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HB4237 Engrossed LRB103 35429 RLC 65495 b
1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
5 Section 2.11 as follows:
6 (520 ILCS 5/2.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
7 Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild
8 turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit"
9 in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an
10 administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident
11 Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
12 Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in
13 any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to
14 exceed $125 for wild turkey hunting permits.
15 The Department may by administrative rule allocate and
16 issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for
17 such permits.
18 It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a
19 bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor
20 smaller than .410 bore. The Department may, by administrative
21 rule, restrict shot size, material, or density. No 20 gauge
22 with shot size not larger than No. 4, and no person while
23 attempting to so take wild turkey may have in his possession
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1 any other gun unless in accordance with the Firearm Concealed
2 Carry Act.
3 It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild
4 turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
5 1/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as
6 may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for
7 which an open season is established.
8 It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to
9 take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles,
10 aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or
11 aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this
12 Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid,
13 including food, salt, minerals, and other products, except
14 pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such
15 a manner as to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means
16 the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys.
17 An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for
18 10 consecutive days following the removal of the bait.
19 It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have
20 in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit.
21 For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
22 Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
23 acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round
24 remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal
25 to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
26 For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this
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