Section 530.10  Statewide General Regulations

a)         Game breeding and hunting preserve areas licensed pursuant to Section 3.27 of the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS 5/3.27] and managed pursuant to Sections 3.28 and 3.29 of the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS 5/3.28 and 3.29] are exempt from all provisions in this Part except for those pertaining to rabbit and crow in Section 530.20, 530.60, and the provisions of Section 530.10(b) pertaining to holders of Standing Vehicle Permits.

b)         Holders of Standing Vehicle Permits issued by the Department pursuant to Section 2.33 of the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS 5/2.33] shall be permitted to carry a loaded and uncased shotgun in or on a vehicle or conveyance under the following conditions:

1)         the permittee must be in the field legally hunting pheasant, quail, Hungarian partridge or rabbit;

2)         the shotgun's mechanical safety must be functioning and engaged while the vehicle or conveyance is moving;

3)         the vehicle or conveyance must be operated by a responsible person other than the permittee;

4)         the permittee, the vehicle or conveyance operator, and any other persons in the hunting party must wear a blaze orange or blaze pink cap;

5)         the vehicle must be operated at a normal walk speed of no greater than 5 mph; and

6)         The vehicle or conveyance must be constructed so:

A)        it puts the permittee forward of the vehicle operator; and

B)        the permittee is in a securely fastened chair or seat.

c)         Hunting from a vehicle without a standing vehicle permit is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum $500 fine and a maximum $5,000 fine in addition to other statutory penalties (see 520 ILCS 5/2.33(i)).  All other violations of this Part are Class B misdemeanors (see 520 ILCS 5/2.33(hh)).

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 15519, effective October 17, 2024)