104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1427 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 510 ILCS 68/5-30 Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, common snapping turtles may be taken by live trap, subject to the following conditions: (1) live traps must be checked every 24 hours; (2) live traps must be equipped with flotation equipment, adequate to have at least 2 inches of the containment area above the surface of the water; and (3) every live trap must be marked with the owner's name and address or Department of Natural Resources customer number (rather than notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, snapping turtles may be taken by trap). LRB104 04632 BDA 14659 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1427 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 510 ILCS 68/5-30 510 ILCS 68/5-30 Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, common snapping turtles may be taken by live trap, subject to the following conditions: (1) live traps must be checked every 24 hours; (2) live traps must be equipped with flotation equipment, adequate to have at least 2 inches of the containment area above the surface of the water; and (3) every live trap must be marked with the owner's name and address or Department of Natural Resources customer number (rather than notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, snapping turtles may be taken by trap). LRB104 04632 BDA 14659 b LRB104 04632 BDA 14659 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1427 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
510 ILCS 68/5-30 510 ILCS 68/5-30
510 ILCS 68/5-30
Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, common snapping turtles may be taken by live trap, subject to the following conditions: (1) live traps must be checked every 24 hours; (2) live traps must be equipped with flotation equipment, adequate to have at least 2 inches of the containment area above the surface of the water; and (3) every live trap must be marked with the owner's name and address or Department of Natural Resources customer number (rather than notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, snapping turtles may be taken by trap).
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1 AN ACT concerning animals.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Herptiles-Herps Act is amended by changing
5 Section 5-30 as follows:
6 (510 ILCS 68/5-30)
7 Sec. 5-30. Taking of turtles or bullfrogs; illegal
8 devices.
9 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, turtles
10 Turtles or bullfrogs may be taken only by methods set forth in
11 administrative rule.
12 (b) Bullfrog; common snapping turtle; open season.
13 (1) All persons taking bullfrogs shall possess a valid
14 sport fishing license issued under Article 20 of the Fish
15 and Aquatic Life Code and may take bullfrogs only during
16 the open season to be specified by administrative rule.
17 (2) The daily catch limit and total possession limit
18 for all properly licensed persons shall be specified by
19 administrative rule.
20 (3) All persons taking common snapping turtles shall
21 possess a valid sport fishing license issued under Article
22 20 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code and may take common
23 snapping turtles only during the open season to be
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1427 Introduced 1/31/2025, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
510 ILCS 68/5-30 510 ILCS 68/5-30
510 ILCS 68/5-30
Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, common snapping turtles may be taken by live trap, subject to the following conditions: (1) live traps must be checked every 24 hours; (2) live traps must be equipped with flotation equipment, adequate to have at least 2 inches of the containment area above the surface of the water; and (3) every live trap must be marked with the owner's name and address or Department of Natural Resources customer number (rather than notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, snapping turtles may be taken by trap).
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