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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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3.1-5 as follows:
 
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    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5)
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    Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program.
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    (a) Beginning 120 days after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department 
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shall establish an Apprentice Hunter  License Program. The 
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purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting 
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privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to 
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persons interested in learning about hunting sports.
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    (b)  Any resident or nonresident who is at least 10 years 
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old  may  apply to the Department for an Apprentice Hunter 
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License. The Apprentice Hunter License shall be a one-time, 
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non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 
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following the date of issuance.
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    (c) For persons aged 10 through 17, the Apprentice Hunter 
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License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by 
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a validly licensed resident or nonresident parent, guardian, or 
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grandparent. For persons 18 or older, the Apprentice Hunter 
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License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by 
 


 






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a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter. Possession 
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of an Apprentice Hunter License shall  serve in lieu of a valid 
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hunting license, but does not exempt the licensee from 
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compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules and 
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regulations adopted pursuant to this Code.

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

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(Source: P.A. 94-1024, eff. 7-14-06.)
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.