Rep. Elaine Nekritz

Filed: 10/28/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1846

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1846, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 FY2010 Budget Implementation (Revenue) Act.
 
7     Section 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to make
8 changes in State programs that are necessary to implement the
9 Governor's Fiscal Year 2010 budget recommendations concerning
10 revenue.
 
11
ARTICLE 10. NATURAL RESOURCES

 
12     Section 10-10. The Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection
13 Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 

 

 

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1     (30 ILCS 155/4)  (from Ch. 61, par. 404)
2     Sec. 4. (a) There is created the Illinois Wildlife
3 Preservation Fund, a special fund in the State Treasury. The
4 Department of Revenue shall determine annually the total amount
5 contributed to such fund pursuant to this Act and shall notify
6 the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of such amount to
7 be transferred to the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund, and
8 upon receipt of such notification the State Comptroller shall
9 transfer such amount.
10     (b) The Department of Natural Resources shall deposit any
11 donations including federal reimbursements received for the
12 purposes in the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.
13     (c) The General Assembly may appropriate annually from the
14 Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund such monies credited to
15 such fund from the check-off contribution system provided in
16 this Act and from other funds received for the purposes of this
17 Act, to the Department of Natural Resources to be used for the
18 purposes of preserving, protecting, perpetuating and enhancing
19 non-game wildlife in this State. Beginning with fiscal year
20 2006, 5% of the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund must be
21 committed to or expended on grants by the Department of Natural
22 Resources for the maintenance of wildlife rehabilitation
23 facilities that take care of threatened or endangered species.
24 For purposes of calculating the 5%, the amount in the Fund is
25 exclusive of any federal funds deposited in or credited to the
26 Fund or any amounts deposited in the Fund pursuant to Section

 

 

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1 805-550 of the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation)
2 Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The
3 Department shall establish criteria for the grants by rules
4 adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative
5 Procedure Act before January 1, 2006. However, no amount
6 appropriated from the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund may
7 be used by the Department of Natural Resources to exercise its
8 power of eminent domain.
9 (Source: P.A. 94-516, eff. 8-10-05.)
 
10     Section 10-15. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
11 changing Sections 20-45 and 20-55 as follows:
 
12     (515 ILCS 5/20-45)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
13     Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses
14 for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
15         (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for
16     sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
17     spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110 the fee is
18     $14.50 $12.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, and
19     one-half of the current fishing license fee for individuals
20     age 65 or older, commencing with the 1994 license year.
21         (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
22     device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
23     for which shall be $35. Each and every commercial device
24     used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman

 

 

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1     as follows:
2             (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
3         of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow
4         trap, or net for commercial purposes the fee is $20.
5             (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
6         line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
7         is $3.
8             (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
9         the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
10         gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
11         lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10. These
12         fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water
13         or on drying reels on the shore.
14             (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
15         of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
16         (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
17     sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
18     holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
19     residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)
20     of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
21     residents holding a license to hunt all species as
22     described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
23     sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
24     individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
25     or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
26     license fee shall be $25.50 $18.50. For residents age 65 or

 

 

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1     older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
2     sportsmen's combination license.
3         (d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices as
4     defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined
5     in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license exempts the
6     licensee from the requirement for a salmon or inland trout
7     stamp. The licenses provided for by this subsection are not
8     required for residents of the State of Illinois who have
9     obtained the license provided for in subsection (a) of this
10     Section.
11         (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
12     device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
13     for which shall be $50.
14         (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
15     residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
16     lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
17     sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
18     holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
19     residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
20     of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
21     residents holding a license to hunt all species as
22     described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
23     sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
24     retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
25     either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
26     upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an

 

 

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1     individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
2     privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
3     license fees shall be as follows:
4             (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
5         license fee.
6             (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
7         license fee.
8             (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
9         the current sportsmen's combination license fee.
10     Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall
11 be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department
12 may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use of
13 lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime
14 license issued under this Section for violations of those rules
15 or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
16 Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a
17 lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have
18 in their possession, while in the field, a certificate of
19 competency as required under Section 3.2 of the Wildlife Code.
20 Any lifetime license issued under this Section shall not exempt
21 individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
22 required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife
23 Code. Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall
24 sign the stamps and have them in their possession while fishing
25 or hunting with a lifetime license. All fees received from the
26 issuance of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish

 

 

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1 and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
2     Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this
3 Section, all licenses provided for in this Section shall expire
4 on March 31 of each year, except that the license provided for
5 in subsection (d) of this Section shall expire 24 hours after
6 the effective date and time listed on the face of the license.
7     All individuals required to have and failing to have the
8 license provided for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section
9 shall be fined according to the provisions of Section 20-35 of
10 this Code.
11     All individuals required to have and failing to have the
12 licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
13 Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
14 (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96; 90-225, eff. 7-25-97; 90-743,
15 eff. 1-1-99.)
 
