Sen. Gary Forby
Filed: 5/6/2014
 
 


 




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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4329 




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4329 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by 
5changing Sections 20-45, 20-50, and 20-51 as follows:



6 (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)



7 Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses 
8for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:


9  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for 
10 sport fishing
devices as defined in Section 10-95 or 
11 spearing devices as defined in
Section 10-110, the fee is 
12 $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old,
one-half of the 
13 current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or 
14 older,
and, commencing with the 2012 license year, one-half 
15 of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of 
16 the United States Armed Forces after returning from service 
 
 
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1 abroad or mobilization by the President of the United 
2 States. Veterans must provide, to the Department at one of 
3 the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their 
4 service. The Department shall establish what constitutes 
5 suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing 
6 fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.

7  (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be 
8 $1 for residents over 75 years of age. 

9  (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing 
10 device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee 
11 for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the 
12 fee for which is $14.50.
Each and every commercial device 
13 used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman 
14 as follows:


15   (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, 
16 of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow 
17 trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.


18   (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot 
19 line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee 
20 is $3.


21   (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for 
22 the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of 
23 gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional 
24 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These 
25 fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water 
26 or on drying
reels on the shore.


 
 
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1   (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, 
2 of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.


3  (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a 
4 sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the 
5 holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as 
6 residents holding a license as
described in subsection (a) 
7 of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as 
8 residents holding a license to hunt all species as

9 described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No 
10 sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any 
11 individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing 
12 or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination 
13 license fee shall be $25.50.
For residents age 65 or older, 
14 the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's 
15 combination license. For resident veterans of the United 
16 States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or 
17 mobilization by the President of the United States, the 
18 fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of 
19 the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination license. 
20 Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the 
21 Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their 
22 service. The Department shall establish what constitutes 
23 suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing 
24 sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a 
25 reduced fee.


26  (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as 
 
 
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1 defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined 
2 in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not 
3 exempt the licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or 
4 inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for
by this 
5 subsection
are not required for residents of the State of 
6 Illinois who have obtained the
license provided for in 
7 subsection (a) of this Section.


8  (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel 
9 device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee 
10 for which shall be $50.


11  (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing 
12 residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a 
13 lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime 
14 sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the 
15 holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as 
16 residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) 
17 of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as 
18 residents holding a license to hunt all species as 
19 described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime 
20 sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or 
21 retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for 
22 either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either 
23 upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an 
24 individual to have either or both fishing or hunting 
25 privileges
rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing 
26 license fees shall be as follows:


 
 
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1   (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing 
2 license fee.


3   (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting 
4 license fee.


5   (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x 
6 the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.

7 Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall 
8be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department 
9may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of 
10lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime 
11license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules 
12or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the

13Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a 
14lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have 
15in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of 
16competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. 
17Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt 
18individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits

19required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife 
20Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall 
21sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing 
22or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the 
23issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish 
24and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.

25 Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this 
26Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire 
 
 
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1on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for 
2in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after 
3the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.

4 All individuals required to have and failing to have the 
5license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section 
6shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of 
7this Code.

8 All individuals required to have and failing to have the 
9licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this 
10Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.

11(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; 
1297-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)





13 (515 ILCS 5/20-50) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-50)



14 Sec. 20-50. Salmon stamp fee. The fee for a salmon stamp 
15shall be $6 for
both resident and non-resident licensees. The 
16fee for a salmon stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 
17years of age. Every person shall sign the salmon
stamp or affix 
18the salmon stamp to his or her license. These stamps shall

19expire on March 31 of each year. All individuals required to 
20have and failing
to have a salmon stamp as provided in Section 
2120-10 of this Code shall be
guilty of a petty offense.

22(Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-91.)





23 (515 ILCS 5/20-51)



24 Sec. 20-51. Inland trout stamp. The fee for an inland trout 
 
 
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1stamp shall
be $6 for both resident and nonresident licensees. 
2The fee for an inland trout stamp shall be waived for residents 
3over 75 years of age. These stamps shall expire
on March 31 of 
4each year. All individuals required to have and who fail to

5have an inland trout stamp, as provided in Section 20-11 of 
6this Code, shall be
guilty of a petty offense.

7(Source: P.A. 88-91.)


