Public Act 90-0225 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0225
SB580 Enrolled LRB9003244DJpk
AN ACT concerning animals, amending named Acts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
changing Sections 20-30, 20-45, 20-55, 20-115, and 20-120 as
follows:
(515 ILCS 5/20-30) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-30)
Sec. 20-30. Application; issuance of license. No
license shall be issued to use sport fishing or trot line
devices, or any other fishing devices, until application has
been made to the Department, to any county, city, village,
township, or incorporated town clerk, or any other person
authorized or designated by the Department to issue licenses.
Each clerk designating agents to issue licenses and salmon
stamps shall furnish the Department, within 10 days following
the appointment, the names and mailing addresses of the
agents. Applications shall be executed and sworn to and
shall set forth the name and description of the applicant and
place of residence. No license or salmon stamp shall be
issued except upon definite proof of identity and place of
legal residence.
No clerk shall sell any license or salmon stamp at any
place other than within the territorial area for which he or
she was elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is
authorized to furnish licenses or salmon stamps for issuance
by any other person or business establishment.
(Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
(515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for
licenses for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as
follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
for sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110 the fee is
$12.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, and one-half
of the current fishing license fee for individuals age 65
or older, commencing with the 1994 license year.
(b) All residents before using any commercial
fishing device shall obtain a commercial fishing license,
the fee for which shall be $35. Each and every commercial
device used shall be licensed by a resident commercial
fisherman as follows:
(1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction
thereof, of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow
seine, minnow trap, or net for commercial purposes
the fee is $20.
(2) For each device license to fish with a 100
hook trot line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip
net the fee is $3.
(3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan,
for the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof,
of gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000
additional lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee
is $10. These fees shall apply to all gill nets in
use in the water or on drying reels on the shore.
(4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction
thereof, of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
(c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
residents holding a license as described in subsection
(a) of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
residents holding a license to hunt all species as
described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination license fee shall be $18.50.
(d) For one day for fishing in Lake Michigan by
sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or by
spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110 the fee is
$5. This license exempts the licensee from the
requirement for a salmon stamp. The licenses provided for
by this subsection are not required for residents of the
State of Illinois who have obtained the license provided
for in subsection (a) of this Section.
(e) All residents before using any commercial
mussel device shall obtain a commercial mussel license,
the fee for which shall be $50.
(f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
residents holding a license to hunt all species as
described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
lifetime sportsmen's combination license shall be issued
to or retained by any individual who would be ineligible
for either the fishing or hunting license separately,
either upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an individual to have either or both fishing or
hunting privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and
fishing license fees shall be as follows:
(1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current
fishing license fee.
(2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current
hunting license fee.
(3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license:
30 x the current sportsmen's combination license
fee.
Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10
fee shall be charged for reissuing any lifetime license.
The Department may establish rules and regulations for
the issuance and use of lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime license issued under this Section
for violations of those rules or regulations or other
provisions under this Code or the Wildlife Code.
Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have in
their possession, while in the field, a certificate of
competency as required under Section 3.2 of the Wildlife
Code. Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt individuals from obtaining additional
stamps or permits required under the provisions of this
Code or the Wildlife Code. Individuals required to
purchase additional stamps shall sign the stamps and have
them in their possession while fishing or hunting with a
lifetime license. All fees received from the issuance of
lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish and
Wildlife Endowment Fund.
Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this
Section, all licenses provided for in this Section shall
expire on March 31 of each year, except that the license
provided for in subsection (d) of this Section shall expire
at midnight on the day for which the license was issued.
All individuals required to have and failing to have the
license provided for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section
shall be fined according to the provisions of Section 20-35
of this Code.
All individuals required to have and failing to have the
licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 88-91; 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
(515 ILCS 5/20-55) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-55)
Sec. 20-55. License fees for non-residents. Fees for
licenses for non-residents of the State of Illinois are as
follows:
(a) For sport fishing devices as defined by Section
10-95, or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, upon
submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in another
state, non-residents age 16 or older shall be charged $24 for
a fishing license to fish. For sport fishing devices as
defined by Section 10-95, or spearing devices as defined in
Section 10-110, for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive
days fishing in the State of Illinois the fee is $12.50.
For sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95, or
spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for one day
for fishing in Lake Michigan the fee is $5. This license
exempts the licensee from the salmon stamp requirement.
(b) All non-residents before using any commercial
fishing device shall obtain a non-resident commercial fishing
license, the fee for which shall be $150. Each and every
commercial device shall be licensed by a non-resident
commercial fisherman as follows:
(1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
of seine (excluding minnow seines) the fee is $36.
(2) For each device license to fish with a 100 hook
trot line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the
fee is $6.
(3) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
of trammel net the fee is $36.
(4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
of gill net the fee is $36.
