Bill Text: IL SB3603 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that an Apprentice Hunter License may be issued to a person of any age. Provides that a person with an Apprentice Hunter License who is 18 years of age or older must be supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter who is 21 years of age or older (instead of a validly licensed resident or nonresident hunter of any age). Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1213 [SB3603 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB3603-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 3.1-5 as follows:
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6 | (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 3.1-5. Apprentice Hunter License Program. | ||||||
8 | (a) Beginning 120 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
9 | amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department | ||||||
10 | shall establish an Apprentice Hunter License Program. The | ||||||
11 | purpose of this Program shall be to extend limited hunting | ||||||
12 | privileges, in lieu of obtaining a valid hunting license, to | ||||||
13 | persons interested in learning about hunting sports. | ||||||
14 | (b) Any resident or nonresident who is at least 10 years | ||||||
15 | old may apply to the Department for an Apprentice Hunter | ||||||
16 | License. The Apprentice Hunter License shall be a one-time, | ||||||
17 | non-renewable license that shall expire on the March 31 | ||||||
18 | following the date of issuance. | ||||||
19 | (c) For persons aged 17 and under 10 through 17 , the | ||||||
20 | Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the licensee to hunt | ||||||
21 | while supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident | ||||||
22 | parent, guardian, or grandparent. For persons 18 or older, the | ||||||
23 | Apprentice Hunter License shall entitle the licensee to hunt |
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1 | while supervised by a validly licensed resident or nonresident | ||||||
2 | hunter who is 21 years of age or older . Possession of an | ||||||
3 | Apprentice Hunter License shall serve in lieu of a valid | ||||||
4 | hunting license, but does not exempt the licensee from | ||||||
5 | compliance with the requirements of this Code and any rules and | ||||||
6 | regulations adopted pursuant to this Code.
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7 | (d) In order to be approved for the Apprentice Hunter | ||||||
8 | License, the applicant must request an Apprentice Hunter | ||||||
9 | License on a form designated and made available by the | ||||||
10 | Department and submit a $7 fee, which shall be separate from | ||||||
11 | and additional to any other stamp, permit, tag, or license fee | ||||||
12 | that may be required for hunting under this Code. The | ||||||
13 | Department shall adopt suitable administrative rules that are | ||||||
14 | reasonable and necessary for the administration of the program, | ||||||
15 | but shall not require any certificate of competency or other | ||||||
16 | hunting education as a condition of the Apprentice Hunter | ||||||
17 | License.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 94-1024, eff. 7-14-06; 95-739, eff. 7-17-08.)
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19 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
20 | becoming law.
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