Bill Text: IL HB2028 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0256 [HB2028 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB2028-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0256 [HB2028 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB2028-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 20-70, 20-75, 20-80, 20-85, 20-90, 20-92, and | ||||||
6 | 20-95 as follows:
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7 | (515 ILCS 5/20-70) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-70)
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8 | Sec. 20-70. Non-resident and resident aquatic life
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9 | dealers. | ||||||
10 | (a) Non-resident aquatic life dealers. Any person not a | ||||||
11 | resident
of Illinois who sells or ships to other wholesalers, | ||||||
12 | retailers, or
consumers any of the aquatic life protected by | ||||||
13 | this Code, whether from
waters within or without the State is a | ||||||
14 | non-resident aquatic life dealer within
the meaning of this | ||||||
15 | Code.
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16 | All licenses issued to non-resident aquatic life
dealers | ||||||
17 | are valid only in
the location described and designated in the | ||||||
18 | application for the
license. Wholesalers may deliver their | ||||||
19 | products by truck or common
carrier of any type but must | ||||||
20 | possess a separate license for each truck
from which aquatic | ||||||
21 | life are being sold if business is solicited
from the
trucks.
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22 | Application for a non-resident aquatic life dealer's | ||||||
23 | license shall be made to
and upon forms furnished by the |
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1 | Department and shall be in the form as the
Department may | ||||||
2 | prescribe. The annual fee for a non-resident aquatic life
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3 | dealer's
license shall be $100. All non-resident aquatic life | ||||||
4 | dealer licenses shall expire
on March 31 January 31 of each | ||||||
5 | year.
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6 | Non-residents purchasing aquatic life in Illinois for sale | ||||||
7 | solely outside
the State are exempt from possessing an aquatic | ||||||
8 | life dealer's license if
purchases are made from a licensed | ||||||
9 | resident wholesale or retail aquatic life
dealer.
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10 | (b) Resident aquatic life dealer's licenses. Any person | ||||||
11 | conducting a fish market
or buying, selling, or shipping any | ||||||
12 | aquatic life (except minnows) protected
by this Code, whether | ||||||
13 | from waters within or without the State, shall first
procure a | ||||||
14 | license from the Department to do so, including any commercial
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15 | fisherman selling live fish for stocking only. Any commercial | ||||||
16 | fisherman selling fish
legally caught or taken by themselves to | ||||||
17 | a resident licensed wholesale aquatic life
dealer, however, is | ||||||
18 | exempt from the provisions of this Section.
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19 | (1) Wholesale aquatic life dealer's license.
Any | ||||||
20 | resident of this State who, within the State of Illinois,
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21 | conducts a wholesale fish market or who sells or ships to | ||||||
22 | any
other wholesaler, retailer, or other commercial | ||||||
23 | institution aquatic
life protected by this
Code, whether | ||||||
24 | from waters within or without the State, is a
resident | ||||||
25 | wholesale aquatic life dealer in the meaning of this Code.
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26 | This provision, however, does not apply to minnows or |
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1 | saltwater species commonly used as seafood that will not | ||||||
2 | survive in freshwater, such as lobsters, clams, mussels, | ||||||
3 | and oysters.
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4 | All licenses issued to resident wholesale aquatic life | ||||||
5 | dealers are valid only
in the location described and | ||||||
6 | designated in the application for license.
Wholesale | ||||||
7 | aquatic life dealers may deliver their products by truck or | ||||||
8 | other common
carrier but must possess a separate license | ||||||
9 | for each truck from which aquatic
life is being sold if | ||||||
10 | business is solicited from the truck. Applications for
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11 | resident wholesale aquatic life dealer's licenses shall be | ||||||
12 | made to and upon forms
furnished by the Department, which | ||||||
13 | shall be in the form as the Department
may prescribe. The | ||||||
14 | annual license fee for each wholesale aquatic life dealer's
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15 | license is $50. All wholesale aquatic life dealer's | ||||||
16 | licenses shall expire on March 31
January 31 of each year.
