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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1462 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 520 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 61, par. 2.11520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26520 ILCS 5/2.33 Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that tracking wounded wild birds or wounded wild mammals by use of unmanned aircraft is permissible under certain conditions, including that: (1) the wild bird or wild mammal is wounded when a properly licensed hunter has struck the animal with a projectile fired from a legal hunting device during the open season; (2) any person operating the unmanned aircraft has obtained permission from the public or private landowner, or the landowner's authorized representative, before launching or landing the unmanned aircraft from or on the landowner's property; (3) the person operating the unmanned aircraft does not possess or control a firearm, bow, or other implement whereby wildlife could be killed or taken while afield, whether acting singly or as a group of persons while the unmanned aircraft is in flight, except this prohibition does not apply to a person lawfully carrying a concealed firearm under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act if the concealed firearm is not used to take wildlife; and (4) the unmanned aircraft is operated in a manner that does not harass any wildlife. Exempts an operator of an unmanned aircraft that meets these conditions from hunting permit requirements if the operator is not the taker of the wounded animal. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 03074 BDA 13092 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1462 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 520 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 61, par. 2.11520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 61, par. 2.11 520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26 520 ILCS 5/2.33 Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that tracking wounded wild birds or wounded wild mammals by use of unmanned aircraft is permissible under certain conditions, including that: (1) the wild bird or wild mammal is wounded when a properly licensed hunter has struck the animal with a projectile fired from a legal hunting device during the open season; (2) any person operating the unmanned aircraft has obtained permission from the public or private landowner, or the landowner's authorized representative, before launching or landing the unmanned aircraft from or on the landowner's property; (3) the person operating the unmanned aircraft does not possess or control a firearm, bow, or other implement whereby wildlife could be killed or taken while afield, whether acting singly or as a group of persons while the unmanned aircraft is in flight, except this prohibition does not apply to a person lawfully carrying a concealed firearm under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act if the concealed firearm is not used to take wildlife; and (4) the unmanned aircraft is operated in a manner that does not harass any wildlife. Exempts an operator of an unmanned aircraft that meets these conditions from hunting permit requirements if the operator is not the taker of the wounded animal. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 03074 BDA 13092 b LRB104 03074 BDA 13092 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1462 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	520 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 61, par. 2.11520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 61, par. 2.11 520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26 520 ILCS 5/2.33
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7	7	Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that tracking wounded wild birds or wounded wild mammals by use of unmanned aircraft is permissible under certain conditions, including that: (1) the wild bird or wild mammal is wounded when a properly licensed hunter has struck the animal with a projectile fired from a legal hunting device during the open season; (2) any person operating the unmanned aircraft has obtained permission from the public or private landowner, or the landowner's authorized representative, before launching or landing the unmanned aircraft from or on the landowner's property; (3) the person operating the unmanned aircraft does not possess or control a firearm, bow, or other implement whereby wildlife could be killed or taken while afield, whether acting singly or as a group of persons while the unmanned aircraft is in flight, except this prohibition does not apply to a person lawfully carrying a concealed firearm under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act if the concealed firearm is not used to take wildlife; and (4) the unmanned aircraft is operated in a manner that does not harass any wildlife. Exempts an operator of an unmanned aircraft that meets these conditions from hunting permit requirements if the operator is not the taker of the wounded animal. Effective July 1, 2025.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
17	17	5 Sections 2.11, 2.26, and 2.33 as follows:
18	18	6 (520 ILCS 5/2.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
19	19	7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-622)
20	20	8 Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild
21	21	9 turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit"
22	22	10 in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an
23	23	11 administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident
24	24	12 Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
25	25	13 Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in
26	26	14 any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to
27	27	15 exceed $125 for wild turkey hunting permits.
28	28	16 The Department may by administrative rule allocate and
29	29	17 issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for
30	30	18 such permits.
