Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2273 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2273 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep. Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes the definition for "single shot". Defines "wildlife rifle" to mean a rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Replaces references to "single shot" rifles to "wildlife rifles". LRB103 05161 RJT 50176 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2273 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep. 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep. Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes the definition for "single shot". Defines "wildlife rifle" to mean a rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Replaces references to "single shot" rifles to "wildlife rifles". LRB103 05161 RJT 50176 b LRB103 05161 RJT 50176 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2273 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep. 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep.
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8	8	Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes the definition for "single shot". Defines "wildlife rifle" to mean a rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Replaces references to "single shot" rifles to "wildlife rifles".
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14	14	1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.
15	15	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
16	16	3 represented in the General Assembly:
17	17	4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
18	18	5 Sections 1.2bb, 2.25, and 2.33 and by adding Section 1.2t-2 as
19	19	6 follows:
20	20	7 (520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new)
21	21	8 Sec. 1.2t-2. Wildlife rifle. "Wildlife rifle" means a
22	22	9 rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber
23	23	10 combined.
24	24	11 (520 ILCS 5/2.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)
25	25	12 Sec. 2.25. It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer
26	26	13 except (i) with a shotgun, handgun, single shot centerfire
27	27	14 wildlife rifle, or muzzleloading rifle or (ii) as provided by
28	28	15 administrative rule, with a bow and arrow, during the open
29	29	16 season of not more than 14 days which will be set annually by
30	30	17 the Director between the dates of November 1st and December
31	31	18 31st, both inclusive, or a special 3-day, youth-only season
32	32	19 between the dates of September 1 and October 31. For the
33	33	20 purposes of this Section, legal handguns and rifles are
34	34	21 limited to centerfire handguns that are either a single shot
35	35	22 or revolver and centerfire wildlife rifles that are single
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39	39	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2273 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40	40	520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep. 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25 520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep.
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42	42	520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25
43	43	520 ILCS 5/2.33
44	44	520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep.
45	45	Amends the Wildlife Code. Removes the definition for "single shot". Defines "wildlife rifle" to mean a rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Replaces references to "single shot" rifles to "wildlife rifles".
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76	76	1 shot. The only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun or
77	77	2 rifle is a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or
78	78	3 larger with a case length not exceeding one and two-fifths
79	79	4 inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30
80	80	5 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory
81	81	6 load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer
82	82	7 showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at
83	83	8 the muzzle. The barrel of a handgun shall be at least 4 inches.
84	84	9 Full metal jacket bullets may not be used to harvest deer.
85	85	10 The Department shall make administrative rules concerning
86	86	11 management restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and
87	87	12 arrow season.
88	88	13 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except
89	89	14 with a bow and arrow during the open season for bow and arrow
90	90	15 set annually by the Director between the dates of September
91	91	16 1st and January 31st, both inclusive.
92	92	17 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except
93	93	18 with (i) a muzzleloading rifle or (ii) bow and arrow during the
94	94	19 open season for muzzleloading rifles set annually by the
95	95	20 Director.
96	96	21 The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting
97	97	22 forth the prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and
98	98	23 possession limits and those counties of the State where open
99	99	24 seasons are established, to be published in accordance with
100	100	25 Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
101	101	26 The Department may establish separate harvest periods for
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112	112	1 the purpose of managing or eradicating disease that has been
113	113	2 found in the deer herd. This season shall be restricted to gun
114	114	3 or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department shall publicly
115	115	4 announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
116	116	5 shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting.
117	117	6 The Department is authorized to establish a separate
118	118	7 harvest period at specific sites within the State for the
119	119	8 purpose of harvesting surplus deer that cannot be taken during
120	120	9 the regular season provided for the taking of deer. This
121	121	10 season shall be restricted to gun or bow and arrow hunting only
122	122	11 and shall be established during the period of September 1st to
123	123	12 February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publicly
124	124	13 announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
125	125	14 shooting hours, and the counties and sites open to hunting.
126	126	15 The Department shall publish suitable prescribed rules and
127	127	16 regulations established by administrative rule pertaining to
128	128	17 management restrictions applicable to this special harvest
129	129	18 program. The Department shall allow unused gun deer permits
130	130	19 that are left over from a regular season for the taking of deer
131	131	20 to be rolled over and used during any separate harvest period
132	132	21 held within 6 months of the season for which those tags were
133	133	22 issued at no additional cost to the permit holder subject to
134	134	23 the management restrictions applicable to the special harvest
135	135	24 program.
136	136	25 Beginning July 1, 2019, and on an annual basis thereafter,
137	137	26 the Department shall provide a report to the General Assembly
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148	148	1 providing information regarding deer management programs
149	149	2 established by the Code or by administrative rule that
150	150	3 includes: (1) the number of surplus deer taken during each
151	151	4 separate harvest season; (2) the number of deer found to have a
152	152	5 communicable disease or other abnormality; and (3) what
153	153	6 happens to the deer taken during each separate harvest season.
154	154	7 (Source: P.A. 101-66, eff. 7-12-19; 102-314, eff. 1-1-22;
155	155	8 102-932, eff. 1-1-23.)
156	156	9 (520 ILCS 5/2.33)
157	157	10 Sec. 2.33. Prohibitions.
158	158	11 (a) It is unlawful to carry or possess any gun in any State
159	159	12 refuge unless otherwise permitted by administrative rule.
160	160	13 (b) It is unlawful to use or possess any snare or
161	161	14 snare-like device, deadfall, net, or pit trap to take any
162	162	15 species, except that snares not powered by springs or other
163	163	16 mechanical devices may be used to trap fur-bearing mammals, in
164	164	17 water sets only, if at least one-half of the snare noose is
165	165	18 located underwater at all times.
166	166	19 (c) It is unlawful for any person at any time to take a
167	167	20 wild mammal protected by this Act from its den by means of any
168	168	21 mechanical device, spade, or digging device or to use smoke or
169	169	22 other gases to dislodge or remove such mammal except as
170	170	23 provided in Section 2.37.
171	171	24 (d) It is unlawful to use a ferret or any other small
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183	183	1 ferrets are used for the purpose of frightening or driving any
184	184	2 mammals from their dens or hiding places.
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186	186	4 (f) It is unlawful to use spears, gigs, hooks, or any like
187	187	5 device to take any species protected by this Act.
188	188	6 (g) It is unlawful to use poisons, chemicals, or
189	189	7 explosives for the purpose of taking any species protected by
190	190	8 this Act.
191	191	9 (h) It is unlawful to hunt adjacent to or near any peat,
192	192	10 grass, brush, or other inflammable substance when it is
193	193	11 burning.
194	194	12 (i) It is unlawful to take, pursue or intentionally harass
195	195	13 or disturb in any manner any wild birds or mammals by use or
196	196	14 aid of any vehicle, conveyance, or unmanned aircraft as
197	197	15 defined by the Illinois Aeronautics Act, except as permitted
198	198	16 by the Code of Federal Regulations for the taking of
199	199	17 waterfowl; except that nothing in this subsection shall
200	200	18 prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft in the inspection of a
201	201	19 public utility facility, tower, or structure or a mobile
202	202	20 service facility, tower, or structure by a public utility, as
203	203	21 defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, or a
204	204	22 provider of mobile services as defined in Section 153 of Title
205	205	23 47 of the United States Code. It is also unlawful to use the
206	206	24 lights of any vehicle or conveyance, any light connected to
207	207	25 any vehicle or conveyance, or any other lighting device or
208	208	26 mechanism from inside or on a vehicle or conveyance in any area
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219	219	1 where wildlife may be found except in accordance with Section
220	220	2 2.37 of this Act; however, nothing in this Section shall
221	221	3 prohibit the normal use of headlamps for the purpose of
222	222	4 driving upon a roadway. For purposes of this Section, any
223	223	5 other lighting device or mechanism shall include, but not be
224	224	6 limited to, any device that uses infrared or other light not
225	225	7 visible to the naked eye, electronic image intensification,
226	226	8 active illumination, thermal imaging, or night vision. Striped
227	227	9 skunk, opossum, red fox, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, and coyote
228	228	10 may be taken during the open season by use of a small light
229	229	11 which is worn on the body or hand-held by a person on foot and
230	230	12 not in any vehicle.
