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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2160 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Human Services Act. Provides for grants to food banks for venison. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides for an optional Hunter Food Bank Stamp to have hunters help end hunger in Illinois. In a provision regarding a separate harvest period for deer, directs the Department of Natural Resources to adopt rules that will cause a county to be open for hunting during the special harvest period if more than 5 deer removal permit requests were made in the county in the preceding year. Provides that, at the request of a landowner or tenant, the Department shall transfer to that individual an unused firearm deer permit from the regular season for the taking of deer to be used during the separate harvest period to hunt upon the individual's land only and for the taking of antlerless deer only, and that transferred permit shall be transferable in the same manner as permits under certain provisions regarding special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses for landowners. In a provision regarding authority to kill wildlife responsible for damage, provides that the holder of a deer removal permit issued by the Department may transfer the permit to any individual meeting certain requirements. Provides that the Department shall make publicly available on its website applications for deer removal permits and instructions on how to apply for those permits. Provides that the Department shall acknowledge receipt of each application for a deer removal permit within one business day, complete any investigation required, and issue or deny the requested deer removal permit within 5 business days. Provides that, in the event of failure to deny an application for a deer removal permit within 5 business days, the application shall be deemed approved. Provides that a deer removal permit issued by the Department is valid from the date of its issuance until December 31 of the same calendar year. Makes technical changes. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act. LRB104 09722 BDA 19788 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2160 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Human Services Act. Provides for grants to food banks for venison. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides for an optional Hunter Food Bank Stamp to have hunters help end hunger in Illinois. In a provision regarding a separate harvest period for deer, directs the Department of Natural Resources to adopt rules that will cause a county to be open for hunting during the special harvest period if more than 5 deer removal permit requests were made in the county in the preceding year. Provides that, at the request of a landowner or tenant, the Department shall transfer to that individual an unused firearm deer permit from the regular season for the taking of deer to be used during the separate harvest period to hunt upon the individual's land only and for the taking of antlerless deer only, and that transferred permit shall be transferable in the same manner as permits under certain provisions regarding special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses for landowners. In a provision regarding authority to kill wildlife responsible for damage, provides that the holder of a deer removal permit issued by the Department may transfer the permit to any individual meeting certain requirements. Provides that the Department shall make publicly available on its website applications for deer removal permits and instructions on how to apply for those permits. Provides that the Department shall acknowledge receipt of each application for a deer removal permit within one business day, complete any investigation required, and issue or deny the requested deer removal permit within 5 business days. Provides that, in the event of failure to deny an application for a deer removal permit within 5 business days, the application shall be deemed approved. Provides that a deer removal permit issued by the Department is valid from the date of its issuance until December 31 of the same calendar year. Makes technical changes. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act. LRB104 09722 BDA 19788 b LRB104 09722 BDA 19788 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2160 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Human Services Act. Provides for grants to food banks for venison. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides for an optional Hunter Food Bank Stamp to have hunters help end hunger in Illinois. In a provision regarding a separate harvest period for deer, directs the Department of Natural Resources to adopt rules that will cause a county to be open for hunting during the special harvest period if more than 5 deer removal permit requests were made in the county in the preceding year. Provides that, at the request of a landowner or tenant, the Department shall transfer to that individual an unused firearm deer permit from the regular season for the taking of deer to be used during the separate harvest period to hunt upon the individual's land only and for the taking of antlerless deer only, and that transferred permit shall be transferable in the same manner as permits under certain provisions regarding special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses for landowners. In a provision regarding authority to kill wildlife responsible for damage, provides that the holder of a deer removal permit issued by the Department may transfer the permit to any individual meeting certain requirements. Provides that the Department shall make publicly available on its website applications for deer removal permits and instructions on how to apply for those permits. Provides that the Department shall acknowledge receipt of each application for a deer removal permit within one business day, complete any investigation required, and issue or deny the requested deer removal permit within 5 business days. Provides that, in the event of failure to deny an application for a deer removal permit within 5 business days, the application shall be deemed approved. Provides that a deer removal permit issued by the Department is valid from the date of its issuance until December 31 of the same calendar year. Makes technical changes. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
15	15	5 by adding Section 10-64 as follows:
16	16	6 (20 ILCS 1305/10-64 new)
17	17	7 Sec. 10-64. Grants to food banks for venison. The
18	18	8 Department of Human Services shall award grants, in
19	19	9 consultation with the Department of Natural Resources and
20	20	10 subject to Section 1.29a of the Wildlife Code, to food banks or
21	21	11 other entities that provide free food, for the purchase of
22	22	12 venison or deer meat from food processors or butchers that
23	23	13 have deer donated by hunters for that purpose. The Department
24	24	14 of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of
25	25	15 Natural Resources, shall adopt rules implementing this
26	26	16 Section.
