Bill Amendment: IL SB1890 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: SNAPPING TURTLES-TRAP
Status: 2024-03-15 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1890 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1890-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: SNAPPING TURTLES-TRAP
Status: 2024-03-15 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1890 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1890-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1890 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1890 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Herptiles-Herps Act is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 5-30 as follows:
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| 6 | (510 ILCS 68/5-30) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 5-30. Taking of turtles or bullfrogs; illegal | ||||||
| 8 | devices. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, turtles | ||||||
| 10 | Turtles or bullfrogs may be taken only by methods set forth in | ||||||
| 11 | administrative rule. | ||||||
| 12 | (b) Bullfrog; common snapping turtle; open season. | ||||||
| 13 | (1) All persons taking bullfrogs shall possess a valid | ||||||
| 14 | sport fishing license issued under Article 20 of the Fish | ||||||
| 15 | and Aquatic Life Code and may take bullfrogs only during | ||||||
| 16 | the open season to be specified by administrative rule. | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) The daily catch limit and total possession limit | ||||||
| 2 | for all properly licensed persons shall be specified by | ||||||
| 3 | administrative rule. | ||||||
| 4 | (3) All persons taking common snapping turtles shall | ||||||
| 5 | possess a valid sport fishing license issued under Article | ||||||
| 6 | 20 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code and may take common | ||||||
| 7 | snapping turtles only during the open season to be | ||||||
| 8 | specified by administrative rule. Common snapping turtles | ||||||
| 9 | (Chelydra serpentina) may be taken only by methods set | ||||||
| 10 | forth in administrative rule, except in the counties | ||||||
| 11 | listed in administrative rule where bowfishing for common | ||||||
| 12 | snapping turtles is not allowed. Notwithstanding any | ||||||
| 13 | administrative rule to the contrary, common snapping | ||||||
| 14 | turtles may be taken by live trap, subject to the | ||||||
| 15 | following conditions: | ||||||
| 16 | (A) live traps must be checked every 24 hours; | ||||||
| 17 | (B) live traps must be equipped with flotation | ||||||
| 18 | equipment, adequate to have at least 2 inches of the | ||||||
| 19 | containment area above the surface of the water; and | ||||||
| 20 | (C) every live trap must be marked with the | ||||||
| 21 | owner's name and address or Department of Natural | ||||||
| 22 | Resources customer number. | ||||||
| 23 | (4) The daily catch limit and total possession limit | ||||||
| 24 | for all properly licensed persons shall be specified by | ||||||
| 25 | administrative rule. | ||||||
| 26 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||
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