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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 Sections 20-45, 20-50, and 20-51 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,
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.
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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 who are enrolled in | ||||||
2 | the Benefit Access Program with the Department on Aging.
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3 | (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing | ||||||
4 | device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee | ||||||
5 | for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the | ||||||
6 | fee for which is $14.50.
Each and every commercial device | ||||||
7 | used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman | ||||||
8 | as follows:
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9 | (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
10 | of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow | ||||||
11 | trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.
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12 | (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | ||||||
13 | line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | ||||||
14 | is $3.
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15 | (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for | ||||||
16 | the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of | ||||||
17 | gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional | ||||||
18 | lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These | ||||||
19 | fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water | ||||||
20 | or on drying
reels on the shore.
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21 | (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
22 | of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.
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23 | (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a | ||||||
24 | sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the | ||||||
25 | holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
26 | residents holding a license as
described in subsection (a) |
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1 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
2 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as
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3 | described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No | ||||||
4 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any | ||||||
5 | individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing | ||||||
6 | or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination | ||||||
7 | license fee shall be $25.50.
For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
8 | the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's | ||||||
9 | combination license. For resident veterans of the United | ||||||
10 | States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or | ||||||
11 | mobilization by the President of the United States, the | ||||||
12 | fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of | ||||||
13 | the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination license. | ||||||
14 | Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the | ||||||
15 | Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | ||||||
16 | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||||||
17 | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | ||||||
18 | sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a | ||||||
19 | reduced fee.
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20 | (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as | ||||||
21 | defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined | ||||||
22 | in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not | ||||||
23 | exempt the licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or | ||||||
24 | inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for
by this | ||||||
25 | subsection
are not required for residents of the State of | ||||||
26 | Illinois who have obtained the
license provided for in |
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1 | subsection (a) of this Section.
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2 | (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel | ||||||
3 | device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee | ||||||
4 | for which shall be $50.
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5 | (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing | ||||||
6 | residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a | ||||||
7 | lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime | ||||||
8 | sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the | ||||||
9 | holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
10 | residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) | ||||||
11 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
12 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as | ||||||
13 | described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime | ||||||
14 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or | ||||||
15 | retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for | ||||||
16 | either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either | ||||||
17 | upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an | ||||||
18 | individual to have either or both fishing or hunting | ||||||
19 | privileges
rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing | ||||||
20 | license fees shall be as follows:
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21 | (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | ||||||
22 | license fee.
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23 | (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | ||||||
24 | license fee.
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25 | (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | ||||||
26 | the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.
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1 | Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall | ||||||
2 | be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department | ||||||
3 | may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of | ||||||
4 | lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime | ||||||
5 | license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules | ||||||
6 | or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
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7 | Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a | ||||||
8 | lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have | ||||||
9 | in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of | ||||||
10 | competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
11 | Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt | ||||||
12 | individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
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13 | required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife | ||||||
14 | Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall | ||||||
15 | sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing | ||||||
16 | or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the | ||||||
17 | issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish | ||||||
18 | and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.
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19 | Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this | ||||||
20 | Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire | ||||||
21 | on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for | ||||||
22 | in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after | ||||||
23 | the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.
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24 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
25 | license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section | ||||||
26 | shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of |
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1 | this Code.
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2 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
3 | licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this | ||||||
4 | Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; | ||||||
6 | 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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7 | (515 ILCS 5/20-50) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-50)
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8 | Sec. 20-50. Salmon stamp fee. The fee for a salmon stamp | ||||||
9 | shall be $6 for
both resident and non-resident licensees. The | ||||||
10 | fee for a salmon stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 | ||||||
11 | years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program | ||||||
12 | with the Department on Aging. Every person shall sign the | ||||||
13 | salmon
stamp or affix the salmon stamp to his or her license. | ||||||
14 | These stamps shall
expire on March 31 of each year. All | ||||||
15 | individuals required to have and failing
to have a salmon stamp | ||||||
16 | as provided in Section 20-10 of this Code shall be
guilty of a | ||||||
17 | petty offense.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-91.)
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19 | (515 ILCS 5/20-51)
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20 | Sec. 20-51. Inland trout stamp. The fee for an inland trout | ||||||
21 | stamp shall
be $6 for both resident and nonresident licensees. | ||||||
22 | The fee for an inland trout stamp shall be waived for residents | ||||||
23 | over 75 years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access | ||||||
24 | Program with the Department on Aging. These stamps shall expire
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1 | on March 31 of each year. All individuals required to have and | ||||||
2 | who fail to
have an inland trout stamp, as provided in Section | ||||||
3 | 20-11 of this Code, shall be
guilty of a petty offense.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 88-91.)