231	231	13 (j) It is unlawful to use any shotgun larger than 10 gauge
232	232	14 while taking or attempting to take any of the species
233	233	15 protected by this Act.
234	234	16 (k) It is unlawful to use or possess in the field any
235	235	17 shotgun shell loaded with a shot size larger than lead BB or
236	236	18 steel T (.20 diameter) when taking or attempting to take any
237	237	19 species of wild game mammals (excluding white-tailed deer),
238	238	20 wild game birds, migratory waterfowl or migratory game birds
239	239	21 protected by this Act, except white-tailed deer as provided
240	240	22 for in Section 2.26 and other species as provided for by
241	241	23 subsection (l) or administrative rule.
242	242	24 (l) It is unlawful to take any species of wild game, except
243	243	25 white-tailed deer and fur-bearing mammals, with a shotgun
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255	255	1 administrative rule.
256	256	2 (m) It is unlawful to use any shotgun capable of holding
257	257	3 more than 3 shells in the magazine or chamber combined, except
258	258	4 on game breeding and hunting preserve areas licensed under
259	259	5 Section 3.27 and except as permitted by the Code of Federal
260	260	6 Regulations for the taking of waterfowl. If the shotgun is
261	261	7 capable of holding more than 3 shells, it shall, while being
262	262	8 used on an area other than a game breeding and shooting
263	263	9 preserve area licensed pursuant to Section 3.27, be fitted
264	264	10 with a one-piece one piece plug that is irremovable without
265	265	11 dismantling the shotgun or otherwise altered to render it
266	266	12 incapable of holding more than 3 shells in the magazine and
267	267	13 chamber, combined.
268	268	14 (n) It is unlawful for any person, except persons who
269	269	15 possess a permit to hunt from a vehicle as provided in this
270	270	16 Section and persons otherwise permitted by law, to have or
271	271	17 carry any gun in or on any vehicle, conveyance, or aircraft,
272	272	18 unless such gun is unloaded and enclosed in a case, except that
273	273	19 at field trials authorized by Section 2.34 of this Act,
274	274	20 unloaded guns or guns loaded with blank cartridges only, may
275	275	21 be carried on horseback while not contained in a case, or to
276	276	22 have or carry any bow or arrow device in or on any vehicle
277	277	23 unless such bow or arrow device is unstrung or enclosed in a
278	278	24 case, or otherwise made inoperable unless in accordance with
279	279	25 the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
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291	291	1 (p) It is unlawful to take game birds, migratory game
292	292	2 birds or migratory waterfowl with a rifle, pistol, revolver,
293	293	3 or air rifle.
294	294	4 (q) It is unlawful to fire a rifle, pistol, revolver, or
295	295	5 air rifle on, over, or into any waters of this State, including
296	296	6 frozen waters.
297	297	7 (r) It is unlawful to discharge any gun or bow and arrow
298	298	8 device along, upon, across, or from any public right-of-way or
299	299	9 highway in this State.
300	300	10 (s) It is unlawful to use a silencer or other device to
301	301	11 muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting
302	302	12 from the firing of any gun.
303	303	13 (t) It is unlawful for any person to take or attempt to
304	304	14 take any species of wildlife or parts thereof, or allow a dog
305	305	15 to hunt, within or upon the land of another, or upon waters
306	306	16 flowing over or standing on the land of another, or to
307	307	17 knowingly shoot a gun or bow and arrow device at any wildlife
308	308	18 physically on or flying over the property of another without
309	309	19 first obtaining permission from the owner or the owner's
310	310	20 designee. For the purposes of this Section, the owner's
311	311	21 designee means anyone who the owner designates in a written
312	312	22 authorization and the authorization must contain (i) the legal
313	313	23 or common description of property for which such authority is
314	314	24 given, (ii) the extent that the owner's designee is authorized
315	315	25 to make decisions regarding who is allowed to take or attempt
316	316	26 to take any species of wildlife or parts thereof, and (iii) the
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327	327	1 owner's notarized signature. Before enforcing this Section,
328	328	2 the law enforcement officer must have received notice from the
329	329	3 owner or the owner's designee of a violation of this Section.
330	330	4 Statements made to the law enforcement officer regarding this
331	331	5 notice shall not be rendered inadmissible by the hearsay rule
332	332	6 when offered for the purpose of showing the required notice.
