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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,
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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 15-20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (515 ILCS 5/15-20) (from Ch. 56, par. 15-20)
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| 7 | | Sec. 15-20. Commercial fish species designated by the |
| 8 | | Department Yellow perch, bloater chubs and smelt; method of |
| 9 | | taking. Bloater chubs, smelt, and yellow perch may be taken in |
| 10 | | Lake
Michigan with gill nets or dip nets but no other net shall |
| 11 | | be used for
taking these fish in Lake Michigan. All trout, |
| 12 | | including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish may not be |
| 13 | | taken by commercial fishing devices, including gill or pound |
| 14 | | nets. Any incidental catch of trout, including lake trout, |
| 15 | | salmon, and lake whitefish taken in legal sized gill or pound |
| 16 | | nets must be returned immediately to the water. The methods of |
| 17 | | taking are subject to modification by administrative rule based |
| 18 | | upon lake-wide scientific assessment data or fishery |
| 19 | | management need.
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| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
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| 21 | | (515 ILCS 5/15-30 rep.) |
| 22 | | Section 10. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by |