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

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

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1		(e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
2		device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
3		for which shall be $50.
4		(f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
5		residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
6		lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
7		sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
8		holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
9		residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
10		of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
11		residents holding a license to hunt all species as
12		described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
13		sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
14		retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
15		either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
16		upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an
17		individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
18		privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
19		license fees shall be as follows:
20		(1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
21		license fee.
22		(2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
23		license fee.
24		(3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
25		the current sportsmen's combination license fee.
26		Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall

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

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

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1		Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
2		Section 3.2 as follows:
3		(520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)
4		Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction.
5		Before the Department or any county, city, village, township,
6		incorporated town clerk or his duly designated agent or any
7		other person authorized or designated by the Department to
8		issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license to any
9		person, the person shall file his application with the
10		Department or other party authorized to issue licenses on a
11		form provided by the Department and further give definite proof
12		of identity and place of legal residence. Each clerk
13		designating agents to issue licenses and stamps shall furnish
14		the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the
15		names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his
16		duly designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and
17		stamps only within the territorial area for which he was
18		elected or appointed. No duly designated agent is authorized to
19		furnish licenses or stamps for issuance by any other business
20		establishment. Each application shall be executed and sworn to
21		and shall set forth the name and description of the applicant
22		and place of residence.
23		No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or
24		after January 1, 1980 unless he presents the person authorized

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1		to issue the license evidence that he has held a hunting
2		license issued by the State of Illinois or another state in a
3		prior year, or a certificate of competency as provided in this
4		Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a Lifetime
5		Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under
6		Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not
7		be entitled to hunt unless they have a certificate of
8		competency as provided in this Section and they shall have the
9		certificate in their possession while hunting.
10		The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize
11		personnel of the Department or certified volunteer instructors
12		to conduct courses, of not less than 10 hours in length, in
13		firearms and hunter safety, which may include training in bow
14		and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout
15		the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall
16		receive a certificate of competency. The Department of Natural
17		Resources may further cooperate with any reputable association
18		or organization in establishing courses if the organization has
19		as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in the
20		handling of firearms or bow and arrow.
21		The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any
22		person found by it to be competent to give instruction in the
23		handling of firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. The
24		persons so appointed shall give the course of instruction and
25		upon the successful completion shall issue to the person
26		instructed a certificate of competency in the safe handling of

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1		firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall be
2		made for any course of instruction except for materials or
3		ammunition consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall
4		furnish information on the requirements of hunter safety
5		education programs to be distributed free of charge to
6		applicants for hunting licenses by the persons appointed and
7		authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of
8		firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee
9		charged for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.
10		The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a
11		resident of Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older,
12		and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans
13		of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
14		abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States,
15		the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a hunting license to
16		hunt all species for a resident of Illinois. Veterans must
17		provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5
18		regional offices, verification of their service. The
19		Department shall establish what constitutes suitable
20		verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident
21		veterans hunting licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a
22		hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents
23		over 75 years of age. Nonresidents shall be charged $57 for a
24		hunting license.
25		Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license
26		for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the

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1		State and shall be charged a fee of $35.
2		A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a
3		nonresident to take game birds by hunting on a game breeding
4		and hunting preserve area only, established under Section 3.27,
5		shall be issued upon proper application being made and payment
6		of a fee equal to that for a resident hunting license. The
7		expiration date of this license shall be on the same date each
8		year that game breeding and hunting preserve area licenses
9		expire.
10		Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp,
11		regardless of his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee
12		of $15 and shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Migratory
13		Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 years of
14		age. Except as provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and
15		Aquatic Life Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or
16		affixed to his license or permit in a space designated by the
17		Department for that purpose.
18		Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his
19		residence or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall
20		receive a stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall be
21		waived for residents over 75 years of age. Except as provided
22		under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the
23		stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his license
24		or permit in a space designated by the Department for that
25		purpose.
26		Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require

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1		the purchase of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person
2		in any one license year.
3		The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer
4		Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age.
5		The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting
6		licenses and stamps with an insignia as evidence of possession
7		of license, or license and stamp, as the Department may
8		consider advisable. The insignia shall be exhibited and used as
9		the Department may order.
10		All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall
11		expire upon March 31 of each year.
12		Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued
13		under the provisions of this Act shall have it in his
14		possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the
15		officers and authorized employees of the Department, any
16		sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making a
17		demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department
18		owned or managed sites where it is required that all hunters
19		deposit their license, permit, or Firearm Owner's
20		Identification Card at the check station upon entering the
21		hunting areas.
22		(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12.)
23		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24		becoming law.