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Public Act 097-0498
Public Act 0498 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 097-0498
| | HB3274 Enrolled | LRB097 07732 CEL 47843 b |
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| AN ACT concerning wildlife.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | changing Section 20-45 as follows:
| (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
| Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses | for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
| (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for | sport fishing
devices as defined in Section 10-95 or | spearing devices as defined in
Section 10-110, the fee is | $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, and
one-half of | the current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or | older,
and, commencing with the 2012 license year, one-half | of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of | the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | abroad or mobilization by the President of the United | States commencing with the 1994 license year. Veterans must | provide, to the Department at one of the Department's 5 | regional offices, verification of their service. The | Department shall establish what constitutes suitable | verification of service for the purpose of issuing fishing | licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
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| (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing | device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee | for which shall be $35.
Each and every commercial device | used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman | as follows:
| (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow | trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.
| (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | is $3.
| (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for | the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of | gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional | lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These | fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water | or on drying
reels on the shore.
| (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.
| (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a | sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the | holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as | residents holding a license as
described in subsection (a) | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | residents holding a license to hunt all species as
| described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No |
| sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any | individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing | or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination | license fee shall be $25.50.
For residents age 65 or older, | the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's | combination license. For resident veterans of the United | States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or | mobilization by the President of the United States, the | fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of | the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination license. | Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the | Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a | reduced fee.
| (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as | defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined | in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license exempts the | licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or inland trout | stamp. The licenses provided for
by this subsection
are not | required for residents of the State of Illinois who have | obtained the
license provided for in subsection (a) of this | Section.
| (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel | device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee |
| for which shall be $50.
| (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing | residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a | lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime | sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the | holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | residents holding a license to hunt all species as | described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or | retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for | either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either | upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an | individual to have either or both fishing or hunting | privileges
rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing | license fees shall be as follows:
| (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | license fee.
| (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | license fee.
| (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.
| Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall | be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department | may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of |
| lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime | license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules | or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
| Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a | lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have | in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of | competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. | Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt | individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
| required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife | Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall | sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing | or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the | issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish | and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.
| Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this | Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire | on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for | in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after | the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.
| All individuals required to have and failing to have the | license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section | shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of | this Code.
| All individuals required to have and failing to have the | licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this |
| Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
| (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10.)
| Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | Section 3.2 as follows:
| (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
| Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. | Before the
Department or any county, city, village, township, | incorporated town clerk
or his duly designated agent or any | other person authorized or designated
by the Department to | issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license
to any | person, the person shall file his application with the | Department or
other party authorized to issue licenses on a | form provided by the
Department and further give definite proof | of identity and place of legal
residence. Each clerk | designating agents to issue licenses and stamps
shall furnish | the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
| names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his | duly
designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and | stamps only
within the territorial area for which he was | elected or appointed. No duly
designated agent is authorized to | furnish licenses or stamps for
issuance by any other business | establishment. Each
application shall be executed and sworn to | and shall set forth the name
and description of the applicant | and place of residence.
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| No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or | after January
1,
1980
unless he presents the person authorized | to issue the license
evidence that he has held a hunting | license issued by the State of Illinois
or another state in a | prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this | Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a
Lifetime | Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under | Section
20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not | be entitled to hunt
unless they have a certificate of | competency as provided in this Section and
they shall have the | certificate in their possession while hunting.
| The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
| personnel of the
Department or certified volunteer instructors | to conduct courses, of not
less than 10 hours in length, in | firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow | and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
| the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall | receive a
certificate of competency. The Department of Natural | Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association | or organization in establishing
courses if the organization has | as one of its objectives the promotion of
safety in the | handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
| The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
| person found by it
to be competent to give instruction in the | handling of firearms, hunter
safety, and bow and arrow. The | persons so appointed shall give the
course of instruction and |
| upon the successful completion shall
issue to the person | instructed a certificate of competency in the safe
handling of | firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall
be | made for any course of instruction except for materials or | ammunition
consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
| furnish information on
the requirements of hunter safety | education programs to be distributed
free of charge to | applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and | authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
| firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee | charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
| The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a | resident of
Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older, | and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans | of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, | the fee is one-half of the
fee charged for a hunting license to | hunt all species for a resident of
Illinois. Veterans must | provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5 | regional offices, verification of their service. The | Department shall establish what constitutes suitable | verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident | veterans hunting
licenses at a reduced fee. Nonresidents shall | be charged $57 for a hunting license.
| Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license | for a
period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the |
| State and shall
be charged a fee of $35.
| A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a | nonresident to
take game birds by hunting on a game breeding | and hunting preserve
area only, established under Section 3.27, | shall be issued upon proper
application being made and payment | of a fee equal to that for a resident
hunting license. The | expiration date of this license shall be on the same
date each | year that game breeding and hunting preserve
area licenses | expire.
| Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, | regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee | of $15 and
shall receive a stamp. Except as provided under
| Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code,
the stamp | shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license
or | permit in a space designated by the Department for that | purpose.
| Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his | residence
or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall | receive a
stamp. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the | Fish and Aquatic Life
Code, the stamp shall be signed by the | person or affixed to his license or
permit in a space | designated by the Department for that purpose.
| Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require | the purchase
of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person | in any one license year.
| The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting |
| licenses and stamps
with an insignia as evidence of possession | of license, or license and
stamp, as the Department may | consider advisable. The insignia shall be
exhibited and used as | the Department may order.
| All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall | expire upon
March 31 of each year.
| Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued | under the
provisions of this Act shall have it in his | possession for immediate
presentation for inspection to the | officers and authorized employees of
the Department, any | sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making
a | demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department | owned or
managed sites where it is required that all hunters | deposit their license,
permit, or Firearm Owner's | Identification Card at the check station upon
entering the | hunting areas.
| (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10.)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect April 1, | 2012.
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Effective Date: 4/1/2012
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