Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 3/9/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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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. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it
8It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or to hunt with
9gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow, gray fox, red fox,
10raccoon, weasel, mink, muskrat, badger, bobcat, and opossum
11except during the open season which will be set annually by the
12Director between 12:01 a.m., November 1 to 12:00 midnight,
13February 15, both inclusive.
14    It shall be unlawful for any person to trap bobcat in this
15State at any time.
16    It is unlawful to pursue any fur-bearing mammal with a dog

 

 

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

 

 

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1the period from September 1 to March 1, both inclusive, and by
2hunting methods at any time.
3    Muskrat may be taken by trapping methods during an open
4season set annually by the Director.
5    For the purpose of taking fur-bearing mammals, the State
6may be divided into management zones by administrative rule.
7    It shall be unlawful to take or possess more than the
8season limit or possession limit of fur-bearing mammals that
9shall be set annually by the Director. The season limit for
10river otter shall not exceed 5 river otters per person per
11season. The season limit for bobcat shall not exceed one bobcat
12per permit. Possession limits shall not apply to fur buyers,
13tanners, manufacturers, and taxidermists, as defined by this
14Act, who possess fur-bearing mammals in accordance with laws
15governing such activities.
16    Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the taking or
17possessing of fur-bearing mammals found dead or
18unintentionally killed by a vehicle along a roadway during the
19open season provided the person who possesses such fur-bearing
20mammals has all appropriate licenses, stamps, or permits; the
21season for which the species possessed is open; and that such
22possession and disposal of such fur-bearing mammals is
23otherwise subject to the provisions of this Section.
24    The provisions of this Section are subject to modification
25by administrative rule.
26(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-924, eff. 8-15-14;

 

 

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199-33, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
2    (520 ILCS 5/2.30b)
3    Sec. 2.30b. River otter and bobcat pelts.
4    (a) The pelts of river otters and bobcats shall be tagged
5in accordance with federal regulation 50 CFR 23.69(e). The
6Department may require harvest registration and set forth
7procedures, fees for registration, and the process of tagging
8pelts in administrative rules. Fees for registration and
9tagging shall not exceed $5 per pelt.
10    (b) No person shall knowingly sell, offer for sale, or
11purchase a bobcat pelt of a bobcat taken in this State.
12(Source: P.A. 99-33, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
13    (520 ILCS 5/2.30c)
14    Sec. 2.30c. Bobcat hunting and trapping permit; fee. Before
15any person may lawfully hunt or trap a bobcat, he or she shall
16first obtain a "Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit" in
17accordance with regulations set forth in an administrative rule
18of the Department. The fee for a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping
19Permit, if any, shall not exceed $5. The Department may limit
20the number of Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permits that are made
21available each season and take other actions to regulate
22harvest in accordance with Sections 1.3 and 2.30 of this Act.
23The harvest of bobcats in this State shall be non-detrimental,
24as defined by federal regulations (50 CFR 23.61), and as

 

 

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1determined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in
2accordance with 50 CFR 23.69.
3(Source: P.A. 99-33, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
4    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
5severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.".