16     (515 ILCS 5/20-55)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-55)
17     Sec. 20-55. License fees for non-residents. Fees for
18 licenses for non-residents of the State of Illinois are as
19 follows:
20     (a) For sport fishing devices as defined by Section 10-95,
21 or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, non-residents
22 age 16 or older shall be charged $31 $24 for a fishing license
23 to fish. For sport fishing devices as defined by Section 10-95,
24 or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for a period
25 not to exceed 10 consecutive days fishing in the State of

 

 

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1 Illinois the fee is $19.50 $12.50.
2     For sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95, or
3 spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for 24 hours of
4 fishing the fee is $5. This license exempts the licensee from
5 the salmon or inland trout stamp requirement.
6     (b) All non-residents before using any commercial fishing
7 device shall obtain a non-resident commercial fishing license,
8 the fee for which shall be $150. Each and every commercial
9 device shall be licensed by a non-resident commercial fisherman
10 as follows:
11         (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
12     seine (excluding minnow seines) the fee is $36.
13         (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot line
14     device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee is $6.
15         (3) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
16     trammel net the fee is $36.
17         (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
18     gill net the fee is $36.
19     All persons required to have and failing to have the
20 license provided for in subsection (a) of this Section shall be
21 fined under Section 20-35 of this Code. Each person required to
22 have and failing to have the licenses required under subsection
23 (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
24     All licenses provided for in this Section shall expire on
25 March 31 of each year; except that the 24-hour license for
26 sport fishing devices or spearing devices shall expire 24 hours

 

 

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1 after the effective date and time listed on the face of the
2 license and licenses for sport fishing devices or spearing
3 devices for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days fishing
4 in the State of Illinois as provided in subsection (a) of this
5 Section shall expire at midnight on the tenth day after issued,
6 not counting the day issued.
7 (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96; 90-225, eff. 7-25-97; 90-743,
8 eff. 1-1-99.)
 
9     Section 10-20. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
10 Sections 1.29, 2.26, 3.2, and 3.39 as follows:
 
11     (520 ILCS 5/1.29)  (from Ch. 61, par. 1.29)
12     Sec. 1.29. Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund.
13     (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the State
14 Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. All fees collected from the
15 sale of State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps shall be deposited
16 into this Fund. These moneys shall be appropriated to the
17 Department for the following purposes:
18         (1) 25% 50% of funds derived from the sale of State
19     migratory waterfowl stamps and 100% of all gifts,
20     donations, grants and bequests of money for the
21     conservation and propagation of waterfowl, for projects
22     approved by the Department for the purpose of attracting
23     waterfowl and improving public migratory waterfowl areas
24     within the State, and for payment of the costs of printing

 

 

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1     State migratory waterfowl stamps, the expenses incurred in
2     acquiring State waterfowl stamp designs and the expenses of
3     producing reprints. These projects may include the repair,
4     maintenance and operation of public migratory waterfowl
5     areas only in emergencies as determined by the State Duck
6     Stamp Committee; but none of the monies spent within the
7     State shall be used for administrative expenses.
8         (2) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
9     migratory waterfowl stamps will be turned over by the
10     Department to appropriate non-profit organizations for the
11     development of waterfowl propagation areas within the
12     Dominion of Canada or the United States that specifically
13     provide waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway.
14         (3) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
15     migratory waterfowl stamps shall be turned over by the
16     Department to appropriate non-profit organizations to be
17     used for the implementation of the North American Waterfowl
18     Management Plan. These funds shall be used for the
19     development of waterfowl areas within the Dominion of
20     Canada or the United States that specifically provide
21     waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway.
22         (4) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
23     migratory waterfowl stamps shall be available for use by
24     the Department for internal administrative costs of the
25     Department and for the maintenance of waterfowl habitat,
26     including the replacement, repair, operation, and

 

 

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1     maintenance of pumps and levees used for water management
2     on public migratory waterfowl areas within the State.
3     (b) Before turning over any funds under the provisions of
4 paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) the Department shall
5 obtain evidence that the project is acceptable to the
6 appropriate governmental agency of the Dominion of Canada or
7 the United States or of one of its Provinces or States having
8 jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by the project,
9 and shall consult those agencies and the State Duck Stamp
10 Committee for approval before allocating funds.
11     (c) The State Duck Stamp Committee shall consist of: (1)
12 The State Waterfowl Biologist, (2) The Chief of the Wildlife
13 Resources Division or his designee, (3) The Chief of the Land
14 Management Division or his designee, (4) The Chief of the
15 Engineering Technical Services Division or his designee, and
16 (5) Two or more at large representatives from statewide
17 waterfowl organizations appointed by the Director. The
18 Committee's duties shall be to review and recommend all Duck
19 Stamp Projects and review and recommend all expenditures from
20 the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. The committee shall
21 give due consideration to waterfowl projects that are readily
22 available to holders of the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
23 wherever they may live in Illinois.
24 (Source: P.A. 86-155; 87-135.)
 
