HB3204 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3204

Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Swanson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

520 ILCS 5/2.28-5 new

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall, on an annual basis, establish one deer hunting weekend for persons with disabilities in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Code. Provides that the Department may adopt administrative rules to implement the provision. Defines "person with a disability."

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning wildlife.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by adding Section 2.28-5 as follows:

(520 ILCS 5/2.28-5 new)

Sec. 2.28-5. Hunting weekend for persons with disabilities. The Department shall, on an annual basis, establish one deer hunting weekend for persons with disabilities in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Code. The Department may adopt administrative rules to implement the provisions of this Section. For the purpose of this Section, "person with a disability" means when that person has a Type 1 or Type 4, Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois Identification Card Act. For purposes of this Section, an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued under the Illinois Identification Card Act indicating that the person named has a Type 1 or Type 4, Class 2 disability shall be adequate documentation of the disability.