31	31	19 It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a
32	32	20 bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 nor smaller
33	33	21 than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4, and no
34	34	22 person while attempting to so take wild turkey may have in his
35	35	23 possession any other gun unless in accordance with the Firearm
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39	39	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1462 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40	40	520 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 61, par. 2.11520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26520 ILCS 5/2.33 520 ILCS 5/2.11 from Ch. 61, par. 2.11 520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26 520 ILCS 5/2.33
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42	42	520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26
43	43	520 ILCS 5/2.33
44	44	Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that tracking wounded wild birds or wounded wild mammals by use of unmanned aircraft is permissible under certain conditions, including that: (1) the wild bird or wild mammal is wounded when a properly licensed hunter has struck the animal with a projectile fired from a legal hunting device during the open season; (2) any person operating the unmanned aircraft has obtained permission from the public or private landowner, or the landowner's authorized representative, before launching or landing the unmanned aircraft from or on the landowner's property; (3) the person operating the unmanned aircraft does not possess or control a firearm, bow, or other implement whereby wildlife could be killed or taken while afield, whether acting singly or as a group of persons while the unmanned aircraft is in flight, except this prohibition does not apply to a person lawfully carrying a concealed firearm under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act if the concealed firearm is not used to take wildlife; and (4) the unmanned aircraft is operated in a manner that does not harass any wildlife. Exempts an operator of an unmanned aircraft that meets these conditions from hunting permit requirements if the operator is not the taker of the wounded animal. Effective July 1, 2025.
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74	74	1 Concealed Carry Act.
75	75	2 It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild
76	76	3 turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
77	77	4 1/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as
78	78	5 may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for
79	79	6 which an open season is established.
80	80	7 It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to
81	81	8 take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles,
82	82	9 aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or
83	83	10 aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this
84	84	11 Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid,
85	85	12 including food, salt, minerals, and other products, except
86	86	13 pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such
87	87	14 a manner as to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means
88	88	15 the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys.
89	89	16 An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for
90	90	17 10 consecutive days following the removal of the bait.
91	91	18 It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have
92	92	19 in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit.
93	93	20 For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
94	94	21 Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
95	95	22 acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round
96	96	23 remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal
97	97	24 to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
98	98	25 For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this
99	99	26 Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
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110	110	1 including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
111	111	2 agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
112	112	3 normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
113	113	4 and maintenance such as cultivating. Such manipulation for the
114	114	5 purpose of taking wild turkey may be further modified by
115	115	6 administrative rule.
116	116	7 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22.)
117	117	8 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-622)
118	118	9 Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild
119	119	10 turkey, he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit"
120	120	11 in accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an
121	121	12 administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident
122	122	13 Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
123	123	14 Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in
124	124	15 any other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to
125	125	16 exceed $125 for wild turkey hunting permits.
126	126	17 The Department may by administrative rule allocate and
127	127	18 issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for
128	128	19 such permits.
129	129	20 It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a
130	130	21 bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 gauge nor
131	131	22 smaller than .410 bore. The Department may by administrative
132	132	23 rule restrict shot size, material, or density. No person while
133	133	24 attempting to so take wild turkey may have in his possession
134	134	25 any other gun unless in accordance with the Firearm Concealed
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145	145	1 Carry Act.
146	146	2 It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild
147	147	3 turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
148	148	4 1/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as
149	149	5 may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for
150	150	6 which an open season is established.
151	151	7 It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to
152	152	8 take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles,
153	153	9 aircraft or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or
154	154	10 aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this
155	155	11 Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid,
156	156	12 including food, salt, minerals, and other products, except
157	157	13 pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such
158	158	14 a manner as to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means
159	159	15 the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys.
160	160	16 An area is considered as baited during the presence of and for
161	161	17 10 consecutive days following the removal of the bait.
162	162	18 Tracking wounded wild mammals or wounded wild birds, including
163	163	19 wounded wild turkey, by use of unmanned aircraft is
164	164	20 permissible under the conditions stated in paragraph (2) of
165	165	21 subsection (i) of Section 2.33 of this Act.
166	166	22 It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have
167	167	23 in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit.
168	168	24 For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
169	169	25 Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
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181	181	1 remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal
182	182	2 to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
183	183	3 For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this
184	184	4 Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
185	185	5 including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
186	186	6 agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
187	187	7 normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
188	188	8 and maintenance such as cultivating. Such manipulation for the
189	189	9 purpose of taking wild turkey may be further modified by
190	190	10 administrative rule.
191	191	11 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 103-622, eff. 1-1-25.)
192	192	12 (520 ILCS 5/2.26) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
193	193	13 Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. Any person attempting to
194	194	14 take deer shall first obtain a "Deer Hunting Permit" issued by
195	195	15 the Department in accordance with its administrative rules.
