(515 ILCS 5/25-20) (from Ch. 56, par. 25-20)
Sec. 25-20.
Shipment of aquatic life; labels and tags.
Except
as provided in
Sections 1-130, 20-85, and 20-90, any railroad company, express company,
steamboat company, or other common carrier, before receiving any aquatic
life protected by this Code for shipment from any person, shall require
that the person present a valid license as provided for in
this Code.
Any person placing a shipment as described in this Section or
transporting in any other manner shall attach to every box, barrel, crate,
or other receptacle containing aquatic life a tag showing the different
varieties of aquatic life contained within, the number of pounds of each
variety, the name and place of business of the consignor and of the
consignee, and the number and type of the
license.
All labels or tags attached to any box, barrel, crate, or other
receptacle in which aquatic life is shipped shall be accurate as to the
information required by this Section and shall be conspicuously displayed
on the receptacle. Any person who (i) falsifies any label or tag required
by this Section or attempts to do so, (ii) conceals or attempts to conceal
the information required by this Section, or (iii) in any other manner
violates the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the penalty
provisions of Section 20-35 of this Code. It shall be lawful for any
individual to carry with him or her or transport as baggage on any train or
conveyance for which he or she has purchased a transportation ticket not
more than one package at any one time containing not more than the
possession limit of aquatic life as provided in this Code. When a package
containing aquatic life is offered as baggage, it shall be plainly labeled
to show the name of the person transporting it and the place to which it is
being transported.
It is unlawful for transportation companies or common carriers to
knowingly transport into this State from without the State any aquatic
life protected under this Code that was illegally taken and shipped
contrary to any laws, rules, and regulations of the State of origin.
(Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
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