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5 | Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||||
6 | Section 3.2 as follows:
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7 | (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
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8 | Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. | ||||||
9 | Before the
Department or any county, city, village, township, | ||||||
10 | incorporated town clerk
or his duly designated agent or any | ||||||
11 | other person authorized or designated
by the Department to | ||||||
12 | issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license
to any | ||||||
13 | person, the person shall file his application with the | ||||||
14 | Department or
other party authorized to issue licenses on a | ||||||
15 | form provided by the
Department and further give definite proof | ||||||
16 | of identity and place of legal
residence. Each clerk | ||||||
17 | designating agents to issue licenses and stamps
shall furnish | ||||||
18 | the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
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19 | names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his | ||||||
20 | duly
designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and | ||||||
21 | stamps only
within the territorial area for which he was | ||||||
22 | elected or appointed. No duly
designated agent is authorized to | ||||||
23 | furnish licenses or stamps for
issuance by any other business | ||||||
24 | establishment. Each
application shall be executed and sworn to |
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1 | and shall set forth the name
and description of the applicant | ||||||
2 | and place of residence.
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3 | No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or | ||||||
4 | after January
1,
1980
unless he presents the person authorized | ||||||
5 | to issue the license
evidence that he has held a hunting | ||||||
6 | license issued by the State of Illinois
or another state in a | ||||||
7 | prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this | ||||||
8 | Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a
Lifetime | ||||||
9 | Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under | ||||||
10 | Section
20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not | ||||||
11 | be entitled to hunt
unless they have a certificate of | ||||||
12 | competency as provided in this Section and
they shall have the | ||||||
13 | certificate in their possession while hunting.
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14 | The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
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15 | personnel of the
Department or certified volunteer instructors | ||||||
16 | to conduct courses, of not
less than 10 hours in length, in | ||||||
17 | firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow | ||||||
18 | and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
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19 | the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall | ||||||
20 | receive a
certificate of competency. The Department of Natural | ||||||
21 | Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association | ||||||
22 | or organization in establishing
courses if the organization has | ||||||
23 | as one of its objectives the promotion of
safety in the | ||||||
24 | handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
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25 | The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
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26 | person found by it
to be competent to give instruction in the |
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1 | handling of firearms, hunter
safety, and bow and arrow. The | ||||||
2 | persons so appointed shall give the
course of instruction and | ||||||
3 | upon the successful completion shall
issue to the person | ||||||
4 | instructed a certificate of competency in the safe
handling of | ||||||
5 | firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall
be | ||||||
6 | made for any course of instruction except for materials or | ||||||
7 | ammunition
consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
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8 | furnish information on
the requirements of hunter safety | ||||||
9 | education programs to be distributed
free of charge to | ||||||
10 | applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and | ||||||
11 | authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
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12 | firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee | ||||||
13 | charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
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14 | The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a | ||||||
15 | resident of
Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
16 | and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans | ||||||
17 | of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | ||||||
18 | abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, | ||||||
19 | the fee is one-half of the
fee charged for a hunting license to | ||||||
20 | hunt all species for a resident of
Illinois. Veterans must | ||||||
21 | provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5 | ||||||
22 | regional offices, verification of their service. The | ||||||
23 | Department shall establish what constitutes suitable | ||||||
24 | verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident | ||||||
25 | veterans hunting
licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a | ||||||
26 | hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents |
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1 | over 75 years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access | ||||||
2 | Program with the Department on Aging. Nonresidents shall be | ||||||
3 | charged $57 for a hunting license.
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4 | Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license | ||||||
5 | for a
period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the | ||||||
6 | State and shall
be charged a fee of $35.
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7 | A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a | ||||||
8 | nonresident to
take game birds by hunting on a game breeding | ||||||
9 | and hunting preserve
area only, established under Section 3.27, | ||||||
10 | shall be issued upon proper
application being made and payment | ||||||
11 | of a fee equal to that for a resident
hunting license. The | ||||||
12 | expiration date of this license shall be on the same
date each | ||||||
13 | year that game breeding and hunting preserve
area licenses | ||||||
14 | expire.
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15 | Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, | ||||||
16 | regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee | ||||||
17 | of $15 and
shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Migratory | ||||||
18 | Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 years of | ||||||
19 | age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program with the | ||||||
20 | Department on Aging. Except as provided under
Section 20-45 of | ||||||
21 | the Fish and Aquatic Life Code,
the stamp shall be signed by | ||||||
22 | the person or affixed to his license
or permit in a space | ||||||
23 | designated by the Department for that purpose.
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24 | Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his | ||||||
25 | residence
or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall | ||||||
26 | receive a
stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall be |
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1 | waived for residents over 75 years of age who are enrolled in | ||||||
2 | the Benefit Access Program with the Department on Aging. Except | ||||||
3 | as provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life
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4 | Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his | ||||||
5 | license or
permit in a space designated by the Department for | ||||||
6 | that purpose.
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7 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require | ||||||
8 | the purchase
of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person | ||||||
9 | in any one license year.
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10 | The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer | ||||||
11 | Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age who | ||||||
12 | are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program with the Department | ||||||
13 | on Aging. | ||||||
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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