103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4215

 

Introduced 11/7/2023, by Rep. Kevin Schmidt

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
520 ILCS 5/2.11  from Ch. 61, par. 2.11

    Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it shall be unlawful to take wild turkey with a shotgun smaller than 410 gauge with shot density equaling tungsten super shot (rather than smaller than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4).


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A BILL FOR

 

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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
5Section 2.11 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/2.11)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
7    Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild
8turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit"
9in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an
10administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident
11Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
12    Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in
13any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to
14exceed $125 for wild turkey hunting permits.
15    The Department may by administrative rule allocate and
16issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for
17such permits.
18    It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a
19bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 nor smaller
20than 410 gauge with shot density equaling tungsten super shot
2120 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4, and no person
22while attempting to so take wild turkey may have in his
23possession any other gun unless in accordance with the Firearm

 

 

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1Concealed Carry Act.
2    It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild
3turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
41/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as
5may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for
6which an open season is established.
7    It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to
8take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles,
9aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or
10aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this
11Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid,
12including food, salt, minerals, and other products, except
13pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such
14a manner as to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means
15the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys.
16An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for
1710 consecutive days following the removal of the bait.
18    It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have
19in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit.
20    For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
21Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
22acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round
23remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal
24to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
25    For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this
26Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,

 

 

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1including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
2agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
3normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
4and maintenance such as cultivating. Such manipulation for the
5purpose of taking wild turkey may be further modified by
6administrative rule.
7(Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22.)