196	196	16 Those rules must provide for the issuance of the following
197	197	17 types of resident deer archery permits: (i) a combination
198	198	18 permit, consisting of one either-sex permit and one
199	199	19 antlerless-only permit, (ii) a single antlerless-only permit,
200	200	20 and (iii) a single either-sex permit. The fee for a Deer
201	201	21 Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
202	202	22 shall not exceed $25 for residents of the State. The
203	203	23 Department may by administrative rule provide for non-resident
204	204	24 deer hunting permits for which the fee will not exceed $300 in
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216	216	1 provided below for non-resident landowners and non-resident
217	217	2 archery hunters. The Department may by administrative rule
218	218	3 provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting of
219	219	4 not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325
220	220	5 in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter. The
221	221	6 fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit
222	222	7 shall be the same.
223	223	8 The Department shall create a pilot program during the
224	224	9 special 3-day, youth-only deer hunting season to allow for
225	225	10 youth deer hunting permits that are valid statewide, excluding
226	226	11 those counties or portions of counties closed to firearm deer
227	227	12 hunting. The Department shall adopt rules to implement the
228	228	13 pilot program. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
229	229	14 prohibit the Department from issuing Special Hunt Area Permits
230	230	15 for the youth-only deer hunting season or establishing,
231	231	16 through administrative rule, additional requirements
232	232	17 pertaining to the youth-only deer hunting season on
233	233	18 Department-owned or Department-managed sites, including
234	234	19 site-specific quotas or drawings. The provisions of this
235	235	20 paragraph are inoperative on and after January 1, 2023.
236	236	21 The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow
237	237	22 and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by
238	238	23 administrative rule.
239	239	24 No person may have in his or her possession any firearm not
240	240	25 authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting
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252	252	1 Concealed Carry Act.
253	253	2 Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be
254	254	3 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
255	255	4 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
256	256	5 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
257	257	6 deer by use of shotgun, handgun, rifle, or muzzle loading
258	258	7 rifle.
259	259	8 Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be
260	260	9 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
261	261	10 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
262	262	11 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
263	263	12 deer by use of bow and arrow.
264	264	13 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of
265	265	14 dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft, or other vehicles, or by
266	266	15 the use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes
267	267	16 of this Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or
268	268	17 solid, including food, salt, minerals, and other products,
269	269	18 except pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered
270	270	19 in such a manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer.
271	271	20 "Baiting" means the placement or scattering of bait to attract
272	272	21 deer. An area is considered as baited during the presence of
273	273	22 and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of bait.
274	274	23 Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to
275	275	24 track wounded deer. Any person using a dog for tracking
276	276	25 wounded deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all
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288	288	1 the dog's collar or harness. Tracking wounded deer is
289	289	2 permissible at night, but at no time outside of legal deer
290	290	3 hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling or
291	291	4 accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be in
292	292	5 possession of any firearm or archery device. Persons tracking
293	293	6 wounded deer with a dog during the firearm deer seasons shall
294	294	7 wear blaze orange or solid blaze pink color as required. Dog
295	295	8 handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from
296	296	9 hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they
297	297	10 are accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the
298	298	11 deer. Tracking wounded wild birds or wounded wild mammals,
299	299	12 including wounded deer, by use of unmanned aircraft is
300	300	13 permissible under the conditions stated in paragraph (2) of
301	301	14 subsection (i) of Section 2.33 of this Act.
302	302	15 It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer
303	303	16 which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public
304	304	17 highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted
305	305	18 by administrative rule.
306	306	19 Persons hunting deer must have the gun unloaded and no bow
307	307	20 and arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked
308	308	21 position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
309	309	22 It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the
310	310	23 legal limit of deer by gun, to further participate with a gun
311	311	24 in any deer hunting party.
312	312	25 It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the
313	313	26 legal limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate
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324	324	1 with bow and arrow in any deer hunting party.
325	325	2 The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the
326	326	3 gun deer season by administrative rule.
327	327	4 The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident,
328	328	5 either-sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
329	329	6 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
330	330	7 Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
331	331	8 Class B misdemeanor.
332	332	9 For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
333	333	10 Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
334	334	11 acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round
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336	336	13 to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
337	337	14 For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in
338	338	15 this Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
339	339	16 including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
340	340	17 agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
341	341	18 normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
342	342	19 and maintenance such as cultivating or the use of products
343	343	20 designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or
344	344	21 liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or
345	345	22 lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking
346	346	23 white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative
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348	348	25 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-444, eff. 6-1-20;
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361	361	2 Sec. 2.33. Prohibitions.
