Section 885.103  Herptile Endangered and Threatened Species Propagation Permit Requirements, Application and Fees

a)         A Herptile Endangered and Threatened Species Propagation Permit (HETP) is required of any resident wishing to:

1)         acquire or possess, for the purpose of propagation (intentionally or unintentionally), any herptiles listed under the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act [520 ILCS 10], that have been legally obtained; or

2)         commercialize or offer for sale, any captively propagated and hatched State or federally endangered/threatened herptiles that was legally obtained.

b)         A person must have a valid Department endangered/threatened species possession permit for any State or federally endangered/threatened herptile taxa or any hybrid, intergrade, cross, or morphological variation thereof prior to obtaining a permit under this Section.  Residents seeking to obtain an HETP must be a minimum of 18 years of age and submit an official application along with a non-refundable annual fee of $150.  Applications and instructions for submittal can be found at www.dnr.illinos.gov.

c)         Permits for possession only of endangered or threated species (i.e. no propagation either intentionally or unintentionally) must be applied for at: www://dnr.illinois.gov/ORCApplication Review.

d)         A current list of State endangered/threated herptiles can be found at 17 Ill. Adm. Code 1010.  A list of all federally endangered/threated species can be found at www://ecos.fws.gov.

e)         No HEPT will be issued for any special use herptiles defined in Section 885.120.  Special use herptiles are subject to permitting requirements under Section 885.120.

f)         Release of any propagated endangered/threatened herptiles is strictly prohibited unless authorized by the Department pursuant to Section 5-40 of the Act.

g)         Pursuant to Section 5-20(b) of the Act, any person issued a Herptile Endangered and Threatened Species Propagation permit by the Department who is in possession of a threatened or endangered (T/E) herptile species shall be exempt from an individual's overall possession limit under the permitting system set forth in this Act.  A permitted persons possession limit shall be listed on their issued HETP.

(Source:  Added at 49 Ill. Reg. 10413, effective July 31, 2025)