Section 890.20  Permit Requirements

a)         Persons wishing to eliminate undesirable fish from water areas under their control, utilizing a fish toxicant, are required to first obtain a permit "To Remove Undesirable Fish" from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

b)         These permits shall be issued by the district fisheries biologist having jurisdiction over the water areas in question.

c)         These permits shall contain the following information:

1)         the full name of the owner of the water area;

2)         the street address or rural box number;

3)         city, state and postal zip code;

4)         county in which the water area is located;

5)         name of the water area, if any;

6)         legal location of water area (township, range and section);

7)         water area's classification (private, organizational, commercial or public);

8)         water area's size in acres, its maximum and average depth in feet, as well as its volume in acre feet;

9)         the area to be treated in acres, as well as the average depth, acre feet and the dosage rate;

10)        the type of treatment - watershed, complete, partial or selective;

11)        the toxicant name, concentration and amount;

12)        the expiration date of the permit;

13)        the full name and address of the fisheries biologist issuing the permit; and

14)        the Aquatic Pesticide Applicator's Permit number of the biologist issuing the permit.

d)         Except for privately-owned artificial impoundments of less than six (6) acres, which are exempt, all requests for a fish removal permit will be cleared via the Endangered Species Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 8, par. 341(a)) with the Endangered Species Program Manager for the Division of Natural Heritage, prior to issuance.