Bill Text: IL HB5782 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that beginning 180 days after the effective date of the bill, it is unlawful to possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a pangolin product. Provides that unlawful possession or sale of pangolin products is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "pangolin" and "pangolin product".
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5782 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5782-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 48-12 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/48-12 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 48-12. Unlawful possession or sale of pangolin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | products. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) In this Section: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Pangolin" means any of the species of Manis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | pentadactyla, Manis javanica, Manis crassicaudata, Manis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | culionensis, Smutsia temminckii, Phataginus tricuspis, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Smutsia gigantean, and Phataginus tetradactyla. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | "Pangolin product" means any item that contains, or is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | wholly or partially made from, a pangolin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section, beginning 180 days after the effective date of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, it is unlawful to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a pangolin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | product. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (c) This Section does not apply to organizations engaged in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | pangolin research or conservation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (d) Sentence. Unlawful possession or sale of pangolin |
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1 | products is a Class A misdemeanor.
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