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17 | (2) Retail aquatic life dealer's license. Any resident | ||||||
18 | of the State of
Illinois who, within the State of Illinois, | ||||||
19 | conducts a retail fish market
where he or she sells or | ||||||
20 | offers for sale any
aquatic life protected by
this Code, | ||||||
21 | whether from waters from within or without the State, is a
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22 | retail aquatic life dealer in the meaning of this Code.
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23 | This provision, however, does not apply to minnows or | ||||||
24 | saltwater species commonly used as seafood that will not | ||||||
25 | survive in freshwater, such as lobsters, clams, mussels, | ||||||
26 | and oysters.
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1 | All licenses issued to resident aquatic life
dealers | ||||||
2 | are valid only in the
location described and designated in | ||||||
3 | the application for the license.
Retailers may deliver | ||||||
4 | their products by truck or other common carrier but
must | ||||||
5 | possess a separate license for each truck from which | ||||||
6 | aquatic life is being
sold if business is solicited from | ||||||
7 | the truck.
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8 | Applications for resident retail aquatic life
dealer's | ||||||
9 | licenses shall be made
to and upon forms furnished by the | ||||||
10 | Department, which shall be in the form
the Department may | ||||||
11 | prescribe. The annual license for each resident retail
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12 | aquatic life dealer's license is $10. All these licenses | ||||||
13 | shall expire on March 31 January 31
of each year.
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14 | (3) Separate licenses. A license shall be procured for | ||||||
15 | each separate
fish market or place of business operated by | ||||||
16 | any wholesale or retail aquatic life
dealer, whether a | ||||||
17 | resident or non-resident, and for each vehicle from which
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18 | aquatic life is sold. All licenses shall be conspicuously | ||||||
19 | displayed at all
times.
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20 | (c) The Department may adopt administrative rules | ||||||
21 | pertaining to non-resident and resident aquatic life dealers. | ||||||
22 | Any person who violates any provision of this Section 20-70, or | ||||||
23 | related administrative rule, is guilty of a Class B | ||||||
24 | misdemeanor.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 94-592, eff. 1-1-06; 95-147, eff. 8-14-07.)
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1 | (515 ILCS 5/20-75) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-75)
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2 | Sec. 20-75. Mussel dealer permits; fees; violations. Any | ||||||
3 | person, before
receiving, buying, or offering to do so, or | ||||||
4 | acting as an agent or broker in
receipt or purchase of mussels, | ||||||
5 | within the State of Illinois, shall first
obtain a permit from | ||||||
6 | the Department to do so.
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7 | The fee for a permit for residents of the State of Illinois | ||||||
8 | shall be $300
a year, and for non-residents of the State of | ||||||
9 | Illinois the fee shall be
$2,500 a year. These permits shall | ||||||
10 | expire on March 31 the 31st day of January of
each year. A | ||||||
11 | report of each year's activities of each person holding a
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12 | permit shall be required as directed by the Department.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 92-385, eff. 8-16-01.)
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14 | (515 ILCS 5/20-80) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-80)
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15 | Sec. 20-80. Minnow dealers license; penalties. Any | ||||||
16 | resident who, within
the State of Illinois, sells or offers for | ||||||
17 | sale, to any other wholesaler or
retailer or for consumption, | ||||||
18 | live minnows, whether from waters within or
without the State | ||||||
19 | is an intrastate wholesale minnow dealer for purposes of
this | ||||||
20 | Code. Any person selling live minnows for stocking only or | ||||||
21 | selling
live minnows legally caught or taken by that person to | ||||||
22 | a licensed wholesale
minnow dealer, however, is exempt from the | ||||||
23 | provisions of this Section.
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24 | (a) Before any resident commences activities as an | ||||||
25 | intrastate wholesale
minnow dealer, he or she shall first |
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1 | procure a license from the Department
to do so. The fee for the | ||||||
2 | license shall be $25 and these licenses shall expire on March | ||||||
3 | 31
upon the 31st day of January of each year.
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4 | Before any resident commences activities as an intrastate | ||||||
5 | retail minnow
dealer, he or she shall first obtain a license | ||||||
6 | from the Department to
do so. The fee for the license shall be | ||||||
7 | $5 and these licenses shall expire on March 31
upon the 31st | ||||||
8 | day of January of each year.
