rainbow smelt shall be from March 1 to April 30.
c) Additional regulations for fishing on Department-owned, -managed or leased sites apply during the migratory waterfowl season. (See 17 Ill. Adm. Code 590.15 (c)(6))
d) Lake Michigan, Calumet River, and the Chicago River including its North Branch, South Branch, and the North Shore Channel – the sport fishing harvest for yellow perch shall not be permitted from May 1 through June 15 annually.
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 436, effective December 30, 2024) |