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515 ILCS 5/10-47
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

Sec. 10-47. Taking of fish by casting net or shad scoop for use as bait. The following fish species may be taken with a casting net or shad scoop and used for bait on the body of water where they are collected if they are killed immediately:  bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molotrix).  The following fish species may be taken with a casting net or shad scoop and used for live or dead bait on  the body of water where they are collected: mooneye (Hiodon tergisus), goldeye (Hiodon alosoides), skipjack herring (Alosa chrysochloris), carp (other than bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molotrix)), and any other fish listed in Section 10-110 of this Code. Any person using casting nets or a shad scoop for the taking of fish under this Section must possess a valid sport fishing license.  (Source: P.A. 98-915, eff. 1-1-15.)
515 ILCS 5/10-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-50)Sec. 10-50.     Size limit; trout and salmon.     All rainbow trout, lake trout,  brown trout, brook trout, Atlantic salmon, coho salmon, chinook salmon,  pink salmon, or other salmonids when taken or in the possession of a person  after having been taken from the waters of Lake Michigan shall be not less  than 10 inches in length.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-55)Sec. 10-55.     Taking of endangered species.     No person shall take or  possess any of the aquatic life listed in the Illinois Endangered Species  Protection Act or subsequent administrative rules, except as provided by  that Act.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-60)Sec. 10-60. Taking of turtles or bullfrogs; illegal devices. Taking of turtles or bullfrogs is found in Section 5-30 of the Herptiles-Herps Act.  (Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
515 ILCS 5/10-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-65)Sec. 10-65. Taking of snakes. Taking of snakes is found in Section 5-25 of the Herptiles-Herps Act.  (Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
515 ILCS 5/10-70
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-70)Sec. 10-70.     Aquatic life included in daily limit.(a) Any aquatic life taken  into actual possession, unless released unharmed immediately, shall be  included in the daily limit of the person having so taken the aquatic life  for the day when taken.(b) Fish released unharmed by participants in a bona fide  catch-and-release fishing tournament, which requires the participants to have a  boat live well with a pump constantly adding fresh or  recirculating water, shall not be included in the daily limit. However, at no  time may the daily limit be exceeded.    (Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-3.)
515 ILCS 5/10-75
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-75)Sec. 10-75.     Application of Article.     This Article 10 shall apply only to  aquatic life in waters and lands wholly or in part within the boundaries of  the State of Illinois.The provisions of Sections 10-5 through 10-75 are subject to  modification by administrative rule.Aquatic life legally taken in and transported from other states or  countries may be possessed within the State of Illinois, subject to the  provisions of Sections 15-55 and 15-60 of this Code.Any aquatic life taken at any time except during an open season  established under this Code, including administrative rules, or of a size  less than the minimum provided by this Code, including administrative  rules, shall be immediately returned, without unnecessary injury, to the  waters from which taken.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-80
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-80)Sec. 10-80.     Illegal methods of taking.     It shall be unlawful to take any  aquatic life by the use of electricity or any electrical device; a lime,  acid, medical, chemical, or mechanical compound or dope of any medicated  drug; any drug or any fishberry; any dynamite, giant powder, nitro  glycerine, or other explosives; or by means of a snare, treated grain,  firearms of any kind, air gun or gas gun, wire basket, wire seine, wire  net, wire trotline, or limb lines of any kind.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-85
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-85)Sec. 10-85.     Ice fishing.     Fish may be taken through the ice by the use of  not more than  3 poles and lines or 3 tipups at any one time and there may  be not more than 2 hooks attached to each line.  Any hole cut in the ice  for the purpose of taking fish shall be not more than 12 inches in  diameter.  Any shelter placed or used on ice of any of the public waters of  this State shall be a portable fishing shelter constructed of a frame-work  of metal or wood covered with canvas, paper, wood, plastic material, or any  similar material and that shelter shall have the name and  address of the  owner attached to it. Following March 1 of each ice fishing season the  shelter must be removed at the end of each fishing day and shall not be  left unattended at any time after that date.All fishing devices placed through the ice shall be attended and kept  under the observation of the person having so placed the device at all  times.    (Source: P.A. 91-66, eff. 7-9-99.)