27	27	17 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
28	28	18 Section 5.1030 as follows:
29	29	19 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new)
30	30	20 Sec. 5.1030. The Hunter Food Bank Fund.
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37	37	Amends the Human Services Act. Provides for grants to food banks for venison. Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides for an optional Hunter Food Bank Stamp to have hunters help end hunger in Illinois. In a provision regarding a separate harvest period for deer, directs the Department of Natural Resources to adopt rules that will cause a county to be open for hunting during the special harvest period if more than 5 deer removal permit requests were made in the county in the preceding year. Provides that, at the request of a landowner or tenant, the Department shall transfer to that individual an unused firearm deer permit from the regular season for the taking of deer to be used during the separate harvest period to hunt upon the individual's land only and for the taking of antlerless deer only, and that transferred permit shall be transferable in the same manner as permits under certain provisions regarding special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses for landowners. In a provision regarding authority to kill wildlife responsible for damage, provides that the holder of a deer removal permit issued by the Department may transfer the permit to any individual meeting certain requirements. Provides that the Department shall make publicly available on its website applications for deer removal permits and instructions on how to apply for those permits. Provides that the Department shall acknowledge receipt of each application for a deer removal permit within one business day, complete any investigation required, and issue or deny the requested deer removal permit within 5 business days. Provides that, in the event of failure to deny an application for a deer removal permit within 5 business days, the application shall be deemed approved. Provides that a deer removal permit issued by the Department is valid from the date of its issuance until December 31 of the same calendar year. Makes technical changes. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act.
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65	65	1 Section 15. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
66	66	2 Sections 1.28, 2.25, 2.26, and 2.37 and by adding Section
67	67	3 1.29a as follows:
68	68	4 (520 ILCS 5/1.28) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.28)
69	69	5 Sec. 1.28. Fees and fines; deposit in funds. All fees,
70	70	6 fines, including bond forfeitures, income of whatsoever kind
71	71	7 or nature derived from hunting and fishing activities on lands
72	72	8 or waters or both under the jurisdiction or control of the
73	73	9 Department, and all penalties collected under this Act shall
74	74	10 be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be set apart in a
75	75	11 special fund to be known as the "Wildlife and Fish Fund";
76	76	12 except that fees derived solely from the sale of salmon
77	77	13 stamps, income from art contests for the salmon stamp,
78	78	14 including income from the sale of reprints, and gifts,
79	79	15 donations, grants and bequests of money for the conservation
80	80	16 and propagation of salmon shall be deposited in the State
81	81	17 Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known as the
82	82	18 "Salmon Fund"; and except that fees derived solely from the
83	83	19 sale of state migratory waterfowl stamps, and gifts,
84	84	20 donations, grants and bequests of money for the conservation
85	85	21 and propagation of waterfowl shall be deposited in the special
86	86	22 fund to be known as the "State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp
87	87	23 Fund"; and except that, fees derived solely from the sale of
88	88	24 hunter food bank stamps, and gifts, donations, grants, and
89	89	25 bequests of money for the purpose of having hunters help end
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100	100	1 hunger in Illinois shall be deposited in the Hunter Food Bank
101	101	2 Fund; and except that, of fees derived solely from the sale of
102	102	3 State Habitat Stamps, 64% shall be deposited into the Illinois
103	103	4 Habitat Fund, 30% into the State Pheasant Fund, and 6% into the
104	104	5 State Furbearer Fund. Income generated from the sale of
105	105	6 artwork associated with the State Habitat Stamps shall be
106	106	7 deposited into the Illinois Habitat Fund. All interest that
107	107	8 accrues from monies deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund,
108	108	9 the Salmon Fund, the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund, the
109	109	10 State Furbearer Fund, the State Pheasant Fund, and the
110	110	11 Illinois Habitat Fund shall be deposited into those funds,
111	111	12 respectively. Appropriations from the "Wildlife and Fish Fund"
112	112	13 shall be made only to the Department for the carrying out of
113	113	14 the powers and functions vested by law in the Department for
114	114	15 the administration and management of fish and wildlife
115	115	16 resources of this State for such activities as the purchase of
116	116	17 land for fish hatcheries, wildlife refuges, preserves and
117	117	18 public shooting and fishing grounds; the purchase and
118	118	19 distribution of wild birds, the eggs of wild birds, and wild
119	119	20 mammals for rescuing, restoring and distributing fish; the
120	120	21 maintenance of wildlife refuges, or preserves, public shooting
121	121	22 grounds, public fishing grounds and fish hatcheries; and the
122	122	23 feeding and care of wild birds, wild animals and fish.
