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1		-	Public Act 103-0023
2	1		HB1629 EnrolledLRB103 25634 HEP 51983 b HB1629 Enrolled LRB103 25634 HEP 51983 b
3	2		HB1629 Enrolled LRB103 25634 HEP 51983 b
4		-	AN ACT concerning wildlife.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
8		-	Section 2.2 as follows:
9		-	(520 ILCS 5/2.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.2)
10		-	Sec. 2.2. This Act shall apply only to the wild birds and
11		-	parts of wild birds (including, but not limited to, their
12		-	nests and eggs), and wild mammals and parts of wild mammals,
13		-	which shall include their green hides, in the State of
14		-	Illinois, or which may be brought into the State.
15		-	Wildlife protected by this Act, hereby defined as
16		-	protected species, include the following wild species and all
17		-	wild species contained in listed families, including, but not
18		-	limited to, groups of wild species preceding each family name:
19		-	(except the House Sparrow, Passer domesticus; European
20		-	Starling, Sturnus vulgaris; and Rock Pigeon, Domestic Pigeon,
21		-	Columba livia; Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto;
22		-	Ringed Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea; Purple Swamphen,
23		-	Porphyrio porphyio; or Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata). GAME
24		-	BIRDS-Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus; Sharp-tailed grouse,
25		-	Tympanuchus phasianellus; Northern Bobwhite, Colinus
26		-	virginianus; Gray Partridge, Perdix perdix; Chukar, Alectoris
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
	7	+	5 Section 2.2 as follows:
	8	+	6 (520 ILCS 5/2.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.2)
	9	+	7 Sec. 2.2. This Act shall apply only to the wild birds and
	10	+	8 parts of wild birds (including, but not limited to, their
	11	+	9 nests and eggs), and wild mammals and parts of wild mammals,
	12	+	10 which shall include their green hides, in the State of
	13	+	11 Illinois, or which may be brought into the State.
	14	+	12 Wildlife protected by this Act, hereby defined as
	15	+	13 protected species, include the following wild species and all
	16	+	14 wild species contained in listed families, including, but not
	17	+	15 limited to, groups of wild species preceding each family name:
	18	+	16 (except the House Sparrow, Passer domesticus; European
	19	+	17 Starling, Sturnus vulgaris; and Rock Pigeon, Domestic Pigeon,
	20	+	18 Columba livia; Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto;
	21	+	19 Ringed Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea; Purple Swamphen,
	22	+	20 Porphyrio porphyio; or Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata). GAME
	23	+	21 BIRDS-Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus; Sharp-tailed grouse,
	24	+	22 Tympanuchus phasianellus; Northern Bobwhite, Colinus
	25	+	23 virginianus; Gray Partridge, Perdix perdix; Chukar, Alectoris
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33		-	chukar; Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus; Greater
34		-	Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido; Wild Turkey, Meleagris
35		-	gallopavo. MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS-Waterfowl including brant,
36		-	ducks, geese, and swans, Anatidae; wild species of the
37		-	families Rallidae (Virginia Rails and Sora Rails),
38		-	Scolopacidae (Wilson's Snipe and Woodcock), Columbidae
39		-	(Mourning Dove and White-winged Dove), and Corvidae that may
40		-	be legally hunted as provided for in Section 2.18 of this Act.
41		-	RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY NON-GAME BIRDS-Loons, Gaviidae; grebes,
42		-	Podicipedidae; pelicans, Pelecanidae; gannets, Sulidae;
43		-	cormorants, Phalacrocoracidae; anhingas, Anhingidae;
44		-	frigatebirds, Fregatidae; herons, bitterns and egrets,
45		-	Ardeidae; ibises and spoonbills, Threskiornithidae; storks,
46		-	Ciconiidae; vultures, Cathartidae; kites, hawks, ospreys, and
47		-	eagles, Accipitridae; falcons, merlins, and kestrels,
48		-	Falconidae; rails, gallinules, and moorhens, which may not be
49		-	legally hunted, Rallidae (unless listed as a migratory game
50		-	bird); cranes, Gruidae; all shorebirds that may not be legally
51		-	hunted, of the families Charadriidae, Scolopacidae (unless
52		-	listed as a migratory game bird), and Recurvirostridae gulls,
53		-	terns, jaegers, skimmers, and kittiwakes, Laridae; dovekies
54		-	and murrelets, Alcidae; doves and pigeons, which may not be
55		-	legally hunted, Columbidae (unless listed as a migratory game
56		-	bird); cuckoos and anis, Cuculidae; owls, Tytonidae and
57		-	Strigidae; whip-poor-wills, chuck-will's-widows, and
58		-	nighthawks, Caprimulgidae; swifts, Apodidae; hummingbirds,
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	33	+	HB1629 Enrolled - 2 - LRB103 25634 HEP 51983 b
	34	+	1 chukar; Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus; Greater
	35	+	2 Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido; Wild Turkey, Meleagris
	36	+	3 gallopavo. MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS-Waterfowl including brant,
	37	+	4 ducks, geese, and swans, Anatidae; wild species of the
	38	+	5 families Rallidae (Virginia Rails and Sora Rails),
	39	+	6 Scolopacidae (Wilson's Snipe and Woodcock), Columbidae
	40	+	7 (Mourning Dove and White-winged Dove), and Corvidae that may
	41	+	8 be legally hunted as provided for in Section 2.18 of this Act.
