(515 ILCS 5/20-125) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-125)
Sec. 20-125. Records; reports; receipts. (a) Any person engaged in the buying, selling, or shipping of aquatic life in the State, under Sections 20-70, 20-75, 20-80, 20-91, and 20-92 of this Act, shall maintain the following minimum records:
(1) the name and address of the buyer;
(2) the name and address of the seller;
(3) the date of the transaction;
(4) the species and quantity to the nearest half |
Reports must be submitted to the Department on forms furnished for that purpose by the Department and at intervals prescribed by the Department by administrative rule. Failure to submit reports as required is grounds for license suspension or revocation.
(b) All aquatic life dealers, including but not
limited to minnow dealers, fish dealers, commercial roe dealers, mussel dealers, and breeders,
shall, upon purchasing or receiving any aquatic life protected by this
Code, issue a numbered receipt to the commercial fisherman, musselor,
dealer, breeder, or other person from whom the aquatic life was purchased,
setting forth the number of pounds and kinds of aquatic life, the date of
purchase, the price paid per pound for each species, the name and address
of the commercial fisherman, musselor, dealer, breeder, or other person
from whom the aquatic life was purchased, and the appropriate license
number of the commercial fisherman, musselor, dealer, breeder, or other
person from whom the aquatic life was purchased if applicable, and the
origin of the aquatic life.
The original receipt shall be retained by the aquatic life dealer for a
minimum of 2 years from the date of purchase listed on the receipt. A
duplicate receipt shall be given to the commercial fisherman, musselor, dealer,
breeder, or other person from whom the aquatic life was purchased at the
time of purchase.
(c) All receipts, reports, and records required by the Department in subsections (a) and (b) shall
be available for inspection by any authorized employee of the Department or
any other peace officer upon request. Failure to comply with the
provisions of this subsection (c) shall bar the licensee from obtaining a permit
or license for aquatic life purchasing for the following year. Any person
who violates any of the provisions of this subsection (c) shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
(d) It is unlawful to falsify any information or record or to provide fraudulent information or records to the Department. Violation of this subsection (d) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 95-147, eff. 8-14-07.)
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