123	123	24 (Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
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135	135	1 Sec. 1.29a. Hunter Food Bank Stamp; Hunter Food Bank Fund.
136	136	2 (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall ensure that
137	137	3 an optional Hunter Food Bank Stamp is offered to all persons
138	138	4 and at all locations where deer hunting permits or licenses
139	139	5 are sold or given under this Code. Each applicant for a Hunter
140	140	6 Food Bank Stamp shall pay a fee of $10 and shall receive a
141	141	7 Stamp. All revenue from the sale of Hunter Food Bank Stamps
142	142	8 shall be deposited into the Hunter Food Bank Fund. The
143	143	9 Department of Natural Resources shall design the Stamp to
144	144	10 reflect that the purpose of the Stamp to have hunters help end
145	145	11 hunger in Illinois. The Department of Natural Resources shall
146	146	12 publicize and advertise the Hunter Food Bank Stamp for the
147	147	13 purpose of having hunters help end hunger in Illinois. The
148	148	14 Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the
149	149	15 Department of Human Services, shall adopt rules implementing
150	150	16 this Section.
151	151	17 (b) There is hereby created as a special fund in the State
152	152	18 treasury the Hunter Food Bank Fund. All fees collected from
153	153	19 the sale of Hunter Food Bank Stamps, and gifts, donations,
154	154	20 grants, and bequests of money for the purpose of having
155	155	21 hunters help end hunger in Illinois shall be deposited in this
156	156	22 Fund. These moneys shall be appropriated to the Department of
157	157	23 Human Services for the purposes detailed in Section 10-64 of
158	158	24 the Department of Human Services Act and for no other
159	159	25 purposes.
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170	170	1 (520 ILCS 5/2.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)
171	171	2 Sec. 2.25. It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer
172	172	3 except (i) with a shotgun, handgun, single shot centerfire
173	173	4 rifle, or muzzleloading rifle or (ii) as provided by
174	174	5 administrative rule, with a bow and arrow, during the open
175	175	6 season of not more than 14 days which will be set annually by
176	176	7 the Director between the dates of November 1st and December
177	177	8 31st, both inclusive, or a special 3-day, youth-only season
178	178	9 between the dates of September 1 and October 31. For the
179	179	10 purposes of this Section, legal handguns and rifles are
180	180	11 limited to centerfire handguns that are either a single shot
181	181	12 or revolver and centerfire rifles that are single shot. The
182	182	13 only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun or rifle is a
183	183	14 bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with
184	184	15 a case length not exceeding one and two-fifths inches, or a
185	185	16 straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger,
186	186	17 both of which must be available as a factory load with the
187	187	18 published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a
188	188	19 capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle.
189	189	20 The barrel of a handgun shall be at least 4 inches. Full metal
190	190	21 jacket bullets may not be used to harvest deer.
191	191	22 The Department shall make administrative rules concerning
192	192	23 management restrictions applicable to the firearm and bow and
193	193	24 arrow season.
194	194	25 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except
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206	206	1 set annually by the Director between the dates of September
207	207	2 1st and January 31st, both inclusive.
208	208	3 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except
209	209	4 with (i) a muzzleloading rifle or (ii) bow and arrow during the
210	210	5 open season for muzzleloading rifles set annually by the
211	211	6 Director.
212	212	7 The Director shall cause an administrative rule setting
213	213	8 forth the prescribed rules and regulations, including bag and
214	214	9 possession limits and those counties of the State where open
215	215	10 seasons are established, to be published in accordance with
216	216	11 Sections 1.3 and 1.13 of this Act.
217	217	12 The Department may establish separate harvest periods for
218	218	13 the purpose of managing or eradicating disease that has been
219	219	14 found in the deer herd. This season shall be restricted to gun
220	220	15 or bow and arrow hunting only. The Department shall publicly
221	221	16 announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
222	222	17 shooting hours, the counties and sites open to hunting.
223	223	18 The Department is authorized to establish a separate
224	224	19 harvest period at specific sites within the State for the
225	225	20 purpose of harvesting surplus deer that cannot be taken during
226	226	21 the regular season provided for the taking of deer. This
227	227	22 season shall be restricted to gun or bow and arrow hunting only
228	228	23 and shall be established during the period of September 1st to
229	229	24 February 15th, both inclusive. The Department shall publicly
230	230	25 announce, via statewide news release, the season dates and
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242	242	1 determining counties and sites open to hunting within this
243	243	2 separate harvest period, the Department shall adopt rules that
244	244	3 will cause the counties and sites selected by the Department
245	245	4 to be open for hunting during this special harvest period if
246	246	5 more than 5 deer removal permit requests are made in that
247	247	6 county under subsection (a) of Section 2.37 during the year
248	248	7 immediately preceding the beginning of the special harvest
249	249	8 period. The Department shall publish suitable prescribed rules
250	250	9 and regulations established by administrative rule pertaining
251	251	10 to management restrictions applicable to this special harvest
252	252	11 program. The Department shall allow unused gun deer permits
253	253	12 that are left over from a regular season for the taking of deer
254	254	13 to be rolled over and used during any separate harvest period
255	255	14 held within 6 months of the season for which those tags were
256	256	15 issued at no additional cost to the permit holder subject to
257	257	16 the management restrictions applicable to the special harvest
258	258	17 program. At the request of any individual defined under
259	259	18 paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b) of Section 3.1-6
260	260	19 whose land is not otherwise within any county or site open to
261	261	20 hunting within the separate harvest period, the Department
262	262	21 shall transfer to that individual an unused firearm deer
263	263	22 permit from the regular season for the taking of deer to be
264	264	23 used during the separate harvest period to hunt upon the
265	265	24 individual's land only and for the taking of antlerless deer
266	266	25 only, and that transferred permit shall be transferable in the
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278	278	1 Beginning July 1, 2019, and on an annual basis thereafter,
279	279	2 the Department shall provide a report to the General Assembly
280	280	3 providing information regarding deer management programs
281	281	4 established by the Code or by administrative rule that
282	282	5 includes: (1) the number of surplus deer taken during each
283	283	6 separate harvest season; (2) the number of deer found to have a
284	284	7 communicable disease or other abnormality; and (3) what
285	285	8 happens to the deer taken during each separate harvest season.
286	286	9 (Source: P.A. 101-66, eff. 7-12-19; 102-314, eff. 1-1-22;
287	287	10 102-932, eff. 1-1-23.)
288	288	11 (520 ILCS 5/2.26) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
289	289	12 Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. Any person attempting to
290	290	13 take deer shall first obtain a "Deer Hunting Permit" issued by
291	291	14 the Department in accordance with its administrative rules.
292	292	15 Those rules must provide for the issuance of the following
293	293	16 types of resident deer archery permits: (i) a combination
294	294	17 permit, consisting of one either-sex permit and one
295	295	18 antlerless-only permit, (ii) a single antlerless-only permit,
296	296	19 and (iii) a single either-sex permit. The fee for a Deer
297	297	20 Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow and arrow or gun
298	298	21 shall not exceed $25 for residents of the State. The
299	299	22 Department may by administrative rule provide for non-resident
300	300	23 deer hunting permits for which the fee will not exceed $300 in
301	301	24 2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and thereafter except as
302	302	25 provided below for non-resident landowners and non-resident
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313	313	1 archery hunters. The Department may by administrative rule
314	314	2 provide for a non-resident archery deer permit consisting of
315	315	3 not more than 2 harvest tags at a total cost not to exceed $325
316	316	4 in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425 in 2007 and thereafter. The
317	317	5 fees for a youth resident and non-resident archery deer permit
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319	319	7 The Department shall create a pilot program during the
320	320	8 special 3-day, youth-only deer hunting season to allow for
321	321	9 youth deer hunting permits that are valid statewide, excluding
322	322	10 those counties or portions of counties closed to firearm deer
323	323	11 hunting. The Department shall adopt rules to implement the
324	324	12 pilot program. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
325	325	13 prohibit the Department from issuing Special Hunt Area Permits
326	326	14 for the youth-only deer hunting season or establishing,
327	327	15 through administrative rule, additional requirements
328	328	16 pertaining to the youth-only deer hunting season on
329	329	17 Department-owned or Department-managed sites, including
330	330	18 site-specific quotas or drawings. The provisions of this
331	331	19 paragraph are inoperative on and after January 1, 2023.
332	332	20 The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow
333	333	21 and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by
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335	335	23 No person may have in his or her possession any firearm not
336	336	24 authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting
337	337	25 season when taking deer unless in accordance with the Firearm
338	338	26 Concealed Carry Act.
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349	349	1 Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be
350	350	2 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
351	351	3 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
352	352	4 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
353	353	5 deer by use of shotgun, handgun, rifle, or muzzle loading
354	354	6 rifle.
355	355	7 Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be
356	356	8 permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
357	357	9 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
358	358	10 days for which an open season is established for the taking of
359	359	11 deer by use of bow and arrow.
360	360	12 It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of
361	361	13 dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft, or other vehicles, or by
362	362	14 the use or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes
363	363	15 of this Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or
364	364	16 solid, including food, salt, minerals, and other products,
365	365	17 except pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered
366	366	18 in such a manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer.
367	367	19 "Baiting" means the placement or scattering of bait to attract
368	368	20 deer. An area is considered as baited during the presence of
369	369	21 and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of bait.
370	370	22 Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to
371	371	23 track wounded deer. Any person using a dog for tracking
372	372	24 wounded deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all
373	373	25 times by means of a maximum 50-foot 50 foot lead attached to
374	374	26 the dog's collar or harness. Tracking wounded deer is
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385	385	1 permissible at night, but at no time outside of legal deer
386	386	2 hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling or
387	387	3 accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be in
388	388	4 possession of any firearm or archery device. Persons tracking
389	389	5 wounded deer with a dog during the firearm deer seasons shall
390	390	6 wear blaze orange or solid blaze pink color as required. Dog
391	391	7 handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from
392	392	8 hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they
393	393	9 are accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the
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395	395	11 It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer
396	396	12 which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public
397	397	13 highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted
398	398	14 by administrative rule.
399	399	15 Persons hunting deer must have the gun unloaded and no bow
400	400	16 and arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked
401	401	17 position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
402	402	18 It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the
403	403	19 legal limit of deer by gun, to further participate with a gun
404	404	20 in any deer hunting party, except when filling antlerless tags
405	405	21 or using an either-sex permit to take an antlerless deer.
406	406	22 It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the
407	407	23 legal limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate
408	408	24 with bow and arrow in any deer hunting party, except when
409	409	25 filling antlerless tags or using an either-sex permit to take
410	410	26 an antlerless deer.
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421	421	1 The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the
422	422	2 gun deer season by administrative rule.
423	423	3 The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident,
424	424	4 either-sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
425	425	5 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
426	426	6 Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
427	427	7 Class B misdemeanor.
428	428	8 For the purposes of calculating acreage under this
429	429	9 Section, the Department shall, after determining the total
430	430	10 acreage of the applicable tract or tracts of land, round
431	431	11 remaining fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal
432	432	12 to half of an acre up to the next whole acre.
