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Rep. Mark H. Beaubien Jr.
Filed: 3/28/2008
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2825
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2825 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 3.1-5 as follows:
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| (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5) |
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| Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program. |
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| (a) Beginning 120 days after the effective date of this |
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| amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department |
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| shall establish an Apprentice Hunter License Program. The |
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| purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting |
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| privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to |
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| persons interested in learning about hunting sports. |
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| (b) Any resident or nonresident who is at least 10 years |
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| old may apply to the Department for an Apprentice Hunter |
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| License. The Apprentice Hunter License shall be a one-time, |
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| non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 |
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| following the date of issuance. |
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| (c) For persons aged 10 through 17, the Apprentice Hunter |
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| License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by |
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| a validly licensed resident or nonresident parent, guardian, or |
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| grandparent. For persons 18 or older, the Apprentice Hunter |
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| License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by |
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| a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter. Possession |
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| of an Apprentice Hunter License shall serve in lieu of a valid |
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| hunting license, but does not exempt the licensee from |
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| compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules and |
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| regulations adopted pursuant to this Code.
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| (d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter |
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| License, the applicant must be a resident of Illinois, request |
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| an Apprentice Hunter License on a form designated and made |
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| available by the Department, and submit a $7 fee, which shall |
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| be separate from and additional to any other stamp, permit, |
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| tag, or license fee that may be required for hunting under this |
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| Code. The Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules |
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| that are reasonable and necessary for the administration of the |
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| program, but shall not require any certificate of competency or |
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| other hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter |
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| License.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1024, eff. 7-14-06.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |