Public Act 096-1213
 
SB3603 EnrolledLRB096 20573 JDS 36265 b


  
    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended  by changing Section 
3.1-5 as follows:
 
    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5)
    Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program.
    (a) Beginning 120 days after the effective date of this 
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department 
shall establish an Apprentice Hunter  License Program. The 
purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting 
privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to 
persons interested in learning about hunting sports.
    (b)  Any resident or nonresident who is at least 10 years 
old  may  apply to the Department for an Apprentice Hunter 
License. The Apprentice Hunter License shall be a one-time, 
non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 
following the date of issuance.
    (c) For persons aged 17 and under 10 through 17, the 
Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the licensee to hunt 
while supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident 
parent, guardian, or grandparent. For persons 18 or older, the 
Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the licensee to hunt 
while supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident 
hunter who is 21 years of age or older. Possession of an 
Apprentice Hunter License shall  serve in lieu of a valid 
hunting license, but does not exempt the licensee from 
compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules and 
regulations adopted pursuant to this Code.

    (d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter 
License, the applicant must request an Apprentice Hunter 
License on a form designated and made available by the 
Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from 
and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee 
that may be required for hunting  under this Code.   The 
Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules that are 
reasonable and necessary for the administration of the program, 
but shall not require any certificate of competency or other 
hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter 
License.

(Source: P.A. 94-1024, eff. 7-14-06; 95-739, eff. 7-17-08.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  


Effective Date:  7/22/2010