Full Text of HB6144 96th General Assembly
HB6144 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB6144
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Richard P. Myers 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 it shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except during the open season of not more than 21 days (instead of 14 days) which will
be set annually by the Director between the dates of
November 1st and December 31st, both inclusive, or a special 2-day, youth-only season between the dates of September 1 and October 31.
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A BILL FOR
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HB6144 |
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LRB096 18607 JDS 33989 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 21 14 days which will
be set annually | 13 |
| by 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
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| 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; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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