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| 1 | AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 20-45 as follows:
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| 6 | (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
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| 7 | Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
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| 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 and ,
one-half of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | the 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.
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| 23 | (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | waived for resident veterans of the United States Armed | ||||||
| 2 | Forces that have been honorably discharged. Veterans must | ||||||
| 3 | provide, to the Department at one of the Department's 5 | ||||||
| 4 | regional offices, verification of their service and | ||||||
| 5 | honorable discharge. The Department shall establish what | ||||||
| 6 | constitutes suitable verification of service and honorable | ||||||
| 7 | discharge for the purpose of issuing fishing licenses to | ||||||
| 8 | resident veterans without a fee.
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| 9 | (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing | ||||||
| 10 | device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee | ||||||
| 11 | for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the | ||||||
| 12 | fee for which is $14.50.
Each and every commercial device | ||||||
| 13 | used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman | ||||||
| 14 | as follows:
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| 15 | (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
| 16 | of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow | ||||||
| 17 | trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.
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| 18 | (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | ||||||
| 19 | line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | ||||||
| 20 | is $3.
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| 21 | (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for | ||||||
| 22 | the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of | ||||||
| 23 | gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional | ||||||
| 24 | lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These | ||||||
| 25 | fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water | ||||||
| 26 | or on drying
reels on the shore.
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| 1 | (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
| 2 | of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.
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| 3 | (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a | ||||||
| 4 | sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the | ||||||
| 5 | holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
| 6 | residents holding a license as
described in subsection (a) | ||||||
| 7 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
| 8 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as
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| 9 | described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No | ||||||
| 10 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any | ||||||
| 11 | individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing | ||||||
| 12 | or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination | ||||||
| 13 | license fee shall be $25.50.
For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
| 14 | the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's | ||||||
| 15 | combination license. For resident veterans of the United | ||||||
| 16 | States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or | ||||||
| 17 | mobilization by the President of the United States, the | ||||||
| 18 | fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of | ||||||
| 19 | the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination license. | ||||||
| 20 | Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the | ||||||
| 21 | Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | ||||||
| 22 | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||||||
| 23 | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | ||||||
| 24 | sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a | ||||||
| 25 | reduced fee.
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| 26 | (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as | ||||||
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| 1 | defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined | ||||||
| 2 | in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not | ||||||
| 3 | exempt the licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or | ||||||
| 4 | inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for
by this | ||||||
| 5 | subsection
are not required for residents of the State of | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois who have obtained the
license provided for in | ||||||
| 7 | subsection (a) of this Section.
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| 8 | (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel | ||||||
| 9 | device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee | ||||||
| 10 | for which shall be $50.
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| 11 | (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing | ||||||
| 12 | residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a | ||||||
| 13 | lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime | ||||||
| 14 | sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the | ||||||
| 15 | holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
| 16 | residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) | ||||||
| 17 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
| 18 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as | ||||||
| 19 | described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime | ||||||
| 20 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or | ||||||
| 21 | retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for | ||||||
| 22 | either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either | ||||||
| 23 | upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an | ||||||
| 24 | individual to have either or both fishing or hunting | ||||||
| 25 | privileges
rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing | ||||||
| 26 | license fees shall be as follows:
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| 1 | (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | ||||||
| 2 | license fee.
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| 3 | (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | ||||||
| 4 | license fee.
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| 5 | (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | ||||||
| 6 | the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.
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| 7 | Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall | ||||||
| 8 | be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department | ||||||
| 9 | may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of | ||||||
| 10 | lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime | ||||||
| 11 | license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules | ||||||
| 12 | or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
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| 13 | Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a | ||||||
| 14 | lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have | ||||||
| 15 | in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of | ||||||
| 16 | competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
| 17 | Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt | ||||||
| 18 | individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
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| 19 | required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife | ||||||
| 20 | Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall | ||||||
| 21 | sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing | ||||||
| 22 | or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the | ||||||
| 23 | issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish | ||||||
| 24 | and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.
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| 25 | Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this | ||||||
| 26 | Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire | ||||||
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| 1 | on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for | ||||||
| 2 | in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after | ||||||
| 3 | the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.
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| 4 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
| 5 | license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section | ||||||
| 6 | shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of | ||||||
| 7 | this Code.
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| 8 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
| 9 | licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this | ||||||
| 10 | Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
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| 11 | (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; | ||||||
| 12 | 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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| 13 | Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 14 | Section 3.2 as follows:
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| 15 | (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
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| 16 | Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. | ||||||
| 17 | Before the
Department or any county, city, village, township, | ||||||
| 18 | incorporated town clerk
or his duly designated agent or any | ||||||
| 19 | other person authorized or designated
by the Department to | ||||||
| 20 | issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license
to any | ||||||
| 21 | person, the person shall file his application with the | ||||||
| 22 | Department or
other party authorized to issue licenses on a | ||||||
| 23 | form provided by the
Department and further give definite proof | ||||||
| 24 | of identity and place of legal
residence. Each clerk | ||||||
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| 1 | designating agents to issue licenses and stamps
shall furnish | ||||||
| 2 | the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
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| 3 | names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his | ||||||
| 4 | duly
designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and | ||||||
| 5 | stamps only
within the territorial area for which he was | ||||||
| 6 | elected or appointed. No duly
designated agent is authorized to | ||||||
| 7 | furnish licenses or stamps for
issuance by any other business | ||||||
| 8 | establishment. Each
application shall be executed and sworn to | ||||||
| 9 | and shall set forth the name
and description of the applicant | ||||||
| 10 | and place of residence.