362	362	3 (a) It is unlawful to carry or possess any gun in any State
363	363	4 refuge unless otherwise permitted by administrative rule.
364	364	5 (b) It is unlawful to use or possess any snare or
365	365	6 snare-like device, deadfall, net, or pit trap to take any
366	366	7 species, except that snares not powered by springs or other
367	367	8 mechanical devices may be used to trap fur-bearing mammals, in
368	368	9 water sets only, if at least one-half of the snare noose is
369	369	10 located underwater at all times.
370	370	11 (c) It is unlawful for any person at any time to take a
371	371	12 wild mammal protected by this Act from its den by means of any
372	372	13 mechanical device, spade, or digging device or to use smoke or
373	373	14 other gases to dislodge or remove such mammal except as
374	374	15 provided in Section 2.37.
375	375	16 (d) It is unlawful to use a ferret or any other small
376	376	17 mammal which is used in the same or similar manner for which
377	377	18 ferrets are used for the purpose of frightening or driving any
378	378	19 mammals from their dens or hiding places.
379	379	20 (e) (Blank).
380	380	21 (f) It is unlawful to use spears, gigs, hooks, or any like
381	381	22 device to take any species protected by this Act.
382	382	23 (g) It is unlawful to use poisons, chemicals, or
383	383	24 explosives for the purpose of taking any species protected by
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395	395	1 (h) It is unlawful to hunt adjacent to or near any peat,
396	396	2 grass, brush, or other inflammable substance when it is
397	397	3 burning.
398	398	4 (i) It is unlawful to take, pursue or intentionally harass
399	399	5 or disturb in any manner any wild birds or mammals by use or
400	400	6 aid of any vehicle, conveyance, or unmanned aircraft as
401	401	7 defined by the Illinois Aeronautics Act, except as permitted
402	402	8 by the Code of Federal Regulations for the taking of
403	403	9 waterfowl; except that:
404	404	10 (1) nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use
405	405	11 of unmanned aircraft in the inspection of a public utility
406	406	12 facility, tower, or structure or a mobile service
407	407	13 facility, tower, or structure by a public utility, as
408	408	14 defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, or a
409	409	15 provider of mobile services as defined in Section 153 of
410	410	16 Title 47 of the United States Code; and .
411	411	17 (2) nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use
412	412	18 of unmanned aircraft from being used to locate and recover
413	413	19 wounded wild birds or wounded wild mammals if the
414	414	20 following conditions are met:
415	415	21 (A) the wild bird or wild mammal is wounded when a
416	416	22 properly licensed hunter has struck the animal with a
417	417	23 projectile fired from a legal hunting device during
418	418	24 the open season;
419	419	25 (B) any person operating the unmanned aircraft has
420	420	26 obtained permission from the public or private
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431	431	1 landowner, or the landowner's authorized
432	432	2 representative, before launching or landing the
433	433	3 unmanned aircraft from or on the landowner's property;
434	434	4 (C) the person operating the unmanned aircraft
435	435	5 does not possess or control a firearm, bow, or other
436	436	6 implement whereby wildlife could be killed or taken
437	437	7 while afield, whether acting singly or as a group of
438	438	8 persons while the unmanned aircraft is in flight,
439	439	9 except this subparagraph (C) does not apply to a
440	440	10 person lawfully carrying a concealed firearm under the
441	441	11 Firearm Concealed Carry Act if the concealed firearm
442	442	12 is not used to take wildlife; and
443	443	13 (D) the unmanned aircraft is operated in a manner
444	444	14 that does not harass any wildlife.
445	445	15 An operator of an unmanned aircraft that meets the
446	446	16 conditions under this paragraph (2) is exempt from hunting
447	447	17 permit requirements if the operator is not the taker of
448	448	18 the wounded animal.
449	449	19 It is also unlawful to use the lights of any vehicle or
450	450	20 conveyance, any light connected to any vehicle or conveyance,
451	451	21 or any other lighting device or mechanism from inside or on a
452	452	22 vehicle or conveyance in any area where wildlife may be found
453	453	23 except in accordance with Section 2.37 of this Act; however,
454	454	24 nothing in this Section shall prohibit the normal use of
455	455	25 headlamps for the purpose of driving upon a roadway. For
456	456	26 purposes of this Section, any other lighting device or
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467	467	1 mechanism shall include, but not be limited to, any device
468	468	2 that uses infrared or other light not visible to the naked eye,
469	469	3 electronic image intensification, active illumination, thermal
470	470	4 imaging, or night vision. Striped skunk, opossum, red fox,
471	471	5 gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, and coyote may be taken during the
472	472	6 open season by use of a small light which is worn on the body
473	473	7 or hand-held by a person on foot and not in any vehicle.
