Those are the kind of things that a fee hike in hunting and fishing licenses will help. Generally, hunters and fishermen are very good about paying their way. And I hope we are again.
Resident fishing licenses would increase by $2 to $14.50, resident hunting licenses by $5 to $12, resident deer permits by $10 to $25, sportsman combination licenses by $7.50 to $25 and state waterfowl stamps by $5 to $15. Nonresident licenses also would increase.
Now there is the rub with some ``sportsmen'' and brought out some shirking and carping about why other park users aren't paying more of the way.
But that is a separate issue, and throwing around the issue of user or parking fees at Illinois' state parks is a red herring.
Yes, that needs to be considered hard, too. And IDNR director Marc Miller already addressed that and said the department is taking a very careful look at how or if it will work.
Potentially that is a windfall.
But that is a separate issue, which the department may address on its own via administrative rules.
Frankly, I am ashamed as a hunter and fisherman that some are trying to bring that separate issue in as a way to oppose increased fees.
I will be proud to pay the increases next year, and think it is about time.
AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the FY2010
5 Budget Implementation (Revenue) Act.
6 Section 5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to make
7 changes in State programs that are necessary to implement the
8 Governor's Fiscal Year 2010 budget recommendations concerning
9 revenue.
10 ARTICLE 10. NATURAL RESOURCES
11 Section 10-5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
12 changing Sections 20-45 and 20-55 as follows:
13 (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
14 Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses
15 for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
16 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for
17 sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
18 spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110 the fee is
19 $14.50 $12.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, and
20 one-half of the current fishing license fee for individuals
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1 age 65 or older, commencing with the 1994 license year.
2 (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
3 device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
4 for which shall be $35. Each and every commercial device
5 used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman
6 as follows:
7 (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
8 of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow
9 trap, or net for commercial purposes the fee is $20.
10 (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
11 line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
12 is $3.
13 (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
14 the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
15 gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
16 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10. These
17 fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water
18 or on drying reels on the shore.
19 (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
20 of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
21 (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
22 sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
23 holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
24 residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)
25 of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
26 residents holding a license to hunt all species as
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1 described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
2 sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
3 individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
4 or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
5 license fee shall be $25.50 $18.50. For residents age 65 or
6 older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
7 sportsmen's combination license.
8 (d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices as
9 defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined
10 in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license exempts the
11 licensee from the requirement for a salmon or inland trout
12 stamp. The licenses provided for by this subsection are not
13 required for residents of the State of Illinois who have
14 obtained the license provided for in subsection (a) of this
15 Section.
16 (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
17 device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
18 for which shall be $50.
19 (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
20 residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
21 lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
22 sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
23 holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
24 residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
25 of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
26 residents holding a license to hunt all species as
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1 described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
2 sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
3 retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
4 either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
5 upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an
6 individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
7 privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
8 license fees shall be as follows:
9 (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
10 license fee.
11 (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
12 license fee.
13 (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
14 the current sportsmen's combination license fee.
15 Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall
16 be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department
17 may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use of
18 lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime
19 license issued under this Section for violations of those rules
20 or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
21 Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a
22 lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have
23 in their possession, while in the field, a certificate of
24 competency as required under Section 3.2 of the Wildlife Code.
25 Any lifetime license issued under this Section shall not exempt
26 individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
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1 required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife
2 Code. Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall
3 sign the stamps and have them in their possession while fishing
4 or hunting with a lifetime license. All fees received from the
5 issuance of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish
6 and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
7 Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this
8 Section, all licenses provided for in this Section shall expire
9 on March 31 of each year, except that the license provided for
10 in subsection (d) of this Section shall expire 24 hours after
11 the effective date and time listed on the face of the license.
12 All individuals required to have and failing to have the
13 license provided for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section
14 shall be fined according to the provisions of Section 20-35 of
15 this Code.
16 All individuals required to have and failing to have the
17 licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
18 Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
19 (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96; 90-225, eff. 7-25-97; 90-743,
20 eff. 1-1-99.)
