Section 670.50  Rejection of Application/Revocation of Permits

a)         In the event that an applicant for one of the permits available from the Permit Office is in violation of one of subsections (a)(1)-(4), in addition to other penalties the application shall be held in suspension, and any application fees shall be deposited, pending a determination by the permit office of whether the violation was knowing. If the permit office determines the violation was knowing, the application shall be rejected and any fee collected shall be retained by DNR.  The applicant may request a hearing on this decision pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530. Should it be determined that the violation was without the knowledge of the applicant, the permit office will process only the number of applications allowed by Section 670.20 or 670.21 with additional applications rejected and fees returned.

1)         Using a hunting rights lease, mineral rights lease or other lease for land that does not evidence a genuine farm tenancy to obtain an archery deer permit;

2)         Submitting more applications in the same name or by the same person for an archery deer permit than allowed for in Section 670.20 or 670.21;

3)         Providing false and/or deceptive information on the deer permit application form;

4)         Submitting an application when the applicant has a license or permit currently revoked pursuant to Section 3.36 of the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS 5/3.36].

b)         In the event that the purchaser of an over-the-counter archery deer permit is in violation of one of subsections (b)(1) or (2), the permit will be revoked in addition to any other penalties.  The applicant may request a hearing on this decision pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530.

1)         Providing false and/or deceptive information on the deer permit form, which is a Class A misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/2.38).

2)         Purchasing an archery deer permit when the applicant has a license or permit currently revoked pursuant to Section 3.36 of the Wildlife Code, which is a Class A misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/3.36).

c)         Any violations of the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS  5] or administrative rules of the Department (17 Ill. Adm. Code, Chapter I), in addition to other penalties, may result in revocation of deer hunting permits as per 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 12196, effective June 28, 2006)