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1    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended  by changing Section 
53.1-5 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5)
7    Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program.
8    (a) The Department shall establish an Apprentice Hunter  
9License Program. The purpose of this Program shall be to extend 
10limited hunting privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid 
11hunting license, to persons interested in learning about 
12hunting sports.
13    (b)  Any resident or nonresident  may  apply to the Department 
14for an Apprentice Hunter License. The Apprentice Hunter License 
15shall be a one-time, non-renewable license that shall expire on 
16the March 31 following the date of issuance.
17    (c) The Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the 
18licensee to hunt while supervised by a validly licensed 
19resident or nonresident hunter who is 21 years of age or older.

20    (d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter 
21License, the applicant must request an Apprentice Hunter 
22License on a form designated and made available by the 
23Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from 
 
 
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1and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee 
2that may be required for hunting  under this Code.   The 
3Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules that are 
4reasonable and necessary for the administration of the program, 
5but shall not require any certificate of competency or other 
6hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter 
7License.

8(Source: P.A. 100-638, eff. 1-1-19.)