Public Act 095-0739
 		





HB2825 Enrolled
LRB095 06442 CMK 26543 b






    AN ACT concerning wildlife.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 



 
    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended  by changing Section 
3.1-5 as follows:
 
    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5)
    Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program.
    (a) Beginning 120 days after the effective date of this 
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department 
shall establish an Apprentice Hunter  License Program. The 
purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting 
privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to 
persons interested in learning about hunting sports.
    (b)  Any resident or nonresident who is at least 10 years 
old  may  apply to the Department for an Apprentice Hunter 
License. The Apprentice Hunter License shall be a one-time, 
non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 
following the date of issuance.
    (c) For persons aged 10 through 17, the Apprentice Hunter 
License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by 
a validly licensed resident or nonresident parent, guardian, or 
grandparent. For persons 18 or older, the Apprentice Hunter 
License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by 
a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter. Possession 
of an Apprentice Hunter License shall  serve in lieu of a valid 
hunting license, but does not exempt the licensee from 
compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules and 
regulations adopted pursuant to this Code.

    (d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter 
License, the applicant must be a resident of Illinois, request 
an Apprentice Hunter License on a form designated and made 
available by the Department, and submit a $7 fee, which shall 
be separate from and additional to any other stamp, permit, 
tag, or license fee that may be required for hunting  under this 
Code.   The Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules 
that are reasonable and necessary for the administration of the 
program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or 
other hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter 
License.

(Source: P.A. 94-1024, eff. 7-14-06.)
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.