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Public Act 1024 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 094-1024
 
HB5407 Enrolled LRB094 17166 RSP 52454 b

    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 changing Section
3.1 and by adding Section 3.1-5 as follows:
 
    (520 ILCS 5/3.1)  (from Ch. 61, par. 3.1)
    Sec. 3.1. License and stamps required.
    (a) Before any person shall take or attempt to take any of
the species protected by Section 2.2 for which an open season
is established under this Act, he shall first have procured and
possess a valid hunting license, except as provided in Section
3.1-5 of this Code.
    Before any person 16 years of age or older shall take or
attempt to take any bird of the species defined as migratory
waterfowl by Section 2.2, including coots, he shall first have
procured a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp.
    Before any person 16 years of age or older takes, attempts
to take, or pursues any species of wildlife protected by this
Code, except migratory waterfowl, coots, and hand-reared birds
on licensed game breeding and hunting preserve areas and state
controlled pheasant hunting areas, he or she shall first obtain
a State Habitat Stamp. Disabled veterans and former prisoners
of war shall not be required to obtain State Habitat Stamps.
Any person who obtained a lifetime license before January 1,
1993, shall not be required to obtain State Habitat Stamps.
Income from the sale of State Furbearer Stamps and State
Pheasant Stamps received after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1992 shall be deposited into the State
Furbearer Fund and State Pheasant Fund, respectively.
    Before any person 16 years of age or older shall take,
attempt to take, or sell the green hide of any mammal of the
species defined as fur-bearing mammals by Section 2.2 for which
an open season is established under this Act, he shall first
have procured a State Habitat Stamp.
    (b) Before any person who is a non-resident of the State of
Illinois shall take or attempt to take any of the species
protected by Section 2.2 for which an open season is
established under this Act, he shall, unless specifically
exempted by law, first procure a non-resident license as
provided by this Act for the taking of any wild game.
    Before a nonresident shall take or attempt to take
white-tailed deer, he shall first have procured a Deer Hunting
Permit as defined in Section 2.26 of this Code.
    Before a nonresident shall take or attempt to take wild
turkeys, he shall have procured a Wild Turkey Hunting Permit as
defined in Section 2.11 of this Code.
    (c) The owners residing on, or bona fide tenants of, farm
lands and their children, parents, brothers, and sisters
actually permanently residing on their lands shall have the
right to hunt any of the species protected by Section 2.2 upon
their lands and waters without procuring hunting licenses; but
the hunting shall be done only during periods of time and with
devices and by methods as are permitted by this Act. Any person
on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States who
is now and who was at the time of entering the Armed Forces a
resident of Illinois and who entered the Armed Forces from this
State, and who is presently on ordinary leave from the Armed
Forces, and any resident of Illinois who is disabled may hunt
any of the species protected by Section 2.2 without procuring a
hunting license, but the hunting shall be done only during such
periods of time and with devices and by methods as are
permitted by this Act. For the purpose of this Section a person
is disabled 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 Disabled Person Identification Card issued pursuant
to 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.
    (d) A courtesy non-resident license, permit, or stamp for
taking game may be issued at the discretion of the Director,
without fee, to any person officially employed in the game and
fish or conservation department of another state or of the
United States who is within the State to assist or consult or
cooperate with the Director; or to the officials of other
states, the United States, foreign countries, or officers or
representatives of conservation organizations or publications
while in the State as guests of the Governor or Director. The
Director may provide to nonresident participants and official
gunners at field trials an exemption from licensure while
participating in a field trial.
    (e) State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps shall be required for
those persons qualifying under subsections (c) and (d) who
intend to hunt migratory waterfowl, including coots, to the
extent that hunting licenses of the various types are
authorized and required by this Section for those persons.
    (f) Registration in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Migratory
Bird Harvest Information Program shall be required for those
persons who are required to have a hunting license before
taking or attempting to take any bird of the species defined as
migratory game birds by Section 2.2, except that this
subsection shall not apply to crows in this State or
hand-reared birds on licensed game breeding and hunting
preserve areas, for which an open season is established by this
Act. Persons registering with the Program must carry proof of
registration with them while migratory bird hunting.
    The Department shall publish suitable prescribed
regulations pertaining to registration by the migratory bird
hunter in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird
Harvest Information Program.
(Source: P.A. 92-177, eff. 7-27-01.)
 
    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5 new)
    Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program.
    (a) Beginning 120 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department
shall establish an Apprentice Hunter License Program. The
purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting
privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to
persons interested in learning about hunting sports.
    (b) Any resident who is at least 10 years old may apply to
the Department for an Apprentice Hunter License. The Apprentice
Hunter License shall be a one-time, non-renewable license that
shall expire on the March 31 following the date of issuance.
    (c) For persons aged 10 through 17, the Apprentice Hunter
License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by
a validly licensed resident parent, guardian, or grandparent.
For persons 18 or older, the Apprentice Hunter License shall
entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by a validly
licensed resident hunter. Possession of an Apprentice Hunter
License shall serve in lieu of a valid hunting license, but
does not exempt the licensee from compliance with the
requirements of this Code and any rules and regulations adopted
pursuant to this Code.
    (d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter
License, the applicant must be a resident of Illinois, request
an Apprentice Hunter License on a form designated and made
available by the Department, and submit a $7 fee, which shall
be separate from and additional to any other stamp, permit,
tag, or license fee that may be required for hunting under this
Code. The Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules
that are reasonable and necessary for the administration of the
program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or
other hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter
License.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/14/2006