21 (515 ILCS 5/20-55) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-55)
22 Sec. 20-55. License fees for non-residents. Fees for
23 licenses for non-residents of the State of Illinois are as
24 follows:
25 (a) For sport fishing devices as defined by Section 10-95,
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1 or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, non-residents
2 age 16 or older shall be charged $31 $24 for a fishing license
3 to fish. For sport fishing devices as defined by Section 10-95,
4 or spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for a period
5 not to exceed 10 consecutive days fishing in the State of
6 Illinois the fee is $19.50 $12.50.
7 For sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95, or
8 spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, for 24 hours of
9 fishing the fee is $5. This license exempts the licensee from
10 the salmon or inland trout stamp requirement.
11 (b) All non-residents before using any commercial fishing
12 device shall obtain a non-resident commercial fishing license,
13 the fee for which shall be $150. Each and every commercial
14 device shall be licensed by a non-resident commercial fisherman
15 as follows:
16 (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
17 seine (excluding minnow seines) the fee is $36.
18 (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot line
19 device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee is $6.
20 (3) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
21 trammel net the fee is $36.
22 (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, of
23 gill net the fee is $36.
24 All persons required to have and failing to have the
25 license provided for in subsection (a) of this Section shall be
26 fined under Section 20-35 of this Code. Each person required to
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1 have and failing to have the licenses required under subsection
2 (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
3 All licenses provided for in this Section shall expire on
4 March 31 of each year; except that the 24-hour license for
5 sport fishing devices or spearing devices shall expire 24 hours
6 after the effective date and time listed on the face of the
7 license and licenses for sport fishing devices or spearing
8 devices for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days fishing
9 in the State of Illinois as provided in subsection (a) of this
10 Section shall expire at midnight on the tenth day after issued,
11 not counting the day issued.
12 (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96; 90-225, eff. 7-25-97; 90-743,
13 eff. 1-1-99.)
14 Section 10-10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
15 Sections 1.29, 2.26, 3.2, and 3.39 as follows:
16 (520 ILCS 5/1.29) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.29)
17 Sec. 1.29. Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund.
18 (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the State
19 Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. All fees collected from the
20 sale of State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps shall be deposited
21 into this Fund. These moneys shall be appropriated to the
22 Department for the following purposes:
23 (1) 25% 50% of funds derived from the sale of State
24 migratory waterfowl stamps and 100% of all gifts,
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1 donations, grants and bequests of money for the
2 conservation and propagation of waterfowl, for projects
3 approved by the Department for the purpose of attracting
4 waterfowl and improving public migratory waterfowl areas
5 within the State, and for payment of the costs of printing
6 State migratory waterfowl stamps, the expenses incurred in
7 acquiring State waterfowl stamp designs and the expenses of
8 producing reprints. These projects may include the repair,
9 maintenance and operation of public migratory waterfowl
10 areas only in emergencies as determined by the State Duck
11 Stamp Committee; but none of the monies spent within the
12 State shall be used for administrative expenses.
13 (2) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
14 migratory waterfowl stamps will be turned over by the
15 Department to appropriate non-profit organizations for the
16 development of waterfowl propagation areas within the
17 Dominion of Canada or the United States that specifically
18 provide waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway.
19 (3) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
20 migratory waterfowl stamps shall be turned over by the
21 Department to appropriate non-profit organizations to be
22 used for the implementation of the North American Waterfowl
23 Management Plan. These funds shall be used for the
24 development of waterfowl areas within the Dominion of
25 Canada or the United States that specifically provide
26 waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway.
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1 (4) 25% of funds derived from the sale of State
2 migratory waterfowl stamps shall be available for use by
3 the Department for internal administrative costs of the
4 Department and for the maintenance of waterfowl habitat,
5 including the replacement, repair, operation, and
6 maintenance of pumps and levees used for water management
7 on public migratory waterfowl areas within the State.
8 (b) Before turning over any funds under the provisions of
9 paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) the Department shall
10 obtain evidence that the project is acceptable to the
11 appropriate governmental agency of the Dominion of Canada or
12 the United States or of one of its Provinces or States having
13 jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by the project,
14 and shall consult those agencies and the State Duck Stamp
15 Committee for approval before allocating funds.
16 (c) The State Duck Stamp Committee shall consist of: (1)
17 The State Waterfowl Biologist, (2) The Chief of the Wildlife
18 Resources Division or his designee, (3) The Chief of the Land
19 Management Division or his designee, (4) The Chief of the
20 Engineering Technical Services Division or his designee, and
21 (5) Two or more at large representatives from statewide
22 waterfowl organizations appointed by the Director. The
23 Committee's duties shall be to review and recommend all Duck
24 Stamp Projects and review and recommend all expenditures from
25 the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. The committee shall
26 give due consideration to waterfowl projects that are readily
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1 available to holders of the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
2 wherever they may live in Illinois.
