Bill Text: IL HB4329 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that the fee for all sport fishing licenses, salmon stamps, and inland trout stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years old. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fee for a hunting license to hunt all species, State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps, State Habitat Stamps, State Pheasant Stamps, and State Furbearer Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years old. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0800 [HB4329 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB4329-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code. Provides that the fee for all sport fishing licenses, salmon stamps, and inland trout stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years old. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that the fee for a hunting license to hunt all species, State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps, State Habitat Stamps, State Pheasant Stamps, and State Furbearer Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years old. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0800 [HB4329 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB4329-Engrossed.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,
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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 20-45, 20-50, and 20-51 as follows:
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6 | (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
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7 | Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses | ||||||
8 | for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
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9 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for | ||||||
10 | sport fishing
devices as defined in Section 10-95 or | ||||||
11 | spearing devices as defined in
Section 10-110, the fee is | ||||||
12 | $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old,
one-half of the | ||||||
13 | current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or | ||||||
14 | older,
and, commencing with the 2012 license year, one-half | ||||||
15 | of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of | ||||||
16 | the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | ||||||
17 | abroad or mobilization by the President of the United | ||||||
18 | States. Veterans must provide, to the Department at one of | ||||||
19 | the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | ||||||
20 | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||||||
21 | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | ||||||
22 | fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
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23 | (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be |
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1 | $1 for residents over 75 years of age who are enrolled in | ||||||
2 | the Benefit Access Program with the Department on Aging.
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3 | (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing | ||||||
4 | device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee | ||||||
5 | for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the | ||||||
6 | fee for which is $14.50.
Each and every commercial device | ||||||
7 | used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman | ||||||
8 | as follows:
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9 | (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
10 | of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow | ||||||
11 | trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.
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12 | (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot | ||||||
13 | line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee | ||||||
14 | is $3.
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15 | (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for | ||||||
16 | the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of | ||||||
17 | gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional | ||||||
18 | lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These | ||||||
19 | fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water | ||||||
20 | or on drying
reels on the shore.
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21 | (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, | ||||||
22 | of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.
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23 | (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a | ||||||
24 | sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the | ||||||
25 | holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
26 | residents holding a license as
described in subsection (a) |
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1 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
2 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as
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3 | described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No | ||||||
4 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any | ||||||
5 | individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing | ||||||
6 | or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination | ||||||
7 | license fee shall be $25.50.
For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
8 | the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's | ||||||
9 | combination license. For resident veterans of the United | ||||||
10 | States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or | ||||||
11 | mobilization by the President of the United States, the | ||||||
12 | fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of | ||||||
13 | the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination license. | ||||||
14 | Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the | ||||||
15 | Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their | ||||||
16 | service. The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||||||
17 | suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing | ||||||
18 | sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a | ||||||
19 | reduced fee.
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20 | (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as | ||||||
21 | defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined | ||||||
22 | in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not | ||||||
23 | exempt the licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or | ||||||
24 | inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for
by this | ||||||
25 | subsection
are not required for residents of the State of | ||||||
26 | Illinois who have obtained the
license provided for in |
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1 | subsection (a) of this Section.
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2 | (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel | ||||||
3 | device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee | ||||||
4 | for which shall be $50.
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5 | (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing | ||||||
6 | residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a | ||||||
7 | lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime | ||||||
8 | sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the | ||||||
9 | holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as | ||||||
10 | residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) | ||||||
11 | of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as | ||||||
12 | residents holding a license to hunt all species as | ||||||
13 | described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime | ||||||
14 | sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or | ||||||
15 | retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for | ||||||
16 | either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either | ||||||
17 | upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an | ||||||
18 | individual to have either or both fishing or hunting | ||||||
19 | privileges
rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing | ||||||
20 | license fees shall be as follows:
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21 | (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing | ||||||
22 | license fee.
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23 | (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting | ||||||
24 | license fee.
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25 | (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x | ||||||
26 | the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.
