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Illinois House Bill HB3219 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3219 Introduced , by Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new520 ILCS 5/1.2t-3 new520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25520 ILCS 5/2.33520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep. Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the taking of deer with a wildlife rifle (rather than a single shot centerfire rifle). Defines the term "wildlife rifle" as a centerfire rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Defines the term "straight-walled centerfire cartridge" as a cartridge that is used as ammunition in a centerfire and that has a diameter that is the same across its length and a metallic casing that extends to the projectile. Repeals the definition of and references to "single shot". LRB104 06451 BDA 16487 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3219 Introduced , by Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new520 ILCS 5/1.2t-3 new520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25520 ILCS 5/2.33520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep. 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-3 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. Authorizes the taking of deer with a wildlife rifle (rather than a single shot centerfire rifle). Defines the term "wildlife rifle" as a centerfire rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Defines the term "straight-walled centerfire cartridge" as a cartridge that is used as ammunition in a centerfire and that has a diameter that is the same across its length and a metallic casing that extends to the projectile. Repeals the definition of and references to "single shot". LRB104 06451 BDA 16487 b LRB104 06451 BDA 16487 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3219 Introduced , by Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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9	9	Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the taking of deer with a wildlife rifle (rather than a single shot centerfire rifle). Defines the term "wildlife rifle" as a centerfire rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Defines the term "straight-walled centerfire cartridge" as a cartridge that is used as ammunition in a centerfire and that has a diameter that is the same across its length and a metallic casing that extends to the projectile. Repeals the definition of and references to "single shot".
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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
19	19	5 Sections 1.2bb, 2.25, and 2.33 and by adding Sections 1.2t-2
20	20	6 and 1.2t-3 as follows:
21	21	7 (520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new)
22	22	8 Sec. 1.2t-2. Straight-walled centerfire cartridge.
23	23	9 "Straight-walled centerfire cartridge" means a cartridge that
24	24	10 is used as ammunition in a centerfire and that has a diameter
25	25	11 that is the same across its length and a metallic casing that
26	26	12 extends to the projectile.
27	27	13 (520 ILCS 5/1.2t-3 new)
28	28	14 Sec. 1.2t-3. Wildlife rifle. "Wildlife rifle" means a
29	29	15 centerfire rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine
30	30	16 and chamber combined.
31	31	17 (520 ILCS 5/2.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)
32	32	18 Sec. 2.25. It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer
33	33	19 except (i) with a shotgun, handgun, wildlife single shot
34	34	20 centerfire rifle, or muzzleloading rifle or (ii) as provided
35	35	21 by administrative rule, with a bow and arrow, during the open
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39	39	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3219 Introduced , by Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40	40	520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new520 ILCS 5/1.2t-3 new520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25520 ILCS 5/2.33520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep. 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-2 new 520 ILCS 5/1.2t-3 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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43	43	520 ILCS 5/2.25 from Ch. 61, par. 2.25
44	44	520 ILCS 5/2.33
45	45	520 ILCS 5/1.2bb rep.
46	46	Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the taking of deer with a wildlife rifle (rather than a single shot centerfire rifle). Defines the term "wildlife rifle" as a centerfire rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Defines the term "straight-walled centerfire cartridge" as a cartridge that is used as ammunition in a centerfire and that has a diameter that is the same across its length and a metallic casing that extends to the projectile. Repeals the definition of and references to "single shot".
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78	78	1 season of not more than 14 days which will be set annually by
79	79	2 the Director between the dates of November 1st and December
80	80	3 31st, both inclusive, or a special 3-day, youth-only season
81	81	4 between the dates of September 1 and October 31. For the
82	82	5 purposes of this Section, legal handguns and rifles are
83	83	6 limited to centerfire handguns that are either a single shot
84	84	7 or revolver and centerfire wildlife rifles that are single
85	85	8 shot. The only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun or
86	86	9 rifle is a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or
87	87	10 larger with a case length not exceeding one and two-fifths
88	88	11 inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30
89	89	12 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory
90	90	13 load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer
91	91	14 showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at
92	92	15 the muzzle. The barrel of a handgun shall be at least 4 inches.
93	93	16 Full metal jacket bullets may not be used to harvest deer.
94	94	17 The Department shall make administrative rules concerning
95	95	18 management restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and
96	96	19 arrow season.
97	97	20 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except
98	98	21 with a bow and arrow during the open season for bow and arrow
99	99	22 set annually by the Director between the dates of September
100	100	23 1st and January 31st, both inclusive.
