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Public Act 098-0924
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| HB5514 Enrolled | LRB098 18739 MGM 53882 b |
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AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section |
2.30 as follows:
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(520 ILCS 5/2.30) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.30)
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Sec. 2.30. It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or |
to hunt
with gun, dog, dog and gun, or bow and arrow, gray fox, |
red fox,
raccoon, weasel, mink, muskrat, badger, and opossum |
except during
the open season which will be set annually by the |
Director between 12:01
a.m., November 1 to 12:00 midnight, |
February 15, both inclusive.
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It is unlawful for any person to take bobcat
in this State |
at any time.
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It is unlawful to pursue any fur-bearing mammal with a dog |
or dogs
between the hours of sunset and sunrise during the 10 |
day period
preceding the opening date of the raccoon hunting |
season and the 10 day
period following the closing date of the |
raccoon hunting season except
that the Department may issue |
field trial permits in accordance with Section
2.34 of this |
Act. A non-resident from a state with more restrictive
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fur-bearer pursuit regulations for any particular species than |
provided for
that species in this Act may not pursue that |
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species in Illinois except
during the period of time that |
Illinois residents are allowed to pursue
that species in the |
non-resident's state of residence. Hound running areas |
approved by the Department shall be exempt from the
provisions |
of this Section.
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It shall be unlawful to take beaver, river otter, weasel, |
mink, or muskrat except during
the open season set annually by |
the Director, and then, only with traps, except that a firearm, |
pistol, or airgun of a caliber not larger than a .22 long rifle |
may be used to remove the animal from the trap.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to trap beaver or river |
otter with traps except during
the open season which will be |
set annually by the Director between 12:01
a.m., November 1st |
and 12:00 midnight, March 31, both inclusive.
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Coyote may be taken by trapping methods only during the |
period from
September 1 to March 1, both inclusive, and by |
hunting methods at any time.
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Striped skunk may be taken by trapping methods only during |
the period
from September 1 to March 1, both inclusive, and by |
hunting methods at
any time.
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Muskrat may be taken by trapping methods during an open |
season set annually by the Director. |
For the purpose of taking fur-bearing mammals, the State |
may be
divided into management zones by administrative rule.
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It shall be unlawful to take or possess more than the |
season limit or possession limit of fur-bearing mammals that |
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shall be set annually by the Director. The season limit for |
river otter shall not exceed 5 river otters per person per |
season. Possession limits shall not apply to fur buyers, |
tanners, manufacturers, and taxidermists, as defined by this |
Act, who possess fur-bearing mammals in accordance with laws |
governing such activities. |
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the taking or |
possessing of fur-bearing mammals found dead or |
unintentionally killed by a vehicle along a roadway during the |
open season provided the person who possesses such fur-bearing |
mammals has all appropriate licenses, stamps, or permits; the |
season for which the species possessed is open; and that such |
possession and disposal of such fur-bearing mammals is |
otherwise subject to the provisions of this Section. |
The provisions of this Section are subject to modification |
by administrative rule. |
(Source: P.A. 97-19, eff. 6-28-11; 97-31, eff. 6-28-11; 97-628, |
eff. 11-10-11; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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