474	474	8 (j) It is unlawful to use any shotgun larger than 10 gauge
475	475	9 while taking or attempting to take any of the species
476	476	10 protected by this Act.
477	477	11 (k) It is unlawful to use or possess in the field any
478	478	12 shotgun shell loaded with a shot size larger than lead BB or
479	479	13 steel T (.20 diameter) when taking or attempting to take any
480	480	14 species of wild game mammals (excluding white-tailed deer),
481	481	15 wild game birds, migratory waterfowl or migratory game birds
482	482	16 protected by this Act, except white-tailed deer as provided
483	483	17 for in Section 2.26 and other species as provided for by
484	484	18 subsection (l) or administrative rule.
485	485	19 (l) It is unlawful to take any species of wild game, except
486	486	20 white-tailed deer and fur-bearing mammals, with a shotgun
487	487	21 loaded with slugs unless otherwise provided for by
488	488	22 administrative rule.
489	489	23 (m) It is unlawful to use any shotgun capable of holding
490	490	24 more than 3 shells in the magazine or chamber combined, except
491	491	25 on game breeding and hunting preserve areas licensed under
492	492	26 Section 3.27 and except as permitted by the Code of Federal
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503	503	1 Regulations for the taking of waterfowl. If the shotgun is
504	504	2 capable of holding more than 3 shells, it shall, while being
505	505	3 used on an area other than a game breeding and shooting
506	506	4 preserve area licensed pursuant to Section 3.27, be fitted
507	507	5 with a one-piece plug that is irremovable without dismantling
508	508	6 the shotgun or otherwise altered to render it incapable of
509	509	7 holding more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber,
510	510	8 combined.
511	511	9 (n) It is unlawful for any person, except persons who
512	512	10 possess a permit to hunt from a vehicle as provided in this
513	513	11 Section and persons otherwise permitted by law, to have or
514	514	12 carry any gun in or on any vehicle, conveyance, or aircraft,
515	515	13 unless such gun is unloaded and enclosed in a case, except that
516	516	14 at field trials authorized by Section 2.34 of this Act,
517	517	15 unloaded guns or guns loaded with blank cartridges only may be
518	518	16 carried on horseback while not contained in a case, or to have
519	519	17 or carry any bow or arrow device in or on any vehicle unless
520	520	18 such bow or arrow device is unstrung or enclosed in a case, or
521	521	19 otherwise made inoperable unless in accordance with the
522	522	20 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
523	523	21 (o) (Blank).
524	524	22 (p) It is unlawful to take game birds, migratory game
525	525	23 birds or migratory waterfowl with a rifle, pistol, revolver,
526	526	24 or air rifle.
527	527	25 (q) It is unlawful to fire a rifle, pistol, revolver, or
528	528	26 air rifle on, over, or into any waters of this State, including
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539	539	1 frozen waters.
540	540	2 (r) It is unlawful to discharge any gun or bow and arrow
541	541	3 device along, upon, across, or from any public right-of-way or
542	542	4 highway in this State.
543	543	5 (s) It is unlawful to use a silencer or other device to
544	544	6 muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting
545	545	7 from the firing of any gun.
546	546	8 (t) It is unlawful for any person to take or attempt to
547	547	9 take any species of wildlife or parts thereof, or allow a dog
548	548	10 to hunt, within or upon the land of another, or upon waters
549	549	11 flowing over or standing on the land of another, or to
550	550	12 knowingly shoot a gun or bow and arrow device at any wildlife
551	551	13 physically on or flying over the property of another without
552	552	14 first obtaining permission from the owner or the owner's
553	553	15 designee. For the purposes of this Section, the owner's
554	554	16 designee means anyone who the owner designates in a written
555	555	17 authorization and the authorization must contain (i) the legal
556	556	18 or common description of property for which such authority is
557	557	19 given, (ii) the extent that the owner's designee is authorized
558	558	20 to make decisions regarding who is allowed to take or attempt
559	559	21 to take any species of wildlife or parts thereof, and (iii) the
560	560	22 owner's notarized signature. Before enforcing this Section,
561	561	23 the law enforcement officer must have received notice from the
562	562	24 owner or the owner's designee of a violation of this Section.