101	101	24 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except
102	102	25 with (i) a muzzleloading rifle or (ii) bow and arrow during the
103	103	26 open season for muzzleloading rifles set annually by the
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114	114	1 Director.
115	115	2 The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting
116	116	3 forth the prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and
117	117	4 possession limits and those counties of the State where open
118	118	5 seasons are established, to be published in accordance with
119	119	6 Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
120	120	7 The Department may establish separate harvest periods for
121	121	8 the purpose of managing or eradicating disease that has been
122	122	9 found in the deer herd. This season shall be restricted to gun
123	123	10 or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department shall publicly
124	124	11 announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
125	125	12 shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting.
126	126	13 The Department is authorized to establish a separate
127	127	14 harvest period at specific sites within the State for the
128	128	15 purpose of harvesting surplus deer that cannot be taken during
129	129	16 the regular season provided for the taking of deer. This
130	130	17 season shall be restricted to gun or bow and arrow hunting only
131	131	18 and shall be established during the period of September 1st to
132	132	19 February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publicly
133	133	20 announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
134	134	21 shooting hours, and the counties and sites open to hunting.
135	135	22 The Department shall publish suitable prescribed rules and
136	136	23 regulations established by administrative rule pertaining to
137	137	24 management restrictions applicable to this special harvest
138	138	25 program. The Department shall allow unused gun deer permits
139	139	26 that are left over from a regular season for the taking of deer
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150	150	1 to be rolled over and used during any separate harvest period
151	151	2 held within 6 months of the season for which those tags were
152	152	3 issued at no additional cost to the permit holder subject to
153	153	4 the management restrictions applicable to the special harvest
154	154	5 program.
155	155	6 Beginning July 1, 2019, and on an annual basis thereafter,
156	156	7 the Department shall provide a report to the General Assembly
157	157	8 providing information regarding deer management programs
158	158	9 established by the Code or by administrative rule that
159	159	10 includes: (1) the number of surplus deer taken during each
160	160	11 separate harvest season; (2) the number of deer found to have a
161	161	12 communicable disease or other abnormality; and (3) what
162	162	13 happens to the deer taken during each separate harvest season.
163	163	14 (Source: P.A. 101-66, eff. 7-12-19; 102-314, eff. 1-1-22;
164	164	15 102-932, eff. 1-1-23.)
165	165	16 (520 ILCS 5/2.33)
166	166	17 Sec. 2.33. Prohibitions.
167	167	18 (a) It is unlawful to carry or possess any gun in any State
168	168	19 refuge unless otherwise permitted by administrative rule.
169	169	20 (b) It is unlawful to use or possess any snare or
170	170	21 snare-like device, deadfall, net, or pit trap to take any
171	171	22 species, except that snares not powered by springs or other
172	172	23 mechanical devices may be used to trap fur-bearing mammals, in
173	173	24 water sets only, if at least one-half of the snare noose is
174	174	25 located underwater at all times.
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185	185	1 (c) It is unlawful for any person at any time to take a
186	186	2 wild mammal protected by this Act from its den by means of any
187	187	3 mechanical device, spade, or digging device or to use smoke or
188	188	4 other gases to dislodge or remove such mammal except as
189	189	5 provided in Section 2.37.
190	190	6 (d) It is unlawful to use a ferret or any other small
191	191	7 mammal which is used in the same or similar manner for which
192	192	8 ferrets are used for the purpose of frightening or driving any
193	193	9 mammals from their dens or hiding places.
194	194	10 (e) (Blank).
195	195	11 (f) It is unlawful to use spears, gigs, hooks, or any like
196	196	12 device to take any species protected by this Act.
197	197	13 (g) It is unlawful to use poisons, chemicals, or
198	198	14 explosives for the purpose of taking any species protected by
199	199	15 this Act.
200	200	16 (h) It is unlawful to hunt adjacent to or near any peat,
201	201	17 grass, brush, or other inflammable substance when it is
202	202	18 burning.