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1 | Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall | ||||||
2 | be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department | ||||||
3 | may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of | ||||||
4 | lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime | ||||||
5 | license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules | ||||||
6 | or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
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7 | Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a | ||||||
8 | lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have | ||||||
9 | in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of | ||||||
10 | competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. | ||||||
11 | Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt | ||||||
12 | individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
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13 | required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife | ||||||
14 | Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall | ||||||
15 | sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing | ||||||
16 | or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the | ||||||
17 | issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish | ||||||
18 | and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.
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19 | Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this | ||||||
20 | Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire | ||||||
21 | on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for | ||||||
22 | in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after | ||||||
23 | the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.
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24 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
25 | license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section | ||||||
26 | shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of |
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1 | this Code.
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2 | All individuals required to have and failing to have the | ||||||
3 | licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this | ||||||
4 | Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; | ||||||
6 | 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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7 | (515 ILCS 5/20-50) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-50)
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8 | Sec. 20-50. Salmon stamp fee. The fee for a salmon stamp | ||||||
9 | shall be $6 for
both resident and non-resident licensees. The | ||||||
10 | fee for a salmon stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 | ||||||
11 | years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program | ||||||
12 | with the Department on Aging. Every person shall sign the | ||||||
13 | salmon
stamp or affix the salmon stamp to his or her license. | ||||||
14 | These stamps shall
expire on March 31 of each year. All | ||||||
15 | individuals required to have and failing
to have a salmon stamp | ||||||
16 | as provided in Section 20-10 of this Code shall be
guilty of a | ||||||
17 | petty offense.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-91.)
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19 | (515 ILCS 5/20-51)
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20 | Sec. 20-51. Inland trout stamp. The fee for an inland trout | ||||||
21 | stamp shall
be $6 for both resident and nonresident licensees. | ||||||
22 | The fee for an inland trout stamp shall be waived for residents | ||||||
23 | over 75 years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access | ||||||
24 | Program with the Department on Aging. These stamps shall expire
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1 | on March 31 of each year. All individuals required to have and | ||||||
2 | who fail to
have an inland trout stamp, as provided in Section | ||||||
3 | 20-11 of this Code, shall be
guilty of a petty offense.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 88-91.)
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5 | Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||||
6 | Section 3.2 as follows:
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7 | (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
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8 | Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. | ||||||
9 | Before the
Department or any county, city, village, township, | ||||||
10 | incorporated town clerk
or his duly designated agent or any | ||||||
11 | other person authorized or designated
by the Department to | ||||||
12 | issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license
to any | ||||||
13 | person, the person shall file his application with the | ||||||
14 | Department or
other party authorized to issue licenses on a | ||||||
15 | form provided by the
Department and further give definite proof | ||||||
16 | of identity and place of legal
residence. Each clerk | ||||||
17 | designating agents to issue licenses and stamps
shall furnish | ||||||
18 | the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
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19 | names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his | ||||||
20 | duly
designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and | ||||||
21 | stamps only
within the territorial area for which he was | ||||||
22 | elected or appointed. No duly
designated agent is authorized to | ||||||
23 | furnish licenses or stamps for
issuance by any other business | ||||||
24 | establishment. Each
application shall be executed and sworn to |
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1 | and shall set forth the name
and description of the applicant | ||||||
2 | and place of residence.
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3 | No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or | ||||||
4 | after January
1,
1980
unless he presents the person authorized | ||||||
5 | to issue the license
evidence that he has held a hunting | ||||||
6 | license issued by the State of Illinois
or another state in a | ||||||
7 | prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this | ||||||
8 | Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a
Lifetime | ||||||
9 | Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under | ||||||
10 | Section
20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not | ||||||
11 | be entitled to hunt
unless they have a certificate of | ||||||
12 | competency as provided in this Section and
they shall have the | ||||||
13 | certificate in their possession while hunting.
