Full Text of HB4237 103rd General Assembly
HB4237 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB4237 Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 520 ILCS 5/2.11 | from Ch. 61, par. 2.11 |
| Amends the Wildlife Code. Permits the taking of wild turkey by a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than .410 bore, using shot size not larger than No. 4. Now, the Code permits the taking of wild turkey by a shotgun of not larger than 10 nor smaller than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning wildlife. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 2.11 as follows: | 6 | | (520 ILCS 5/2.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11) | 7 | | Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild | 8 | | turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit" | 9 | | in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an | 10 | | administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident | 11 | | Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15. | 12 | | Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in | 13 | | any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to | 14 | | exceed $125 for wild turkey hunting permits. | 15 | | The Department may by administrative rule allocate and | 16 | | issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for | 17 | | such permits. | 18 | | It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a | 19 | | bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor | 20 | | smaller than .410 bore, using 20 gauge with shot size not | 21 | | larger than No. 4, and no person while attempting to so take | 22 | | wild turkey may have in his possession any other gun unless in | 23 | | accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. |
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| 1 | | It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild | 2 | | turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to | 3 | | 1/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as | 4 | | may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for | 5 | | which an open season is established. | 6 | | It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to | 7 | | take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles, | 8 | | aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or | 9 | | aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this | 10 | | Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid, | 11 | | including food, salt, minerals, and other products, except | 12 | | pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such | 13 | | a manner as to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means | 14 | | the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys. | 15 | | An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for | 16 | | 10 consecutive days following the removal of the bait. | 17 | | It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have | 18 | | in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit. | 19 | | For the purposes of calculating acreage under this | 20 | | Section, the Department shall, after determining the total | 21 | | acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round | 22 | | remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal | 23 | | to half of an acre up to the next whole acre. | 24 | | For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this | 25 | | Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation, | 26 | | including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal |
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| 1 | | agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or | 2 | | normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting, | 3 | | and maintenance such as cultivating. Such manipulation for the | 4 | | purpose of taking wild turkey may be further modified by | 5 | | administrative rule. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22 .) |
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