99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6018

 

Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
520 ILCS 5/2.30  from Ch. 61, par. 2.30

    Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the taking of various animals.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section
52.30 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/2.30)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.30)
7    Sec. 2.30. It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or
8or to hunt with gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow, gray
9fox, red fox, raccoon, weasel, mink, muskrat, badger, bobcat,
10and opossum except during the open season which will be set
11annually by the Director between 12:01 a.m., November 1 to
1212:00 midnight, February 15, both inclusive.
13    It is unlawful to pursue any fur-bearing mammal with a dog
14or dogs between the hours of sunset and sunrise during the 10
15day period preceding the opening date of the raccoon hunting
16season and the 10 day period following the closing date of the
17raccoon hunting season except that the Department may issue
18field trial permits in accordance with Section 2.34 of this
19Act. A non-resident from a state with more restrictive
20fur-bearer pursuit regulations for any particular species than
21provided for that species in this Act may not pursue that
22species in Illinois except during the period of time that
23Illinois residents are allowed to pursue that species in the

 

 

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1non-resident's state of residence. Hound running areas
2approved by the Department shall be exempt from the provisions
3of this Section.
4    It shall be unlawful to take beaver, river otter, weasel,
5mink, or muskrat except during the open season set annually by
6the Director, and then, only with traps, except that a firearm,
7pistol, or airgun of a caliber not larger than a .22 long rifle
8may be used to remove the animal from the trap.
9    It shall be unlawful for any person to trap beaver or river
10otter with traps except during the open season which will be
11set annually by the Director between 12:01 a.m., November 1st
12and 12:00 midnight, March 31, both inclusive.
13    Coyote may be taken by trapping methods only during the
14period from September 1 to March 1, both inclusive, and by
15hunting methods at any time.
16    Striped skunk may be taken by trapping methods only during
17the period from September 1 to March 1, both inclusive, and by
18hunting methods at any time.
19    Muskrat may be taken by trapping methods during an open
20season set annually by the Director.
21    For the purpose of taking fur-bearing mammals, the State
22may be divided into management zones by administrative rule.
23    It shall be unlawful to take or possess more than the
24season limit or possession limit of fur-bearing mammals that
25shall be set annually by the Director. The season limit for
26river otter shall not exceed 5 river otters per person per

 

 

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1season. The season limit for bobcat shall not exceed one bobcat
2per permit. Possession limits shall not apply to fur buyers,
3tanners, manufacturers, and taxidermists, as defined by this
4Act, who possess fur-bearing mammals in accordance with laws
5governing such activities.
6    Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the taking or
7possessing of fur-bearing mammals found dead or
8unintentionally killed by a vehicle along a roadway during the
9open season provided the person who possesses such fur-bearing
10mammals has all appropriate licenses, stamps, or permits; the
11season for which the species possessed is open; and that such
12possession and disposal of such fur-bearing mammals is
13otherwise subject to the provisions of this Section.
14    The provisions of this Section are subject to modification
15by administrative rule.
16(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-924, eff. 8-15-14;
1799-33, eff. 1-1-16.)