Basket traps and hoop nets

515 ILCS 5/15-115, under Commercial Fishing.

515 ILCS 5/15-115

(515 ILCS 5/15-115) (from Ch. 56, par. 15-115)

    Sec. 15-115. Basket traps and hoop nets. Except as provided in Section 20-25, it is unlawful to use any basket trap other than a basket trap constructed of wood or plastic slats. A legal trap must have an unobstructed opening or openings in the rear end of the trap not less than 1 1/2 inches square. It is unlawful to use a hoop net of mesh less than 1 inch bar measurement, or attached wings and leads of a material smaller than number 9 twine.

(Source: P.A. 87-833.)