563	563	25 Statements made to the law enforcement officer regarding this
564	564	26 notice shall not be rendered inadmissible by the hearsay rule
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575	575	1 when offered for the purpose of showing the required notice.
576	576	2 (u) It is unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm
577	577	3 for the purpose of taking any of the species protected by this
578	578	4 Act, or hunt with gun or dog, or allow a dog to hunt, within
579	579	5 300 yards of an inhabited dwelling without first obtaining
580	580	6 permission from the owner or tenant, except that while
581	581	7 trapping, hunting with bow and arrow, hunting with dog and
582	582	8 shotgun using shot shells only, or hunting with shotgun using
583	583	9 shot shells only, or providing outfitting services under a
584	584	10 waterfowl outfitter permit, or on licensed game breeding and
585	585	11 hunting preserve areas, as defined in Section 3.27, on
586	586	12 federally owned and managed lands and on Department owned,
587	587	13 managed, leased, or controlled lands, a 100 yard restriction
588	588	14 shall apply.
589	589	15 (v) It is unlawful for any person to remove fur-bearing
590	590	16 mammals from, or to move or disturb in any manner, the traps
591	591	17 owned by another person without written authorization of the
592	592	18 owner to do so.
593	593	19 (w) It is unlawful for any owner of a dog to allow his or
594	594	20 her dog to pursue, harass, or kill deer, except that nothing in
595	595	21 this Section shall prohibit the tracking of wounded deer with
596	596	22 a dog in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.26 of this
597	597	23 Code.
598	598	24 (x) It is unlawful for any person to wantonly or
599	599	25 carelessly injure or destroy, in any manner whatsoever, any
600	600	26 real or personal property on the land of another while engaged
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611	611	1 in hunting or trapping thereon.
612	612	2 (y) It is unlawful to hunt wild game protected by this Act
613	613	3 between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before
614	614	4 sunrise, except that hunting hours between one-half hour after
615	615	5 sunset and one-half hour before sunrise may be established by
616	616	6 administrative rule for fur-bearing mammals.
617	617	7 (z) It is unlawful to take any game bird (excluding wild
618	618	8 turkeys and crippled pheasants not capable of normal flight
619	619	9 and otherwise irretrievable) protected by this Act when not
620	620	10 flying. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a person from
621	621	11 carrying an uncased, unloaded shotgun in a boat, while in
622	622	12 pursuit of a crippled migratory waterfowl that is incapable of
623	623	13 normal flight, for the purpose of attempting to reduce the
624	624	14 migratory waterfowl to possession, provided that the attempt
625	625	15 is made immediately upon downing the migratory waterfowl and
626	626	16 is done within 400 yards of the blind from which the migratory
627	627	17 waterfowl was downed. This exception shall apply only to
628	628	18 migratory game birds that are not capable of normal flight.
629	629	19 Migratory waterfowl that are crippled may be taken only with a
630	630	20 shotgun as regulated by subsection (j) of this Section using
631	631	21 shotgun shells as regulated in subsection (k) of this Section.
632	632	22 (aa) It is unlawful to use or possess any device that may
633	633	23 be used for tree climbing or cutting while hunting fur-bearing
634	634	24 mammals, excluding coyotes. However, coyotes may not be hunted
635	635	25 utilizing these devices during open season for deer except by
636	636	26 properly licensed deer hunters.
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647	647	1 (bb) It is unlawful for any person, except licensed game
648	648	2 breeders, pursuant to Section 2.29 to import, carry into, or
649	649	3 possess alive in this State any species of wildlife taken
650	650	4 outside of this State, without obtaining permission to do so
651	651	5 from the Director.
652	652	6 (cc) It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her
653	653	7 possession any freshly killed species protected by this Act
654	654	8 during the season closed for taking.
655	655	9 (dd) It is unlawful to take any species protected by this
656	656	10 Act and retain it alive except as provided by administrative
657	657	11 rule.
658	658	12 (ee) It is unlawful to possess any rifle while in the field
659	659	13 during gun deer season except as provided in Sections 2.25 and
660	660	14 2.26 and administrative rules.
