Full Text of HB1629 103rd General Assembly
HB1629 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB1629 Introduced 2/1/2023, by Rep. Lance Yednock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 520 ILCS 5/2.2 | from Ch. 61, par. 2.2 |
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the Eurasian Collared Dove and Ringed Turtle-Dove are excluded from the list of wildlife protected by the Act. Provides that the Virginia Rail, Sora Rail, Wilson's Snipe, Woodcock, Mourning Dove, and White-winged Dove are classified as migratory game birds for purposes of the Code.
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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 | 5 | | Section 2.2 as follows:
| 6 | | (520 ILCS 5/2.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.2)
| 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
| 11 | | Illinois, or which may be brought into the State.
| 12 | | Wildlife protected by this Act, hereby defined as | 13 | | protected species, include the following wild species and all
| 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
| 23 | | virginianus; Gray Partridge, Perdix perdix; Chukar,
Alectoris |
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| 1 | | chukar; Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus; Greater
| 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.
| 9 | | RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY NON-GAME BIRDS-Loons, Gaviidae; grebes,
| 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,
| 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,
| 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;
| 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.
| 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
| 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
| 17 | | institutions from receiving, holding, and displaying protected | 18 | | species that
were salvaged or legally obtained.
| 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.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-431, eff. 8-16-11; 98-1033, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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