Rep. Elaine Nekritz

Filed: 10/29/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1846

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1846, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 FY2010 Budget Implementation (Revenue) Act.
 
7     Section 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to make
8 changes in State programs that are necessary to implement the
9 Governor's Fiscal Year 2010 budget recommendations concerning
10 revenue.
 
11
ARTICLE 10. NATURAL RESOURCES

 
12     Section 10-5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
13 changing Sections 20-45 and 20-55 as follows:
 

 

 

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1     (515 ILCS 5/20-45)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
2     Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses
3 for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
4         (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for
5     sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
6     spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110 the fee is
7     $14.50 $12.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, and
8     one-half of the current fishing license fee for individuals
9     age 65 or older, commencing with the 1994 license year.
10         (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
11     device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
12     for which shall be $35. Each and every commercial device
13     used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman
14     as follows:
15             (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
16         of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow
17         trap, or net for commercial purposes the fee is $20.
18             (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
19         line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
20         is $3.
21             (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
22         the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
23         gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
24         lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10. These
25         fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water
26         or on drying reels on the shore.

 

 

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1             (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
2         of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
3         (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
4     sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
5     holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
6     residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)
7     of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
8     residents holding a license to hunt all species as
9     described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
10     sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
11     individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
12     or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
13     license fee shall be $25.50 $18.50. For residents age 65 or
14     older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
15     sportsmen's combination license.
16         (d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices as
17     defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined
18     in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license exempts the
19     licensee from the requirement for a salmon or inland trout
20     stamp. The licenses provided for by this subsection are not
21     required for residents of the State of Illinois who have
22     obtained the license provided for in subsection (a) of this
23     Section.
24         (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
25     device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
26     for which shall be $50.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96; 90-225, eff. 7-25-97; 90-743,
2 eff. 1-1-99.)
 
3     (515 ILCS 5/20-55)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-55)
4     Sec. 20-55. License fees for non-residents. Fees for
5 licenses for non-residents of the State of Illinois are as
6 follows:
7     (a) For sport fishing devices as defined by Section 10-95,
8 or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, non-residents
9 age 16 or older shall be charged $31 $24 for a fishing license
10 to fish. For sport fishing devices as defined by Section 10-95,
11 or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for a period
12 not to exceed 10 consecutive days fishing in the State of
13 Illinois the fee is $19.50 $12.50.
14     For sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95, or
15 spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for 24 hours of
16 fishing the fee is $5. This license exempts the licensee from
17 the salmon or inland trout stamp requirement.
18     (b) All non-residents before using any commercial fishing
19 device shall obtain a non-resident commercial fishing license,
20 the fee for which shall be $150. Each and every commercial
21 device shall be licensed by a non-resident commercial fisherman
22 as follows:
23         (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
24     seine (excluding minnow seines) the fee is $36.
25         (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot line

 

 

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1     device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee is $6.
2         (3) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
3     trammel net the fee is $36.
4         (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
5     gill net the fee is $36.
6     All persons required to have and failing to have the
7 license provided for in subsection (a) of this Section shall be
8 fined under Section 20-35 of this Code. Each person required to
9 have and failing to have the licenses required under subsection
10 (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
11     All licenses provided for in this Section shall expire on
12 March 31 of each year; except that the 24-hour license for
13 sport fishing devices or spearing devices shall expire 24 hours
14 after the effective date and time listed on the face of the
15 license and licenses for sport fishing devices or spearing
16 devices for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days fishing
17 in the State of Illinois as provided in subsection (a) of this
18 Section shall expire at midnight on the tenth day after issued,
19 not counting the day issued.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96; 90-225, eff. 7-25-97; 90-743,
21 eff. 1-1-99.)
 
22     Section 10-10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
23 Sections 1.29, 2.26, 3.2, and 3.39 as follows:
 
24     (520 ILCS 5/1.29)  (from Ch. 61, par. 1.29)

 

 

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1     Sec. 1.29. Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund.
2     (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the State
3 Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. All fees collected from the
4 sale of State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps shall be deposited
5 into this Fund. These moneys shall be appropriated to the
6 Department for the following purposes:
7         (1) 25% 50% of funds derived from the sale of State
8     migratory waterfowl stamps and 100% of all gifts,
9     donations, grants and bequests of money for the
10     conservation and propagation of waterfowl, for projects
11     approved by the Department for the purpose of attracting
12     waterfowl and improving public migratory waterfowl areas
13     within the State, and for payment of the costs of printing
14     State migratory waterfowl stamps, the expenses incurred in
15     acquiring State waterfowl stamp designs and the expenses of
16     producing reprints. These projects may include the repair,
17     maintenance and operation of public migratory waterfowl
18     areas only in emergencies as determined by the State Duck
19     Stamp Committee; but none of the monies spent within the
20     State shall be used for administrative expenses.
21         (2) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
22     migratory waterfowl stamps will be turned over by the
23     Department to appropriate non-profit organizations for the
24     development of waterfowl propagation areas within the
25     Dominion of Canada or the United States that specifically
26     provide waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway.

