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1		AN ACT concerning wildlife.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
5		changing 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
8		for 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
17		abroad or mobilization by the President of the United
18		States. Veterans must provide, to the Department at one of
19		the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their
20		service. The Department shall establish what constitutes
21		suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing
22		fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
23		(a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be

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1		$1 for residents over 75 years of age who are enrolled in
2		the Benefit Access Program with the Department on Aging.
3		(b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
4		device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
5		for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the
6		fee for which is $14.50. Each and every commercial device
7		used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman
8		as follows:
9		(1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
10		of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow
11		trap, or net for commercial purposes the fee is $20.
12		(2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
13		line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
14		is $3.
15		(3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
16		the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
17		gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
18		lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10. These
19		fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water
20		or on drying reels on the shore.
21		(4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
22		of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
23		(c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
24		sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
25		holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
26		residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)

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1		of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
2		residents holding a license to hunt all species as
3		described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
4		sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
5		individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
6		or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
7		license fee shall be $25.50. For residents age 65 or older,
8		the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a sportsmen's
9		combination license. For resident veterans of the United
10		States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or
11		mobilization by the President of the United States, the
12		fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of
13		the fee charged for a sportsmen's combination license.
14		Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the
15		Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their
16		service. The Department shall establish what constitutes
17		suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing
18		sportsmen's combination licenses to resident veterans at a
19		reduced fee.
20		(d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices as
21		defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined
22		in Section 10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not
23		exempt the licensee from the requirement for a salmon or
24		inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for by this
25		subsection are not required for residents of the State of
26		Illinois who have obtained the license provided for in

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1		subsection (a) of this Section.
2		(e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
3		device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
4		for which shall be $50.
5		(f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
6		residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
7		lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
8		sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
9		holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
10		residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
11		of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
12		residents holding a license to hunt all species as
13		described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
14		sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
15		retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
16		either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
17		upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an
18		individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
19		privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
20		license fees shall be as follows:
21		(1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
22		license fee.
23		(2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
24		license fee.
25		(3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
26		the current sportsmen's combination license fee.

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1		Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall
2		be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department
3		may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use of
4		lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime
5		license issued under this Section for violations of those rules
6		or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
7		Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a
8		lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have
9		in their possession, while in the field, a certificate of
10		competency as required under Section 3.2 of the Wildlife Code.
11		Any lifetime license issued under this Section shall not exempt
12		individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
13		required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife
14		Code. Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall
15		sign the stamps and have them in their possession while fishing
16		or hunting with a lifetime license. All fees received from the
17		issuance of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish
18		and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
19		Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this
20		Section, all licenses provided for in this Section shall expire
21		on March 31 of each year, except that the license provided for
22		in subsection (d) of this Section shall expire 24 hours after
23		the effective date and time listed on the face of the license.
24		All individuals required to have and failing to have the
25		license provided for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section
26		shall be fined according to the provisions of Section 20-35 of

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1		this Code.
2		All individuals required to have and failing to have the
3		licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
4		Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
5		(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12;
6		97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
7		(515 ILCS 5/20-50) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-50)
8		Sec. 20-50. Salmon stamp fee. The fee for a salmon stamp
9		shall be $6 for both resident and non-resident licensees. The
10		fee for a salmon stamp shall be waived for residents over 75
11		years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program
12		with the Department on Aging. Every person shall sign the
13		salmon stamp or affix the salmon stamp to his or her license.
14		These stamps shall expire on March 31 of each year. All
15		individuals required to have and failing to have a salmon stamp
16		as provided in Section 20-10 of this Code shall be guilty of a
17		petty offense.
18		(Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-91.)
19		(515 ILCS 5/20-51)
20		Sec. 20-51. Inland trout stamp. The fee for an inland trout
21		stamp shall be $6 for both resident and nonresident licensees.
22		The fee for an inland trout stamp shall be waived for residents
23		over 75 years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access
24		Program with the Department on Aging. These stamps shall expire

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1		on March 31 of each year. All individuals required to have and
2		who fail to have an inland trout stamp, as provided in Section
3		20-11 of this Code, shall be guilty of a petty offense.
4		(Source: P.A. 88-91.)
5		Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
6		Section 3.2 as follows:
7		(520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
8		Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
9		Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
10		incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
11		other person authorized or designated by the Department to
12		issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
13		person, the person shall file his application with the
14		Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a
15		form provided by the Department and further give definite proof
16		of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
17		designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
18		the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
19		names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
20		duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and
21		stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
22		elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized to
23		furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other business
24		establishment. Each application shall be executed and sworn to

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1		and shall set forth the name and description of the applicant
2		and place of residence.
3		No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or
4		after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person authorized
5		to issue the license evidence that he has held a hunting
6		license issued by the State of Illinois or another state in a
7		prior year, or a certificate of competency as provided in this
8		Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a Lifetime
9		Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under
10		Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not
11		be entitled to hunt unless they have a certificate of
12		competency as provided in this Section and they shall have the
13		certificate in their possession while hunting.
14		The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
15		personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
16		to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in
17		firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
18		and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
19		the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
20		receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
21		Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
22		or organization in establishing courses if the organization has
23		as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
24		handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
25		The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
26		person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the

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1		handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
2		persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
3		upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
4		instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of
5		firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall be
6		made for any course of instruction except for materials or
7		ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
8		furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
9		education programs to be distributed free of charge to
10		applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
11		authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
12		firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
13		charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
14		The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
15		resident of Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older,
16		and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans
17		of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
18		abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States,
19		the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license to
20		hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Veterans must
21		provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5
22		regional offices, verification of their service. The
23		Department shall establish what constitutes suitable
24		verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident
25		veterans hunting licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a
26		hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents

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1		over 75 years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access
2		Program with the Department on Aging. Nonresidents shall be
3		charged $57 for a hunting license.
4		Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
5		for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the
6		State and shall be charged a fee of $35.
7		A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
8		nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
9		and hunting preserve area only, established under Section 3.27,
10		shall be issued upon proper application being made and payment
11		of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license. The
12		expiration date of this license shall be on the same date each
13		year that game breeding and hunting preserve area licenses
14		expire.
15		Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
16		regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee
17		of $15 and shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Migratory
18		Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 years of
19		age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program with the
20		Department on Aging. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of
21		the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by
22		the person or affixed to his license or permit in a space
23		designated by the Department for that purpose.
24		Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his
25		residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall
26		receive a stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall be

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1		waived for residents over 75 years of age who are enrolled in
2		the Benefit Access Program with the Department on Aging. Except
3		as provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life
4		Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his
5		license or permit in a space designated by the Department for
6		that purpose.
7		Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require
8		the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
9		in any one license year.
10		The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer
11		Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age who
12		are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program with the Department
13		on Aging.
14		The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
15		licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
16		of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
17		consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used as
18		the Department may order.
19		All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
20		expire upon March 31 of each year.
21		Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
22		under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his
23		possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
24		officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
25		sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
26		demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department

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1		owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
2		deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
3		Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
4		hunting areas.
5		(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12.)
6		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7		becoming law.