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9 | (b) Only persons who are actual residents of the State of | ||||||
10 | Illinois
shall be permitted to transport live minnows obtained | ||||||
11 | in the State of
Illinois across any of the borders of the State | ||||||
12 | of Illinois. These persons
shall be interstate minnow dealers | ||||||
13 | for purposes of this Code. Before
any resident of the State of | ||||||
14 | Illinois shall commence activities as an
interstate minnow | ||||||
15 | dealer, he or she shall first obtain a license from the
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16 | Department to do so. The fee for the license shall be $500 and | ||||||
17 | these
licenses shall expire on March 31 the 31st day of January | ||||||
18 | of each year. This Section
shall not apply to a resident of the | ||||||
19 | State of Illinois possessing a valid
sport fishing license. An | ||||||
20 | individual possessing a valid
sport fishing
license shall be | ||||||
21 | permitted to transport not more than 6 dozen live minnows
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22 | obtained in Illinois across the borders of the State of | ||||||
23 | Illinois.
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24 | (c) The Department is authorized to establish regulations | ||||||
25 | as may be
deemed necessary in the handling of minnows in order | ||||||
26 | to protect the
resource as well as the public's interest.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 92-385, eff. 8-16-01.)
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2 | (515 ILCS 5/20-85) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-85)
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3 | Sec. 20-85. Taxidermist license.
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4 | (a) Before engaging in the business of taxidermy, every | ||||||
5 | person shall
obtain a license for that purpose from the | ||||||
6 | Department. Application for a
license shall be filed with the | ||||||
7 | Department and shall set forth the name of
the applicant; its | ||||||
8 | principal officers, if the applicant is a corporation,
or the | ||||||
9 | partners, if the applicant is a partnership; the location of | ||||||
10 | the
place of business; and any additional information the | ||||||
11 | Department may
require. The annual fee for each taxidermist | ||||||
12 | license shall be $25. All
licenses issued to taxidermists are | ||||||
13 | valid only at the location described
and designated on the | ||||||
14 | application for the license. All taxidermist licenses
shall | ||||||
15 | expire on March 31 January 31 of each year. Individuals | ||||||
16 | employed
by a
licensed taxidermist shall not be required to | ||||||
17 | possess a taxidermist license
while working for and at the | ||||||
18 | place of business of the license holder.
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19 | Licensed taxidermists shall submit to the Department a list | ||||||
20 | naming all
individuals who will be working at the place of | ||||||
21 | business specified on the
permit. Only those individuals whose | ||||||
22 | names are on file with the Department
shall be authorized to | ||||||
23 | work under the scope of the taxidermist's license.
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24 | (b) Taxidermists shall keep written records of all aquatic | ||||||
25 | life or parts of
aquatic life received or returned by them. |
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1 | Records shall include the following
information:
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2 | (1) The date the aquatic life was received.
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3 | (2) The name and address of the person from whom the | ||||||
4 | aquatic life was
received.
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5 | (3) The number and species of all aquatic life | ||||||
6 | received.
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7 | (4) The number and state of issuance of the fishing | ||||||
8 | license, or
special Department permit, of the person from | ||||||
9 | whom the aquatic life was
received. In the absence of a | ||||||
10 | license or permit number, the taxidermist may
rely on the | ||||||
11 | written certification of the person from whom the aquatic | ||||||
12 | life was
received that the specimen was legally taken or | ||||||
13 | obtained, or, in the event the
person is exempt from the | ||||||
14 | apposite license requirements, an indication of the
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15 | exemption.
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16 | (c) All aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that have | ||||||
17 | been
received, preserved, mounted, or possessed by a | ||||||
18 | taxidermist are required to
bear a coded origin tag or label. | ||||||
19 | The coded origin tag or label shall
correspond with written | ||||||
20 | records containing more complete information as
required by the | ||||||
21 | Department.
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22 | (d) Taxidermy records shall be open for inspection by any | ||||||
23 | peace officer
at any reasonable hour. Taxidermists shall | ||||||
24 | maintain records for a period
of 2 years from the date of | ||||||
25 | receipt of the aquatic life or for as long as
the specimen or | ||||||
26 | mount remains in the taxidermist's possession, whichever is
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1 | longer.
