Section 4000.415  Removal or Introduction of Objects

a)         Except in the circumstances described in subsection (b) and (c) below, there shall be no removal or consumptive use of any material, product, or object from a nature preserve and there shall be no introduction of any material, product, or object to a nature preserve.  Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, grazing by domestic animals; farming; gathering of firewood or any plant material including roots and seeds; mining or quarrying; harvesting of aquatic life, furbearers, or game animals; and dumping of garbage or other materials.

b)         Removal or introduction of objects is allowed pursuant to Sections 4000.210 through 4000.280, Sections 4000.415 through 4000.475, Section 4000.570, and Section 4000.580; and as may be provided in the instrument of dedication, the master plan, management schedule, or pursuant to Section 4000.160.

c)         With prior notification of the Commission:

1)         Old interior fences may be removed, giving consideration to leaving posts to mark boundaries between former land uses;

2)         Rubbish may be removed; and

3)         Structures having no utilitarian, historic, scientific, or habitat value may be demolished or removed.

(Source:  Added at 18 Ill. Reg. 2290, effective January 31, 1994)