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| 11 | No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or | ||||||
| 12 | after January
1,
1980
unless he presents the person authorized | ||||||
| 13 | to issue the license
evidence that he has held a hunting | ||||||
| 14 | license issued by the State of Illinois
or another state in a | ||||||
| 15 | prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this | ||||||
| 16 | Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a
Lifetime | ||||||
| 17 | Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under | ||||||
| 18 | Section
20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not | ||||||
| 19 | be entitled to hunt
unless they have a certificate of | ||||||
| 20 | competency as provided in this Section and
they shall have the | ||||||
| 21 | certificate in their possession while hunting.
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| 22 | The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
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| 23 | personnel of the
Department or certified volunteer instructors | ||||||
| 24 | to conduct courses, of not
less than 10 hours in length, in | ||||||
| 25 | firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow | ||||||
| 26 | and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
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| 1 | the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall | ||||||
| 2 | receive a
certificate of competency. The Department of Natural | ||||||
| 3 | Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association | ||||||
| 4 | or organization in establishing
courses if the organization has | ||||||
| 5 | as one of its objectives the promotion of
safety in the | ||||||
| 6 | handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
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| 7 | The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
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| 8 | person found by it
to be competent to give instruction in the | ||||||
| 9 | handling of firearms, hunter
safety, and bow and arrow. The | ||||||
| 10 | persons so appointed shall give the
course of instruction and | ||||||
| 11 | upon the successful completion shall
issue to the person | ||||||
| 12 | instructed a certificate of competency in the safe
handling of | ||||||
| 13 | firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall
be | ||||||
| 14 | made for any course of instruction except for materials or | ||||||
| 15 | ammunition
consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
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| 16 | furnish information on
the requirements of hunter safety | ||||||
| 17 | education programs to be distributed
free of charge to | ||||||
| 18 | applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and | ||||||
| 19 | authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
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| 20 | firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee | ||||||
| 21 | charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
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| 22 | The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a | ||||||
| 23 | resident of
Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
| 24 | and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans | ||||||
| 25 | of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | ||||||
| 26 | abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, | ||||||
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| 1 | the fee is one-half of the
fee charged for a hunting license to | ||||||
| 2 | hunt all species for a resident of
Illinois. The fee for a | ||||||
| 3 | hunting license to hunt all species shall be waived for | ||||||
| 4 | resident veterans of the United States Armed Forces that have | ||||||
| 5 | been honorably discharged. Veterans must provide to the | ||||||
| 6 | Department, at one of the Department's 5 regional offices, | ||||||
| 7 | verification of their service and honorable discharge. The | ||||||
| 8 | Department shall establish what constitutes suitable | ||||||
| 9 | verification of service and honorable discharge for the purpose | ||||||
| 10 | of issuing resident veterans hunting
licenses without a fee at | ||||||
| 11 | a reduced fee. Nonresidents shall be charged $57 for a hunting | ||||||
| 12 | license.
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| 13 | Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license | ||||||
| 14 | for a
period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the | ||||||
| 15 | State and shall
be charged a fee of $35.
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| 16 | A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a | ||||||
| 17 | nonresident to
take game birds by hunting on a game breeding | ||||||
| 18 | and hunting preserve
area only, established under Section 3.27, | ||||||
| 19 | shall be issued upon proper
application being made and payment | ||||||
| 20 | of a fee equal to that for a resident
hunting license. The | ||||||
| 21 | expiration date of this license shall be on the same
date each | ||||||
| 22 | year that game breeding and hunting preserve
area licenses | ||||||
| 23 | expire.
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| 24 | Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, | ||||||
| 25 | regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee | ||||||
| 26 | of $15 and
shall receive a stamp. Except as provided under
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| 1 | Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code,
the stamp | ||||||
| 2 | shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license
or | ||||||
| 3 | permit in a space designated by the Department for that | ||||||
| 4 | purpose.
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| 5 | Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his | ||||||
| 6 | residence
or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall | ||||||
| 7 | receive a
stamp. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the | ||||||
| 8 | Fish and Aquatic Life
Code, the stamp shall be signed by the | ||||||
| 9 | person or affixed to his license or
permit in a space | ||||||
| 10 | designated by the Department for that purpose.
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| 11 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require | ||||||
| 12 | the purchase
of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person | ||||||
| 13 | in any one license year.
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| 14 | The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting | ||||||
| 15 | licenses and stamps
with an insignia as evidence of possession | ||||||
| 16 | of license, or license and
stamp, as the Department may | ||||||
| 17 | consider advisable. The insignia shall be
exhibited and used as | ||||||
| 18 | the Department may order.
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| 19 | All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall | ||||||
| 20 | expire upon
March 31 of each year.
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| 21 | Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued | ||||||
| 22 | under the
provisions of this Act shall have it in his | ||||||
| 23 | possession for immediate
presentation for inspection to the | ||||||
| 24 | officers and authorized employees of
the Department, any | ||||||
| 25 | sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making
a | ||||||
| 26 | demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department | ||||||
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| 1 | owned or
managed sites where it is required that all hunters | ||||||
| 2 | deposit their license,
permit, or Firearm Owner's | ||||||
| 3 | Identification Card at the check station upon
entering the | ||||||
| 4 | hunting areas.
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| 5 | (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12.)
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| 6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 7 | becoming law.
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