3 (Source: P.A. 86-155; 87-135.)
4 (520 ILCS 5/2.26) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
5 Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. In this Section, "bona
6 fide equity shareholder" means an individual who (1) purchased,
7 for market price, publicly sold stock shares in a corporation,
8 purchased shares of a privately-held corporation for a value
9 equal to the percentage of the appraised value of the corporate
10 assets represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
11 member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
12 purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
13 corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
14 ownership and (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares
15 of stock for at least 5 years.
16 In this Section, "bona fide equity member" means an
17 individual who (1) (i) became a member upon the formation of
18 the limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
19 distributional interest in a limited liability company for a
20 value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of the LLC
21 assets represented by the distributional interest in the LLC
22 and subsequently becomes a member of the company pursuant to
23 Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company Act and who (2)
24 intends to retain the membership for at least 5 years.
25 In this Section, "bona fide equity partner" means an
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1 individual who (1) (i) became a partner, either general or
2 limited, upon the formation of a partnership or limited
3 partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been gifted a
4 partnership interest accurately representing his or her
5 percentage distributional interest in the profits, losses, and
6 assets of a partnership or limited partnership, (2) intends to
7 retain ownership of the partnership interest for at least 5
8 years, and (3) is a resident of Illinois.
9 Any person attempting to take deer shall first obtain a
10 "Deer Hunting Permit" in accordance with prescribed
11 regulations set forth in an Administrative Rule. Deer Hunting
12 Permits shall be issued by the Department. The fee for a Deer
13 Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
14 shall not exceed $25.00 $15.00 for residents of the State. The
15 Department may by administrative rule provide for non-resident
16 deer hunting permits for which the fee will not exceed $300 in
17 2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as
18 provided below for non-resident landowners and non-resident
19 archery hunters. The Department may by administrative rule
20 provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting of
21 not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325
22 in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter. Permits
23 shall be issued without charge to:
24 (a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who own at
25 least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt their land
26 only,
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1 (b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
2 agricultural land where they will hunt, and
3 (c) Bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
4 bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, or
5 bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
6 partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
7 county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's,
8 company's, or partnership's land only. One permit shall be
9 issued without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder,
10 one bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity
11 partner for each 40 acres of land owned by the corporation,
12 company, or partnership in a county; however, the number of
13 permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
14 shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity members
15 of a limited liability company in any county shall not
16 exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona fide
17 equity partners of a partnership.
18 Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt
19 only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity
20 shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity
21 partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the
22 corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall
23 be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
24 landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide
25 equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of
26 Illinois who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt on
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1 their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
2 rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
3 prescribed by administrative rule.
4 The deer hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid
5 on all farm lands which the person to whom it is issued owns,
6 leases or rents, except that in the case of a permit issued to
7 a bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide equity member, or
8 bona fide equity partner, the permit shall be valid on all
9 lands owned by the corporation, limited liability company, or
10 partnership in the county.
11 The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow
12 and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by
13 administrative rule.
14 No person may have in his possession any firearm not
15 authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting season
16 when taking deer.
17 Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be
18 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
19 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
20 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
21 deer by use of shotgun, handgun, or muzzle loading rifle.
22 Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be
23 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
24 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
25 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
26 deer by use of bow and arrow.
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1 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of
2 dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft or other vehicles, or by
3 the use of salt or bait of any kind. An area is considered as
4 baited during the presence of and for 10 consecutive days
5 following the removal of bait. Nothing in this Section shall
6 prohibit the use of a dog to track wounded deer. Any person
7 using a dog for tracking wounded deer must maintain physical
8 control of the dog at all times by means of a maximum 50 foot
9 lead attached to the dog's collar or harness. Tracking wounded
10 deer is permissible at night, but at no time outside of legal
11 deer hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling or
12 accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be in
13 possession of any firearm or archery device. Persons tracking
14 wounded deer with a dog during the firearm deer seasons shall
15 wear blaze orange as required. Dog handlers tracking wounded
16 deer with a dog are exempt from hunting license and deer permit
17 requirements so long as they are accompanied by the licensed
18 deer hunter who wounded the deer.
