Chapter 520, WILDLIFE

(520 ILCS 5/3.1) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.1) Sec. 3.1. License and stamps required. (a) Before any person shall take or attempt to take any of the species protected by Section 2.2 for which an open season is established under this Act, he shall first have procured and possess a valid…

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.1-2) Sec. 3.1-2. Veterans who, as certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, are at least 10% disabled with service-related disabilities or in receipt of total disability pensions and former prisoners of war may hunt and…

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-3) Sec. 3.1-3. Deer, waterfowl, and wild turkey outfitter permit; application and fees. Before any person provides or offers to provide, for compensation, outfitting services for deer, waterfowl, or wild turkey hunting, that person must apply for and receive a per…

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-4) Sec. 3.1-4. Military members returning from mobilization and service outside the United States. (a) After returning from service abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinoi…

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-5) Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program. (a) The Department shall establish an Apprentice Hunter License Program. The purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to persons intereste…

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-6) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-703) Sec. 3.1-6. Landowner or tenant deer and turkey hunting permits. (a) For the purpose of this Section: "Bona fide current income beneficiary" means an individual who, at the time of application for a deer permit, is: (1) entit…

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-7) Sec. 3.1-7. Terminally ill hunter or trapper licensing program. In order to facilitate hunting, trapping, and fishing opportunities for a terminally ill person, the Director may issue any license, tag, permit, or stamp and waive fees, including transaction and …

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-9) Sec. 3.1-9. Youth Hunting and Trapping License. (a) Before any youth under 18 years of age shall take or attempt to take any species protected by Section 2.2 of this Code for which an open season is established, he or she shall first procure and possess a valid…

(520 ILCS 5/3.11) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.11) Sec. 3.11. Resident fur buyer permits. Any individual who is a resident of this State, who, within this State, receives, collects or buys, or who acts as an agent or broker in the receipt, collection or purchase of the green hides of fur…

(520 ILCS 5/3.14) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.14) Sec. 3.14. Record keeping; fur buyers and non-resident auction participants. All fur buyers and non-resident auction participants shall maintain records of the receipt, collection, purchase, and sale of green hides of fur-bearing mammals…

(520 ILCS 5/3.15) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.15) Sec. 3.15. Purchase of green hides. Any manufacturer, converter, or consumer who purchases or receives green hides of fur-bearing mammals for the purpose of dressing and fabricating them into fur garments or products, shall purchase such…

(520 ILCS 5/3.16) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.16) Sec. 3.16. Fur tanner permits. Any individual, who for other individuals, engages in the business of dressing, dyeing or tanning the green hides of fur-bearing mammals, protected by this Act, shall be a fur tanner in the meaning of this …

(520 ILCS 5/3.16a) Sec. 3.16a. Non-resident auction participation permit; fee. Any individual who is not a resident of this State and does not possess a non-resident fur buyer permit must obtain a non-resident auction participation permit to receive, collect, buy, or act as an ag…

(520 ILCS 5/3.18) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.18) Sec. 3.18. Non-resident fur buyers. Any individual not a resident of this State, who, within this State, receives, collects or buys, or who acts as an agent or broker in the receipt, collection or purchase of the green hides of fur-beari…

(520 ILCS 5/3.19) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.19) Sec. 3.19. Permit requirements. Each resident fur buyer, nonresident fur buyer, non-resident auction participant, fur-bearing mammal breeder, or fur tanner shall have his or her permit in his or her possession when receiving, collecting,…

(520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2) Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. Before the Department or any county, city, village, township, incorporated town clerk or the clerk's duly designated agent or any other person authorized or designated by the Department …

(520 ILCS 5/3.20) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.20) Sec. 3.20. Reporting; fur buyers and non-resident auction participants. All fur buyers and non-resident auction participants shall submit a report to the Department on forms provided by the Department showing the number and kinds of all …

(520 ILCS 5/3.21) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.21) Sec. 3.21. (a) Every person before engaging in the business of taxidermy shall obtain a license for such purpose from the Department. Application for such license shall be filed with the Department and shall set forth the name of the app…

(520 ILCS 5/3.22) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.22) Sec. 3.22. Issuance of scientific and special purpose permits. Scientific permits may be granted by the Department to any properly accredited person at least 18 years of age, permitting the capture, marking, handling, banding, or collect…

(520 ILCS 5/3.23) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.23) Sec. 3.23. Before any person shall hold, possess or engage in the raising of game mammals, game birds or migratory game birds protected by this Act, he shall procure a permit from the Department to do so. Any person desiring to possess, …

(520 ILCS 5/3.24) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.24) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-703) Sec. 3.24. Before any person, except permittees under Section 3.23 of this Act, shall engage in buying, selling or processing wild game for the purpose of buying, selling or shipping the…

(520 ILCS 5/3.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.25) Sec. 3.25. Any individual who, within the State of Illinois, holds, possesses or engages in the breeding or raising of live fur-bearing mammals, protected by this Act, except as provided in Sections 1.6 or 1.7, shall be a fur-bearing mam…

(520 ILCS 5/3.26) Sec. 3.26. Hound running area permits; requirements. (a) Any person owning, holding, or controlling by lease, for a term of at least 5 years, any contiguous tract of land having an area prescribed by administrative rule who desires to establish a hound running a…

(520 ILCS 5/3.27) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.27) Sec. 3.27. Any person owning, holding or controlling, by lease, which possession must be for a term of 5 or more years, any contiguous tract of land having an area of not less than 200 acres, and not more than 1280 acres, with at least 1…

(520 ILCS 5/3.28) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.28) Sec. 3.28. The licensee of any licensed game breeding and hunting preserve area may take, or authorize to be taken, on licensed areas and within the season fixed and designated, and in such numbers as herein provided, the following: (a) …