433	433	13 For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in
434	434	14 this Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
435	435	15 including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
436	436	16 agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
437	437	17 normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
438	438	18 and maintenance such as cultivating or the use of products
439	439	19 designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or
440	440	20 liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or
441	441	21 lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking
442	442	22 white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative
443	443	23 rule.
444	444	24 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-444, eff. 6-1-20;
445	445	25 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-932, eff. 1-1-23; revised 10-23-24.)
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456	456	1 (520 ILCS 5/2.37) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.37)
457	457	2 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-611)
458	458	3 Sec. 2.37. Authority to kill wildlife responsible for
459	459	4 damage.
460	460	5 (a) Subject to federal regulations and Section 3 of the
461	461	6 Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act, the Department may
462	462	7 authorize owners and tenants of lands or their agents, who are
463	463	8 performing the service without fee or compensation, to remove
464	464	9 or destroy any wild bird or wild mammal when the wild bird or
465	465	10 wild mammal is known to be destroying property or causing a
466	466	11 risk to human health or safety upon his or her land.
467	467	12 Upon receipt by the Department of information from the
468	468	13 owner, tenant, or sharecropper that any one or more species of
469	469	14 wildlife is damaging dams, levees, ditches, cattle pastures,
470	470	15 or other property on the land on which he resides or controls,
471	471	16 together with a statement regarding location of the property
472	472	17 damages, the nature and extent of the damage, and the
473	473	18 particular species of wildlife committing the damage, the
474	474	19 Department shall make an investigation.
475	475	20 If, after investigation, the Department finds that damage
476	476	21 does exist and can be abated only by removing or destroying
477	477	22 that wildlife, a permit shall be issued by the Department to
478	478	23 remove or destroy the species responsible for causing the
479	479	24 damage.
480	480	25 A permit to control the damage shall be for a period of up
481	481	26 to 90 days, shall specify the means and methods by which and
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492	492	1 the person or persons by whom the wildlife may be removed or
493	493	2 destroyed, without fee or compensation, and shall set forth
494	494	3 the disposition procedure to be made of all wildlife taken and
495	495	4 other restrictions the Director considers necessary and
496	496	5 appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case.
497	497	6 Whenever possible, the specimens destroyed shall be given to a
498	498	7 bona fide public or State scientific, educational, or
499	499	8 zoological institution.
500	500	9 The permittee shall advise the Department in writing,
501	501	10 within 10 days after the expiration date of the permit, of the
502	502	11 number of individual species of wildlife taken, disposition
503	503	12 made of them, and any other information which the Department
504	504	13 may consider necessary.
505	505	14 (b) Subject to federal regulations and Section 3 of the
506	506	15 Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act, the Department may
507	507	16 grant the authority to control species protected by this Code
508	508	17 pursuant to the issuance of a Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit
509	509	18 to:
510	510	19 (1) any person who is providing such service for a fee
511	511	20 or compensation;
512	512	21 (2) a governmental body; or
513	513	22 (3) a nonprofit or other charitable organization.
514	514	23 The Department shall set forth applicable regulations in
515	515	24 an Administrative Order and may require periodic reports
516	516	25 listing species taken, numbers of each species taken, dates
517	517	26 when taken, and other pertinent information.
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528	528	1 Any person operating under a Nuisance Wildlife Control
529	529	2 Permit who subcontracts the operation of nuisance wildlife
530	530	3 control to another shall ensure that such subcontractor
531	531	4 possesses a valid Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit issued by
532	532	5 the Department. The person must maintain a record of the
533	533	6 subcontractor including the subcontractor's name, address, and
534	534	7 phone number, and type of work to be performed, for a period of
535	535	8 not less than 2 years from the date the subcontractor is no
536	536	9 longer performing services on behalf of the person. The
537	537	10 records shall be presented to an authorized employee of the
538	538	11 Department or law enforcement officer upon request for
539	539	12 inspection.
