HB5648eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning fish.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by changing Section 1-20 as follows:

(515 ILCS 5/1-20) (from Ch. 56, par. 1-20)

Sec. 1-20. Aquatic life. "Aquatic life" means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, crayfish, and mussels. For the purposes of Section 20-90, the definition of "aquatic life" shall include, but is not limited to, all fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, algae, or other aquatic plants, and aquatic invertebrates, and any other aquatic animals or plants that the Department identifies in rules adopted after consultation with biologists, zoologists, or other wildlife experts.

(Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)