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Public Act 100-0168
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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 |
changing Section 15-20 as follows:
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(515 ILCS 5/15-20) (from Ch. 56, par. 15-20)
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Sec. 15-20. Commercial fish species designated by the |
Department Yellow perch, bloater chubs and smelt; method of |
taking. Bloater chubs, smelt, and yellow perch may be taken in |
Lake
Michigan with gill nets or dip nets but no other net shall |
be used for
taking these fish in Lake Michigan. All trout, |
including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish may not be |
taken by commercial fishing devices, including gill or pound |
nets. Any incidental catch of trout, including lake trout, |
salmon, and lake whitefish taken in legal sized gill or pound |
nets must be returned immediately to the water. The methods of |
taking are subject to modification by administrative rule based |
upon lake-wide scientific assessment data or fishery |
management need.
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(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
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(515 ILCS 5/15-30 rep.) |
Section 10. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by |