Full Text of SB2701 103rd General Assembly
SB2701 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB2701 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 515 ILCS 5/20-45 | from Ch. 56, par. 20-45 |
| Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Allows for sport fishing devices resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces who are at least 50% disabled with service-related disabilities to obtain a 4-year fishing license. Provides that the fee for a 4-year fishing license for a resident veteran is $29. Requires resident veterans to provide to the Department of Natural Resources verification of their service and service-related disability. Requires the Department to establish what constitutes suitable verification of service and service-related disability for the purpose of issuing 4-year fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee. Provides that 4-year fishing licenses issued to qualifying resident veterans shall expire on March 31 of the third year after the year in which the license is issued. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning fish. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 20-45 as follows: | 6 | | (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45) | 7 | | Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses | 8 | | for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows: | 9 | | (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 | | $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, one-half of the | 13 | | current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or | 14 | | older, and, commencing with the 2012 license year, | 15 | | one-half of the current fishing license fee for resident | 16 | | veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning | 17 | | from service abroad or mobilization by the President of | 18 | | the United States as an active duty member of the United | 19 | | States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or the | 20 | | Reserves of the United States Armed Forces. Veterans must | 21 | | provide to the Department acceptable verification of their | 22 | | service. The Department shall establish by administrative | 23 | | rule the procedure by which such verification of service |
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| 1 | | shall be made to the Department for the purpose of issuing | 2 | | fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee. | 3 | | (a-3) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, | 4 | | for sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or | 5 | | spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, residents | 6 | | of this State may obtain a 3-year fishing license. The fee | 7 | | for a 3-year fishing license is 3 times the annual fee. For | 8 | | residents age 65 or older, the fee is one half of the fee | 9 | | charged for a 3-year fishing license. For resident | 10 | | veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning | 11 | | from service abroad or mobilization by the President of | 12 | | the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged | 13 | | for a 3-year fishing license. Veterans must provide to the | 14 | | Department, per administrative rule, verification of their | 15 | | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | 16 | | suitable verification of service for the purpose of | 17 | | issuing 3-year fishing licenses to resident veterans at a | 18 | | reduced fee. | 19 | | (a-4) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, | 20 | | for sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or | 21 | | spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, resident | 22 | | veterans of the United States Armed Forces who are at | 23 | | least 50% disabled with service-related disabilities may | 24 | | obtain a 4-year fishing license. For resident veterans who | 25 | | qualify for a 4-year fishing license under this | 26 | | subsection, the fee for a 4-year fishing license is $29. |
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| 1 | | Resident veterans must provide to the Department, per | 2 | | administrative rule, verification of their service and | 3 | | service-related disability. The Department shall establish | 4 | | what constitutes suitable verification of service and | 5 | | service-related disability for the purpose of issuing | 6 | | 4-year fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced | 7 | | fee. | 8 | | (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be | 9 | | $1 for an annual license and 3 times the annual fee for a | 10 | | 3-year license for residents over 75 years of age. | 11 | | (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing | 12 | | device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee | 13 | | for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the | 14 | | fee for which is $14.50. Each and every commercial device | 15 | | used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman | 16 | | as follows: | 17 | | (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction | 18 | | thereof, of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow | 19 | | seine, minnow trap, or net for commercial purposes the | 20 | | fee is $20. | 21 | | (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | 22 | | line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | 23 | | is $3. | 24 | | (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for | 25 | | the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of | 26 | | gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional |
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| 1 | | lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10. | 2 | | These fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the | 3 | | water or on drying reels on the shore. | 4 | | (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction | 5 | | thereof, of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18. | 6 | | (c) Residents of this State may obtain a sportsmen's | 7 | | combination license that shall entitle the holder to the | 8 | | same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents | 9 | | holding a license as described in subsection (a) of this | 10 | | Section and to the same hunting privileges as residents | 11 | | holding a license to hunt all species as described in | 12 | | Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No sportsmen's | 13 | | combination license shall be issued to any individual who | 14 | | would be ineligible for either the fishing or hunting | 15 | | license separately. The sportsmen's combination license | 16 | | fee shall be $25.50. For residents age 65 or older, the fee | 17 | | is one-half of the fee charged for a sportsmen's | 18 | | combination license. For resident veterans of the United | 19 | | States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or | 20 | | mobilization by the President of the United States as an | 21 | | active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the | 22 | | Illinois National Guard, or the Reserves of the United | 23 | | States Armed Forces, the fee, commencing with the 2012 | 24 | | license year, is one-half of the fee charged for a | 25 | | sportsmen's combination license. Veterans must provide to | 26 | | the Department acceptable verification of their service. |