203	203	19 (i) It is unlawful to take, pursue or intentionally harass
204	204	20 or disturb in any manner any wild birds or mammals by use or
205	205	21 aid of any vehicle, conveyance, or unmanned aircraft as
206	206	22 defined by the Illinois Aeronautics Act, except as permitted
207	207	23 by the Code of Federal Regulations for the taking of
208	208	24 waterfowl; except that nothing in this subsection shall
209	209	25 prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft in the inspection of a
210	210	26 public utility facility, tower, or structure or a mobile
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221	221	1 service facility, tower, or structure by a public utility, as
222	222	2 defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, or a
223	223	3 provider of mobile services as defined in Section 153 of Title
224	224	4 47 of the United States Code. It is also unlawful to use the
225	225	5 lights of any vehicle or conveyance, any light connected to
226	226	6 any vehicle or conveyance, or any other lighting device or
227	227	7 mechanism from inside or on a vehicle or conveyance in any area
228	228	8 where wildlife may be found except in accordance with Section
229	229	9 2.37 of this Act; however, nothing in this Section shall
230	230	10 prohibit the normal use of headlamps for the purpose of
231	231	11 driving upon a roadway. For purposes of this Section, any
232	232	12 other lighting device or mechanism shall include, but not be
233	233	13 limited to, any device that uses infrared or other light not
234	234	14 visible to the naked eye, electronic image intensification,
235	235	15 active illumination, thermal imaging, or night vision. Striped
236	236	16 skunk, opossum, red fox, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, and coyote
237	237	17 may be taken during the open season by use of a small light
238	238	18 which is worn on the body or hand-held by a person on foot and
239	239	19 not in any vehicle.
240	240	20 (j) It is unlawful to use any shotgun larger than 10 gauge
241	241	21 while taking or attempting to take any of the species
242	242	22 protected by this Act.
243	243	23 (k) It is unlawful to use or possess in the field any
244	244	24 shotgun shell loaded with a shot size larger than lead BB or
245	245	25 steel T (.20 diameter) when taking or attempting to take any
246	246	26 species of wild game mammals (excluding white-tailed deer),
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257	257	1 wild game birds, migratory waterfowl or migratory game birds
258	258	2 protected by this Act, except white-tailed deer as provided
259	259	3 for in Section 2.26 and other species as provided for by
260	260	4 subsection (l) or administrative rule.
261	261	5 (l) It is unlawful to take any species of wild game, except
262	262	6 white-tailed deer and fur-bearing mammals, with a shotgun
263	263	7 loaded with slugs unless otherwise provided for by
264	264	8 administrative rule.
265	265	9 (m) It is unlawful to use any shotgun capable of holding
266	266	10 more than 3 shells in the magazine or chamber combined, except
267	267	11 on game breeding and hunting preserve areas licensed under
268	268	12 Section 3.27 and except as permitted by the Code of Federal
269	269	13 Regulations for the taking of waterfowl. If the shotgun is
270	270	14 capable of holding more than 3 shells, it shall, while being
271	271	15 used on an area other than a game breeding and shooting
272	272	16 preserve area licensed pursuant to Section 3.27, be fitted
273	273	17 with a one-piece plug that is irremovable without dismantling
274	274	18 the shotgun or otherwise altered to render it incapable of
275	275	19 holding more than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber,
276	276	20 combined.
277	277	21 (n) It is unlawful for any person, except persons who
278	278	22 possess a permit to hunt from a vehicle as provided in this
279	279	23 Section and persons otherwise permitted by law, to have or
280	280	24 carry any gun in or on any vehicle, conveyance, or aircraft,
281	281	25 unless such gun is unloaded and enclosed in a case, except that
282	282	26 at field trials authorized by Section 2.34 of this Act,
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293	293	1 unloaded guns or guns loaded with blank cartridges only may be
294	294	2 carried on horseback while not contained in a case, or to have
295	295	3 or carry any bow or arrow device in or on any vehicle unless
296	296	4 such bow or arrow device is unstrung or enclosed in a case, or
297	297	5 otherwise made inoperable unless in accordance with the
298	298	6 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
299	299	7 (o) (Blank).
300	300	8 (p) It is unlawful to take game birds, migratory game
301	301	9 birds or migratory waterfowl with a rifle, pistol, revolver,
302	302	10 or air rifle.
303	303	11 (q) It is unlawful to fire a rifle, pistol, revolver, or
304	304	12 air rifle on, over, or into any waters of this State, including
305	305	13 frozen waters.
306	306	14 (r) It is unlawful to discharge any gun or bow and arrow
307	307	15 device along, upon, across, or from any public right-of-way or
308	308	16 highway in this State.
309	309	17 (s) It is unlawful to use a silencer or other device to
310	310	18 muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting
311	311	19 from the firing of any gun.
