Full Text of HB4631 95th General Assembly
HB4631 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4631
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. Authorizes taking deer during the open season with a bow and arrow or a crossbow device for handicapped persons and persons age 62 or older.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4631 |
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LRB095 16903 RCE 42946 b |
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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 |
| between the dates of September 1 and October 31.
For the | 16 |
| purposes of this Section, legal handguns include any centerfire
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| 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.
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| The Department shall make administrative rules concerning | 23 |
| management
restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and |
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| arrow season.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| muzzleloading rifles set annually by the Director.
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| The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting | 14 |
| forth the
prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and | 15 |
| possession limits and
those counties of the State where open | 16 |
| seasons are established, to be
published in accordance with | 17 |
| Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
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| The Department may establish separate harvest periods for | 19 |
| the purpose of
managing or eradicating disease that has been | 20 |
| found in the deer herd. This
season shall be restricted to gun | 21 |
| or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department
shall publicly | 22 |
| announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
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| shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting, permit | 24 |
| requirements,
application dates, hunting rules, legal weapons, | 25 |
| and reporting requirements.
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| The Department is authorized to establish a separate |
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| harvest period at
specific sites within the State for the | 2 |
| purpose of harvesting
surplus deer that cannot be taken during | 3 |
| the regular season provided for
the taking of deer. This season | 4 |
| shall be restricted to gun or bow and
arrow hunting only and | 5 |
| shall be established during the period of September 1st
to | 6 |
| February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publish | 7 |
| suitable
prescribed rules and regulations established by | 8 |
| administrative rule pertaining
to management restrictions | 9 |
| applicable to this special harvest program. The Department | 10 |
| shall allow unused gun deer permits that are left over from a | 11 |
| regular season for the taking of deer to be rolled over and | 12 |
| used during any separate harvest period held within 6 months of | 13 |
| the season for which those tags were issued at no additional | 14 |
| cost to the permit holder subject to the management | 15 |
| 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, | 17 |
| eff. 8-21-07; revised 11-15-07.)
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