Bill Text: IL HB5713 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Public Land Pack and Saddle Animal Access Act. Provides that neither the State nor any person may deny an individual's use of a pack or saddle animal on a trail or road for the purpose of gaining access to public land if the public land has been designated by the State as land upon which such an animal may be used. Provides for exceptions. Provides that nothing in these provisions shall be construed to require or encourage the exclusion of pack or saddle animals from trails developed on public land after the effective date of the Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-26 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5713 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB5713-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB5713 Introduced 2/9/2010, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Public Land Pack and Saddle Animal Access Act. Provides that neither the State nor any person may deny an individual's use of a pack or saddle animal on a trail or road for the purpose of gaining access to public land if the public land has been designated by the State as land upon which such an animal may be used. Provides for exceptions. Provides that nothing in these provisions shall be construed to require or encourage the exclusion of pack or saddle animals from trails developed on public land after the effective date of the Act.
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AN ACT concerning public land.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public
Land Pack and Saddle Animal Access Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Pack animal" means a beast of burden, such as a horse,
mule, donkey, or llama, used as a means of transporting
materials.
"Public land" means land that is open to the general public
and:
(1) is owned or managed by the State; or
(2) the acquisition or management of which is funded in
whole or in part using State moneys.
"Saddle animal" means an animal, such as a horse, that is
ridden.
Section 10. Access to public land.
(a) Neither the State nor any person may deny an
individual's use of a pack or saddle animal on a trail or road
for the purpose of gaining access to public land if the public
land has been designated by the State as land upon which such
an animal may be used.

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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), access to public land
may be restricted (i) where conditions are not suitable because
of public safety concerns or necessary maintenance or (ii) for
reasons related to the mission of the agency that owns or
manages the land. If access to public land is restricted as
authorized under this subsection (b), a written statement must
be posted at the trailhead stating the cause and estimated
duration of the restriction.
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require or
encourage the exclusion of pack or saddle animals from trails
developed on public land after the effective date of this Act.