96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5858


 
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







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     Amends the Wildlife Code.  Provides that an Apprentice Hunter License may be issued to a person of any age.  Provides that a person with an Apprentice Hunter License who is 18 years of age or older must be supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter who is 21 years of age or older (instead of a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter of any age).  Effective immediately.
  















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    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended  by changing Section 
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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 17 and under 10 through 17, the 
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Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the licensee to hunt 
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while supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident 
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parent, guardian, or grandparent. For persons 18 or older, the 
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Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the licensee to hunt 
 


 






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while supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident 
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hunter who is 21 years of age or older. Possession of an 
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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 request an Apprentice Hunter 
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License on a form designated and made available by the 
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Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from 
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and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee 
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that may be required for hunting  under this Code.   The 
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Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules that are 
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reasonable and necessary for the administration of the program, 
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but shall not require any certificate of competency or other 
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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; 95-739, eff. 7-17-08.)
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.