312	312	20 (t) It is unlawful for any person to take or attempt to
313	313	21 take any species of wildlife or parts thereof, or allow a dog
314	314	22 to hunt, within or upon the land of another, or upon waters
315	315	23 flowing over or standing on the land of another, or to
316	316	24 knowingly shoot a gun or bow and arrow device at any wildlife
317	317	25 physically on or flying over the property of another without
318	318	26 first obtaining permission from the owner or the owner's
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329	329	1 designee. For the purposes of this Section, the owner's
330	330	2 designee means anyone who the owner designates in a written
331	331	3 authorization and the authorization must contain (i) the legal
332	332	4 or common description of property for which such authority is
333	333	5 given, (ii) the extent that the owner's designee is authorized
334	334	6 to make decisions regarding who is allowed to take or attempt
335	335	7 to take any species of wildlife or parts thereof, and (iii) the
336	336	8 owner's notarized signature. Before enforcing this Section,
337	337	9 the law enforcement officer must have received notice from the
338	338	10 owner or the owner's designee of a violation of this Section.
339	339	11 Statements made to the law enforcement officer regarding this
340	340	12 notice shall not be rendered inadmissible by the hearsay rule
341	341	13 when offered for the purpose of showing the required notice.
342	342	14 (u) It is unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm
343	343	15 for the purpose of taking any of the species protected by this
344	344	16 Act, or hunt with gun or dog, or allow a dog to hunt, within
345	345	17 300 yards of an inhabited dwelling without first obtaining
346	346	18 permission from the owner or tenant, except that while
347	347	19 trapping, hunting with bow and arrow, hunting with dog and
348	348	20 shotgun using shot shells only, or hunting with shotgun using
349	349	21 shot shells only, or providing outfitting services under a
350	350	22 waterfowl outfitter permit, or on licensed game breeding and
351	351	23 hunting preserve areas, as defined in Section 3.27, on
352	352	24 federally owned and managed lands and on Department owned,
353	353	25 managed, leased, or controlled lands, a 100 yard restriction
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365	365	1 (v) It is unlawful for any person to remove fur-bearing
366	366	2 mammals from, or to move or disturb in any manner, the traps
367	367	3 owned by another person without written authorization of the
368	368	4 owner to do so.
369	369	5 (w) It is unlawful for any owner of a dog to allow his or
370	370	6 her dog to pursue, harass, or kill deer, except that nothing in
371	371	7 this Section shall prohibit the tracking of wounded deer with
372	372	8 a dog in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.26 of this
373	373	9 Code.
374	374	10 (x) It is unlawful for any person to wantonly or
375	375	11 carelessly injure or destroy, in any manner whatsoever, any
376	376	12 real or personal property on the land of another while engaged
377	377	13 in hunting or trapping thereon.
378	378	14 (y) It is unlawful to hunt wild game protected by this Act
379	379	15 between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before
380	380	16 sunrise, except that hunting hours between one-half hour after
381	381	17 sunset and one-half hour before sunrise may be established by
382	382	18 administrative rule for fur-bearing mammals.
383	383	19 (z) It is unlawful to take any game bird (excluding wild
384	384	20 turkeys and crippled pheasants not capable of normal flight
385	385	21 and otherwise irretrievable) protected by this Act when not
386	386	22 flying. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a person from
387	387	23 carrying an uncased, unloaded shotgun in a boat, while in
388	388	24 pursuit of a crippled migratory waterfowl that is incapable of
389	389	25 normal flight, for the purpose of attempting to reduce the
390	390	26 migratory waterfowl to possession, provided that the attempt
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401	401	1 is made immediately upon downing the migratory waterfowl and
402	402	2 is done within 400 yards of the blind from which the migratory
403	403	3 waterfowl was downed. This exception shall apply only to
404	404	4 migratory game birds that are not capable of normal flight.
405	405	5 Migratory waterfowl that are crippled may be taken only with a
406	406	6 shotgun as regulated by subsection (j) of this Section using
407	407	7 shotgun shells as regulated in subsection (k) of this Section.
408	408	8 (aa) It is unlawful to use or possess any device that may
409	409	9 be used for tree climbing or cutting while hunting fur-bearing
410	410	10 mammals, excluding coyotes. However, coyotes may not be hunted
411	411	11 utilizing these devices during open season for deer except by
412	412	12 properly licensed deer hunters.
413	413	13 (bb) It is unlawful for any person, except licensed game
414	414	14 breeders, pursuant to Section 2.29 to import, carry into, or
415	415	15 possess alive in this State any species of wildlife taken
416	416	16 outside of this State, without obtaining permission to do so
417	417	17 from the Director.
418	418	18 (cc) It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her
419	419	19 possession any freshly killed species protected by this Act
420	420	20 during the season closed for taking.
