Bill Text: IL SB2189 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it shall be unlawful to use a mobile blind for the taking of migratory waterfowl unless the mobile blind is in a stationary position when in use. Defines "mobile blind". Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2189 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB2189-Introduced.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 Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2.19 as follows:
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| 6 | (520 ILCS 5/2.19) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.19)
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| 7 | Sec. 2.19.
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| 8 | (a) It shall be unlawful to use a floating blind for the
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| 9 | taking of migratory waterfowl, as permitted by this Act, unless | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | such
blind is anchored in a stationary position when in use. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | This does not
prohibit the use of a scull boat in taking | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | migratory waterfowl except where
use of a scull boat is | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | prohibited by Administrative Rule. A scull boat
is defined as a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | boat
propelled by means of an oar fixed in a notch in the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | transom of a boat
and worked in a turning or sculling motion.
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| 16 | A floating blind is defined as any watercraft or floating | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | structure that
is camouflaged, disguised, or altered in | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | appearance to offer a place of
concealment and is capable of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | carrying a person. Such floating blind may
be mechanically | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | powered as long as such power is used only for movement
to and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | from the place of hunting and no attempt is made to hunt during | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | such movement.
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| 23 | (b) It shall be unlawful to use a mobile blind for the | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | taking of migratory waterfowl, as permitted by this Act, unless | ||||||
| 2 | the mobile blind is in a stationary position when in use. | ||||||
| 3 | A mobile blind means any vehicle that is camouflaged, | ||||||
| 4 | disguised, or altered in appearance to offer a place of | ||||||
| 5 | concealment and is capable of carrying a person. The mobile | ||||||
| 6 | blind may be mechanically powered as long as the power is used | ||||||
| 7 | only for movement to and from the place of hunting and no | ||||||
| 8 | attempt is made to hunt during such movement. | ||||||
| 9 | (Source: P.A. 85-152.)
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| 10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 11 | becoming law.
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