 

 

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1         (3) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
2     migratory waterfowl stamps shall be turned over by the
3     Department to appropriate non-profit organizations to be
4     used for the implementation of the North American Waterfowl
5     Management Plan. These funds shall be used for the
6     development of waterfowl areas within the Dominion of
7     Canada or the United States that specifically provide
8     waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway.
9         (4) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
10     migratory waterfowl stamps shall be available for use by
11     the Department for internal administrative costs of the
12     Department and for the maintenance of waterfowl habitat,
13     including the replacement, repair, operation, and
14     maintenance of pumps and levees used for water management
15     on public migratory waterfowl areas within the State.
16     (b) Before turning over any funds under the provisions of
17 paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) the Department shall
18 obtain evidence that the project is acceptable to the
19 appropriate governmental agency of the Dominion of Canada or
20 the United States or of one of its Provinces or States having
21 jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by the project,
22 and shall consult those agencies and the State Duck Stamp
23 Committee for approval before allocating funds.
24     (c) The State Duck Stamp Committee shall consist of: (1)
25 The State Waterfowl Biologist, (2) The Chief of the Wildlife
26 Resources Division or his designee, (3) The Chief of the Land

 

 

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1 Management Division or his designee, (4) The Chief of the
2 Engineering Technical Services Division or his designee, and
3 (5) Two or more at large representatives from statewide
4 waterfowl organizations appointed by the Director. The
5 Committee's duties shall be to review and recommend all Duck
6 Stamp Projects and review and recommend all expenditures from
7 the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. The committee shall
8 give due consideration to waterfowl projects that are readily
9 available to holders of the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
10 wherever they may live in Illinois.
11 (Source: P.A. 86-155; 87-135.)
 
12     (520 ILCS 5/2.26)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
13     Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. In this Section, "bona
14 fide equity shareholder" means an individual who (1) purchased,
15 for market price, publicly sold stock shares in a corporation,
16 purchased shares of a privately-held corporation for a value
17 equal to the percentage of the appraised value of the corporate
18 assets represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
19 member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
20 purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
21 corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
22 ownership and (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares
23 of stock for at least 5 years.
24     In this Section, "bona fide equity member" means an
25 individual who (1) (i) became a member upon the formation of

 

 

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1 the limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
2 distributional interest in a limited liability company for a
3 value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of the LLC
4 assets represented by the distributional interest in the LLC
5 and subsequently becomes a member of the company pursuant to
6 Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company Act and who (2)
7 intends to retain the membership for at least 5 years.
8     In this Section, "bona fide equity partner" means an
9 individual who (1) (i) became a partner, either general or
10 limited, upon the formation of a partnership or limited
11 partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been gifted a
12 partnership interest accurately representing his or her
13 percentage distributional interest in the profits, losses, and
14 assets of a partnership or limited partnership, (2) intends to
15 retain ownership of the partnership interest for at least 5
16 years, and (3) is a resident of Illinois.
17     Any person attempting to take deer shall first obtain a
18 "Deer Hunting Permit" in accordance with prescribed
19 regulations set forth in an Administrative Rule. Deer Hunting
20 Permits shall be issued by the Department. The fee for a Deer
21 Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
22 shall not exceed $25.00 $15.00 for residents of the State. The
23 Department may by administrative rule provide for non-resident
24 deer hunting permits for which the fee will not exceed $300 in
25 2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as
26 provided below for non-resident landowners and non-resident

 

 

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1 archery hunters. The Department may by administrative rule
2 provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting of
3 not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325
4 in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter. Permits
5 shall be issued without charge to:
6         (a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who own at
7     least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt their land
8     only,
9         (b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
10     agricultural land where they will hunt, and
11         (c) Bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
12     bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, or
13     bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
14     partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
15     county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's,
16     company's, or partnership's land only. One permit shall be
17     issued without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder,
18     one bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity
19     partner for each 40 acres of land owned by the corporation,
20     company, or partnership in a county; however, the number of
21     permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
22     shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity members
23     of a limited liability company in any county shall not
24     exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona fide
25     equity partners of a partnership.
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1 only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity
2 shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity
3 partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the
4 corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall
5 be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
6 landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide
7 equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of
8 Illinois who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt on
9 their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
10 rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
11 prescribed by administrative rule.
12     The deer hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid
13 on all farm lands which the person to whom it is issued owns,
14 leases or rents, except that in the case of a permit issued to
15 a bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide equity member, or
16 bona fide equity partner, the permit shall be valid on all
17 lands owned by the corporation, limited liability company, or
18 partnership in the county.
19     The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow
20 and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by
21 administrative rule.
22     No person may have in his possession any firearm not
23 authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting season
24 when taking deer.
25     Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be
26 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour

 

 