25     (520 ILCS 5/2.26)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)

 

 

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1     Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. In this Section, "bona
2 fide equity shareholder" means an individual who (1) purchased,
3 for market price, publicly sold stock shares in a corporation,
4 purchased shares of a privately-held corporation for a value
5 equal to the percentage of the appraised value of the corporate
6 assets represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
7 member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
8 purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
9 corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
10 ownership and (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares
11 of stock for at least 5 years.
12     In this Section, "bona fide equity member" means an
13 individual who (1) (i) became a member upon the formation of
14 the limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
15 distributional interest in a limited liability company for a
16 value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of the LLC
17 assets represented by the distributional interest in the LLC
18 and subsequently becomes a member of the company pursuant to
19 Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company Act and who (2)
20 intends to retain the membership for at least 5 years.
21     In this Section, "bona fide equity partner" means an
22 individual who (1) (i) became a partner, either general or
23 limited, upon the formation of a partnership or limited
24 partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been gifted a
25 partnership interest accurately representing his or her
26 percentage distributional interest in the profits, losses, and

 

 

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1 assets of a partnership or limited partnership, (2) intends to
2 retain ownership of the partnership interest for at least 5
3 years, and (3) is a resident of Illinois.
4     Any person attempting to take deer shall first obtain a
5 "Deer Hunting Permit" in accordance with prescribed
6 regulations set forth in an Administrative Rule. Deer Hunting
7 Permits shall be issued by the Department. The fee for a Deer
8 Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
9 shall not exceed $25.00 $15.00 for residents of the State. The
10 Department may by administrative rule provide for non-resident
11 deer hunting permits for which the fee will not exceed $300 in
12 2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as
13 provided below for non-resident landowners and non-resident
14 archery hunters. The Department may by administrative rule
15 provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting of
16 not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325
17 in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter. Permits
18 shall be issued without charge to:
19         (a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who own at
20     least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt their land
21     only,
22         (b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
23     agricultural land where they will hunt, and
24         (c) Bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
25     bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, or
26     bona fide equity partners of a general or limited

 

 

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1     partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
2     county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's,
3     company's, or partnership's land only. One permit shall be
4     issued without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder,
5     one bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity
6     partner for each 40 acres of land owned by the corporation,
7     company, or partnership in a county; however, the number of
8     permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
9     shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity members
10     of a limited liability company in any county shall not
11     exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona fide
12     equity partners of a partnership.
13     Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt
14 only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity
15 shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity
16 partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the
17 corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall
18 be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
19 landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide
20 equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of
21 Illinois who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt on
22 their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
23 rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
24 prescribed by administrative rule.
25     The deer hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid
26 on all farm lands which the person to whom it is issued owns,

 

 

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1 leases or rents, except that in the case of a permit issued to
2 a bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide equity member, or
3 bona fide equity partner, the permit shall be valid on all
4 lands owned by the corporation, limited liability company, or
5 partnership in the county.
6     The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow
7 and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by
8 administrative rule.
9     No person may have in his possession any firearm not
10 authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting season
11 when taking deer.
12     Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be
13 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
14 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
15 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
16 deer by use of shotgun, handgun, or muzzle loading rifle.
17     Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be
18 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
19 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
20 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
21 deer by use of bow and arrow.
22     It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of
23 dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft or other vehicles, or by
24 the use of salt or bait of any kind. An area is considered as
25 baited during the presence of and for 10 consecutive days
26 following the removal of bait. Nothing in this Section shall

 

 

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1 prohibit the use of a dog to track wounded deer. Any person
2 using a dog for tracking wounded deer must maintain physical
3 control of the dog at all times by means of a maximum 50 foot
4 lead attached to the dog's collar or harness. Tracking wounded
5 deer is permissible at night, but at no time outside of legal
6 deer hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling or
7 accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be in
8 possession of any firearm or archery device. Persons tracking
9 wounded deer with a dog during the firearm deer seasons shall
10 wear blaze orange as required. Dog handlers tracking wounded
11 deer with a dog are exempt from hunting license and deer permit
12 requirements so long as they are accompanied by the licensed
13 deer hunter who wounded the deer.
14     It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer
15 which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public
16 highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted by
17 administrative rule.
18     Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded and no bow and
19 arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked
20 position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
21     It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
22 limit of deer by gun, to further participate with gun in any
23 deer hunting party.
24     It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
25 limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate with bow
26 and arrow in any deer hunting party.

