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Sen. Gary Forby
Filed: 2/28/2006
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2810
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2810 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 2.25 as follows:
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| (520 ILCS 5/2.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)
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| Sec. 2.25. It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer |
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| except (i) with
a shotgun, handgun, or muzzleloading rifle or |
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| (ii) as provided by
administrative rule,
with a bow and arrow, |
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| or crossbow device for handicapped persons as defined
in |
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| Section 2.33, during the open season of not more than 14 days |
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| which will
be set annually by the Director between the dates of
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| November 1st and December 31st, both inclusive.
For the |
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| purposes of this Section, legal handguns include any centerfire
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| handguns of .30
caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length |
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| of 4 inches. The only legal
ammunition
for a centerfire handgun |
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| is a cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a
capability of at |
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| least
500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Full metal |
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| jacket bullets may not be
used to
harvest deer.
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| The Department shall make administrative rules concerning |
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| management
restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and |
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| arrow season.
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| It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except |
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| with a bow and
arrow, or crossbow device for handicapped |
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| persons (as defined in Section
2.33), during the open season |
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| for bow and arrow set annually by the Director
between the |
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| dates of September 1st and January 31st, both inclusive.
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| It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except |
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| with (i) a
muzzleloading rifle, or (ii) bow and arrow, or |
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| crossbow device for
handicapped persons as defined in Section |
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| 2.33, during the open season for
muzzleloading rifles set |
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| annually by the Director.
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| The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting |
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| forth the
prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and |
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| possession limits and
those counties of the State where open |
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| seasons are established, to be
published in accordance with |
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| Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
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| The Department may establish separate harvest periods for |
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| the purpose of
managing or eradicating disease that has been |
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| found in the deer herd. This
season shall be restricted to gun |
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| or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department
shall publicly |
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| announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
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| shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting, permit |
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| requirements,
application dates, hunting rules, legal weapons, |
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| and reporting requirements.
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| The Department is authorized to establish a separate |
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| harvest period at
specific sites within the State for the |
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| purpose of harvesting
surplus deer that cannot be taken during |
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| the regular season provided for
the taking of deer. This season |
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| shall be restricted to gun or bow and
arrow hunting only and |
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| shall be established during the period of September 1st
to |
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| February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publish |
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| suitable
prescribed rules and regulations established by |
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| administrative rule pertaining
to management restrictions |
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| applicable to this special harvest program. The Department |
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| shall allow unused gun deer permits that are left over from a |
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| regular season for the taking of deer to be rolled over and |
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| used during any separate harvest period held within 6 months of |