Rep. Michael Unes
Filed: 3/12/2013
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1650




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1650 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 15-15 and  by adding Section 15-155 as follows:
 



6    (515 ILCS 5/15-15)  (from Ch. 56, par. 15-15)



7    Sec. 15-15. Commercial fishing devices. "Commercial 
8fishing
devices" for the purposes of this Code are defined as 
9follows:
buoyed gangings, set gangings, bank pole and line, 
10throw line
or trot line having more than 50 hooks, seine, 
11pocket seine,
otter trawl, dip net, throw net, gill net, 
12trammel net, basket
trap, hoop net, wing net, pound net, trap 
13net, any watercraft used as a primary collection device, and 
14any and
all other devices considered as commercial devices by 
15the
Department when used in the taking of any aquatic life, 
16except
mussels, protected by the terms of this Code.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 87-833.)

 
2    (515 ILCS 5/15-155 new)
3    Sec. 15-155. Watercraft used as a primary collection device 
4for commercial fishes. Any persons licensed as a commercial 
5fisherman who wishes to use their watercraft as a primary 
6collection device for commercial fishes must first obtain a 
7commercial watercraft device tag. All watercraft used as a 
8primary collection device must be legally licensed by the State 
9and be in compliance with all Coast Guard boating 
10regulations.".