540	540	13 Any person operating without the required permit as
541	541	14 outlined under this subsection (b) or in violation of this
542	542	15 subsection (b) is deemed to be taking, attempting to take,
543	543	16 disturbing, or harassing wildlife contrary to the provisions
544	544	17 of this Code, including the taking or attempting to take such
545	545	18 species for commercial purposes as outlined in Sections 2.36
546	546	19 and 2.36a of this Code. Any devices and equipment, including
547	547	20 vehicles, used in violation of this subsection (b) may be
548	548	21 subject to the provisions of Section 1.25 of this Code.
549	549	22 (c) The location of traps or snares authorized under this
550	550	23 Section, either by the Department or any other governmental
551	551	24 body with the authority to control species protected by this
552	552	25 Code, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of
553	553	26 Information Act.
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564	564	1 (d) A drainage district or road district or the designee
565	565	2 of a drainage district or road district shall be exempt from
566	566	3 the requirement to obtain a permit to control nuisance
567	567	4 muskrats or beavers if all applicable provisions for licenses
568	568	5 are complied with and any trap types and sizes used are in
569	569	6 compliance with this Code, including marking or
570	570	7 identification. The designee of a drainage district or road
571	571	8 district must have a signed and dated written authorization
572	572	9 from the drainage district or road district in possession at
573	573	10 all times when conducting activities under this Section. This
574	574	11 exemption from obtaining a permit shall be valid only upon
575	575	12 property owned, leased, or controlled by the drainage district
576	576	13 or road district. For the purposes of this Section, "road
577	577	14 district" includes a township road district.
578	578	15 (Source: P.A. 102-524, eff. 8-20-21; 103-37, eff. 6-9-23;
579	579	16 103-225, eff. 6-30-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
580	580	17 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-611)
581	581	18 Sec. 2.37. Authority to kill wildlife responsible for
582	582	19 damage.
583	583	20 (a) Subject to federal regulations and Section 3 of the
584	584	21 Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act, the Department may
585	585	22 authorize owners and tenants of lands or their agents, who are
586	586	23 performing the service without fee or compensation, to remove
587	587	24 or destroy any wild bird or wild mammal when the wild bird or
588	588	25 wild mammal is known to be destroying property or causing a
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599	599	1 risk to human health or safety upon his or her land.
600	600	2 Upon receipt by the Department of information from the
601	601	3 owner, tenant, or sharecropper that any one or more species of
602	602	4 wildlife is damaging dams, levees, ditches, cattle pastures,
603	603	5 or other property on the land on which he resides or controls,
604	604	6 together with a statement regarding location of the property
605	605	7 damages, the nature and extent of the damage, and the
606	606	8 particular species of wildlife committing the damage, the
607	607	9 Department shall make an investigation.
608	608	10 If, after investigation, the Department finds that damage
609	609	11 does exist and can be abated only by removing or destroying
610	610	12 that wildlife, a permit shall be issued by the Department to
611	611	13 remove or destroy the species responsible for causing the
612	612	14 damage.
613	613	15 A permit to control the damage shall be for a period of up
614	614	16 to 90 days, except as provided in subsection (a-5), shall
615	615	17 specify the means and methods by which and the person or
616	616	18 persons by whom the wildlife may be removed or destroyed,
617	617	19 without fee or compensation, and shall set forth the
618	618	20 disposition procedure to be made of all wildlife taken and
619	619	21 other restrictions the Director considers necessary and
620	620	22 appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case.
621	621	23 Whenever possible, the specimens destroyed shall be given to a
622	622	24 bona fide public or State scientific, educational, or
623	623	25 zoological institution.
624	624	26 The permittee shall advise the Department in writing,
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635	635	1 within 10 days after the expiration date of the permit, of the
636	636	2 number of individual species of wildlife taken, disposition
637	637	3 made of them, and any other information which the Department
638	638	4 may consider necessary.
