Full Text of HB2589 96th General Assembly
HB2589 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB2589
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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520 ILCS 5/2.25 |
from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 |
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the special 2-day, youth-only deer hunting season must take place on the Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday of the last weekend in September (now, between the dates of September 1 and October 31). Provides that the separate harvest period for the purpose of harvesting
surplus deer must occur during the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the last weekend in September (now, during September 1st
to February 15th, inclusive). Provides that the separate harvest period for the purpose of
managing or eradicating disease must occur during the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the last weekend in September.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section | 5 |
| 2.25 as follows:
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| (520 ILCS 5/2.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)
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| 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
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| 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 |
| during the Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday of the | 16 |
| last weekend in September between the dates of September 1 and | 17 |
| October 31 .
For the purposes of this Section, legal handguns | 18 |
| include any centerfire
handguns of .30
caliber or larger with a | 19 |
| minimum barrel length of 4 inches. The only legal
ammunition
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| for a centerfire handgun is a cartridge of .30 caliber or | 21 |
| larger with a
capability of at least
500 foot pounds of energy | 22 |
| at the muzzle. Full metal jacket bullets may not be
used to
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| harvest deer.
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| The Department shall make administrative rules concerning | 2 |
| management
restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and | 3 |
| arrow season.
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| It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | 5 |
| with a bow and
arrow, or crossbow device for handicapped | 6 |
| persons,
as defined in Section
2.33, and persons age 62 or | 7 |
| older during the open season for bow and arrow set annually by | 8 |
| the Director
between the dates of September 1st and January | 9 |
| 31st, both inclusive.
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| It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | 11 |
| with (i) a
muzzleloading rifle, or (ii) bow and arrow, or | 12 |
| crossbow device for
handicapped persons, as defined in Section | 13 |
| 2.33, and persons age 62 or older during the open season for
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| muzzleloading rifles set annually by the Director.
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| 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.
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| The Department may establish a separate harvest period | 21 |
| periods for the purpose of
managing or eradicating disease that | 22 |
| has been found in the deer herd. This
season shall be during | 23 |
| the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the last weekend in | 24 |
| September, and it shall be restricted to gun or bow and arrow | 25 |
| hunting only. The Department
shall publicly announce, via | 26 |
| statewide news release, the season dates and
shooting hours, |
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| the counties and sites open to hunting, permit requirements,
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| application dates, hunting rules, legal weapons, and reporting | 3 |
| requirements.
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| The Department is authorized to establish a separate | 5 |
| harvest period at
specific sites within the State for the | 6 |
| purpose of harvesting
surplus deer that cannot be taken during | 7 |
| the regular season provided for
the taking of deer. This season | 8 |
| shall be restricted to gun or bow and
arrow hunting only and | 9 |
| shall be established during the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of | 10 |
| the last weekend in September the period of September 1st
to | 11 |
| February 15th, both inclusive . The Department shall publish | 12 |
| suitable
prescribed rules and regulations established by | 13 |
| administrative rule pertaining
to management restrictions | 14 |
| applicable to this special harvest program. The Department | 15 |
| shall allow unused gun deer permits that are left over from a | 16 |
| regular season for the taking of deer to be rolled over and | 17 |
| used during any separate harvest period held within 6 months of | 18 |
| the season for which those tags were issued at no additional | 19 |
| cost to the permit holder subject to the management | 20 |
| restrictions applicable to the special harvest program.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-919, eff. 6-26-06; 95-13, eff. 1-1-08; 95-329, | 22 |
| eff. 8-21-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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