Date	Chamber	Action
6/28/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0031

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

520 ILCS 5/2.30

from Ch. 61, par. 2.30

520 ILCS 5/2.30b new

520 ILCS 5/2.33a

from Ch. 61, par. 2.33a

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides for the hunting and trapping of river otters. Provides that the season limit for river otter shall not exceed 5 river otters per person per season. Provides that possession limits shall be 10 per person per season limit except that this restriction shall not apply to fur buyers, tanners, manufacturers, and taxidermists. Requires that the pelts of river otters shall be tagged in accordance with federal regulations. Provides that the Department may require harvest registration and set forth procedures, fees for registration, and the process of tagging pelts in administrative rules. Sets fees for registration and tagging shall not exceed $5 per pelt. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Makes changes in a provision regarding the possession limits of river otter.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/16/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2/16/2011	House	First Reading
2/16/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2011	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
3/1/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000
3/2/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/3/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
3/3/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/8/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/8/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/8/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/8/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/10/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-014-000
3/10/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
3/14/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/14/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/14/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
3/14/2011	Senate	First Reading
3/14/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/5/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
5/4/2011	Senate	Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000
5/4/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2011
5/5/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/12/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/10/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
6/28/2011	House	Governor Approved
6/28/2011	House	Effective Date June 28, 2011
6/28/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0031

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