All persons required to have and failing to have the
license provided for in subsection (a) of this Section shall
be fined under Section 20-35 of this Code. Each person
required to have and failing to have the licenses required
under subsection (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
All licenses provided for in this Section shall expire on
March 31 of each year; except that licenses for sport fishing
devices or spearing devices for a period not to exceed 10
consecutive days fishing in the State of Illinois as provided
in subsection (a) of this Section shall expire at midnight on
the tenth day after issued, not counting the day issued.
(Source: P.A. 88-91; 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
(515 ILCS 5/20-115) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-115)
Sec. 20-115. Form of licenses, stamps, and permits.
Licenses, salmon stamps, inland trout stamps, and permits
authorized to be issued under this Code shall be prepared by
the Department and shall be in the form prescribed by the
Department. In addition, at the time of issuance, the
information required on each license shall be completed on
it by the issuing agent or his or her sub-agent and each
license shall be signed by the licensee, or initialed by the
designated purchaser and then signed immediately upon receipt
by the licensee, and counter-signed by the issuing agent or
his or her sub-agent. All licenses shall be supplied by the
Department, subject to any rules and regulations as the
Department may prescribe. Any license not properly prepared,
obtained, and signed as required by this Code shall be void.
(Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-91.)
(515 ILCS 5/20-120) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-120)
Sec. 20-120. Designation of agents; liability; bond. The
Department of Natural Resources has the authority to
designate agents to sell licenses, stamps, and permits on
behalf of the Department. Any person receiving licenses from
the Department for sale as provided in this Section (i) shall
execute and deliver receipts for the licenses; (ii) shall, on
dates specified by the Department, report in writing to the
Department the number and kinds of licenses sold; and (iii)
shall, with the report, make remittance to the Department
covering the amounts due it from the sales. Failure on the
part of any clerk or agent to fully comply with the
provisions of this Code, including administrative rules,
shall be justification for the Department to cancel or
withdraw the issuance of licenses through that clerk or
agent. A salmon stamp shall be deemed a license for the
purposes of this Section.
(a) Any person appointed or designated by the Department
including any county, city, village, township, or
incorporated town clerk issuing licenses provided for in this
Code may add the fees provided in paragraph (b) as the fee
for issuing the licenses. These clerks, however, shall remit
to the treasurer of the political subdivision of which he or
she is an officer or employee, the added fees or any portion
of the added fees he or she collects provided in paragraph
(b). Issuing fees may be divided between the clerks and their
appointed subagents other than employees of the clerk's
office, but in no case may any clerk or subagent charge an
issuing fee or fees totaling more than the issuing fee set
out in this Section.
(b) Any person authorized to issue licenses under
subsection (a) may add to the license fee a fee of $.75 in
the case of Sportsmen's Combination Licenses or nonresident
hunting licenses, and $.50 in the case of all other licenses,
permits, and stamps.
(c) No person or subagent of any county, city, village,
township, or incorporated town clerk may charge a service fee
for issuing licenses provided for in this Code, and the
charging of fees for issuing licenses in excess of the fees
authorized is a petty offense.
(d) All fees, less issuing fees, collected from the sale
of licenses and permits and not remitted to the Department as
provided in this Section shall be deemed to have been
embezzled and the person or officer responsible for the
remittance is subject to prosecution. No person handling or
selling licenses is required to remit for any license now or
hereafter stolen, by means of forcible entry, or destroyed by
a fire in the premises where the licenses are kept, if he or
she submits an affidavit to the Department describing the
circumstances of the theft or cause of the destruction and
listing in the affidavit the type and numbers of the licenses
so stolen or destroyed.
(e) Within 30 days after the expiration of the time in
which any class of license is usable, payment for licenses
sold shall be made in full to the Department and persons
possessing unused license forms shall return them to the
Department prepaid.
(f) No person is permitted to make deductions from
remittances sent to the Department for postage or for the
cost of, or fees for, drafts or money orders.
(g) Any county, city, village, township, or incorporated
town clerk handling or selling licenses as provided in this
Section is liable to the State personally. All other persons
designated or appointed by the Department to handle or sell
licenses as provided in this Section shall, before receiving
any licenses for sale, file with the Department a bond in an
amount specified by the Department on a form to be approved
by and with a surety or sureties satisfactory to the
Department conditioned upon the person or persons paying to
the State of Illinois all monies becoming due by reason of
the sale of the licenses.
(h) No person shall falsify, alter, or change in any
manner, or loan or transfer to another, any license, permit,
or tag issued under this Section or falsify any records
required by this Code or counterfeit or duplicate any form of
license, permit, or tag provided for by this Code. Any person
who violates this subsection shall be subject to the penalty
provisions of Section 20-35 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
Sections 2.6, 2.26, 3.2, 3.36, and 3.37 as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/2.6) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.6)
Sec. 2.6. Pheasant season; limits.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take cock
pheasants except with shotgun or bow and arrow during the
open season which will be set annually by the Director
between the dates of October 15--January 31st, both
inclusive. Dogs may be used in hunting with either shotgun or
bow and arrow.
