101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5192

 

Introduced , by Rep. Nathan D. Reitz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
515 ILCS 5/20-5  from Ch. 56, par. 20-5
515 ILCS 5/20-20  from Ch. 56, par. 20-20
515 ILCS 5/20-45  from Ch. 56, par. 20-45
515 ILCS 5/20-55  from Ch. 56, par. 20-55

    Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that any individual, resident or non-resident, who is 18 years of age (rather than 16 years of age) or older shall, before taking or attempting to take any aquatic life protected by the Code by any means whatever in the State of Illinois, obtain a license to do so. Provides that before taking or attempting to take salmon from Lake Michigan, a resident or non-resident who is 18 years of age (rather than 16 years of age) or older shall obtain a salmon stamp authorized by the Department of Natural Resources; before taking or attempting to take trout from all waters except Lake Michigan, a resident or non-resident who is 18 years of age (rather than 16 years of age) or older shall obtain an inland trout stamp authorized by the Department. Requires an individual under 18 years of age (rather than 16 years of age) who possesses a lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license to have in his or her possession, while in the field, a certificate of competency as required under the Wildlife Code. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning fish.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
5changing Sections 20-5, 20-20, 20-45, and 20-55 as follows:
 
6    (515 ILCS 5/20-5)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-5)
7    Sec. 20-5. Necessity of license; exemptions.
8    (a) Any person taking or attempting to take any fish,
9including minnows for commercial purposes, turtles, mussels,
10crayfish, or frogs by any means whatever in any waters or lands
11wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of the State,
12including that part of Lake Michigan under the jurisdiction of
13this State, shall first obtain a license to do so, and shall do
14so only during the respective periods of the year when it shall
15be lawful as provided in this Code. Individuals under 18 16,
16blind residents or residents with a disability, or individuals
17fishing at fee fishing areas licensed by the Department,
18however, may fish with sport fishing devices without being
19required to have a license. For the purpose of this Section an
20individual is blind or has a disability if that individual has
21a Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois
22Identification Card Act. For purposes of this Section an
23Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued

 

 

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1under the Illinois Identification Card Act indicating that the
2individual named on the card has a Class 2 disability shall be
3adequate documentation of a disability.
4    (b) A courtesy non-resident sport fishing license or stamp
5may be issued at the discretion of the Director, without fee,
6to (i) any individual officially employed in the wildlife and
7fish or conservation department of another state or of the
8United States who is within the State to assist or consult or
9cooperate with the Director or (ii) the officials of other
10states, the United States, foreign countries, or officers or
11representatives of conservation organizations or publications
12while in the State as guests of the Governor or Director.
13    (c) The Director may issue special fishing permits without
14cost to groups of hospital patients or to individuals with
15disabilities for use on specified dates in connection with
16supervised fishing for therapy.
17    (d) Veterans who, according to the determination of the
18Veterans' Administration as certified by the Department of
19Veterans' Affairs, are at least 10% disabled with
20service-related disabilities or in receipt of total disability
21pensions may fish with sport fishing devices during those
22periods of the year it is lawful to do so without being
23required to have a license, on the condition that their
24respective disabilities do not prevent them from fishing in a
25manner which is safe to themselves and others.
26    (e) Each year the Director may designate a period, not to

 

 

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1exceed 4 days in duration, when sport fishermen may fish waters
2wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of the State,
3including that part of Lake Michigan under the jurisdiction of
4the State, and not be required to obtain the license or stamp
5required by subsection (a) of this Section, Section 20-10 or
6subsection (a) of Section 20-55. The term of any such period
7shall be established by administrative rule. This subsection
8shall not apply to commercial fishing.
9    (f) The Director may issue special fishing permits without
10cost for a group event, restricted to specific dates and
11locations if it is determined by the Department that the event
12is beneficial in promoting sport fishing in Illinois.
13(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
14    (515 ILCS 5/20-20)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-20)
15    Sec. 20-20. Non-resident licenses. Any individuals 18 16
16years of age or older not residents of the State of Illinois
17shall, before taking or attempting to take any aquatic life
18protected by this Code by any means whatever in the State of
19Illinois, obtain a non-resident license to do so. In addition,
20before taking or attempting to take salmon from Lake Michigan,
21a non-resident 18 16 years of age or older shall obtain a
22salmon stamp authorized by the Department, and before taking or
23attempting to take trout from all waters except Lake Michigan,
24a non-resident 18 16 years of age or older shall obtain an
25inland trout stamp authorized by the Department.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-91.)
 
