Bill Text: IL SB3603 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that an Apprentice Hunter License may be issued to a person of any age. Provides that a person with an Apprentice Hunter License who is 18 years of age or older must be supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter who is 21 years of age or older (instead of a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter of any age). Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1213 [SB3603 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB3603-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning wildlife.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section
3.1-5 as follows:
(520 ILCS 5/3.1-5)
Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program.
(a) Beginning 120 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department
shall establish an Apprentice Hunter License Program. The
purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting
privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to
persons interested in learning about hunting sports.
(b) Any resident or nonresident who is at least 10 years
old may apply to the Department for an Apprentice Hunter
License. The Apprentice Hunter License shall be a one-time,
non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31
following the date of issuance.
(c) For persons aged 17 and under 10 through 17, the
Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the licensee to hunt
while supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident
parent, guardian, or grandparent. For persons 18 or older, the
Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the licensee to hunt

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while supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident
hunter who is 21 years of age or older. Possession of an
Apprentice Hunter License shall serve in lieu of a valid
hunting license, but does not exempt the licensee from
compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to this Code.
(d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter
License, the applicant must request an Apprentice Hunter
License on a form designated and made available by the
Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from
and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee
that may be required for hunting under this Code. The
Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules that are
reasonable and necessary for the administration of the program,
but shall not require any certificate of competency or other
hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter
License.
(Source: P.A. 94-1024, eff. 7-14-06; 95-739, eff. 7-17-08.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.