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    AN ACT concerning public land.
  
 
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public 
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Land Pack and Saddle Animal Access Act.
 
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    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
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    "Pack animal" means a beast of burden, such as a horse, 
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mule, donkey, or llama, used as a means of transporting 
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materials.
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    "Public land" means land that is open to the general public 
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and is owned or managed by the State. 
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    "Saddle animal" means an animal, such as a horse, that is 
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ridden.
 
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    Section 10. Access to public land. In maintaining public 
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land, the Department of Natural Resources, or other designated 
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agency, shall preserve and facilitate continued use of and 
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access to public land by pack and saddle animals where such use 
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is currently authorized.
 
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    Section 15. Trail closure. 
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    (a) The Department of Natural Resources, or other 
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designated agency, may implement a reduction in access to a 
 


 






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trail by pack and saddle animals under the following 
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conditions:

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        (1)  where conditions are not suitable because of 
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    significant public safety concerns or where necessary for 
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    maintenance; or

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        (2) for reasons related to the mission of the 
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    Department of Natural Resources or other designated 
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    agency.

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    (b) If a trail closure or other reduction is implemented 
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under this Section, such closure or reduction shall be posted 
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at the trailhead.

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    (c)  Nothing in this Section alters or limits the State's 
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authority to implement a temporary emergency closure of a trail 
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or road to pack and saddle animals.