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Full Text of HB4840  94th General Assembly

HB4840 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4840

 

Introduced 01/19/06, by Rep. Jim Sacia

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
745 ILCS 65/2   from Ch. 70, par. 32

    Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Limits the liability of landowners to persons engaging in fishing, hiking, camping, birdwatching, or prairie seed collecting under specified circumstances. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act
5 is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6     (745 ILCS 65/2)  (from Ch. 70, par. 32)
7     Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
8 requires:
9     (a) "Land" includes roads, water, watercourses, private
10 ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when
11 attached to the realty, but does not include residential
12 buildings or residential property.
13     (b) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in land,
14 whether it be a tenant, lessee, occupant, the State of Illinois
15 and its political subdivisions, or person in control of the
16 premises.
17     (c) "Recreational or conservation purpose" means entry
18 onto the land of another to engage in conduct hunting, or
19 recreational shooting, camping, fishing, hiking, bird
20 watching, prairie seed collecting, or a combination thereof or
21 any activity solely related to these activities, or a
22 combination of one or more of these activities the aforesaid
23 hunting or recreational shooting.
24     (d) "Charge" means an admission fee for permission to go
25 upon the land, but does not include: the sharing of game, fish,
26 seeds, or other products of recreational use; or benefits to or
27 arising from the recreational use; or contributions in kind,
28 services or cash made for the purpose of properly conserving
29 the land.
30     (e) "Person" includes any person, regardless of age,
31 maturity, or experience, who enters upon or uses land for
32 recreational purposes.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 94-625, eff. 8-18-05.)
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.