Bill Text: IL HB3709 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any violation that involves illegally taking or possessing an animal must be prosecuted only in the county in which the animal was unlawfully taken by or found in the possession of the violator. Provides that if the unlawful taking or possession of an animal results in an offense under Section 2.38 or any other Section of this Act, then the prosecution of that offense must take place in the county where the animal was taken by or found in the possession of the violator.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-22 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose [HB3709 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB3709-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB3709 Introduced 2/25/2009, by Rep. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
520 ILCS 5/1.17 from Ch. 61, par. 1.17
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that any violation that involves illegally taking or possessing an animal must be prosecuted only in the county in which the animal was unlawfully taken by or found in the possession of the violator. Provides that if the unlawful taking or possession of an animal results in an offense under Section 2.38 or any other Section of this Act, then the prosecution of that offense must take place in the county where the animal was taken by or found in the possession of the violator.
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AN ACT concerning wildlife.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section
1.17 as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/1.17) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.17)
Sec. 1.17. All prosecutions provided for by this Act shall
be brought before the Circuit Court for the county within which
the offense was committed. Any violation of this Act that
involves illegally taking or possessing an animal must be
prosecuted only in the county in which the animal was
unlawfully taken by or found in the possession of the violator.
If an alleged or actual unlawful taking or possession of an
animal results in a violation of Section 2.38 or any other
Section of this Act, then the prosecution of that offense must
take place in the county where the animal was taken by or found
in the possession of the violator.
All such prosecutions shall be commenced within 2 years
from the time the offense charged was committed.
(Source: P.A. 82-965.)