333	333	7 (u) It is unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm
334	334	8 for the purpose of taking any of the species protected by this
335	335	9 Act, or hunt with gun or dog, or allow a dog to hunt, within
336	336	10 300 yards of an inhabited dwelling without first obtaining
337	337	11 permission from the owner or tenant, except that while
338	338	12 trapping, hunting with bow and arrow, hunting with dog and
339	339	13 shotgun using shot shells only, or hunting with shotgun using
340	340	14 shot shells only, or providing outfitting services under a
341	341	15 waterfowl outfitter permit, or on licensed game breeding and
342	342	16 hunting preserve areas, as defined in Section 3.27, on
343	343	17 federally owned and managed lands and on Department owned,
344	344	18 managed, leased, or controlled lands, a 100 yard restriction
345	345	19 shall apply.
346	346	20 (v) It is unlawful for any person to remove fur-bearing
347	347	21 mammals from, or to move or disturb in any manner, the traps
348	348	22 owned by another person without written authorization of the
349	349	23 owner to do so.
350	350	24 (w) It is unlawful for any owner of a dog to allow his or
351	351	25 her dog to pursue, harass, or kill deer, except that nothing in
352	352	26 this Section shall prohibit the tracking of wounded deer with
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363	363	1 a dog in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.26 of this
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365	365	3 (x) It is unlawful for any person to wantonly or
366	366	4 carelessly injure or destroy, in any manner whatsoever, any
367	367	5 real or personal property on the land of another while engaged
368	368	6 in hunting or trapping thereon.
369	369	7 (y) It is unlawful to hunt wild game protected by this Act
370	370	8 between one-half one half hour after sunset and one-half one
371	371	9 half hour before sunrise, except that hunting hours between
372	372	10 one-half one half hour after sunset and one-half one half hour
373	373	11 before sunrise may be established by administrative rule for
374	374	12 fur-bearing mammals.
375	375	13 (z) It is unlawful to take any game bird (excluding wild
376	376	14 turkeys and crippled pheasants not capable of normal flight
377	377	15 and otherwise irretrievable) protected by this Act when not
378	378	16 flying. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a person from
379	379	17 carrying an uncased, unloaded shotgun in a boat, while in
380	380	18 pursuit of a crippled migratory waterfowl that is incapable of
381	381	19 normal flight, for the purpose of attempting to reduce the
382	382	20 migratory waterfowl to possession, provided that the attempt
383	383	21 is made immediately upon downing the migratory waterfowl and
384	384	22 is done within 400 yards of the blind from which the migratory
385	385	23 waterfowl was downed. This exception shall apply only to
386	386	24 migratory game birds that are not capable of normal flight.
387	387	25 Migratory waterfowl that are crippled may be taken only with a
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399	399	1 shotgun shells as regulated in subsection (k) of this Section.
400	400	2 (aa) It is unlawful to use or possess any device that may
401	401	3 be used for tree climbing or cutting, while hunting
402	402	4 fur-bearing mammals, excluding coyotes. However, coyotes may
403	403	5 not be hunted utilizing these devices during open season for
404	404	6 deer except by properly licensed deer hunters.
405	405	7 (bb) It is unlawful for any person, except licensed game
406	406	8 breeders, pursuant to Section 2.29 to import, carry into, or
407	407	9 possess alive in this State any species of wildlife taken
408	408	10 outside of this State, without obtaining permission to do so
409	409	11 from the Director.
410	410	12 (cc) It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her
411	411	13 possession any freshly killed species protected by this Act
412	412	14 during the season closed for taking.
413	413	15 (dd) It is unlawful to take any species protected by this
414	414	16 Act and retain it alive except as provided by administrative
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416	416	18 (ee) It is unlawful to possess any rifle while in the field
417	417	19 during gun deer season except as provided in Sections 2.25 and
418	418	20 2.26 and administrative rules.
419	419	21 (ff) It is unlawful for any person to take any species
420	420	22 protected by this Act, except migratory waterfowl, during the
421	421	23 gun deer hunting season in those counties open to gun deer
422	422	24 hunting, unless he or she wears, when in the field, a cap and
423	423	25 upper outer garment of a solid blaze orange color or solid
424	424	26 blaze pink color, with such articles of clothing displaying a
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435	435	1 minimum of 400 square inches of blaze orange or solid blaze
436	436	2 pink color material.