661	661	15 (ff) It is unlawful for any person to take any species
662	662	16 protected by this Act, except migratory waterfowl, during the
663	663	17 gun deer hunting season in those counties open to gun deer
664	664	18 hunting, unless he or she wears, when in the field, a cap and
665	665	19 upper outer garment of a solid blaze orange color or solid
666	666	20 blaze pink color, with such articles of clothing displaying a
667	667	21 minimum of 400 square inches of blaze orange or solid blaze
668	668	22 pink color material.
669	669	23 (gg) It is unlawful during the upland game season for any
670	670	24 person to take upland game with a firearm unless he or she
671	671	25 wears, while in the field, a cap of solid blaze orange color or
672	672	26 solid blaze pink color. For purposes of this Act, upland game
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683	683	1 is defined as Bobwhite Quail, Hungarian Partridge, Ring-necked
684	684	2 Pheasant, Eastern Cottontail, and Swamp Rabbit.
685	685	3 (hh) It shall be unlawful to kill or cripple any species
686	686	4 protected by this Act for which there is a bag limit without
687	687	5 making a reasonable effort to retrieve such species and
688	688	6 include such in the bag limit. It shall be unlawful for any
689	689	7 person having control over harvested game mammals, game birds,
690	690	8 or migratory game birds for which there is a bag limit to
691	691	9 wantonly waste or destroy the usable meat of the game, except
692	692	10 this shall not apply to wildlife taken under Sections 2.37 or
693	693	11 3.22 of this Code. For purposes of this subsection, "usable
694	694	12 meat" means the breast meat of a game bird or migratory game
695	695	13 bird and the hind ham and front shoulders of a game mammal. It
696	696	14 shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave, dump, or
697	697	15 abandon a wildlife carcass or parts of it along or upon a
698	698	16 public right-of-way or highway or on public or private
699	699	17 property, including a waterway or stream, without the
700	700	18 permission of the owner or tenant. It shall not be unlawful to
701	701	19 discard game meat that is determined to be unfit for human
702	702	20 consumption.
703	703	21 (ii) This Section shall apply only to those species
704	704	22 protected by this Act taken within the State. Any species or
705	705	23 any parts thereof, legally taken in and transported from other
706	706	24 states or countries, may be possessed within the State, except
707	707	25 as provided in this Section and Sections 2.35, 2.36, and 3.21.
708	708	26 (jj) (Blank).
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719	719	1 (kk) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
720	720	2 Director from issuing permits to paraplegics or to other
721	721	3 persons with disabilities who meet the requirements set forth
722	722	4 in administrative rule to shoot or hunt from a vehicle as
723	723	5 provided by that rule, provided that such is otherwise in
724	724	6 accord with this Act.
725	725	7 (ll) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the
726	726	8 taking of aquatic life protected by the Fish and Aquatic Life
727	727	9 Code or birds and mammals protected by this Act, except deer
728	728	10 and fur-bearing mammals, from a boat not camouflaged or
729	729	11 disguised to alter its identity or to further provide a place
730	730	12 of concealment and not propelled by sail or mechanical power.
731	731	13 However, only shotguns not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller
732	732	14 than .410 bore loaded with not more than 3 shells of a shot
733	733	15 size no larger than lead BB or steel T (.20 diameter) may be
734	734	16 used to take species protected by this Act.
735	735	17 (mm) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the use
736	736	18 of a shotgun, not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than a 20
737	737	19 gauge, with a rifled barrel.
738	738	20 (nn) It shall be unlawful to possess any species of
739	739	21 wildlife or wildlife parts taken unlawfully in Illinois, any
740	740	22 other state, or any other country, whether or not the wildlife
741	741	23 or wildlife parts are indigenous to Illinois. For the purposes
742	742	24 of this subsection, the statute of limitations for unlawful
743	743	25 possession of wildlife or wildlife parts shall not cease until
744	744	26 2 years after the possession has permanently ended.
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755	755	1 (oo) It is unlawful while deer hunting:
756	756	2 (1) to possess or be in close proximity to a rifle that
757	757	3 is not centerfire; or
758	758	4 (2) to be in possession of or in close proximity to a
759	759	5 magazine that is capable of making a rifle not a single
760	760	6 shot.
761	761	7 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22;
762	762	8 102-932, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
763	763	9 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
764	764	10 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
765	765	11 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
766	766	12 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
767	767	13 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
768	768	14 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
769	769	15 Public Act.
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