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1 | AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 2.2 as follows:
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6 | (520 ILCS 5/2.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.2)
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7 | Sec. 2.2. This Act shall apply only to the wild birds and | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | parts of
wild birds (including, but not limited to, their | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | nests and eggs), and wild mammals and parts
of wild mammals, | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | which shall include their green hides, in the State of
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11 | Illinois, or which may be brought into the State.
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12 | Wildlife protected by this Act, hereby defined as | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | protected species, include the following wild species and all
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14 | wild species contained in listed families, including, but not | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | limited to, groups of wild species preceding each family
name: | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (except the House Sparrow, Passer
domesticus; European | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Starling, Sturnus vulgaris; and Rock Pigeon, Domestic
Pigeon, | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Columba livia; Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto; | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Ringed Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea; Purple Swamphen, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Porphyrio porphyio; or Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata). GAME | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | BIRDS-Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus;
Sharp-tailed grouse, | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Tympanuchus phasianellus; Northern Bobwhite, Colinus
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23 | virginianus; Gray Partridge, Perdix perdix; Chukar,
Alectoris |
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1 | chukar; Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus; Greater
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2 | Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido; Wild Turkey, Meleagris | ||||||
3 | gallopavo.
MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS-Waterfowl including brant, | ||||||
4 | ducks, geese, and
swans, Anatidae; wild species of the | ||||||
5 | families Rallidae (Virginia Rails and Sora Rails) , | ||||||
6 | Scolopacidae (Wilson's Snipe and Woodcock) , Columbidae | ||||||
7 | (Mourning Dove and White-winged Dove) , and Corvidae that may | ||||||
8 | be legally hunted as provided for in Section 2.18 of this Act.
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9 | RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY NON-GAME BIRDS-Loons, Gaviidae; grebes,
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10 | Podicipedidae; pelicans, Pelecanidae; gannets, Sulidae; | ||||||
11 | cormorants, Phalacrocoracidae; anhingas, Anhingidae; | ||||||
12 | frigatebirds, Fregatidae;
herons, bitterns and egrets, | ||||||
13 | Ardeidae; ibises and spoonbills,
Threskiornithidae; storks, | ||||||
14 | Ciconiidae; vultures, Cathartidae; kites, hawks, ospreys,
and | ||||||
15 | eagles, Accipitridae; falcons, merlins, and kestrels, | ||||||
16 | Falconidae; rails, gallinules, and moorhens, which may not be | ||||||
17 | legally hunted, Rallidae (unless listed as a migratory game | ||||||
18 | bird) ; cranes, Gruidae; all shorebirds that may not be legally | ||||||
19 | hunted, of the families Charadriidae, Scolopacidae (unless | ||||||
20 | listed as a migratory game bird) ,
and Recurvirostridae gulls,
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21 | terns, jaegers, skimmers, and kittiwakes, Laridae; dovekies | ||||||
22 | and murrelets, Alcidae; doves and pigeons, which may not be | ||||||
23 | legally hunted, Columbidae (unless listed as a migratory game | ||||||
24 | bird) ; cuckoos and anis, Cuculidae; owls, Tytonidae and | ||||||
25 | Strigidae;
whip-poor-wills, chuck-will's-widows, and | ||||||
26 | nighthawks, Caprimulgidae; swifts, Apodidae;
hummingbirds, |
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1 | Trochilidae, Kingfishers, Alcedinidae; woodpeckers, flickers, | ||||||
2 | and sapsuckers, Picidae;
kingbirds, pewees, phoebes, and | ||||||
3 | flycatchers, Tyrannidae shrikes, Laniidae; vireos, Vireonidae; | ||||||
4 | magpies, ravens, and jays, Corvidae; larks, Alaudidae; | ||||||
5 | swallows and
martins, Hirundinidae; chickadees and
titmice, | ||||||
6 | Paridae; nuthatches, Sittidae; creepers, Certhiidae; wrens,
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7 | Troglodytidae; kinglets, Regulidae; gnatcatchers, Sylviidae; | ||||||
8 | robins,
bluebirds, solitaires, veerys, and thrushes, Turdidae; | ||||||
9 | mockingbirds, catbirds, and thrashers, Mimidae;
pipits, | ||||||
10 | Motacillidae; waxwings, Bombycillidae; warblers, parulas, | ||||||
11 | redstarts, ovenbirds, waterthrushes, yellowthroats, and chats, | ||||||
12 | Parulidae; tanagers, Thraupidae; towhees, longspurs, sparrows, | ||||||
13 | buntings, and juncos, Emberizidae; dickcissels, cardinals, | ||||||
14 | buntings, and grosbeaks, Cardinalidae;
blackbirds, | ||||||
15 | meadowlarks, bobolinks, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles, | ||||||
16 | Icteridae; grosbeaks, finches, crossbills, redpolls, and | ||||||
17 | siskins, Fringillidae. GAME MAMMALS-Woodchuck, Marmota
monax; | ||||||
18 | Gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis; Fox squirrel, Sciurus | ||||||
19 | niger;
Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus
floridanus; Swamp | ||||||
20 | rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus; White-tailed deer,
Odocoileus | ||||||
21 | virginianus. FUR-BEARING MAMMALS-Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus;
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22 | Beaver, Castor canadensis; Raccoon, Procyon lotor; Opossum, | ||||||
23 | Didelphis virginiana; Least weasel, Mustela nivalis; | ||||||
24 | Long-tailed weasel, Mustela
frenata; Mink, Mustela vison; | ||||||
25 | River otter, Lontra canadensis; Striped skunk,
Mephitis | ||||||
26 | mephitis; Badger, Taxidea taxus; Red fox, Vulpes vulpes; Gray |
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1 | fox,
Urocyon cinereoargenteus; Coyote, Canis latrans; Bobcat, | ||||||
2 | Lynx rufus. OTHER
MAMMALS-Flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans; | ||||||
3 | Red squirrel, Tamiasciurus
hudsonicus; Eastern Woodrat, | ||||||
4 | Neotoma floridana; Golden Mouse, Ochrotomys
nuttalli; Rice | ||||||
5 | Rat, Oryzomys palustris; Franklin's Ground Squirrel, | ||||||
6 | Spermophilus franklinii; Bats, Vespertilionidae; Gray wolf, | ||||||
7 | Canis lupus; American black bear, Ursus americanus; Cougar, | ||||||
8 | Puma concolor.
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9 | It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to take, | ||||||
10 | possess, sell,
or offer for sale, propagate, or release into | ||||||
11 | the wild, any of these wild birds (dead or alive) and parts of
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12 | wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests and | ||||||
13 | eggs), wild mammals (dead or alive)
and parts of wild mammals, | ||||||
14 | including their green hides contrary to the
provisions of this | ||||||
15 | Act. However, nothing in this Act shall prohibit
bona-fide | ||||||
16 | public or state scientific, educational or zoological
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17 | institutions from receiving, holding, and displaying protected | ||||||
18 | species that
were salvaged or legally obtained.
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19 | It shall be unlawful for any person to take any other | ||||||
20 | living wildlife
animal not covered by this Act without the | ||||||
21 | permission of the landowner
or tenant.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 97-431, eff. 8-16-11; 98-1033, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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