 

 

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1     The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the
2 gun deer season by administrative rule.
3     The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident
4 either sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
5     It shall be legal for handicapped persons, as defined in
6 Section 2.33, and persons age 62 or older to utilize a crossbow
7 device, as defined in Department rules, to take deer.
8     Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
9 Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
10 Class B misdemeanor.
11     For the purposes of calculating acreage under this Section,
12 the Department shall, after determining the total acreage of
13 the applicable tract or tracts of land, round remaining
14 fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal to half of
15 an acre up to the next whole acre.
16 (Source: P.A. 95-289, eff. 8-20-07; 95-329, eff. 8-21-07;
17 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-162, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
18     (520 ILCS 5/3.2)  (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
19     Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
20 Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
21 incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
22 other person authorized or designated by the Department to
23 issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
24 person, the person shall file his application with the
25 Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a

 

 

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1 form provided by the Department and further give definite proof
2 of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
3 designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
4 the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
5 names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
6 duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and
7 stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
8 elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized to
9 furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other business
10 establishment. Each application shall be executed and sworn to
11 and shall set forth the name and description of the applicant
12 and place of residence.
13     No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or
14 after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person authorized
15 to issue the license evidence that he has held a hunting
16 license issued by the State of Illinois or another state in a
17 prior year, or a certificate of competency as provided in this
18 Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a Lifetime
19 Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under
20 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not
21 be entitled to hunt unless they have a certificate of
22 competency as provided in this Section and they shall have the
23 certificate in their possession while hunting.
24     The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
25 personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
26 to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in

 

 

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1 firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
2 and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
3 the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
4 receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
5 Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
6 or organization in establishing courses if the organization has
7 as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
8 handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
9     The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
10 person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the
11 handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
12 persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
13 upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
14 instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of
15 firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall be
16 made for any course of instruction except for materials or
17 ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
18 furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
19 education programs to be distributed free of charge to
20 applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
21 authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
22 firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
23 charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
24     The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
25 resident of Illinois is $12 $7. For residents age 65 or older,
26 the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license to

 

 

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1 hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Nonresidents shall
2 be charged $57 $50 for a hunting license.
3     Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
4 for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the
5 State and shall be charged a fee of $35 $28.
6     A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
7 nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
8 and hunting preserve area only, established under Section 3.27,
9 shall be issued upon proper application being made and payment
10 of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license. The
11 expiration date of this license shall be on the same date each
12 year that game breeding and hunting preserve area licenses
13 expire.
14     Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
15 regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee
16 of $15 $10 and shall receive a stamp. Except as provided under
17 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp
18 shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license or
19 permit in a space designated by the Department for that
20 purpose.
21     Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his
22 residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall
23 receive a stamp. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the
24 Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by the
25 person or affixed to his license or permit in a space
26 designated by the Department for that purpose.

 

 

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1     Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require
2 the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
3 in any one license year.
4     The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
5 licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
6 of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
7 consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used as
8 the Department may order.
9     All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
10 expire upon March 31 of each year.
11     Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
12 under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his
13 possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
14 officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
15 sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
16 demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
17 owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
18 deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
19 Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
20 hunting areas.
21 (Source: P.A. 93-554, eff. 8-20-03.)
 
22     (520 ILCS 5/3.39)  (from Ch. 61, par. 3.39)
23     Sec. 3.39. Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
24 Sportsmen's Combination License which shall entitle the holder
25 to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents

 

 

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1 holding a fishing license described in subparagraph (a) of
2 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, and to the
3 same hunting privileges as residents holding a license to hunt
4 all species, as described in Section 3.1 of this Act. However,
5 no Sportsmen's Combination License shall be issued to any
6 person who would be ineligible for either the fishing or
7 hunting license separately. The Sportsmen's Combination
8 License fee shall be $25.50 $18.50. For residents age 65 or
9 older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a Sportsmen's
10 Combination License.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-743, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
12
ARTICLE 99. EFFECTIVE DATE

 
13     Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law, except that Sections 10-15 and 10-20 take effect
15 on January 1, 2010.".