Full Text of HB4428 099th General Assembly
HB4428 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB4428 Introduced , 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 a person may hunt with a bow and arrow on private property during a shotgun hunting season if he or she has the consent of the owner and any tenant of the premises. Effective immediately.
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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 | | during the open season of not more than 14 days which will
be | 11 | | set annually by the Director between the dates of
November 1st | 12 | | and December 31st, both inclusive, or a special 3-day, | 13 | | youth-only season between the dates of September 1 and October | 14 | | 31.
For the purposes of this Section, legal handguns include | 15 | | any centerfire
handguns of .30
caliber or larger with a minimum | 16 | | barrel length of 4 inches. The only legal
ammunition
for a | 17 | | centerfire handgun is a cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with | 18 | | a
capability of at least
500 foot pounds of energy at the | 19 | | muzzle. Full metal jacket bullets may not be
used to
harvest | 20 | | deer. A person may hunt with a bow and arrow on private | 21 | | property during a shotgun hunting season if he or she has the | 22 | | consent of the owner and any tenant of the premises.
| 23 | | The Department shall make administrative rules concerning |
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| 1 | | management
restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and | 2 | | arrow season.
| 3 | | It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | 4 | | with a bow and
arrow during the open season for bow and arrow | 5 | | set annually by the Director
between the dates of September 1st | 6 | | and January 31st, both inclusive.
| 7 | | It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | 8 | | with (i) a
muzzleloading rifle or (ii) bow and arrow during the | 9 | | open season for
muzzleloading rifles set annually by the | 10 | | Director.
| 11 | | The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting | 12 | | forth the
prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and | 13 | | possession limits and
those counties of the State where open | 14 | | seasons are established, to be
published in accordance with | 15 | | Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
| 16 | | The Department may establish separate harvest periods for | 17 | | the purpose of
managing or eradicating disease that has been | 18 | | found in the deer herd. This
season shall be restricted to gun | 19 | | or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department
shall publicly | 20 | | announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
| 21 | | shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting, permit | 22 | | requirements,
application dates, hunting rules, legal weapons, | 23 | | and reporting requirements.
| 24 | | The Department is authorized to establish a separate | 25 | | harvest period at
specific sites within the State for the | 26 | | purpose of harvesting
surplus deer that cannot be taken during |
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| 1 | | the regular season provided for
the taking of deer. This season | 2 | | shall be restricted to gun or bow and
arrow hunting only and | 3 | | shall be established during the period of September 1st
to | 4 | | February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publish | 5 | | suitable
prescribed rules and regulations established by | 6 | | administrative rule pertaining
to management restrictions | 7 | | applicable to this special harvest program. The Department | 8 | | shall allow unused gun deer permits that are left over from a | 9 | | regular season for the taking of deer to be rolled over and | 10 | | used during any separate harvest period held within 6 months of | 11 | | the season for which those tags were issued at no additional | 12 | | cost to the permit holder subject to the management | 13 | | restrictions applicable to the special harvest program.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 97-907, eff. 8-7-12; 98-368, eff. 8-16-13.)
| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 16 | | becoming law.
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