Full Text of HB1163 97th General Assembly
HB1163eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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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 | | 2.25 as follows:
| 6 | | (520 ILCS 5/2.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)
| 7 | | Sec. 2.25. It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer | 8 | | except (i) with
a shotgun, handgun, or muzzleloading rifle or | 9 | | (ii) as provided by
administrative rule,
with a bow and arrow, | 10 | | or crossbow device for handicapped persons, as defined
in | 11 | | Section 2.33, and persons age 62 or older during the open | 12 | | season of not more than 14 days which will
be set annually by | 13 | | the Director between the dates of
November 1st and December | 14 | | 31st, both inclusive, or a special 2-day, youth-only season | 15 | | between the dates of September 1 and October 31.
For the | 16 | | purposes of this Section, legal handguns include any centerfire
| 17 | | handguns of .30
caliber or larger with a minimum barrel length | 18 | | of 4 inches. The only legal
ammunition
for a centerfire handgun | 19 | | is a cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a
capability of at | 20 | | least
500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Full metal | 21 | | jacket bullets may not be
used to
harvest deer.
| 22 | | The Department shall make administrative rules concerning | 23 | | management
restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and |
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| 1 | | arrow season.
| 2 | | It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | 3 | | with a bow and
arrow, or crossbow device for handicapped | 4 | | persons,
as defined in Section
2.33, and persons age 62 or | 5 | | older during the open season for bow and arrow set annually by | 6 | | the Director
between the dates of September 1st and January | 7 | | 31st, both inclusive.
| 8 | | It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | 9 | | with (i) a
muzzleloading rifle, or (ii) bow and arrow, or | 10 | | crossbow device for
handicapped persons, as defined in Section | 11 | | 2.33, and persons age 62 or older during the open season for
| 12 | | muzzleloading rifles set annually by the Director. A person may | 13 | | use black powder cartridges during the open season for | 14 | | muzzleloading rifles.
| 15 | | The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting | 16 | | forth the
prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and | 17 | | possession limits and
those counties of the State where open | 18 | | seasons are established, to be
published in accordance with | 19 | | Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
| 20 | | The Department may establish separate harvest periods for | 21 | | the purpose of
managing or eradicating disease that has been | 22 | | found in the deer herd. This
season shall be restricted to gun | 23 | | or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department
shall publicly | 24 | | announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
| 25 | | shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting, permit | 26 | | requirements,
application dates, hunting rules, legal weapons, |
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| 1 | | and reporting requirements.
| 2 | | The Department is authorized to establish a separate | 3 | | harvest period at
specific sites within the State for the | 4 | | purpose of harvesting
surplus deer that cannot be taken during | 5 | | the regular season provided for
the taking of deer. This season | 6 | | shall be restricted to gun or bow and
arrow hunting only and | 7 | | shall be established during the period of September 1st
to | 8 | | February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publish | 9 | | suitable
prescribed rules and regulations established by | 10 | | administrative rule pertaining
to management restrictions | 11 | | applicable to this special harvest program. The Department | 12 | | shall allow unused gun deer permits that are left over from a | 13 | | regular season for the taking of deer to be rolled over and | 14 | | used during any separate harvest period held within 6 months of | 15 | | the season for which those tags were issued at no additional | 16 | | cost to the permit holder subject to the management | 17 | | restrictions applicable to the special harvest program.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 94-919, eff. 6-26-06; 95-13, eff. 1-1-08; 95-329, | 19 | | eff. 8-21-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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