Public Act 098-1033
 
SB3049 EnrolledLRB098 15948 MGM 50995 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 
2.2 and adding Section 2.2b as follows:
 



    (520 ILCS 5/2.2)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.2)



    Sec. 2.2. This Act shall apply only to the wild birds and 
parts of
wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests 
and eggs), and wild mammals and parts
of wild mammals, which 
shall include their green hides, in the State of
Illinois, or 
which may be brought into the State.

    Wildlife protected by this Act, hereby defined as protected 
species, include the following wild species and all
wild 
species contained in listed families, including, but not 
limited to, groups of wild species preceding each family
name: 
(except the House Sparrow, Passer
domesticus; European 
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris; and Rock Pigeon, Domestic
Pigeon, 
Columba livia; Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyio; or Muscovy 
Duck, Cairina moschata).  GAME BIRDS-Ruffed grouse, Bonasa 
umbellus;
Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus; 
Northern Bobwhite, Colinus
virginianus; Gray Partridge, Perdix 
perdix; Chukar,
Alectoris chukar; Ring-necked Pheasant, 
Phasianus colchicus; Greater
Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus 
cupido; Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo.
MIGRATORY GAME 
BIRDS-Waterfowl including brant, ducks, geese, and
swans, 
Anatidae; wild species of the families Rallidae, Scolopacidae, 
Columbidae, and Corvidae that may be legally hunted as provided 
for in Section 2.18 of this Act.
RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY 
NON-GAME BIRDS-Loons, Gaviidae; grebes,
Podicipedidae; 
pelicans, Pelecanidae; gannets, Sulidae; cormorants, 
Phalacrocoracidae; anhingas, Anhingidae; frigatebirds, 
Fregatidae;
herons, bitterns and egrets, Ardeidae; ibises and 
spoonbills,
Threskiornithidae; storks, Ciconiidae; vultures, 
Cathartidae; kites, hawks, ospreys,
and eagles, Accipitridae; 
falcons, merlins, and kestrels, Falconidae; rails, gallinules, 
and moorhens, which may not be legally hunted, Rallidae; 
cranes, Gruidae; all shorebirds that may not be legally hunted, 
of the families Charadriidae, Scolopacidae,
and 
Recurvirostridae gulls,
terns, jaegers, skimmers, and 
kittiwakes, Laridae; dovekies and murrelets, Alcidae; doves 
and pigeons, which may not be legally hunted, Columbidae; 
cuckoos and anis, Cuculidae; owls, Tytonidae and Strigidae;

whip-poor-wills, chuck-will's-widows, and nighthawks, 
Caprimulgidae; swifts, Apodidae;
hummingbirds, Trochilidae, 
Kingfishers, Alcedinidae; woodpeckers, flickers, and 
sapsuckers, Picidae;
kingbirds, pewees, phoebes, and 
flycatchers, Tyrannidae shrikes, Laniidae; vireos, Vireonidae; 
magpies, ravens, and jays, Corvidae; larks, Alaudidae; 
swallows and
martins, Hirundinidae; chickadees and
titmice, 
Paridae; nuthatches, Sittidae; creepers, Certhiidae; wrens,

Troglodytidae; kinglets, Regulidae; gnatcatchers, Sylviidae; 
robins,
bluebirds, solitaires, veerys, and thrushes, Turdidae; 
mockingbirds, catbirds, and thrashers, Mimidae;
pipits, 
Motacillidae; waxwings, Bombycillidae; warblers, parulas, 
redstarts, ovenbirds, waterthrushes, yellowthroats, and chats, 
Parulidae; tanagers, Thraupidae; towhees, longspurs, sparrows, 
buntings, and juncos, Emberizidae; dickcissels, cardinals, 
buntings, and grosbeaks, Cardinalidae;
blackbirds, 
meadowlarks, bobolinks, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles, 
Icteridae; grosbeaks, finches, crossbills, redpolls, and 
siskins, Fringillidae.  GAME MAMMALS-Woodchuck, Marmota
monax; 
Gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis; Fox squirrel, Sciurus 
niger;
 Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus
floridanus; Swamp 
rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus; White-tailed deer,
Odocoileus 
virginianus.  FUR-BEARING MAMMALS-Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus;

Beaver, Castor canadensis; Raccoon, Procyon lotor; Opossum, 
Didelphis virginiana; Least weasel, Mustela nivalis; 
Long-tailed weasel, Mustela
frenata; Mink, Mustela vison; 
River otter, Lontra canadensis; Striped skunk,
Mephitis 
mephitis; Badger, Taxidea taxus; Red fox, Vulpes vulpes; Gray 
fox,
Urocyon cinereoargenteus; Coyote, Canis latrans; Bobcat, 
Lynx rufus.  OTHER
MAMMALS-Flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans; 
Red squirrel, Tamiasciurus
hudsonicus; Eastern Woodrat, 
Neotoma  floridana; Golden Mouse, Ochrotomys
nuttalli; Rice 
Rat, Oryzomys palustris; Franklin's Ground Squirrel, 
Spermophilus franklinii; Bats, Vespertilionidae; Gray wolf, 
Canis lupus; American black bear, Ursus americanus; Cougar, 
Puma concolor.

    It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to take, 
possess, sell,
or offer for sale, propagate, or release into 
the wild, any of these wild birds (dead or alive) and parts of

wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests and 
eggs), wild mammals (dead or alive)
and parts of wild mammals, 
including their green hides contrary to the
provisions of this 
Act.  However, nothing in this Act shall prohibit
bona-fide 
public or state scientific, educational or zoological

institutions from receiving, holding, and displaying protected 
species that
were salvaged or legally obtained.


    It shall be unlawful for any person to take any other 
living wildlife
animal not covered by this Act without the 
permission of the landowner
or tenant.

(Source: P.A. 97-431, eff. 8-16-11.)

 
    (520 ILCS 5/2.2b new)
    Sec. 2.2b. Imminent threat; nuisance permits.
    (a) It shall not be illegal for an owner or tenant of land, 
or their designated agent, to immediately take on his or her 
property a gray wolf, Canis lupus; American black bear, Ursus 
americanus;  or cougar, Puma concolor if, at any time, the gray 
wolf, American black bear, or cougar is stalking, causing an 
imminent threat, or there is a reasonable expectation that it 
causes an imminent threat of physical harm or death to a human, 
livestock, domestic animals or harm to structures or other 
property on the owner's or tenant's land.
    (b) The Department may grant a nuisance permit to the owner 
or tenant of land, or their designated agent, for the taking of 
a gray wolf, American black bear, or cougar that is causing a 
threat to an owner or tenant of land or his or her property 
that is not an immediate threat under subsection (a) of this 
Section. 
    (c) The Department shall adopt rules to implement this 
Section.