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| Public Act 097-0498 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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 | ||||
for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
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(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:
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(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.
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(2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | ||
line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | ||
is $3.
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(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.
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(4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||
of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.
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(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
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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.
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(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.
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(e) All residents before using any commercial mussel | ||
device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee | ||
for which shall be $50.
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(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:
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(1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | ||
license fee.
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(2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | ||
license fee.
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(3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | ||
the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10.)
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Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||
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. | ||
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
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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.
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The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
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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
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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.
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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 | ||
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
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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
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firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee | ||
charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall | ||
expire upon
March 31 of each year.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect April 1, | ||
2012.
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