639	639	5 (a-5) The holder of a deer removal permit issued by the
640	640	6 Department under subsection (a) of this Section may transfer
641	641	7 the permit to any individual who is at least 18 years of age
642	642	8 and holds a certificate of competency issued by the Department
643	643	9 for successfully completing a hunter safety course authorized
644	644	10 by the Department. The Department shall make publicly
645	645	11 available on its website applications for deer removal permits
646	646	12 to be issued under subsection (a) and instructions on how to
647	647	13 apply for those permits. The Department shall acknowledge
648	648	14 receipt of each application for a deer removal permit within
649	649	15 one business day after its receipt and shall complete any
650	650	16 investigation required under subsection (a) and issue or deny
651	651	17 the requested deer removal permit within 5 business days after
652	652	18 receipt of the application. In the event of failure to deny an
653	653	19 application for a deer removal permit within 5 business days
654	654	20 after receipt of the application, the application shall be
655	655	21 deemed approved. A deer removal permit issued by the
656	656	22 Department under subsection (a) is valid from the date of its
657	657	23 issuance until December 31 of the same calendar year.
658	658	24 (b) Subject to federal regulations and Section 3 of the
659	659	25 Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act, the Department may
660	660	26 grant the authority to control species protected by this Code
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671	671	1 pursuant to the issuance of a Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit
672	672	2 to:
673	673	3 (1) any person who is providing such service or
674	674	4 solicits customers for themselves or on behalf of a
675	675	5 nuisance wildlife control permit holder for a fee or
676	676	6 compensation;
677	677	7 (2) a governmental body; or
678	678	8 (3) a nonprofit or other charitable organization.
679	679	9 The Department shall set forth applicable regulations in
680	680	10 an Administrative Order and may require periodic reports
681	681	11 listing species taken, numbers of each species taken, dates
682	682	12 when taken, and other pertinent information.
683	683	13 Any person operating under a Nuisance Wildlife Control
684	684	14 Permit who subcontracts the operation of nuisance wildlife
685	685	15 control to another shall ensure that such subcontractor
686	686	16 possesses a valid Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit issued by
687	687	17 the Department. The person must maintain a record of the
688	688	18 subcontractor including the subcontractor's name, address, and
689	689	19 phone number, and type of work to be performed, for a period of
690	690	20 not less than 2 years from the date the subcontractor is no
691	691	21 longer performing services on behalf of the person. The
692	692	22 records shall be presented to an authorized employee of the
693	693	23 Department or law enforcement officer upon request for
694	694	24 inspection.
695	695	25 Any person operating without the required permit as
696	696	26 outlined under this subsection (b) or in violation of this
697	697
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707	707	1 subsection (b) is deemed to be taking, attempting to take,
708	708	2 disturbing, or harassing wildlife contrary to the provisions
709	709	3 of this Code, including the taking or attempting to take such
710	710	4 species for commercial purposes as outlined in Sections 2.36
711	711	5 and 2.36a of this Code. Any devices and equipment, including
712	712	6 vehicles, used in violation of this subsection (b) may be
713	713	7 subject to the provisions of Section 1.25 of this Code.
714	714	8 Any person properly permitted and operating under the
715	715	9 provisions of this subsection is exempt from the provisions of
716	716	10 this Act except as limited by administrative rule adopted by
717	717	11 the Department.
718	718	12 (c) The location of traps or snares authorized under this
719	719	13 Section, either by the Department or any other governmental
720	720	14 body with the authority to control species protected by this
721	721	15 Code, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of
722	722	16 Information Act.
723	723	17 (d) A drainage district or road district or the designee
724	724	18 of a drainage district or road district shall be exempt from
725	725	19 the requirement to obtain a permit to control nuisance
726	726	20 muskrats or beavers if all applicable provisions for licenses
727	727	21 are complied with and any trap types and sizes used are in
728	728	22 compliance with this Code, including marking or
729	729	23 identification. The designee of a drainage district or road
730	730	24 district must have a signed and dated written authorization
731	731	25 from the drainage district or road district in possession at
732	732	26 all times when conducting activities under this Section. This
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743	743	1 exemption from obtaining a permit shall be valid only upon
744	744	2 property owned, leased, or controlled by the drainage district
745	745	3 or road district. For the purposes of this Section, "road
746	746	4 district" includes a township road district.
747	747	5 (Source: P.A. 102-524, eff. 8-20-21; 103-37, eff. 6-9-23;
748	748	6 103-225, eff. 6-30-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-611, eff.
749	749	7 1-1-25.)
750	750	8 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
751	751	9 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
752	752	10 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
753	753	11 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
754	754	12 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
755	755	13 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
756	756	14 Public Act.
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