19 It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer
20 which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public
21 highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted by
22 administrative rule.
23 Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded and no bow and
24 arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked
25 position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
26 It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
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1 limit of deer by gun, to further participate with gun in any
2 deer hunting party.
3 It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
4 limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate with bow
5 and arrow in any deer hunting party.
6 The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the
7 gun deer season by administrative rule.
8 The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident
9 either sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
10 It shall be legal for handicapped persons, as defined in
11 Section 2.33, and persons age 62 or older to utilize a crossbow
12 device, as defined in Department rules, to take deer.
13 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
14 Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
15 Class B misdemeanor.
16 For the purposes of calculating acreage under this Section,
17 the Department shall, after determining the total acreage of
18 the applicable tract or tracts of land, round remaining
19 fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal to half of
20 an acre up to the next whole acre.
21 (Source: P.A. 95-289, eff. 8-20-07; 95-329, eff. 8-21-07;
22 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-162, eff. 1-1-10.)
23 (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
24 Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
25 Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
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1 incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
2 other person authorized or designated by the Department to
3 issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
4 person, the person shall file his application with the
5 Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a
6 form provided by the Department and further give definite proof
7 of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
8 designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
9 the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
10 names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
11 duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and
12 stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
13 elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized to
14 furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other business
15 establishment. Each application shall be executed and sworn to
16 and shall set forth the name and description of the applicant
17 and place of residence.
18 No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or
19 after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person authorized
20 to issue the license evidence that he has held a hunting
21 license issued by the State of Illinois or another state in a
22 prior year, or a certificate of competency as provided in this
23 Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a Lifetime
24 Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under
25 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not
26 be entitled to hunt unless they have a certificate of
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1 competency as provided in this Section and they shall have the
2 certificate in their possession while hunting.
3 The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
4 personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
5 to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in
6 firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
7 and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
8 the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
9 receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
10 Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
11 or organization in establishing courses if the organization has
12 as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
13 handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
14 The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
15 person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the
16 handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
17 persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
18 upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
19 instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of
20 firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall be
21 made for any course of instruction except for materials or
22 ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
23 furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
24 education programs to be distributed free of charge to
25 applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
26 authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
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1 firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
2 charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
3 The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
4 resident of Illinois is $12 $7. For residents age 65 or older,
5 the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license to
6 hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Nonresidents shall
7 be charged $57 $50 for a hunting license.
8 Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
9 for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the
10 State and shall be charged a fee of $35 $28.
11 A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
12 nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
13 and hunting preserve area only, established under Section 3.27,
14 shall be issued upon proper application being made and payment
15 of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license. The
16 expiration date of this license shall be on the same date each
17 year that game breeding and hunting preserve area licenses
18 expire.
19 Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
20 regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee
21 of $15 $10 and shall receive a stamp. Except as provided under
22 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp
23 shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license or
24 permit in a space designated by the Department for that
25 purpose.
26 Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his
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1 residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall
2 receive a stamp. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the
3 Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by the
4 person or affixed to his license or permit in a space
5 designated by the Department for that purpose.
6 Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require
7 the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
8 in any one license year.
9 The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
10 licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
11 of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
12 consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used as
13 the Department may order.
14 All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
15 expire upon March 31 of each year.
16 Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
17 under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his
18 possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
19 officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
20 sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
21 demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
22 owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
23 deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
24 Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
25 hunting areas.
26 (Source: P.A. 93-554, eff. 8-20-03.)
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1 (520 ILCS 5/3.39) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.39)
2 Sec. 3.39. Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
3 Sportsmen's Combination License which shall entitle the holder
4 to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents
5 holding a fishing license described in subparagraph (a) of
6 Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, and to the
7 same hunting privileges as residents holding a license to hunt
8 all species, as described in Section 3.1 of this Act. However,
9 no Sportsmen's Combination License shall be issued to any
10 person who would be ineligible for either the fishing or
11 hunting license separately. The Sportsmen's Combination
12 License fee shall be $25.50 $18.50. For residents age 65 or
13 older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a Sportsmen's
14 Combination License.
15 (Source: P.A. 90-743, eff. 1-1-99.)
16 ARTICLE 99. EFFECTIVE DATE
17 Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
18 January 1, 2010.
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