It shall be unlawful to take or possess more than the
daily limit and possession limit of cock pheasants. The
daily and possession limits for cock pheasants shall be set
annually by the Director of the Department and shall not
exceed a daily limit of 3 and a possession limit of 6, except
as provided by Sections 1.13, 3.27 and 3.28 of this Act.
It is unlawful to remove plumage of pheasants in the
field or while being transported from the field to one's home
or to a commercial preservation facility to remove the heads
at any time when dressed for storage.
It shall be unlawful to take or possess hen pheasants at
any time, except as provided in Section 2.4, 3.23 or 3.27.
The provisions of this Section are subject to
modification by administrative rule.
(Source: P.A. 86-158; 87-135; 87-798.)
(520 ILCS 5/2.26) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
Sec. 2.26. Any person attempting to take deer shall
first obtain a "Deer Hunting Permit" in accordance with
prescribed regulations set forth in an Administrative Rule.
Deer Hunting Permits shall be issued by the Department. The
fee for a Deer Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow
and arrow or gun shall not exceed $15.00 for residents of the
State. The Department may by administrative rule provide for
non-resident deer hunting permits for which the fee will not
exceed $100 except as provided below for non-resident
landowners. Permits shall be issued without charge to:
(a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who
own at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt
their land only,
(b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of
commercial agricultural land where they will hunt, and
(c) shareholders of a corporation which owns at
least 40 acres of land in a county in Illinois who wish
to hunt on the corporation's land only. One permit shall
be issued without charge to one shareholder for each 40
acres of land owned by the corporation in a county;
however, the number of permits issued without charge to
shareholders of any corporation in any county shall not
exceed 15.
Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt
only on the land they own, rent or lease or shareholders who
do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the corporation
shall be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
landowner, tenant or shareholder. Nonresidents of Illinois
who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt on their
land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative rule.
The method for obtaining these permits shall be prescribed by
administrative rule.
The deer hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid
on all farm lands which the person to whom it is issued owns,
leases or rents, except that in the case of a permit issued
to a shareholder, the permit shall be valid on all lands
owned by the corporation in the county.
The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow
and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by
administrative rule.
No person may have in his possession any other firearm
not authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting
season or sidearm when taking deer by the use of either a
shotgun, bow and arrow or muzzle loading rifle.
Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be
permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
before sunrise to sunset, and only during those days for
which an open season is established for the taking of deer by
use of shotgun or muzzle loading rifle.
Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be
permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during
those days for which an open season is established for the
taking of deer by use of bow and arrow.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use
of dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft or other vehicles, or
by the use of salt or bait of any kind. An area is
considered as baited during the presence of and for 10
consecutive days following the removal of bait.
It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild
deer which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a
public highway or public right-of-way of this State unless
exempted by administrative rule.
Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded or bow and
arrow cased, unstrung or otherwise made inoperable by a
locking device during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the
legal limit of deer by gun, to further participate with gun
in any deer hunting party.
It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the
legal limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate
with bow and arrow in any deer hunting party.
The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during
the gun deer season by administrative rule.
It shall be legal for handicapped persons, as defined in
Section 2.33, to utilize a crossbow device, as defined in
Department rules, to take deer.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 87-1015; 87-1243; 87-1268; 88-45; 88-416;
88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
(520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
other person authorized or designated by the Department to
issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
person, the person shall file his application with the
Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a
form provided by the Department and further give definite
proof of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses
and stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized
to furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other
person or business establishment. Each application shall be
executed and sworn to and shall set forth the name and
description of the applicant and place of residence.
No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on
or after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person
authorized to issue the license evidence that he has held a
hunting license issued by the State of Illinois or another
state in a prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this Section. Persons under 16 years of age may
be issued a Lifetime Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination
License as provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and
Aquatic Life Code but shall not be entitled to hunt unless
they have a certificate of competency as provided in this
Section and they shall have the certificate in their
possession while hunting.
The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
personnel of the Department or certified volunteer
instructors to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in
length, in firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow and arrow safety, at regularly specified
intervals throughout the State. Persons successfully
completing the course shall receive a certificate of
competency. The Department of Natural Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association or organization in
establishing courses if the organization has as one of its
objectives the promotion of safety in the handling of
firearms or bow and arrow.
The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
person found by it to be competent to give instruction in
the handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow.
The persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction
and upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling
of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge
shall be made for any course of instruction except for
materials or ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural
Resources shall furnish information on the requirements of
hunter safety education programs to be distributed free of
charge to applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the
conducting of firearms and hunter safety courses shall be
taken from the fee charged for the Firearm Owners
Identification Card.
The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
resident of Illinois is $7. For residents age 65 or older,
the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license
to hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Nonresidents
shall be charged $50 for a hunting license.
Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in
any other state, Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident
hunting license for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive
days' hunting in the State and shall be charged a fee of $28.
A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
and hunting preserve area only, established under Section
3.27, shall be issued upon proper application being made and
payment of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting
license. The expiration date of this license shall be March
31 of each year.
Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a
fee of $10 and shall receive a stamp. Except as provided
under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the
stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license
or permit in a space designated by the Department for that
purpose.
Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and
shall receive a stamp. Except as provided under Section 20-45
of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed
by the person or affixed to his license or permit in a space
designated by the Department for that purpose.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require
the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any
person in any one license year.
The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of
possession of license, or license and stamp, as the
Department may consider advisable. The insignia shall be
exhibited and used as the Department may order.
All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
expire upon March 31 of each year.
Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his
possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
hunting areas.
(Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-91; 89-75, eff. 1-1-96; 89-338, eff.
1-1-96; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
(520 ILCS 5/3.36) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.36)
Sec. 3.36. (a) Whenever a license or permit is issued
to any person under this Act, and the holder thereof is found
guilty of any misrepresentation in obtaining such license or
permit or of a violation of any of the provisions of this
Act, including administrative rules, his license or permit
may be revoked by the Department, and the Department may
refuse to issue any permit or license to such person and may
suspend the person from engaging in the activity requiring
the permit or license for a period of time not to exceed 5
years following such revocation.
Department revocation procedures shall be established by
Administrative rule.
(b) Whenever any person who has not been issued a
license or a permit under the provisions of this Code is
found guilty of a violation of the provisions of this Code,
including administrative rules, the Department may refuse to
issue any permit or license to that person, and suspend that
person from engaging in the activity requiring the permit or
license for a period of time not to exceed 5 years.
(c) Any person who knowingly or intentionally violates
any of the provisions of this Act, including administrative
rules, during such period when his license or permit is
revoked or denied by virtue of this Section or during the
time he is suspended under subsection (b), shall be guilty of
a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) Licenses and permits authorized to be issued under
the provisions of this Act shall be prepared by the
Department and be in such form as prescribed by the
Department. The information required on each license shall be
completed thereon by the issuing agent or his sub-agent at
the time of issuance and each license shall be signed by the
licensee, or initialed by the designated purchaser and then
signed immediately upon receipt by the licensee, and
countersigned by the issuing agent or his sub-agent at the
time of issuance. All such licenses shall be supplied by the
Department, subject to such rules and regulations as the
Department may prescribe. Any license not properly prepared,
obtained and signed as required by this Act shall be void.
(Source: P.A. 87-798.)
(520 ILCS 5/3.37) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.37)
Sec. 3.37. The Department of Natural Resources has the
authority to designate agents to sell licenses, stamps and
permits on behalf of the Department. Any person receiving
licenses from the Department for sale as provided for in this
Section, shall execute and deliver receipts therefor; and
shall on dates specified by the Department report in writing
to the Department the number and kind of licenses sold, and
shall, with such reports, make remittances to the Department
covering the amounts received from such sales. Failure on the
part of any clerk or agent to fully comply with this Act,
including administrative rules, shall be justification for
the Department to cancel or withdraw the issuance of licenses
through such clerks or agents. A Federal Migratory Bird
Hunting and Conservation Stamp shall be deemed a license for
the purpose of this Section. Any person authorized by the
Department including any county, city, village, township, or
incorporated town clerk issuing licenses, permits or stamps
provided for in this Act, may add the following as the fees
for issuing such licenses: 75 cents in the case of
Sportsmen's Combination Licenses or nonresident hunting
licenses, and 50 cents in the case of all other licenses,
permits and stamps. However, such clerks shall remit to the
treasurer of the political subdivision of which he is an
officer or employee, the added fees or any portion thereof he
or she collects provided in this Section. Issuing fees may
be divided between such clerks and their appointed subagents
other than employees of the clerk's office, but in no case
may any clerk or subagent charge an issuing fee or fees
totaling more than the issuing fee set out in this Section.
No person, or subagent of any county, city, village, township
or incorporated town clerk may charge a service fee for
issuing licenses provided for in this Act, and the charging
of fees for issuing such licenses in excess of the fees
authorized is a petty offense. All fees, less issuing fees,
collected from the sale of licenses and permits and not
remitted to the Department as provided in this Section, shall
be deemed to have been embezzled and the person or officer
responsible for such remittance is subject to prosecution.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.