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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB0937
Introduced 2/2/2005, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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520 ILCS 5/2.11 |
from Ch. 61, par. 2.11 |
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the use of a handgun when hunting wild turkey.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0937 |
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LRB094 06236 JAM 36307 b |
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| AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 2.11 as follows:
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| (520 ILCS 5/2.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
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| Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild turkey, |
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| he shall first
obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit" in |
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| accordance with the prescribed
regulations set forth in an |
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| administrative rule of the Department. The
fee for a Resident |
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| Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
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| Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in any |
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| other state,
non-residents shall be charged a fee not to exceed |
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| $125 for wild
turkey hunting
permits, except as provided below |
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| for non-resident land owners.
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| Permits shall be issued without charge to:
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| (a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who own at |
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| least 40 acres of
Illinois land and wish to hunt on their |
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| land only,
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| (b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
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| agricultural land, and
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| (c) shareholders of a corporation which owns at least |
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| 40 acres of
land in a county in Illinois who wish to hunt |
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| on the corporation's land only.
One permit shall be issued |
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| without charge to one shareholder for each 40
acres of land |
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| owned by the corporation in a county; however, the number |
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| of
permits issued without charge to shareholders of any |
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| corporation in any
county shall not exceed 15.
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| The turkey hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid |
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| on all lands
upon which the person to whom it is issued owns, |
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| leases or rents, except
that in the case of a permit issued |
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| without charge to a shareholder of a
corporation, the permit |