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2 | The Department may require the taxidermist to submit to it | ||||||
3 | any information
it deems necessary.
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4 | (e) No taxidermist shall have in his or her possession any | ||||||
5 | aquatic
life that is not listed in his or her written records | ||||||
6 | and properly
tagged or labeled.
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7 | (f) All persons licensed as taxidermists under this Code | ||||||
8 | who shall ship any
aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that | ||||||
9 | have been received, preserved, or
mounted shall tag or label | ||||||
10 | the shipment and the tag or label shall state the
name of the | ||||||
11 | taxidermist and the number and date of his or her license.
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12 | (g) Nothing in this Section removes taxidermists from | ||||||
13 | responsibility for
the observance of any federal laws, rules, | ||||||
14 | or regulations that may apply to the
taxidermy business.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 88-416; 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
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16 | (515 ILCS 5/20-90) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-90)
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17 | Sec. 20-90. Aquaculture permits. Any person who shall | ||||||
18 | engage in the
breeding, hatching, propagation, or raising of | ||||||
19 | aquatic life, whether
indigenous or non-indigenous to this | ||||||
20 | State, shall first procure a permit
from the Department to do | ||||||
21 | so. Aquatic life specified, which is bred,
hatched, propagated | ||||||
22 | or raised by a person holding a permit as provided for
in this | ||||||
23 | Section, may be transported and sold for food or stocking | ||||||
24 | purposes.
Permittees who sell aquatic life propagated or raised | ||||||
25 | under this permit are
exempt from possessing a fish or minnow |
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1 | dealers license.
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2 | Aquaculture permit holders shall maintain records of all | ||||||
3 | aquatic life
bought, sold or shipped. These records shall | ||||||
4 | include the name and address
of the buyer and seller, the | ||||||
5 | appropriate license or permit number of the
buyer and seller, | ||||||
6 | the date of the transaction, and the species, poundage,
and | ||||||
7 | origin of aquatic life involved. The records shall be kept for | ||||||
8 | a
minimum of 2 years from the date of the transaction and shall | ||||||
9 | be made
immediately available to authorized employees of the | ||||||
10 | Department upon
request. Records of the annual operations, as | ||||||
11 | may be required by the
Department, shall be forwarded to the | ||||||
12 | Department upon request.
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13 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed to give | ||||||
14 | permittees
authority to take aquatic life in their wild or | ||||||
15 | natural state, contrary
to other provisions of this Code, or to | ||||||
16 | remove the
permittee from responsibility for the observance of | ||||||
17 | any federal, State, or
local laws, rules, or regulations that | ||||||
18 | may apply to the aquatic life.
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19 | Aquaculture permit holders may harvest aquatic life on | ||||||
20 | licensed
aquaculture facilities with commercial fishing | ||||||
21 | devices without obtaining
any license for these devices.
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22 | Before any person imports or receives live, non-indigenous | ||||||
23 | aquatic life
for aquaculture or stocking purposes in this | ||||||
24 | State, permission must be
obtained from the Department. | ||||||
25 | Regulations governing non-indigenous aquatic
life shall be | ||||||
26 | covered by administrative rule.
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1 | The annual fee for a permit under this Section shall be $50
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2 | and the permit shall expire on March 31 the 31st day of January | ||||||
3 | of each year.
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4 | Any person who violates any provisions of this Section, | ||||||
5 | including
administrative rules relating to this Section, shall | ||||||
6 | be guilty of a
business offense and fined not less than $1,000 | ||||||
7 | and no more than $5,000.
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8 | Permitted aquaculture facilities are exempt from size, | ||||||
9 | catch, and
possession limits and seasons on aquatic life when | ||||||
10 | harvested, sold, or
transported, except when taken by sport | ||||||
11 | fishing devices.