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14 | The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
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15 | personnel of the
Department or certified volunteer instructors | ||||||
16 | to conduct courses, of not
less than 10 hours in length, in | ||||||
17 | firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow | ||||||
18 | and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
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19 | the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall | ||||||
20 | receive a
certificate of competency. The Department of Natural | ||||||
21 | Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association | ||||||
22 | or organization in establishing
courses if the organization has | ||||||
23 | as one of its objectives the promotion of
safety in the | ||||||
24 | handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
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25 | The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
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26 | person found by it
to be competent to give instruction in the |
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1 | handling of firearms, hunter
safety, and bow and arrow. The | ||||||
2 | persons so appointed shall give the
course of instruction and | ||||||
3 | upon the successful completion shall
issue to the person | ||||||
4 | instructed a certificate of competency in the safe
handling of | ||||||
5 | firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall
be | ||||||
6 | made for any course of instruction except for materials or | ||||||
7 | ammunition
consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
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8 | furnish information on
the requirements of hunter safety | ||||||
9 | education programs to be distributed
free of charge to | ||||||
10 | applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and | ||||||
11 | authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
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12 | firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee | ||||||
13 | charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
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14 | The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a | ||||||
15 | resident of
Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older, | ||||||
16 | and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans | ||||||
17 | of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service | ||||||
18 | abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, | ||||||
19 | the fee is one-half of the
fee charged for a hunting license to | ||||||
20 | hunt all species for a resident of
Illinois. Veterans must | ||||||
21 | provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5 | ||||||
22 | regional offices, verification of their service. The | ||||||
23 | Department shall establish what constitutes suitable | ||||||
24 | verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident | ||||||
25 | veterans hunting
licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a | ||||||
26 | hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents |
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1 | over 75 years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access | ||||||
2 | Program with the Department on Aging. Nonresidents shall be | ||||||
3 | charged $57 for a hunting license.
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4 | Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license | ||||||
5 | for a
period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the | ||||||
6 | State and shall
be charged a fee of $35.
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7 | A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a | ||||||
8 | nonresident to
take game birds by hunting on a game breeding | ||||||
9 | and hunting preserve
area only, established under Section 3.27, | ||||||
10 | shall be issued upon proper
application being made and payment | ||||||
11 | of a fee equal to that for a resident
hunting license. The | ||||||
12 | expiration date of this license shall be on the same
date each | ||||||
13 | year that game breeding and hunting preserve
area licenses | ||||||
14 | expire.
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15 | Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, | ||||||
16 | regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee | ||||||
17 | of $15 and
shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Migratory | ||||||
18 | Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 years of | ||||||
19 | age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program with the | ||||||
20 | Department on Aging. Except as provided under
Section 20-45 of | ||||||
21 | the Fish and Aquatic Life Code,
the stamp shall be signed by | ||||||
22 | the person or affixed to his license
or permit in a space | ||||||
23 | designated by the Department for that purpose.
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24 | Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his | ||||||
25 | residence
or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall | ||||||
26 | receive a
stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall be |
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1 | waived for residents over 75 years of age who are enrolled in | ||||||
2 | the Benefit Access Program with the Department on Aging. Except | ||||||
3 | as provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life
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4 | Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his | ||||||
5 | license or
permit in a space designated by the Department for | ||||||
6 | that purpose.
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7 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require | ||||||
8 | the purchase
of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person | ||||||
9 | in any one license year.
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10 | The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer | ||||||
11 | Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age who | ||||||
12 | are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program with the Department | ||||||
13 | on Aging. | ||||||
14 | The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting | ||||||
15 | licenses and stamps
with an insignia as evidence of possession | ||||||
16 | of license, or license and
stamp, as the Department may | ||||||
17 | consider advisable. The insignia shall be
exhibited and used as | ||||||
18 | the Department may order.
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19 | All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall | ||||||
20 | expire upon
March 31 of each year.
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21 | Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued | ||||||
22 | under the
provisions of this Act shall have it in his | ||||||
23 | possession for immediate
presentation for inspection to the | ||||||
24 | officers and authorized employees of
the Department, any | ||||||
25 | sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making
a | ||||||
26 | demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department |
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1 | owned or
managed sites where it is required that all hunters | ||||||
2 | deposit their license,
permit, or Firearm Owner's | ||||||
3 | Identification Card at the check station upon
entering the | ||||||
4 | hunting areas.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12 .)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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