2    (515 ILCS 5/20-45)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
3    Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses
4for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
5        (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for
6    sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
7    spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, the fee is
8    $14.50 for individuals 18 16 to 64 years old, one-half of
9    the current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or
10    older, and, commencing with the 2012 license year, one-half
11    of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of
12    the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
13    abroad or mobilization by the President of the United
14    States. Veterans must provide, to the Department at one of
15    the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their
16    service. The Department shall establish what constitutes
17    suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing
18    fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
19        (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be
20    $1 for residents over 75 years of age.
21        (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
22    device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
23    for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the
24    fee for which is $14.50. Each and every commercial device
25    used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman

 

 

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1    as follows:
2            (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
3        of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow
4        trap, or net for commercial purposes the fee is $20.
5            (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
6        line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
7        is $3.
8            (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
9        the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
10        gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
11        lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10. These
12        fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water
13        or on drying reels on the shore.
14            (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
15        of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
16        (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
17    sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
18    holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
19    residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)
20    of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
21    residents holding a license to hunt all species as
22    described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
23    sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
24    individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
25    or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
26    license fee shall be $25.50. For residents age 65 or older,

 

 

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1    the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a sportsmen's
2    combination license. For resident veterans of the United
3    States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or
4    mobilization by the President of the United States, the
5    fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of
6    the fee charged for a sportsmen's combination license.
7    Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the
8    Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their
9    service. The Department shall establish what constitutes
10    suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing
11    sportsmen's combination licenses to resident veterans at a
12    reduced fee.
13        (d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices as
14    defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined
15    in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not
16    exempt the licensee from the requirement for a salmon or
17    inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for by this
18    subsection are not required for residents of the State of
19    Illinois who have obtained the license provided for in
20    subsection (a) of this Section.
21        (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
22    device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
23    for which shall be $50.
24        (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
25    residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
26    lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime

 

 

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1    sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
2    holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
3    residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
4    of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
5    residents holding a license to hunt all species as
6    described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
7    sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
8    retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
9    either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
10    upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an
11    individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
12    privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
13    license fees shall be as follows:
14            (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
15        license fee.
16            (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
17        license fee.
18            (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
19        the current sportsmen's combination license fee.
20    Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall
21be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department
22may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use of
23lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime
24license issued under this Section for violations of those rules
25or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
26Wildlife Code. Individuals under 18 16 years of age who possess

 

 

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1a lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall
2have in their possession, while in the field, a certificate of
3competency as required under Section 3.2 of the Wildlife Code.
4Any lifetime license issued under this Section shall not exempt
5individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
6required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife
7Code. Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall
8sign the stamps and have them in their possession while fishing
9or hunting with a lifetime license. All fees received from the
10issuance of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish
11and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
12    Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this
13Section, all licenses provided for in this Section shall expire
14on March 31 of each year, except that the license provided for
15in subsection (d) of this Section shall expire 24 hours after
16the effective date and time listed on the face of the license.
17    All individuals required to have and failing to have the
18license provided for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section
19shall be fined according to the provisions of Section 20-35 of
20this Code.
21    All individuals required to have and failing to have the
22licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
23Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
24(Source: P.A. 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13;
2598-800, eff. 8-1-14.)
 

 

 

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1    (515 ILCS 5/20-55)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-55)
2    Sec. 20-55. License fees for non-residents. Fees for
3licenses for non-residents of the State of Illinois are as
4follows:
5    (a) For sport fishing devices as defined by Section 10-95,
6or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, non-residents
7age 18 16 or older shall be charged $31 for a fishing license
8to fish. For sport fishing devices as defined by Section 10-95,
9or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for a period
10not to exceed 3 consecutive days fishing in the State of
11Illinois the fee is $15.00.
12    For sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95, or
13spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for 24 hours of
14fishing the fee is $10. This license does not exempt the
15licensee from the salmon or inland trout stamp requirement.
16    (b) All non-residents before using any commercial fishing
17device shall obtain a non-resident commercial fishing license,
18the fee for which shall be $300, and a non-resident fishing
19license. Each and every commercial device shall be licensed by
20a non-resident commercial fisherman as follows:
21        (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
22    seine (excluding minnow seines) the fee is $36.
23        (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot line
24    device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee is $6.
25        (3) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
26    trammel net the fee is $36.

 

 

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1        (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
2    gill net the fee is $36.
3    All persons required to have and failing to have the
4license provided for in subsection (a) of this Section shall be
5fined under Section 20-35 of this Code. Each person required to
6have and failing to have the licenses required under subsection
7(b) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
8    All licenses provided for in this Section shall expire on
9March 31 of each year; except that the 24-hour license for
10sport fishing devices or spearing devices shall expire 24 hours
11after the effective date and time listed on the face of the
12license and licenses for sport fishing devices or spearing
13devices for a period not to exceed 3 consecutive days fishing
14in the State of Illinois as provided in subsection (a) of this
15Section shall expire at midnight on the tenth day after issued,
16not counting the day issued.
17(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.