515 ILCS 5/5-30

(515 ILCS 5/5-30)

Sec. 5-30. Shark fins.

(a) As used in this Section, "shark" means any species of the subclass Elasmobranchii.

(b) As used in this Section, "shark fin" means a raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin or a raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached tail of a shark.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this Section, a person may not possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin on or after January 1, 2013.

(d) Until July 1, 2013, any person may possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin possessed by that person on January 1, 2013.

(Source: P.A. 97-733, eff. 1-1-13.)