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Public Act 097-0733
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| HB4119 Enrolled | LRB097 17191 CEL 62391 b |
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AN ACT concerning fish.
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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 |
adding Section 5-30 as follows:
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(515 ILCS 5/5-30 new) |
Sec. 5-30. Shark fins. |
(a) As used in this Section, "shark" means any species of |
the subclass Elasmobranchii. |
(b) As used in this Section, "shark fin" means a raw, |
dried, or otherwise processed detached fin or a raw, dried, or |
otherwise processed detached tail of a shark. |
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this |
Section, a person may not possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, |
or distribute a shark fin on or after January 1, 2013. |
(d) Until July 1, 2013, any person may possess, sell, offer |
for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin possessed by that |
person on January 1, 2013.
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