Bill Text: IL HR0367 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Expresses support for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' public education campaign, that informs the public about the exact steps to take if a sick, injured, or orphaned animal is encountered in the wild.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-06 - Resolution Adopted [HR0367 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0367-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Endangered Species Act makes it | ||||||
| 3 | unlawful for any
person to possess or transport any animal | ||||||
| 4 | species which occurs on the Illinois
Endangered and Threatened | ||||||
| 5 | Species List; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Under the Illinois Wildlife Code, it is illegal to | ||||||
| 7 | possess, transport, or care for
sick, injured, or orphaned | ||||||
| 8 | wildlife in Illinois unless you have a permit from the | ||||||
| 9 | Department of Natural Resources; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Members of the public sometimes find sick, | ||||||
| 11 | injured, or orphaned animals in the wild; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The public is not always aware of the laws | ||||||
| 13 | prohibiting possession or
transport of protected animals; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | show our support for a robust Department of Natural Resources | ||||||
| 18 | public education campaign that informs the public about the | ||||||
| 19 | exact steps to take if a sick, injured, or orphaned animal is | ||||||
| 20 | encountered in the wild; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That we support the Department of Natural | ||||||
| 2 | Resources increasing
public education outreach in the spring | ||||||
| 3 | months when many baby animals are mistaken
as orphaned and | ||||||
| 4 | should be left as they were found; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That we support the Department of Natural | ||||||
| 6 | Resources entering into
public-private partnerships for the | ||||||
| 7 | purpose of developing and sharing educational
materials such as | ||||||
| 8 | posters, videos, programs, advertisements, and public service
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| 9 | announcements; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That we support public-private collaboration in | ||||||
| 11 | the dissemination of said
educational materials to places such | ||||||
| 12 | as schools, public and private newsletters, public
and private | ||||||
| 13 | websites, and television and radio stations.
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