Full Text of HB0998 96th General Assembly
HB0998eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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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 Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 20-45 as follows:
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| (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
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| Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses | 8 |
| for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
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| (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for | 10 |
| sport fishing
devices as defined in Section 10-95 or | 11 |
| spearing devices as defined in
Section 10-110 the fee is | 12 |
| $12.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, and
one-half of | 13 |
| the current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or | 14 |
| older , and, commencing with the 2010 license year, one-half | 15 |
| of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of | 16 |
| the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | 17 |
| abroad or mobilization by the President of the United | 18 |
| States ,
commencing with the 1994 license year . Veterans | 19 |
| must provide, to the Department at the Department's office | 20 |
| in Springfield, verification of their service. The | 21 |
| Department shall establish what constitutes suitable | 22 |
| verification of service for the purpose of issuing fishing | 23 |
| licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
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| (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing | 2 |
| device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee | 3 |
| for which shall be $35.
Each and every commercial device | 4 |
| used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman | 5 |
| as follows:
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| (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | 7 |
| of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow | 8 |
| trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.
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| (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | 10 |
| line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | 11 |
| is $3.
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| (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for | 13 |
| the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of | 14 |
| gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional | 15 |
| lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These | 16 |
| fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water | 17 |
| or on drying
reels on the shore.
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| (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | 19 |
| of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.
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| (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a | 21 |
| sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the | 22 |
| holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as | 23 |
| residents holding a license as
described in subsection (a) | 24 |
| of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | 25 |
| residents holding a license to hunt all species as
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| described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No |
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| sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any | 2 |
| individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing | 3 |
| or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination | 4 |
| license fee shall be $18.50.
For residents age 65 or older, | 5 |
| the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's | 6 |
| combination license. For resident veterans of the United | 7 |
| States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or | 8 |
| mobilization by the President of the United States, the | 9 |
| fee, commencing with the 2010 license year, is one-half of | 10 |
| the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination license. | 11 |
| Veterans must provide, to the Department at the | 12 |
| Department's office in Springfield, verification of their | 13 |
| service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | 14 |
| suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | 15 |
| sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a | 16 |
| reduced fee.
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| (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as | 18 |
| defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined | 19 |
| in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license exempts the | 20 |
| licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or inland trout | 21 |
| stamp. The licenses provided for
by this subsection
are not | 22 |
| required for residents of the State of Illinois who have | 23 |
| obtained the
license provided for in subsection (a) of this | 24 |
| Section.
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| (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel | 26 |
| device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee |
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| for which shall be $50.
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| (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing | 3 |
| residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a | 4 |
| lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime | 5 |
| sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the | 6 |
| holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | 7 |
| residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) | 8 |
| of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | 9 |
| residents holding a license to hunt all species as | 10 |
| described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime | 11 |
| sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or | 12 |
| retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for | 13 |
| either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either | 14 |
| upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an | 15 |
| individual to have either or both fishing or hunting | 16 |
| privileges
rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing | 17 |
| license fees shall be as follows:
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| (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | 19 |
| license fee.
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| (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | 21 |
| license fee.
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| (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | 23 |
| the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.
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| Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall | 25 |
| be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department | 26 |
| may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of |
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| lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime | 2 |
| license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules | 3 |
| or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
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| Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a | 5 |
| lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have | 6 |
| in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of | 7 |
| competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. | 8 |
| Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt | 9 |
| individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
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| required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife | 11 |
| Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall | 12 |
| sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing | 13 |
| or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the | 14 |
| issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish | 15 |
| and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.
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| Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this | 17 |
| Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire | 18 |
| on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for | 19 |
| in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after | 20 |
| the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.
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| All individuals required to have and failing to have the | 22 |
| license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section | 23 |
| shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of | 24 |
| this Code.
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| All individuals required to have and failing to have the | 26 |
| licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this |
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| Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96; 90-225, eff. 7-25-97; 90-743, | 3 |
| eff.
1-1-99.)
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| Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 3.2 as follows:
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| (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
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| Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. | 8 |
| Before the
Department or any county, city, village, township, | 9 |
| incorporated town clerk
or his duly designated agent or any | 10 |
| other person authorized or designated
by the Department to | 11 |
| issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license
to any | 12 |
| person, the person shall file his application with the | 13 |
| Department or
other party authorized to issue licenses on a | 14 |
| form provided by the
Department and further give definite proof | 15 |
| of identity and place of legal
residence. Each clerk | 16 |
| designating agents to issue licenses and stamps
shall furnish | 17 |
| the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
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| names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his | 19 |
| duly
designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and | 20 |
| stamps only
within the territorial area for which he was | 21 |
| elected or appointed. No duly
designated agent is authorized to | 22 |
| furnish licenses or stamps for
issuance by any other business | 23 |
| establishment. Each
application shall be executed and sworn to | 24 |
| and shall set forth the name
and description of the applicant |
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| and place of residence.
