Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 3/2/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2143

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2143 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
5Sections 2.30, 2.30b, and 2.30c as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/2.30)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.30)
7    Sec. 2.30. It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or
8to hunt with gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow, gray fox,
9red fox, raccoon, weasel, mink, muskrat, badger, bobcat, and
10opossum except during the open season which will be set
11annually by the Director between 12:01 a.m., November 1 to
1212:00 midnight, February 15, both inclusive.
13    It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt bobcat with gun
14or bow and arrow except during the open season, which will be
15set annually by the Director between 12:01 a.m., November 1 to
1612:00 midnight, February 15, both inclusive.

 

 

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1    It shall be unlawful for any person to trap bobcat in this
2State at any time.
3    It is unlawful to pursue any fur-bearing mammal with a dog
4or dogs between the hours of sunset and sunrise during the 10
5day period preceding the opening date of the raccoon hunting
6season and the 10 day period following the closing date of the
7raccoon hunting season except that the Department may issue
8field trial permits in accordance with Section 2.34 of this
9Act. A non-resident from a state with more restrictive
10fur-bearer pursuit regulations for any particular species than
11provided for that species in this Act may not pursue that
12species in Illinois except during the period of time that
13Illinois residents are allowed to pursue that species in the
14non-resident's state of residence. Hound running areas
15approved by the Department shall be exempt from the provisions
16of this Section.
17    It shall be unlawful to take beaver, river otter, weasel,
18mink, or muskrat except during the open season set annually by
19the Director, and then, only with traps, except that a firearm,
20pistol, or airgun of a caliber not larger than a .22 long rifle
21may be used to remove the animal from the trap.
22    It shall be unlawful for any person to trap beaver or river
23otter with traps except during the open season which will be
24set annually by the Director between 12:01 a.m., November 1st
25and 12:00 midnight, March 31, both inclusive.
26    Coyote may be taken by trapping methods only during the

 

 

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1period from September 1 to March 1, both inclusive, and by
2hunting methods at any time.
3    Striped skunk may be taken by trapping methods only during
4the period from September 1 to March 1, both inclusive, and by
5hunting methods at any time.
6    Muskrat may be taken by trapping methods during an open
7season set annually by the Director.
8    For the purpose of taking fur-bearing mammals, the State
9may be divided into management zones by administrative rule.
10    It shall be unlawful to take or possess more than the
11season limit or possession limit of fur-bearing mammals that
12shall be set annually by the Director. The season limit for
13river otter shall not exceed 5 river otters per person per
14season. The season limit for bobcat shall not exceed one bobcat
15per permit. Possession limits shall not apply to fur buyers,
16tanners, manufacturers, and taxidermists, as defined by this
17Act, who possess fur-bearing mammals in accordance with laws
18governing such activities.
19    Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the taking or
20possessing of fur-bearing mammals found dead or
21unintentionally killed by a vehicle along a roadway during the
22open season provided the person who possesses such fur-bearing
23mammals has all appropriate licenses, stamps, or permits; the
24season for which the species possessed is open; and that such
25possession and disposal of such fur-bearing mammals is
26otherwise subject to the provisions of this Section.

 

 

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1    The provisions of this Section are subject to modification
2by administrative rule.
3(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-924, eff. 8-15-14;
499-33, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
5    (520 ILCS 5/2.30b)
6    Sec. 2.30b. River otter and bobcat pelts.
7    (a) The pelts of river otters and bobcats shall be tagged
8in accordance with federal regulation 50 CFR 23.69(e). The
9Department may require harvest registration and set forth
10procedures, fees for registration, and the process of tagging
11pelts in administrative rules. Fees for registration and
12tagging shall not exceed $5 per pelt.
13    (b) No person shall knowingly sell, offer for sale, or
14purchase a bobcat pelt of a bobcat taken in this State.
15(Source: P.A. 99-33, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
16    (520 ILCS 5/2.30c)
17    Sec. 2.30c. Bobcat hunting and trapping permit; fee. Before
18any person may lawfully hunt or trap a bobcat, he or she shall
19first obtain a "Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit" in
20accordance with regulations set forth in an administrative rule
21of the Department. The fee for a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping
22Permit, if any, shall not exceed $5. The Department may limit
23the number of Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permits that are made
24available each season and take other actions to regulate

 

 

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1harvest in accordance with Sections 1.3 and 2.30 of this Act.
2The harvest of bobcats in this State shall be non-detrimental,
3as defined by federal regulations (50 CFR 23.61), and as
4determined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in
5accordance with 50 CFR 23.69.
6(Source: P.A. 99-33, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
7    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
8severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.".