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Public Act 094-0212 |
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AN ACT concerning animals.
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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 Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 3.19 and 3.20 and adding Section 3.16a as follows: | ||||
(520 ILCS 5/3.16a new) | ||||
Sec. 3.16a. Non-resident auction participation permit; | ||||
fee. Any individual who is not a resident of the State of | ||||
Illinois and does not possess a non-resident fur buyer permit | ||||
must obtain a non-resident auction participation permit to | ||||
receive, collect, buy, or act as an agent or broker in the | ||||
receipt, collection, or purchase of the green hides of | ||||
fur-bearing mammals at auctions organized for these purposes | ||||
within the State of Illinois. Non-resident auction | ||||
participation permits shall be issued by the Department. The | ||||
annual fee for each non-resident auction participation permit | ||||
is $50. Non-resident auction participation permits expire on | ||||
April 30. A holder of a non-resident auction participation | ||||
permit may receive, collect, buy, possess, transport, or act as | ||||
an agent or broker in the receipt, collection, or purchase of | ||||
legally taken fur-bearing mammals from May 1 through the next | ||||
April 30. Failure to establish proof of legality or origin of | ||||
the green hides of fur-bearing mammals, however, is prima facie | ||||
evidence that the green hides are contraband within the State | ||||
of Illinois. Nothing in this Section exempts any permittee from | ||||
complying with any federal laws, rules, or regulations that may | ||||
apply to the green hides of fur-bearing mammals.
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(520 ILCS 5/3.19) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.19)
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Sec. 3.19. Each resident retail fur buyer, resident | ||||
wholesale fur buyer, nonresident
fur buyer, non-resident | ||||
auction participant, fur bearing mammal breeder or fur tanner |
shall have his permit
in his possession when receiving, | ||
collecting, buying, selling, or
offering for sale, the green | ||
hides of fur-bearing or game mammals or
accepting the same for | ||
dressing, dyeing, or tanning, and shall
immediately produce the | ||
same when requested to do so by an officer or authorized
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employees of the Department, any sheriff, deputy sheriff or any | ||
other
peace officer. Persons conducting organized and
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established auction sales or the green hides of fur-bearing or | ||
game
mammals, protected by this Act, shall be exempt from the | ||
provisions of
this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 81-382.)
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(520 ILCS 5/3.20) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.20)
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Sec. 3.20. All fur buyers and non-resident auction | ||
participants , shall, upon purchasing any green hide of any
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fur-bearing mammal, protected by this Act, issue a numbered | ||
receipt to the
hunter,
trapper, fur buyer, fur-bearing mammal
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breeder or other person from whom he purchased such hides, | ||
setting forth
the number and kinds of green hides, the date of | ||
purchase, the price paid
for each hide, the name and address of | ||
the hunter, trapper, fur buyer,
fur-bearing
mammal breeder or | ||
other person from whom he purchased such hides, and the
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appropriate license number or stamp number of the hunter, | ||
trapper, fur
buyer, fur-bearing
mammal breeder or other person | ||
from whom the hides were purchased, if
applicable.
The original | ||
receipt shall be retained by the fur buyer for a minimum of
2 | ||
years from the date of purchase listed on the receipt.
A | ||
duplicate receipt
shall be given to the hunter, trapper, fur | ||
buyer, fur-bearing mammal breeder
or other person from whom the | ||
green hides were purchased at the time of
purchase.
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All fur buyers shall submit a report to the Department on | ||
forms provided
by the Department showing the number and kinds | ||
of all green hides of
fur-bearing mammals received, collected | ||
or purchased, and the average price,
if any, paid therefore and | ||
such other information as required by the
Department.
This | ||
report shall be made on or before May 10 of each year and
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include
all operations for the 12 months preceding May 1 of the
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current year.
All such receipts, reports, and records required | ||
by this Section shall be
available for inspection by any | ||
officer or authorized employee of the
Department,
any sheriff, | ||
deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer at any reasonable
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time when request is made for same. Failure to comply with the | ||
provisions
of this Section shall bar the permittee from | ||
obtaining a fur
buyer permit
for the following year.
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(Source: P.A. 89-341, eff. 8-17-95.)
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