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12 | All permits issued under this Section are valid only in the | ||||||
13 | location
described and designated in the application for such | ||||||
14 | permit.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
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16 | (515 ILCS 5/20-92) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 20-92. Commercial roe dealer permit. | ||||||
18 | (a) Any resident wholesale aquatic life dealer who buys, | ||||||
19 | sells, or ships roe from roe-bearing species, whether from the | ||||||
20 | waters within or without the State, must annually procure a | ||||||
21 | commercial roe dealer permit from the Department in addition to | ||||||
22 | an aquatic life dealers license. The annual fee for a | ||||||
23 | commercial roe dealer permit is $500 for resident wholesale | ||||||
24 | aquatic life dealers and $1,500 for non-resident aquatic life | ||||||
25 | dealers. All commercial roe dealer permits shall expire on |
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1 | March 31 May 31 of each year.
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2 | (b) Legally licensed commercial roe dealer permit holders | ||||||
3 | may designate up to 2 employees on their commercial roe dealer | ||||||
4 | permit. Employees designated on a commercial roe dealer permit | ||||||
5 | must retain a copy of this permit in their possession while | ||||||
6 | transporting roe bearing fishes either whole or in part.
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7 | (c) A violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor | ||||||
8 | with a minimum mandatory fine of $500.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 95-147, eff. 8-14-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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10 | (515 ILCS 5/20-95) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-95)
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11 | Sec. 20-95. Daily fee fishing area. Any person owning, | ||||||
12 | controlling, or
operating a water area, including access to | ||||||
13 | this water area, that is used
for fishing by those either | ||||||
14 | directly or indirectly paying a daily fee for
fishing
shall | ||||||
15 | make application to the Department for a license as provided in | ||||||
16 | this
Section. Upon receipt of an application, the Department | ||||||
17 | shall inspect the
proposed licensed area described in the | ||||||
18 | application, the size and number of
water areas, source of fish | ||||||
19 | for stocking, species of fish to be stocked and
determine the | ||||||
20 | ability of the applicant to properly supervise a property of
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21 | this character. If the Department finds that (i) the area is | ||||||
22 | suitable for
the purpose intended, (ii) the operation of the | ||||||
23 | property is not a menace or
being established contrary to the | ||||||
24 | laws of this State, (iii) the operations
of the fee fishing | ||||||
25 | area will not work a fraud upon individuals utilizing
the |
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1 | facilities, and (iv) the issuing of the license will be in the | ||||||
2 | public
interest, then the Department shall approve the | ||||||
3 | application and issue a
license to operate a "Daily Fee Fishing | ||||||
4 | Area" as described in the
application.
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5 | The fee for a license issued under this Section shall be | ||||||
6 | $50 annually,
and the license shall expire on March 31 the | ||||||
7 | January 31 following its issuance.
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8 | Records of the season's operations, as may be required by | ||||||
9 | the
Department, shall be forwarded to the Department by the | ||||||
10 | licensee within
30 days after the expiration date of the | ||||||
11 | license.
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12 | The Department may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, | ||||||
13 | suspend, or revoke
any license issued under this Section if the | ||||||
14 | Department finds that the
licensed area or its operator is not | ||||||
15 | in compliance with this Section. The
Department, however, shall | ||||||
16 | not refuse to issue or renew, or suspend or
revoke, any license | ||||||
17 | for any cause other than the protection of public
health and | ||||||
18 | safety or if the area is operated unlawfully, unless the
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19 | licensee affected is given at least 15 days notice, in writing, | ||||||
20 | of the
reasons for the action of the Department and given an | ||||||
21 | opportunity to appear
before the Department or its | ||||||
22 | representative in opposition to the action of
the Department.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
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24 | Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||||
25 | Section 3.21 as follows:
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1 | (520 ILCS 5/3.21) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.21)
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2 | Sec. 3.21.
(a) Every person before engaging in the business | ||||||
3 | of
taxidermy shall obtain a license for such purpose from the | ||||||
4 | Department.
Application for such license shall be filed with | ||||||
5 | the Department and shall
set forth the name of the applicant; | ||||||
6 | its principal officers, if the
applicant is a corporation, or | ||||||
7 | the partners, if the applicant is a
partnership; the location | ||||||
8 | of the place of business and such additional
information as the | ||||||
9 | Department may require. The annual fee for each
taxidermist | ||||||
10 | license shall be $25.00. All licenses issued to taxidermists
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11 | are valid only at the location described and designated on the | ||||||
12 | application
for such license. All taxidermist permits shall | ||||||
13 | expire on March 31 January 31 of
each year. Persons employed by | ||||||
14 | a licensed taxidermist shall not be
required to possess a | ||||||
15 | taxidermist license while working for and at the
place of | ||||||
16 | business of the license holder.