8 Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing 
9Section 3.2 as follows:



10 (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)



11 Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. 
12Before the
Department or any county, city, village, township, 
13incorporated town clerk
or his duly designated agent or any 
14other person authorized or designated
by the Department to 
15issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license
to any 
16person, the person shall file his application with the 
17Department or
other party authorized to issue licenses on a 
18form provided by the
Department and further give definite proof 
19of identity and place of legal
residence. Each clerk 
20designating agents to issue licenses and stamps
shall furnish 
21the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the

22names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his 
23duly
designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and 
24stamps only
within the territorial area for which he was 
 
 
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1elected or appointed. No duly
designated agent is authorized to 
2furnish licenses or stamps for
issuance by any other business 
3establishment. Each
application shall be executed and sworn to 
4and shall set forth the name
and description of the applicant 
5and place of residence.

6 No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or 
7after January
1,
1980
unless he presents the person authorized 
8to issue the license
evidence that he has held a hunting 
9license issued by the State of Illinois
or another state in a 
10prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this 
11Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a
Lifetime 
12Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under 
13Section
20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not 
14be entitled to hunt
unless they have a certificate of 
15competency as provided in this Section and
they shall have the 
16certificate in their possession while hunting.

17 The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize

18personnel of the
Department or certified volunteer instructors 
19to conduct courses, of not
less than 10 hours in length, in 
20firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow 
21and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout

22the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall 
23receive a
certificate of competency. The Department of Natural 
24Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association 
25or organization in establishing
courses if the organization has 
26as one of its objectives the promotion of
safety in the 
 
 
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1handling of firearms or bow and arrow.

2 The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any

3person found by it
to be competent to give instruction in the 
4handling of firearms, hunter
safety, and bow and arrow. The 
5persons so appointed shall give the
course of instruction and 
6upon the successful completion shall
issue to the person 
7instructed a certificate of competency in the safe
handling of 
8firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall
be 
9made for any course of instruction except for materials or 
10ammunition
consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall

11furnish information on
the requirements of hunter safety 
12education programs to be distributed
free of charge to 
13applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and 
14authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of

15firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee 
16charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.

17 The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a 
18resident of
Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older, 
19and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans 
20of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service 
21abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, 
22the fee is one-half of the
fee charged for a hunting license to 
23hunt all species for a resident of
Illinois. Veterans must 
24provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5 
25regional offices, verification of their service. The 
26Department shall establish what constitutes suitable 
 
 
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1verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident 
2veterans hunting
licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a 
3hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents 
4over 75 years of age. Nonresidents shall be charged $57 for a 
5hunting license.

6 Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license 
7for a
period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the 
8State and shall
be charged a fee of $35.

9 A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a 
10nonresident to
take game birds by hunting on a game breeding 
11and hunting preserve
area only, established under Section 3.27, 
12shall be issued upon proper
application being made and payment 
13of a fee equal to that for a resident
hunting license. The 
14expiration date of this license shall be on the same
date each 
15year that game breeding and hunting preserve
area licenses 
16expire.

17 Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, 
18regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee 
19of $15 and
shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Migratory 
20Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 years of 
21age. Except as provided under
Section 20-45 of the Fish and 
22Aquatic Life Code,
the stamp shall be signed by the person or 
23affixed to his license
or permit in a space designated by the 
24Department for that purpose.

25 Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his 
26residence
or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall 
 
 
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1receive a
stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall be 
2waived for residents over 75 years of age. Except as provided 
3under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life
Code, the 
4stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license 
5or
permit in a space designated by the Department for that 
6purpose.

7 Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require 
8the purchase
of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person 
9in any one license year.

10 The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer 
11Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age. 
12 The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting 
13licenses and stamps
with an insignia as evidence of possession 
14of license, or license and
stamp, as the Department may 
15consider advisable. The insignia shall be
exhibited and used as 
16the Department may order.

17 All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall 
18expire upon
March 31 of each year.

19 Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued 
20under the
provisions of this Act shall have it in his 
21possession for immediate
presentation for inspection to the 
22officers and authorized employees of
the Department, any 
23sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making
a 
24demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department 
25owned or
managed sites where it is required that all hunters 
26deposit their license,
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1Identification Card at the check station upon
entering the 
2hunting areas.

3(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12.)



4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.".