	42	+	9 RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY NON-GAME BIRDS-Loons, Gaviidae; grebes,
	43	+	10 Podicipedidae; pelicans, Pelecanidae; gannets, Sulidae;
	44	+	11 cormorants, Phalacrocoracidae; anhingas, Anhingidae;
	45	+	12 frigatebirds, Fregatidae; herons, bitterns and egrets,
	46	+	13 Ardeidae; ibises and spoonbills, Threskiornithidae; storks,
	47	+	14 Ciconiidae; vultures, Cathartidae; kites, hawks, ospreys, and
	48	+	15 eagles, Accipitridae; falcons, merlins, and kestrels,
	49	+	16 Falconidae; rails, gallinules, and moorhens, which may not be
	50	+	17 legally hunted, Rallidae (unless listed as a migratory game
	51	+	18 bird); cranes, Gruidae; all shorebirds that may not be legally
	52	+	19 hunted, of the families Charadriidae, Scolopacidae (unless
	53	+	20 listed as a migratory game bird), and Recurvirostridae gulls,
	54	+	21 terns, jaegers, skimmers, and kittiwakes, Laridae; dovekies
	55	+	22 and murrelets, Alcidae; doves and pigeons, which may not be
	56	+	23 legally hunted, Columbidae (unless listed as a migratory game
	57	+	24 bird); cuckoos and anis, Cuculidae; owls, Tytonidae and
	58	+	25 Strigidae; whip-poor-wills, chuck-will's-widows, and
	59	+	26 nighthawks, Caprimulgidae; swifts, Apodidae; hummingbirds,
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61		-	Trochilidae, Kingfishers, Alcedinidae; woodpeckers, flickers,
62		-	and sapsuckers, Picidae; kingbirds, pewees, phoebes, and
63		-	flycatchers, Tyrannidae shrikes, Laniidae; vireos, Vireonidae;
64		-	magpies, ravens, and jays, Corvidae; larks, Alaudidae;
65		-	swallows and martins, Hirundinidae; chickadees and titmice,
66		-	Paridae; nuthatches, Sittidae; creepers, Certhiidae; wrens,
67		-	Troglodytidae; kinglets, Regulidae; gnatcatchers, Sylviidae;
68		-	robins, bluebirds, solitaires, veerys, and thrushes, Turdidae;
69		-	mockingbirds, catbirds, and thrashers, Mimidae; pipits,
70		-	Motacillidae; waxwings, Bombycillidae; warblers, parulas,
71		-	redstarts, ovenbirds, waterthrushes, yellowthroats, and chats,
72		-	Parulidae; tanagers, Thraupidae; towhees, longspurs, sparrows,
73		-	buntings, and juncos, Emberizidae; dickcissels, cardinals,
74		-	buntings, and grosbeaks, Cardinalidae; blackbirds,
75		-	meadowlarks, bobolinks, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles,
76		-	Icteridae; grosbeaks, finches, crossbills, redpolls, and
77		-	siskins, Fringillidae. GAME MAMMALS-Woodchuck, Marmota monax;
78		-	Gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis; Fox squirrel, Sciurus
79		-	niger; Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus; Swamp
80		-	rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus; White-tailed deer, Odocoileus
81		-	virginianus. FUR-BEARING MAMMALS-Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus;
82		-	Beaver, Castor canadensis; Raccoon, Procyon lotor; Opossum,
83		-	Didelphis virginiana; Least weasel, Mustela nivalis;
84		-	Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata; Mink, Mustela vison;
85		-	River otter, Lontra canadensis; Striped skunk, Mephitis
86		-	mephitis; Badger, Taxidea taxus; Red fox, Vulpes vulpes; Gray
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89		-	fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus; Coyote, Canis latrans; Bobcat,
90		-	Lynx rufus. OTHER MAMMALS-Flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans;
91		-	Red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus; Eastern Woodrat,
92		-	Neotoma floridana; Golden Mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli; Rice
93		-	Rat, Oryzomys palustris; Franklin's Ground Squirrel,
94		-	Spermophilus franklinii; Bats, Vespertilionidae; Gray wolf,
95		-	Canis lupus; American black bear, Ursus americanus; Cougar,
96		-	Puma concolor.
