Bill Amendment: IL HB1939 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

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Bill Title: FISH-FISHING LICENSE EXEMPTION

Status: 2021-04-23 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1939 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB1939-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Tony McCombie

Filed: 3/22/2021

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1939
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1939 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
changing Section 20-5 as follows:
(515 ILCS 5/20-5) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-5)
Sec. 20-5. Necessity of license; exemptions.
(a) Any person taking or attempting to take any fish,
including minnows for commercial purposes, turtles, mussels,
crayfish, or frogs by any means whatever in any waters or lands
wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of the State,
including that part of Lake Michigan under the jurisdiction of
this State, shall first obtain a license to do so, and shall do
so only during the respective periods of the year when it shall
be lawful as provided in this Code. Blind Individuals under
16, blind residents or residents with a disability, or

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individuals fishing at fee fishing areas licensed by the
Department, however, may fish with sport fishing devices
without being required to have a license. Individuals 22 years
of age or younger and who have a disability may obtain a
fishing license without paying a license fee. For the purpose
of this Section an individual is blind or has a disability if
that individual has a Class 2 disability as defined in Section
4A of the Illinois Identification Card Act. For purposes of
this Section an Illinois Person with a Disability
Identification Card issued under the Illinois Identification
Card Act indicating that the individual named on the card has a
Class 2 disability shall be adequate documentation of a
disability.
(b) A courtesy non-resident sport fishing license or stamp
may be issued at the discretion of the Director, without fee,
to (i) any individual officially employed in the wildlife and
fish or conservation department of another state or of the
United States who is within the State to assist or consult or
cooperate with the Director or (ii) the officials of other
states, the United States, foreign countries, or officers or
representatives of conservation organizations or publications
while in the State as guests of the Governor or Director.
(c) The Director may issue special fishing permits without
cost to groups of hospital patients or to individuals with
disabilities for use on specified dates in connection with
supervised fishing for therapy.

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(d) Veterans who, according to the determination of the
Veterans' Administration as certified by the Department of
Veterans' Affairs, are at least 10% disabled with
service-related disabilities or in receipt of total disability
pensions may fish with sport fishing devices during those
periods of the year it is lawful to do so without being
required to have a license, on the condition that their
respective disabilities do not prevent them from fishing in a
manner which is safe to themselves and others.
(e) Each year the Director may designate a period, not to
exceed 4 days in duration, when sport fishermen may fish
waters wholly or in part within the jurisdiction of the State,
including that part of Lake Michigan under the jurisdiction of
the State, and not be required to obtain the license or stamp
required by subsection (a) of this Section, Section 20-10 or
subsection (a) of Section 20-55. The term of any such period
shall be established by administrative rule. This subsection
shall not apply to commercial fishing.
(f) The Director may issue special fishing permits without
cost for a group event, restricted to specific dates and
locations if it is determined by the Department that the event
is beneficial in promoting sport fishing in Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)".