Full Text of HB6187 99th General Assembly
HB6187 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB6187 Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 520 ILCS 5/2.25 | from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 |
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Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that rifles with cartridges that fire a bullet of .357-inch diameter or larger, have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches, and have a maximum case length of 1.8 inches may be used to take deer. 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, rifle, or muzzleloading | 9 | | rifle or (ii) as provided by
administrative rule,
with a bow | 10 | | and arrow, during the open season of not more than 14 days | 11 | | which will
be set annually by the Director between the dates of
| 12 | | November 1st and December 31st, both inclusive, or a special | 13 | | 3-day, youth-only season between the dates of September 1 and | 14 | | October 31.
For the purposes of this Section, legal handguns | 15 | | include any centerfire
handguns of .30
caliber or larger with a | 16 | | minimum barrel length of 4 inches. The only legal
ammunition
| 17 | | for a centerfire handgun is a cartridge of .30 caliber or | 18 | | larger with a
capability of at least
500 foot pounds of energy | 19 | | at the muzzle. For the purposes of this Section, legal rifles | 20 | | must use cartridges that fire a bullet of .357-inch diameter or | 21 | | larger, have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches, and have a | 22 | | maximum case length of 1.8 inches. Full metal jacket bullets | 23 | | may not be
used to
harvest deer.
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| 1 | | The Department shall make administrative rules concerning | 2 | | management
restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and | 3 | | arrow season.
| 4 | | It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | 5 | | with a bow and
arrow during the open season for bow and arrow | 6 | | set annually by the Director
between the dates of September 1st | 7 | | and January 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 during the | 10 | | open season for
muzzleloading rifles set annually by the | 11 | | Director.
| 12 | | The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting | 13 | | forth the
prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and | 14 | | possession limits and
those counties of the State where open | 15 | | seasons are established, to be
published in accordance with | 16 | | Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
| 17 | | The Department may establish separate harvest periods for | 18 | | the purpose of
managing or eradicating disease that has been | 19 | | found in the deer herd. This
season shall be restricted to gun | 20 | | or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department
shall publicly | 21 | | announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
| 22 | | shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting, permit | 23 | | requirements,
application dates, hunting rules, legal weapons, | 24 | | and reporting requirements.
| 25 | | The Department is authorized to establish a separate | 26 | | harvest period at
specific sites within the State for the |
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| 1 | | purpose of harvesting
surplus deer that cannot be taken during | 2 | | the regular season provided for
the taking of deer. This season | 3 | | shall be restricted to gun or bow and
arrow hunting only and | 4 | | shall be established during the period of September 1st
to | 5 | | February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publish | 6 | | suitable
prescribed rules and regulations established by | 7 | | administrative rule pertaining
to management restrictions | 8 | | applicable to this special harvest program. The Department | 9 | | shall allow unused gun deer permits that are left over from a | 10 | | regular season for the taking of deer to be rolled over and | 11 | | used during any separate harvest period held within 6 months of | 12 | | the season for which those tags were issued at no additional | 13 | | cost to the permit holder subject to the management | 14 | | restrictions applicable to the special harvest program.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 97-907, eff. 8-7-12; 98-368, eff. 8-16-13.)
| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 | | becoming law.
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