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1 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
2 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
3 deer by use of shotgun, handgun, or muzzle loading rifle.
4     Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be
5 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
6 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
7 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
8 deer by use of bow and arrow.
9     It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of
10 dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft or other vehicles, or by
11 the use of salt or bait of any kind. An area is considered as
12 baited during the presence of and for 10 consecutive days
13 following the removal of bait. Nothing in this Section shall
14 prohibit the use of a dog to track wounded deer. Any person
15 using a dog for tracking wounded deer must maintain physical
16 control of the dog at all times by means of a maximum 50 foot
17 lead attached to the dog's collar or harness. Tracking wounded
18 deer is permissible at night, but at no time outside of legal
19 deer hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling or
20 accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be in
21 possession of any firearm or archery device. Persons tracking
22 wounded deer with a dog during the firearm deer seasons shall
23 wear blaze orange as required. Dog handlers tracking wounded
24 deer with a dog are exempt from hunting license and deer permit
25 requirements so long as they are accompanied by the licensed
26 deer hunter who wounded the deer.

 

 

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1     It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer
2 which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public
3 highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted by
4 administrative rule.
5     Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded and no bow and
6 arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked
7 position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
8     It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
9 limit of deer by gun, to further participate with gun in any
10 deer hunting party.
11     It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
12 limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate with bow
13 and arrow in any deer hunting party.
14     The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the
15 gun deer season by administrative rule.
16     The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident
17 either sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
18     It shall be legal for handicapped persons, as defined in
19 Section 2.33, and persons age 62 or older to utilize a crossbow
20 device, as defined in Department rules, to take deer.
21     Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
22 Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
23 Class B misdemeanor.
24     For the purposes of calculating acreage under this Section,
25 the Department shall, after determining the total acreage of
26 the applicable tract or tracts of land, round remaining

 

 

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1 fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal to half of
2 an acre up to the next whole acre.
3 (Source: P.A. 95-289, eff. 8-20-07; 95-329, eff. 8-21-07;
4 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-162, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
5     (520 ILCS 5/3.2)  (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
6     Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
7 Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
8 incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
9 other person authorized or designated by the Department to
10 issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
11 person, the person shall file his application with the
12 Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a
13 form provided by the Department and further give definite proof
14 of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
15 designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
16 the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
17 names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
18 duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and
19 stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
20 elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized to
21 furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other business
22 establishment. Each application shall be executed and sworn to
23 and shall set forth the name and description of the applicant
24 and place of residence.
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1 after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person authorized
2 to issue the license evidence that he has held a hunting
3 license issued by the State of Illinois or another state in a
4 prior year, or a certificate of competency as provided in this
5 Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a Lifetime
6 Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under
7 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not
8 be entitled to hunt unless they have a certificate of
9 competency as provided in this Section and they shall have the
10 certificate in their possession while hunting.
11     The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
12 personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
13 to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in
14 firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
15 and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
16 the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
17 receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
18 Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
19 or organization in establishing courses if the organization has
20 as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
21 handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
22     The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
23 person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the
24 handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
25 persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
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1 instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of
2 firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall be
3 made for any course of instruction except for materials or
4 ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
5 furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
6 education programs to be distributed free of charge to
7 applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
8 authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
9 firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
10 charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
11     The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
12 resident of Illinois is $12 $7. For residents age 65 or older,
13 the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license to
14 hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Nonresidents shall
15 be charged $57 $50 for a hunting license.
16     Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
17 for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the
18 State and shall be charged a fee of $35 $28.
19     A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
20 nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
21 and hunting preserve area only, established under Section 3.27,
22 shall be issued upon proper application being made and payment
23 of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license. The
24 expiration date of this license shall be on the same date each
25 year that game breeding and hunting preserve area licenses
26 expire.

 

 

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1     Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
2 regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee
3 of $15 $10 and shall receive a stamp. Except as provided under
4 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp
5 shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license or
6 permit in a space designated by the Department for that
7 purpose.
8     Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his
9 residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall
10 receive a stamp. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the
11 Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by the
12 person or affixed to his license or permit in a space
13 designated by the Department for that purpose.
14     Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require
15 the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
16 in any one license year.
17     The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
18 licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
19 of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
20 consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used as
21 the Department may order.
22     All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
23 expire upon March 31 of each year.
24     Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
25 under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his
26 possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the

 

 

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1 officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
2 sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
3 demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
4 owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
5 deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
6 Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
7 hunting areas.
8 (Source: P.A. 93-554, eff. 8-20-03.)
 
9     (520 ILCS 5/3.39)  (from Ch. 61, par. 3.39)
10     Sec. 3.39. Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
11 Sportsmen's Combination License which shall entitle the holder
12 to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents
13 holding a fishing license described in subparagraph (a) of
14 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, and to the
15 same hunting privileges as residents holding a license to hunt
16 all species, as described in Section 3.1 of this Act. However,
17 no Sportsmen's Combination License shall be issued to any
18 person who would be ineligible for either the fishing or
19 hunting license separately. The Sportsmen's Combination
20 License fee shall be $25.50 $18.50. For residents age 65 or
21 older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a Sportsmen's
22 Combination License.
23 (Source: P.A. 90-743, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
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1     Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
2 January 1, 2010.".