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| No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or | 3 |
| after January
1,
1980
unless he presents the person authorized | 4 |
| to issue the license
evidence that he has held a hunting | 5 |
| license issued by the State of Illinois
or another state in a | 6 |
| prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this | 7 |
| Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a
Lifetime | 8 |
| Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under | 9 |
| Section
20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not | 10 |
| be entitled to hunt
unless they have a certificate of | 11 |
| competency as provided in this Section and
they shall have the | 12 |
| certificate in their possession while hunting.
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| The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
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| personnel of the
Department or certified volunteer instructors | 15 |
| to conduct courses, of not
less than 10 hours in length, in | 16 |
| firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow | 17 |
| and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
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| the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall | 19 |
| receive a
certificate of competency. The Department of Natural | 20 |
| Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association | 21 |
| or organization in establishing
courses if the organization has | 22 |
| as one of its objectives the promotion of
safety in the | 23 |
| handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
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| The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
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| person found by it
to be competent to give instruction in the | 26 |
| handling of firearms, hunter
safety, and bow and arrow. The |
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| persons so appointed shall give the
course of instruction and | 2 |
| upon the successful completion shall
issue to the person | 3 |
| instructed a certificate of competency in the safe
handling of | 4 |
| firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall
be | 5 |
| made for any course of instruction except for materials or | 6 |
| ammunition
consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
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| furnish information on
the requirements of hunter safety | 8 |
| education programs to be distributed
free of charge to | 9 |
| applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and | 10 |
| authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
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| firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee | 12 |
| charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
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| The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a | 14 |
| resident of
Illinois is $7. For residents age 65 or older and, | 15 |
| commencing with the 2010 license year, for resident veterans of | 16 |
| the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | 17 |
| abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States , | 18 |
| the fee is one-half of the
fee charged for a hunting license to | 19 |
| hunt all species for a resident of
Illinois. Veterans must | 20 |
| provide, to the Department at the Department's office in | 21 |
| Springfield, verification of their service. The Department | 22 |
| shall establish what constitutes suitable verification of | 23 |
| service for the purpose of issuing resident veterans hunting
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| licenses at a reduced fee. Nonresidents shall be charged $50 | 25 |
| for a hunting license.
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| Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license |
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| for a
period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the | 2 |
| State and shall
be charged a fee of $28.
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| A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a | 4 |
| nonresident to
take game birds by hunting on a game breeding | 5 |
| and hunting preserve
area only, established under Section 3.27, | 6 |
| shall be issued upon proper
application being made and payment | 7 |
| of a fee equal to that for a resident
hunting license. The | 8 |
| expiration date of this license shall be on the same
date each | 9 |
| year that game breeding and hunting preserve
area licenses | 10 |
| expire.
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| Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, | 12 |
| regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee | 13 |
| of $10 and
shall receive a stamp. Except as provided under
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| Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code,
the stamp | 15 |
| shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license
or | 16 |
| permit in a space designated by the Department for that | 17 |
| purpose.
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| Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his | 19 |
| residence
or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall | 20 |
| receive a
stamp. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the | 21 |
| Fish and Aquatic Life
Code, the stamp shall be signed by the | 22 |
| person or affixed to his license or
permit in a space | 23 |
| designated by the Department for that purpose.
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| Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require | 25 |
| the purchase
of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person | 26 |
| in any one license year.
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| The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting | 2 |
| licenses and stamps
with an insignia as evidence of possession | 3 |
| of license, or license and
stamp, as the Department may | 4 |
| consider advisable. The insignia shall be
exhibited and used as | 5 |
| the Department may order.
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| All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall | 7 |
| expire upon
March 31 of each year.
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| Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued | 9 |
| under the
provisions of this Act shall have it in his | 10 |
| possession for immediate
presentation for inspection to the | 11 |
| officers and authorized employees of
the Department, any | 12 |
| sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making
a | 13 |
| demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department | 14 |
| owned or
managed sites where it is required that all hunters | 15 |
| deposit their license,
permit, or Firearm Owner's | 16 |
| Identification Card at the check station upon
entering the | 17 |
| hunting areas.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-554, eff. 8-20-03.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect April 1, | 20 |
| 2010.
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