Section 910.20  Permits and Fees

a)         Applications for Field Trial Permits must be received on forms prescribed by the Department of Natural Resources (Department or DNR).  Applications can be submitted by mail, fax or electronic mail and should be sent to:

Department of Natural Resources

Division of Parks and Recreation

One Natural Resources Way

Springfield IL  62702-1271

Email:  DNR.Fieldtrials@illinois.gov

b)         Fees – Illinois Department of Natural Resources Areas

1)         Pointing Breed, Horseback Fox Hound, Retrieving Breed and Flushing Breed Field Trials – $70 per day or part of day and starting January 1, 2025, $100 per day.

2)         Beagle and Coon Hound Field Trials – $25 per day or part of day and starting January 1, 2025, $40 per day.

3)         A Field Trial Permit serves as the DNR Site Activity Permit (17 Ill. Adm. Code 110.4(a)) on sites listed in Section 910.22.  Fees associated with an activity permit are waived.

c)         Field trial participants shall be permitted to remain overnight at designated field trial headquarters areas or staging areas in recreational vehicles or horse trailers with living quarters.  The rates established in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 130.70 (camping fees) appropriate for the services provided shall be assessed.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 8635, effective May 30, 2024)