Bill Text: IL HB0743 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration and definitions.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0368 [HB0743 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0743-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration and definitions.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0368 [HB0743 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0743-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 743
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 743 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 2.25 as follows:
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6 | (520 ILCS 5/2.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)
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7 | Sec. 2.25. It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer | ||||||
8 | except (i) with
a shotgun, handgun, or muzzleloading rifle or | ||||||
9 | (ii) as provided by
administrative rule,
with a bow and arrow, | ||||||
10 | during the open season of not more than 14 days which will
be | ||||||
11 | set annually by the Director between the dates of
November 1st | ||||||
12 | and December 31st, both inclusive, or a special 3-day 2-day , | ||||||
13 | youth-only season between the dates of September 1 and October | ||||||
14 | 31.
For the purposes of this Section, legal handguns include | ||||||
15 | any centerfire
handguns of .30
caliber or larger with a minimum | ||||||
16 | barrel length of 4 inches. The only legal
ammunition
for a |
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1 | centerfire handgun is a cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with | ||||||
2 | a
capability of at least
500 foot pounds of energy at the | ||||||
3 | muzzle. Full metal jacket bullets may not be
used to
harvest | ||||||
4 | deer.
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5 | The Department shall make administrative rules concerning | ||||||
6 | management
restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and | ||||||
7 | arrow season.
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8 | It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | ||||||
9 | with a bow and
arrow during the open season for bow and arrow | ||||||
10 | set annually by the Director
between the dates of September 1st | ||||||
11 | and January 31st, both inclusive.
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12 | It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except | ||||||
13 | with (i) a
muzzleloading rifle or (ii) bow and arrow during the | ||||||
14 | open season for
muzzleloading rifles set annually by the | ||||||
15 | Director.
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16 | The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting | ||||||
17 | forth the
prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and | ||||||
18 | possession limits and
those counties of the State where open | ||||||
19 | seasons are established, to be
published in accordance with | ||||||
20 | Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
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21 | The Department may establish separate harvest periods for | ||||||
22 | the purpose of
managing or eradicating disease that has been | ||||||
23 | found in the deer herd. This
season shall be restricted to gun | ||||||
24 | or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department
shall publicly | ||||||
25 | announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
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26 | shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting, permit |
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1 | requirements,
application dates, hunting rules, legal weapons, | ||||||
2 | and reporting requirements.
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3 | The Department is authorized to establish a separate | ||||||
4 | harvest period at
specific sites within the State for the | ||||||
5 | purpose of harvesting
surplus deer that cannot be taken during | ||||||
6 | the regular season provided for
the taking of deer. This season | ||||||
7 | shall be restricted to gun or bow and
arrow hunting only and | ||||||
8 | shall be established during the period of September 1st
to | ||||||
9 | February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publish | ||||||
10 | suitable
prescribed rules and regulations established by | ||||||
11 | administrative rule pertaining
to management restrictions | ||||||
12 | applicable to this special harvest program. The Department | ||||||
13 | shall allow unused gun deer permits that are left over from a | ||||||
14 | regular season for the taking of deer to be rolled over and | ||||||
15 | used during any separate harvest period held within 6 months of | ||||||
16 | the season for which those tags were issued at no additional | ||||||
17 | cost to the permit holder subject to the management | ||||||
18 | restrictions applicable to the special harvest program.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 97-907, eff. 8-7-12.)
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20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
21 | becoming law.".
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