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17 | Licensed taxidermists shall submit to the Department a list | ||||||
18 | naming all
individuals who will be working at the place of | ||||||
19 | business specified on
the license. Only those individuals whose | ||||||
20 | names are on file with the
Department shall be authorized to | ||||||
21 | work under the scope of the taxidermist's
license.
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22 | (b) Taxidermists shall keep written records of all birds or | ||||||
23 | mammals,
or parts thereof, received or returned by them. | ||||||
24 | Records shall include the
following information:
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25 | (1) The date the bird or mammal was received.
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1 | (2) The name and address of the person from whom the | ||||||
2 | bird or mammal was
received.
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3 | (3) The number and species of each bird or mammal | ||||||
4 | received.
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5 | (4) The number and state of issuance of the hunting or | ||||||
6 | trapping license,
or special Department permit, of the | ||||||
7 | individual from whom the bird or mammal
was received. In | ||||||
8 | the absence of a license or permit number, the
taxidermist | ||||||
9 | may rely on the written certification of the person from | ||||||
10 | whom the
bird or mammal was received that the specimen was | ||||||
11 | legally taken or obtained,
or, in the event the individual | ||||||
12 | is exempt from the apposite license
requirements, an | ||||||
13 | indication of such exemption.
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14 | (c) All birds or mammals or parts thereof that have been | ||||||
15 | received,
preserved
or mounted or possessed by a taxidermist | ||||||
16 | are required to bear a coded origin
tag or label. The origin | ||||||
17 | tag or label shall correspond with written
records containing | ||||||
18 | more complete information as required by the Department.
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19 | (d) Taxidermy records shall be open for inspection by any | ||||||
20 | peace officer
at any reasonable hour. Taxidermists shall | ||||||
21 | maintain records for a period
of 2 years from the date of | ||||||
22 | receipt of the bird or mammal or for as long
as the specimen or | ||||||
23 | mount remains in the taxidermist's possession, whichever
is | ||||||
24 | longer. The Department may require the taxidermist to submit to | ||||||
25 | it such
information as it deems necessary.
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26 | (e) A licensed taxidermist may possess the green hides of |
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1 | furbearers and
other game mammals the year round as long as | ||||||
2 | such hides are tagged as and
remain the property of the | ||||||
3 | individual who legally took them and for whom the
taxidermist | ||||||
4 | is performing services.
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5 | (f) A licensed taxidermist may without a fur tanners permit | ||||||
6 | tan the
green hides of furbearers and other game mammals as | ||||||
7 | long as such hides are
tagged as and remain the property of the | ||||||
8 | individual who legally took them
and for whom the taxidermist | ||||||
9 | is performing services.
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10 | (f.5) A licensed taxidermist may, without a fur buyer's | ||||||
11 | permit, buy, sell,
transport and possess the green or tanned | ||||||
12 | hides of any legally obtained
furbearer or game mammal the year | ||||||
13 | round as long as the hides in the
taxidermist's possession are | ||||||
14 | used for taxidermy purposes only and bear a coded
origin tag or | ||||||
15 | label. The origin tag or label shall correspond with written
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16 | records containing more complete information as required by the | ||||||
17 | Department.
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18 | (g) No taxidermist shall have in his or her possession any | ||||||
19 | bird or
mammal that is not listed in his written records and | ||||||
20 | properly tagged or
labeled.
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21 | (h) All persons licensed as taxidermists under this Act who | ||||||
22 | shall ship
any birds or mammals or parts thereof that have been | ||||||
23 | received, preserved or
mounted, shall tag or label such | ||||||
24 | shipment and such tag or label shall
state the name of the | ||||||
25 | taxidermist and the number and date of his or her
license.
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26 | (i) Nothing in this Section removes taxidermists from |
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1 | responsibility for
the observance of any federal laws, rules, | ||||||
2 | or regulations that may apply to the
taxidermy business.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 88-416.)
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