97		-	It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to take,
98		-	possess, sell, or offer for sale, propagate, or release into
99		-	the wild, any of these wild birds (dead or alive) and parts of
100		-	wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests and
101		-	eggs), wild mammals (dead or alive) and parts of wild mammals,
102		-	including their green hides contrary to the provisions of this
103		-	Act. However, nothing in this Act shall prohibit bona-fide
104		-	public or state scientific, educational or zoological
105		-	institutions from receiving, holding, and displaying protected
106		-	species that were salvaged or legally obtained.
107		-	It shall be unlawful for any person to take any other
108		-	living wildlife animal not covered by this Act without the
109		-	permission of the landowner or tenant.
110		-	(Source: P.A. 97-431, eff. 8-16-11; 98-1033, eff. 1-1-15.)
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	70	+	1 Trochilidae, Kingfishers, Alcedinidae; woodpeckers, flickers,
	71	+	2 and sapsuckers, Picidae; kingbirds, pewees, phoebes, and
	72	+	3 flycatchers, Tyrannidae shrikes, Laniidae; vireos, Vireonidae;
	73	+	4 magpies, ravens, and jays, Corvidae; larks, Alaudidae;
	74	+	5 swallows and martins, Hirundinidae; chickadees and titmice,
	75	+	6 Paridae; nuthatches, Sittidae; creepers, Certhiidae; wrens,
	76	+	7 Troglodytidae; kinglets, Regulidae; gnatcatchers, Sylviidae;
	77	+	8 robins, bluebirds, solitaires, veerys, and thrushes, Turdidae;
	78	+	9 mockingbirds, catbirds, and thrashers, Mimidae; pipits,
	79	+	10 Motacillidae; waxwings, Bombycillidae; warblers, parulas,
	80	+	11 redstarts, ovenbirds, waterthrushes, yellowthroats, and chats,
	81	+	12 Parulidae; tanagers, Thraupidae; towhees, longspurs, sparrows,
	82	+	13 buntings, and juncos, Emberizidae; dickcissels, cardinals,
	83	+	14 buntings, and grosbeaks, Cardinalidae; blackbirds,
	84	+	15 meadowlarks, bobolinks, grackles, cowbirds, and orioles,
	85	+	16 Icteridae; grosbeaks, finches, crossbills, redpolls, and
	86	+	17 siskins, Fringillidae. GAME MAMMALS-Woodchuck, Marmota monax;
	87	+	18 Gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis; Fox squirrel, Sciurus
	88	+	19 niger; Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus; Swamp
	89	+	20 rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus; White-tailed deer, Odocoileus
	90	+	21 virginianus. FUR-BEARING MAMMALS-Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus;
	91	+	22 Beaver, Castor canadensis; Raccoon, Procyon lotor; Opossum,
	92	+	23 Didelphis virginiana; Least weasel, Mustela nivalis;
	93	+	24 Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata; Mink, Mustela vison;
	94	+	25 River otter, Lontra canadensis; Striped skunk, Mephitis
	95	+	26 mephitis; Badger, Taxidea taxus; Red fox, Vulpes vulpes; Gray
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	106	+	1 fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus; Coyote, Canis latrans; Bobcat,
	107	+	2 Lynx rufus. OTHER MAMMALS-Flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans;
	108	+	3 Red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus; Eastern Woodrat,
	109	+	4 Neotoma floridana; Golden Mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli; Rice
	110	+	5 Rat, Oryzomys palustris; Franklin's Ground Squirrel,
	111	+	6 Spermophilus franklinii; Bats, Vespertilionidae; Gray wolf,
	112	+	7 Canis lupus; American black bear, Ursus americanus; Cougar,
	113	+	8 Puma concolor.
	114	+	9 It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to take,
	115	+	10 possess, sell, or offer for sale, propagate, or release into
	116	+	11 the wild, any of these wild birds (dead or alive) and parts of
	117	+	12 wild birds (including, but not limited to, their nests and
	118	+	13 eggs), wild mammals (dead or alive) and parts of wild mammals,
	119	+	14 including their green hides contrary to the provisions of this
	120	+	15 Act. However, nothing in this Act shall prohibit bona-fide
	121	+	16 public or state scientific, educational or zoological
	122	+	17 institutions from receiving, holding, and displaying protected
	123	+	18 species that were salvaged or legally obtained.
	124	+	19 It shall be unlawful for any person to take any other
	125	+	20 living wildlife animal not covered by this Act without the
	126	+	21 permission of the landowner or tenant.
	127	+	22 (Source: P.A. 97-431, eff. 8-16-11; 98-1033, eff. 1-1-15.)
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	133	+	HB1629 Enrolled - 4 - LRB103 25634 HEP 51983 b