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1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
5changing Sections 20-45, 20-50, and 20-51 as follows:
6 (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
7 Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses
8for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
9 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for
10 sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
11 spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, the fee is
12 $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, one-half of the
13 current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or
14 older, and, commencing with the 2012 license year, one-half
15 of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of
16 the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
17 abroad or mobilization by the President of the United
18 States. Veterans must provide, to the Department at one of
19 the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their
20 service. The Department shall establish what constitutes
21 suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing
22 fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
23 (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be

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1 $1 for residents over 75 years of age.
2 (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
3 device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
4 for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the
5 fee for which is $14.50. Each and every commercial device
6 used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman
7 as follows:
8 (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
9 of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow
10 trap, or net for commercial purposes the fee is $20.
11 (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
12 line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
13 is $3.
14 (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
15 the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
16 gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
17 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10. These
18 fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water
19 or on drying reels on the shore.
20 (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
21 of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
22 (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
23 sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
24 holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
25 residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)
26 of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as

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1 residents holding a license to hunt all species as
2 described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
3 sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
4 individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
5 or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
6 license fee shall be $25.50. For residents age 65 or older,
7 the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a sportsmen's
8 combination license. For resident veterans of the United
9 States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or
10 mobilization by the President of the United States, the
11 fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of
12 the fee charged for a sportsmen's combination license.
13 Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the
14 Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their
15 service. The Department shall establish what constitutes
16 suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing
17 sportsmen's combination licenses to resident veterans at a
18 reduced fee.
19 (d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices as
20 defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined
21 in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not
22 exempt the licensee from the requirement for a salmon or
23 inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for by this
24 subsection are not required for residents of the State of
25 Illinois who have obtained the license provided for in
26 subsection (a) of this Section.

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1 (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
2 device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
3 for which shall be $50.
4 (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
5 residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
6 lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
7 sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
8 holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
9 residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
10 of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
11 residents holding a license to hunt all species as
12 described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
13 sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
14 retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
15 either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
16 upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an
17 individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
18 privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
19 license fees shall be as follows:
20 (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
21 license fee.
22 (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
23 license fee.
24 (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
25 the current sportsmen's combination license fee.
26 Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall

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1be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department
2may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use of
3lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime
4license issued under this Section for violations of those rules
5or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
6Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a
7lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have
8in their possession, while in the field, a certificate of
9competency as required under Section 3.2 of the Wildlife Code.
10Any lifetime license issued under this Section shall not exempt
11individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
12required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife
13Code. Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall
14sign the stamps and have them in their possession while fishing
15or hunting with a lifetime license. All fees received from the
16issuance of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish
17and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
18 Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this
19Section, all licenses provided for in this Section shall expire
20on March 31 of each year, except that the license provided for
21in subsection (d) of this Section shall expire 24 hours after
22the effective date and time listed on the face of the license.
23 All individuals required to have and failing to have the
24license provided for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section
25shall be fined according to the provisions of Section 20-35 of
26this Code.

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1 All individuals required to have and failing to have the
2licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
3Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
4(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12;
597-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
6 (515 ILCS 5/20-50) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-50)
7 Sec. 20-50. Salmon stamp fee. The fee for a salmon stamp
8shall be $6 for both resident and non-resident licensees. The
9fee for a salmon stamp shall be waived for residents over 75
10years of age. Every person shall sign the salmon stamp or affix
11the salmon stamp to his or her license. These stamps shall
12expire on March 31 of each year. All individuals required to
13have and failing to have a salmon stamp as provided in Section
1420-10 of this Code shall be guilty of a petty offense.
15(Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-91.)
16 (515 ILCS 5/20-51)
17 Sec. 20-51. Inland trout stamp. The fee for an inland trout
18stamp shall be $6 for both resident and nonresident licensees.
19The fee for an inland trout stamp shall be waived for residents
20over 75 years of age. These stamps shall expire on March 31 of
21each year. All individuals required to have and who fail to
22have an inland trout stamp, as provided in Section 20-11 of
23this Code, shall be guilty of a petty offense.
24(Source: P.A. 88-91.)

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1 Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
2Section 3.2 as follows:
3 (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
4 Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
5Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
6incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
7other person authorized or designated by the Department to
8issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
9person, the person shall file his application with the
10Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a
11form provided by the Department and further give definite proof
12of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
13designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
14the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
15names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
16duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and
17stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
18elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized to
19furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other business
20establishment. Each application shall be executed and sworn to
21and shall set forth the name and description of the applicant
22and place of residence.
23 No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or
24after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person authorized

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1to issue the license evidence that he has held a hunting
2license issued by the State of Illinois or another state in a
3prior year, or a certificate of competency as provided in this
4Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a Lifetime
5Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under
6Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not
7be entitled to hunt unless they have a certificate of
8competency as provided in this Section and they shall have the
9certificate in their possession while hunting.
10 The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
11personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
12to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in
13firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
14and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
15the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
16receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
17Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
18or organization in establishing courses if the organization has
19as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
20handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
21 The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
22person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the
23handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
24persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
25upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
26instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of

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1firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall be
2made for any course of instruction except for materials or
3ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
4furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
5education programs to be distributed free of charge to
6applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
7authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
8firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
9charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
10 The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
11resident of Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older,
12and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans
13of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
14abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States,
15the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license to
16hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Veterans must
17provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5
18regional offices, verification of their service. The
19Department shall establish what constitutes suitable
20verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident
21veterans hunting licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a
22hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents
23over 75 years of age. Nonresidents shall be charged $57 for a
24hunting license.
25 Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
26for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the

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1State and shall be charged a fee of $35.
2 A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
3nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
4and hunting preserve area only, established under Section 3.27,
5shall be issued upon proper application being made and payment
6of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license. The
7expiration date of this license shall be on the same date each
8year that game breeding and hunting preserve area licenses
9expire.
10 Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
11regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee
12of $15 and shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Migratory
13Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 years of
14age. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and
15Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or
16affixed to his license or permit in a space designated by the
17Department for that purpose.
18 Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his
19residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall
20receive a stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall be
21waived for residents over 75 years of age. Except as provided
22under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the
23stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license
24or permit in a space designated by the Department for that
25purpose.
26 Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require

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1the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
2in any one license year.
3 The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer
4Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age.
5 The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
6licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
7of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
8consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used as
9the Department may order.
10 All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
11expire upon March 31 of each year.
12 Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
13under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his
14possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
15officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
16sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
17demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
18owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
19deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
20Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
21hunting areas.
22(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12.)
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.