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525 ILCS 20/2a

    (525 ILCS 20/2a) (from Ch. 61, par. 508)
    Sec. 2a. Harvest License. No person may cut, root up, gather or harvest wild ginseng unless the person has a harvest license issued by the Department. The fee for a harvest license is $7 and is valid from April 1 to March 31. A harvest license is valid during the established harvest season for wild ginseng for the year during which it is issued. The Department shall establish by administrative rule the procedure for issuing licenses and regulations on the methods used to harvest. Harvested wild ginseng may be sold only to dealers licensed by the State of Illinois. All wild ginseng must be sold by harvesters no later than March 1 of the year following harvest.
(Source: P.A. 85-152.)