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| 1 | | The Department shall establish by administrative rule the | 2 | | procedure by which such verification of service shall be | 3 | | made to the Department for the purpose of issuing | 4 | | sportsmen's combination licenses to resident veterans at a | 5 | | reduced fee. | 6 | | (c-5) Residents of this State may obtain a 3-year | 7 | | sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the | 8 | | holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | 9 | | residents holding a license as described in subsection | 10 | | (a-3) and to the same hunting privileges as residents | 11 | | holding a license to hunt all species as described in | 12 | | Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. A 3-year sportsmen's | 13 | | combination license shall not be issued to any individual | 14 | | who would be ineligible for either the fishing or hunting | 15 | | license separately. The 3-year sportsmen's combination | 16 | | license fee shall be 3 times the annual fee. For residents | 17 | | age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for | 18 | | a 3-year sportsmen's combination license. For resident | 19 | | veterans of the United States Armed Forces after returning | 20 | | from service abroad or mobilization by the President of | 21 | | the United States, the fee is one-half of the fee charged | 22 | | for a 3-year sportsmen's combination license. Veterans | 23 | | must provide to the Department, per administrative rule, | 24 | | verification of their service. The Department shall | 25 | | establish what constitutes suitable verification of | 26 | | service for the purpose of issuing 3-year sportsmen's |
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| 1 | | combination licenses to resident veterans at a reduced | 2 | | fee. | 3 | | (d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices | 4 | | as defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as | 5 | | defined in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license does | 6 | | not exempt the licensee from the requirement for a salmon | 7 | | or inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for by this | 8 | | subsection are not required for residents of the State of | 9 | | Illinois who have obtained the license provided for in | 10 | | subsection (a) or (a-3) of this Section. | 11 | | (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel | 12 | | device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee | 13 | | for which shall be $50. | 14 | | (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing | 15 | | residency as required by the Department, may obtain a | 16 | | lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime | 17 | | sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the | 18 | | holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | 19 | | residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a) | 20 | | of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as | 21 | | residents holding a license to hunt all species as | 22 | | described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime | 23 | | sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or | 24 | | retained by any individual who would be ineligible for | 25 | | either the fishing or hunting license separately, either | 26 | | upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an |
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| 1 | | individual to have either or both fishing or hunting | 2 | | privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing | 3 | | license fees shall be as follows: | 4 | | (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | 5 | | license fee. | 6 | | (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | 7 | | license fee. | 8 | | (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | 9 | | the current sportsmen's combination license fee. | 10 | | Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall | 11 | | be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department | 12 | | may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use | 13 | | of lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime | 14 | | license issued under this Section for violations of those | 15 | | rules or regulations or other provisions under this Code or | 16 | | the Wildlife Code, or a violation of the United States Code | 17 | | that involves the taking, possessing, killing, harvesting, | 18 | | transportation, selling, exporting, or importing any fish or | 19 | | aquatic life protected by this Code or the taking, possessing, | 20 | | killing, harvesting, transportation, selling, exporting, or | 21 | | importing any fauna protected by the Wildlife Code when any | 22 | | part of the United States Code violation occurred in Illinois. | 23 | | Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a lifetime | 24 | | hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have in their | 25 | | possession, while in the field, a certificate of competency as | 26 | | required under Section 3.2 of the Wildlife Code. Any lifetime |
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| 1 | | license issued under this Section shall not exempt individuals | 2 | | from obtaining additional stamps or permits required under the | 3 | | provisions of this Code or the Wildlife Code. Individuals | 4 | | required to purchase additional stamps shall sign the stamps | 5 | | and have them in their possession while fishing or hunting | 6 | | with a lifetime license. All fees received from the issuance | 7 | | of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish and | 8 | | Wildlife Endowment Fund. | 9 | | Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this | 10 | | Section, all licenses provided for in this Section shall | 11 | | expire on March 31 of each year, except that the license | 12 | | provided for in subsection (d) of this Section shall expire 24 | 13 | | hours after the effective date and time listed on the face of | 14 | | the license. Licenses issued under subsection (a-3) or (c-5) | 15 | | shall expire on March 31 of the 2nd year after the year in | 16 | | which the license is issued. Licenses issued under subsection | 17 | | (a-4) shall expire on March 31 of the third year after the year | 18 | | in which the license is issued. | 19 | | The Department shall by administrative rule provide for | 20 | | the automatic renewal of a fishing license upon the request of | 21 | | the applicant. | 22 | | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | 23 | | license provided for in subsection (a), (a-3), or (d) of this | 24 | | Section shall be fined according to the provisions of Section | 25 | | 20-35 of this Code. | 26 | | All individuals required to have and failing to have the |
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| 1 | | licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this | 2 | | Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. | 3 | | (g) For the purposes of this Section, "acceptable | 4 | | verification" means official documentation from the Department | 5 | | of Defense or the appropriate Major Command showing | 6 | | mobilization dates or service abroad dates, including: (i) a | 7 | | DD-214, (ii) a letter from the Illinois Department of Military | 8 | | Affairs for members of the Illinois National Guard, (iii) a | 9 | | letter from the Regional Reserve Command for members of the | 10 | | Armed Forces Reserve, (iv) a letter from the Major Command | 11 | | covering Illinois for active duty members, (v) personnel | 12 | | records for mobilized State employees, and (vi) any other | 13 | | documentation that the Department, by administrative rule, | 14 | | deems acceptable to establish dates of mobilization or service | 15 | | abroad. | 16 | | For the purposes of this Section, the term "service | 17 | | abroad" means active duty service outside of the 50 United | 18 | | States and the District of Columbia, and includes all active | 19 | | duty service in territories and possessions of the United | 20 | | States. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 102-780, eff. 5-13-22; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22; | 22 | | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-456, eff. 1-1-24 .) |
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