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Public Act 094-0625
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LRB094 06325 LCB 36400 b |
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act |
is amended by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
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(745 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 31)
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Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the |
"Recreational
Use of Land and Water Areas Act".
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The purpose of this Act is to encourage owners of land to |
make land
and water areas available to any individual or |
members of the public for recreational or conservation
purposes |
by limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon for
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such purposes.
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(Source: P.A. 85-959.)
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(745 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 32)
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Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise |
requires:
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(a) "Land" includes roads, water, watercourses, private |
ways and
buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when |
attached to the
realty, but does not include residential |
buildings or residential property.
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(b) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in land, |
whether it be a
tenant, lessee, occupant, the State of Illinois |
and its political
subdivisions, or person in control of the |
premises.
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(c) "Recreational or conservation purpose" means entry |
onto the land of another to conduct hunting or recreational |
shooting or a combination thereof or any activity solely |
related to the aforesaid hunting or recreational shooting
any |
activity
undertaken for conservation, resource management, |
exercise,
education, relaxation, or pleasure on land owned by |