(520 ILCS 5/3.29) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.29) Sec. 3.29. For the purpose of this Act, game birds shall be released upon licensed game breeding and hunting preserve areas in a manner satisfactory to the Department. The licensee shall keep a register on forms prescribed by the Departm…

(520 ILCS 5/3.2a) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2a) Sec. 3.2a. Every person holding any license, permit or stamp issued under the provisions hereof shall have it in his possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the officers and authorized employees of the Department, any she…

(520 ILCS 5/3.3) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.3) Sec. 3.3. Trapping license required. Before any person shall trap any of the mammals protected by this Act, for which an open trapping season has been established, he shall first procure a trapping license from the Department to do so. No …

(520 ILCS 5/3.30) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.30) Sec. 3.30. Game birds may be taken upon a Class A game breeding and hunting preserve area only during the period from September 1st to April 15th of each year, both dates inclusive. Game birds may be taken upon a Class B game breeding an…

(520 ILCS 5/3.31) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.31) Sec. 3.31. The Department may designate any operator of a licensed game breeding and hunting preserve area or any of his or its agents or employees as a special representative of the Department with power to enforce the game laws and to …

(520 ILCS 5/3.33) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.33) Sec. 3.33. The Department may either refuse to issue or refuse to renew or may suspend or may revoke any game breeding and hunting preserve area license or hound running area permit if the Department finds that such licensed area or the …

(520 ILCS 5/3.35) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.35) Sec. 3.35. Any licensee, or any other person, who willfully and intentionally transfers or permits the transfer of the tags issued to the operator of one licensed game breeding and hunting preserve area to the operator of another license…

(520 ILCS 5/3.36) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.36) Sec. 3.36. Revocation and suspension. (a) Whenever a license or permit is issued to any person under this Act, and the holder thereof pleads guilty to, is found guilty of, or receives court supervision for: (1) any misrepresentation in o…

(520 ILCS 5/3.37) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.37) Sec. 3.37. The Department of Natural Resources has the authority to designate agents to sell licenses, stamps and permits on behalf of the Department. Any person receiving licenses from the Department for sale as provided for in this Sec…

(520 ILCS 5/3.38) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.38) Sec. 3.38. Within 30 days after the expiration of the time in which any class of license is usable, payment for licenses sold shall be made in full to the Department and the respective persons possessed of blank forms thereof shall retur…

(520 ILCS 5/3.39) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.39) Sec. 3.39. Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a Sportsmen's Combination License which shall entitle the holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents holding a fishing license described in subparagraph (a) …

(520 ILCS 5/3.4) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.4) Sec. 3.4. Trapping licenses. Before a trapping license shall be issued to any person, such person shall make application to the Department or any county, city, village, township or incorporated town clerk or his or her duly designated agen…

(520 ILCS 5/3.40) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.40) Sec. 3.40. Accidents; Reports - Transmittal of information. Accidents involving serious personal injury resulting from any action of a person who is directly involved in a hunting activity with a firearm or bow and arrow device or direct…

(520 ILCS 5/3.4a) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.4a) Sec. 3.4a. Every person holding any license, stamp or permit issued under the provisions hereof shall have the same in his possession for immediate presentation for inspection to the authorized employees of the Department, any sheriff, d…

(520 ILCS 5/3.4b) Sec. 3.4b. Concealed firearm exemption. A current or retired law enforcement officer authorized by law to possess a concealed firearm shall be exempt from the provisions of this Code prohibiting possession of those firearms. However, nothing in this Section auth…

(520 ILCS 5/3.5) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.5) Sec. 3.5. Penalties; probation. (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 2.36a, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Section and sub…

(520 ILCS 25/30) Sec. 30. Advisory Committee. The Illinois Habitat Fund Advisory Committee is created. The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Director on the use of the Illinois Habitat Fund and on other matters pertaining to the purposes of this Act. The Committee shall c…

(520 ILCS 25/35) Sec. 35. Eminent domain. The Department is not authorized to and shall not use eminent domain proceedings to acquire property under this Act unless the landowner agrees to submit to eminent domain proceedings. (Source: P.A. 87-1015.)

(520 ILCS 25/37) Sec. 37. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-105…

(520 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 61, par. 221) Sec. 4. Every Wildlife Habitat Management Area shall comprise at least 600 acres of contiguous farm lands, or a combination of tillable lands and farm woodlots suitable for the protection and propagation of species of small game ordinarily …

(520 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 8, par. 334) Sec. 4. Upon receipt of proper application and approval of the same, the Department may issue to any qualified person a permit which allows the taking, possession, transport, purchase, or disposal of specimens or products of an endangered or…

(520 ILCS 5/4.1) (from Ch. 61, par. 4.1) Sec. 4.1. Whenever the word "transport" or "ship" is used in this Act, it shall include parcel post, United States Postal Service, express, freight, baggage or shipment by common carrier of any description; or by automobile, motorcycle or …

(520 ILCS 5/4.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 4.2) Sec. 4.2. It shall be unlawful for a non-resident of the State to transport from the State any wild mammals and wild birds protected by the provisions hereof except when they are carried, opened to inspection, in the personal possession of…

(520 ILCS 5/4.3) (from Ch. 61, par. 4.3) Sec. 4.3. It shall be unlawful for transportation companies or common carriers knowingly to transport into this State from without the State, any wild bird or wild mammal protected under the provisions hereof, illegally taken and shipped c…

(520 ILCS 5/4.4) (from Ch. 61, par. 4.4) Sec. 4.4. Should any court hold any section, subdivision, clause, phrase, or provision of this Act to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason whatsoever such holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ac…