421	421	21 (dd) It is unlawful to take any species protected by this
422	422	22 Act and retain it alive except as provided by administrative
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424	424	24 (ee) It is unlawful to possess any rifle while in the field
425	425	25 during gun deer season except as provided in Sections 2.25 and
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437	437	1 (ff) It is unlawful for any person to take any species
438	438	2 protected by this Act, except migratory waterfowl, during the
439	439	3 gun deer hunting season in those counties open to gun deer
440	440	4 hunting, unless he or she wears, when in the field, a cap and
441	441	5 upper outer garment of a solid blaze orange color or solid
442	442	6 blaze pink color, with such articles of clothing displaying a
443	443	7 minimum of 400 square inches of blaze orange or solid blaze
444	444	8 pink color material.
445	445	9 (gg) It is unlawful during the upland game season for any
446	446	10 person to take upland game with a firearm unless he or she
447	447	11 wears, while in the field, a cap of solid blaze orange color or
448	448	12 solid blaze pink color. For purposes of this Act, upland game
449	449	13 is defined as Bobwhite Quail, Hungarian Partridge, Ring-necked
450	450	14 Pheasant, Eastern Cottontail, and Swamp Rabbit.
451	451	15 (hh) It shall be unlawful to kill or cripple any species
452	452	16 protected by this Act for which there is a bag limit without
453	453	17 making a reasonable effort to retrieve such species and
454	454	18 include such in the bag limit. It shall be unlawful for any
455	455	19 person having control over harvested game mammals, game birds,
456	456	20 or migratory game birds for which there is a bag limit to
457	457	21 wantonly waste or destroy the usable meat of the game, except
458	458	22 this shall not apply to wildlife taken under Sections 2.37 or
459	459	23 3.22 of this Code. For purposes of this subsection, "usable
460	460	24 meat" means the breast meat of a game bird or migratory game
461	461	25 bird and the hind ham and front shoulders of a game mammal. It
462	462	26 shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave, dump, or
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473	473	1 abandon a wildlife carcass or parts of it along or upon a
474	474	2 public right-of-way or highway or on public or private
475	475	3 property, including a waterway or stream, without the
476	476	4 permission of the owner or tenant. It shall not be unlawful to
477	477	5 discard game meat that is determined to be unfit for human
478	478	6 consumption.
479	479	7 (ii) This Section shall apply only to those species
480	480	8 protected by this Act taken within the State. Any species or
481	481	9 any parts thereof, legally taken in and transported from other
482	482	10 states or countries, may be possessed within the State, except
483	483	11 as provided in this Section and Sections 2.35, 2.36, and 3.21.
484	484	12 (jj) (Blank).
485	485	13 (kk) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
486	486	14 Director from issuing permits to paraplegics or to other
487	487	15 persons with disabilities who meet the requirements set forth
488	488	16 in administrative rule to shoot or hunt from a vehicle as
489	489	17 provided by that rule, provided that such is otherwise in
490	490	18 accord with this Act.
491	491	19 (ll) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the
492	492	20 taking of aquatic life protected by the Fish and Aquatic Life
493	493	21 Code or birds and mammals protected by this Act, except deer
494	494	22 and fur-bearing mammals, from a boat not camouflaged or
495	495	23 disguised to alter its identity or to further provide a place
496	496	24 of concealment and not propelled by sail or mechanical power.
497	497	25 However, only shotguns not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller
498	498	26 than .410 bore loaded with not more than 3 shells of a shot
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509	509	1 size no larger than lead BB or steel T (.20 diameter) may be
510	510	2 used to take species protected by this Act.
511	511	3 (mm) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the use
512	512	4 of a shotgun, not larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than a 20
513	513	5 gauge, with a rifled barrel.
514	514	6 (nn) It shall be unlawful to possess any species of
515	515	7 wildlife or wildlife parts taken unlawfully in Illinois, any
516	516	8 other state, or any other country, whether or not the wildlife
517	517	9 or wildlife parts are indigenous to Illinois. For the purposes
518	518	10 of this subsection, the statute of limitations for unlawful
519	519	11 possession of wildlife or wildlife parts shall not cease until
520	520	12 2 years after the possession has permanently ended.
521	521	13 (oo) It is unlawful while deer hunting to possess or be in
522	522	14 close proximity to a rifle that is not a wildlife rifle. :
523	523	15 (1) to possess or be in close proximity to a rifle that
524	524	16 is not centerfire; or
525	525	17 (2) to be in possession of or in close proximity to a
526	526	18 magazine that is capable of making a rifle not a single
527	527	19 shot.
528	528	20 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22;
529	529	21 102-932, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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