437	437	3 (gg) It is unlawful during the upland game season for any
438	438	4 person to take upland game with a firearm unless he or she
439	439	5 wears, while in the field, a cap of solid blaze orange color or
440	440	6 solid blaze pink color. For purposes of this Act, upland game
441	441	7 is defined as Bobwhite Quail, Hungarian Partridge, Ring-necked
442	442	8 Pheasant, Eastern Cottontail, and Swamp Rabbit.
443	443	9 (hh) It shall be unlawful to kill or cripple any species
444	444	10 protected by this Act for which there is a bag limit without
445	445	11 making a reasonable effort to retrieve such species and
446	446	12 include such in the bag limit. It shall be unlawful for any
447	447	13 person having control over harvested game mammals, game birds,
448	448	14 or migratory game birds for which there is a bag limit to
449	449	15 wantonly waste or destroy the usable meat of the game, except
450	450	16 this shall not apply to wildlife taken under Sections 2.37 or
451	451	17 3.22 of this Code. For purposes of this subsection, "usable
452	452	18 meat" means the breast meat of a game bird or migratory game
453	453	19 bird and the hind ham and front shoulders of a game mammal. It
454	454	20 shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave, dump, or
455	455	21 abandon a wildlife carcass or parts of it along or upon a
456	456	22 public right-of-way or highway or on public or private
457	457	23 property, including a waterway or stream, without the
458	458	24 permission of the owner or tenant. It shall not be unlawful to
459	459	25 discard game meat that is determined to be unfit for human
460	460	26 consumption.
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471	471	1 (ii) This Section shall apply only to those species
472	472	2 protected by this Act taken within the State. Any species or
473	473	3 any parts thereof, legally taken in and transported from other
474	474	4 states or countries, may be possessed within the State, except
475	475	5 as provided in this Section and Sections 2.35, 2.36, and 3.21.
476	476	6 (jj) (Blank).
477	477	7 (kk) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
478	478	8 Director from issuing permits to paraplegics or to other
479	479	9 persons with disabilities who meet the requirements set forth
480	480	10 in administrative rule to shoot or hunt from a vehicle as
481	481	11 provided by that rule, provided that such is otherwise in
482	482	12 accord with this Act.
483	483	13 (ll) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the
484	484	14 taking of aquatic life protected by the Fish and Aquatic Life
485	485	15 Code or birds and mammals protected by this Act, except deer
486	486	16 and fur-bearing mammals, from a boat not camouflaged or
487	487	17 disguised to alter its identity or to further provide a place
488	488	18 of concealment and not propelled by sail or mechanical power.
489	489	19 However, only shotguns not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller
490	490	20 than .410 bore loaded with not more than 3 shells of a shot
491	491	21 size no larger than lead BB or steel T (.20 diameter) may be
492	492	22 used to take species protected by this Act.
493	493	23 (mm) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the use
494	494	24 of a shotgun, not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than a 20
495	495	25 gauge, with a rifled barrel.
496	496	26 (nn) It shall be unlawful to possess any species of
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507	507	1 wildlife or wildlife parts taken unlawfully in Illinois, any
508	508	2 other state, or any other country, whether or not the wildlife
509	509	3 or wildlife parts are is indigenous to Illinois. For the
510	510	4 purposes of this subsection, the statute of limitations for
511	511	5 unlawful possession of wildlife or wildlife parts shall not
512	512	6 cease until 2 years after the possession has permanently
513	513	7 ended.
514	514	8 (oo) It is unlawful while deer hunting to possess or be in
515	515	9 close proximity to a rifle that is not a centerfire wildlife
516	516	10 rifle. :
517	517	11 (1) to possess or be in close proximity to a rifle that
518	518	12 is not centerfire; or
519	519	13 (2) be in possession of or in close proximity to a
520	520	14 magazine that is capable of making a rifle not a single
521	521	15 shot.
522	522	16 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22;
523	523	17 102-932, eff. 1-1-23; revised 12-14-22.)
524	524	18 (520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep.)
525	525	19 Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by repealing
526	526	20 Section 1.2bb.
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