95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1490

 

Introduced 2/21/2007, by Rep. Kurt M. Granberg

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
520 ILCS 5/2.10   from Ch. 61, par. 2.10

    Amends the Wildlife Code. Adds an additional month to both the spring and fall wild turkey open seasons.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning wildlife.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section
5 2.10 as follows:
 
6     (520 ILCS 5/2.10)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.10)
7     Sec. 2.10. The Department may, on an annual basis,
8 establish a spring wild turkey open season within the period
9 beginning on March 1 and running through June 30 May 31, and a
10 fall wild turkey season within the period beginning on
11 September October 1 and running through January 31. It shall be
12 unlawful for any person to take wild turkey without possessing
13 a valid "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit". Persons holding a spring
14 permit may take female wild turkeys with visible beards or male
15 wild turkeys during the spring open season. Persons holding a
16 fall permit may take turkeys of either sex during the fall open
17 season. The Department shall cause notice of administrative
18 rules setting forth the prescribed rules and regulations,
19 including those counties of the State where open seasons are
20 established, to be given in accordance with Sections 1.3 and
21 1.13.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-341, eff. 8-17-95.)