515 ILCS 5/10-90
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-90)Sec. 10-90.     Snag line or pole.     It shall be unlawful to use, set, place,  or control any snag line or snag pole, meaning any line, cord, or pole to  which a fish hook, a number of fish hooks, or clusters of fish hooks of any  kind or description are attached and designed to be placed in, or drawn  through, the water for the purpose of catching by drawing the hooks into  the body of the fish except as may be otherwise provided by administrative  rule.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-95
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-95)Sec. 10-95.     Number of hooks; untagged devices.     Any individual possessing  a valid sport fishing license may take aquatic life by hand, or may use  pole and line, bank pole and line,  throw line, trotline, buoyed ganging devices, or other legal devices not  exceeding 50 hooks in the aggregate, however, any individual at any one  time is allowed to use under his or her immediate control only 2 untagged  sport fishing devices and any additional devices up to the aggregate of 50  hooks must be tagged with his or her name and mailing address.  It shall be  unlawful to sell or barter any aquatic life or parts thereof taken by  sport fishing devices.A dip net for non-commercial smelt fishing in Lake Michigan may be used  subject to the provisions of Section 10-40.Any sport fishing device, including trot line device, bank pole, and  throw line or buoyed ganging devices, left unattended must be tagged with  the name and mailing address of the operator. All required tags shall be in  a position to be at all times exposed to public  view.A sport fishing license permits the holder to seine for minnows, provided  that minnows are not sold.  The seine shall not be longer than 20  feet, deeper than 6 feet, or contain mesh larger than 1/2 inch bar measurement.    (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
515 ILCS 5/10-100
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-100)Sec. 10-100. Release of aquatic life.(a) It shall be unlawful to  release any aquatic life  into the wild in this State without first securing permission of the  Department to do so, except that the owner of a body of water may release  aquatic life indigenous to the State of Illinois into waters wholly upon his or her property. The Department shall have the authority to promulgate  necessary rules and regulations, under the Illinois Administrative  Procedure Act, regulating the possession, transportation, and shipping of  aquatic life not indigenous to the State of Illinois. All aquatic life may be  immediately returned unharmed from where they were taken. A violation of this subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.(b) It is unlawful to possess, transport, or release any live specimen or viable gametes of any species listed as injurious by administrative rule, unless authorized by that rule. A violation of this subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.  (Source: P.A. 98-1044, eff. 1-1-15.)
515 ILCS 5/10-105
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-105)Sec. 10-105.     Fish importation permits.     Live fish, viable fish eggs, or  viable sperm of any species or hybrid of salmon or trout may be imported  into the State only by the holder of a fish importation permit and other  required State permits. Importation permits shall be issued at no charge to  a person who has applied on a Department special permit form, no less than  15 days nor more than 30 days before shipment, provided that the shipment  is not considered detrimental to the fishery resource of the State.An importation permit shall be issued only if the source hatchery is  inspected and found free of those diseases designated by administrative  rule of the Department, or any other diseases, that may be detrimental to  the fishery resource of the State.  Inspections may be carried out only by  persons recognized by the Department as competent in the diagnosis of fish  diseases. An importation permit may be granted by the Department for  extended periods of up to 6 months from the date the source hatchery is  certified as being disease free.  A permit may be cancelled upon the  diagnosis of a disease at the source hatchery that may be detrimental to  the fishery resource of the State.  A letter of disease free certification,  including date of examination, must be provided by the applicant.A copy of the fish importation permit shall accompany shipment.  Fish,  eggs, or viable sperm imported under this permit are subject to inspection  by employees of the Department and may include taking samples for  biological examination.  Shipment of live fish, viable fish eggs, or viable  sperm of salmon or trout into the State without a fish importation permit  shall be considered detrimental to the fishery resource and shall be seized  and disposed of by means found suitable to the Department.This Section does not apply to salmon or trout in transit through the State  that will not be released from their original containers.Failure to comply with this Section is grounds for revocation of the  aquaculture permit or fish dealers license, or both.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-110
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-110)Sec. 10-110. Taking carp, catfish, buffalo, suckers, gar, bowfin, shad, and drum.(a) Carp, catfish,  buffalo, suckers, gar, bowfin, shad, and drum may be taken by means of a pitchfork,  underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, including a sling shot bow, spear, or gig.  Each person taking fish by these means shall possess a valid sport fishing  license. Fish taken by these means shall not be sold or bartered except as authorized by the Department.  The daily take, harvest limits, or additional species are subject to and set forth in administrative rule.(b) It is unlawful for any person to take or attempt to take aquatic life as provided in subsection (a) along, upon, across, or from any public right-of-way or highway in this State. (Source: P.A. 102-369, eff. 1-1-22.)
515 ILCS 5/10-115
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-115)Sec. 10-115. Taking of turtles. Taking of turtles is found in Section 5-30 of the Herptiles-Herps Act.  (Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
515 ILCS 5/10-120
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-120)Sec. 10-120.     Taking of mussels; illegal devices.     It is unlawful for any  person to take mussels by means of basket dredges or mechanical or suction  devices.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-125
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-125)Sec. 10-125.     Device attached to tree.     Any hook and line or sport fishing  device for the purpose of taking or attempting to take fish, if attached to  a tree, must be attached only to the main tree trunk below the water line.    (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
515 ILCS 5/10-130
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-130)Sec. 10-130.     Trolling; number of poles.     It shall be unlawful for any  individual to troll for fish with more than 3 poles and lines with more  than 2 hooks or 2 lures attached to each device.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-135
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-135)Sec. 10-135.     Sport fishing charter boats.     A "charter boat" is defined  as any boat used in the business of carrying sport fishermen for hire into  the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan for the purpose of sport fishing.It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a sport fishing charter  boat in the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan without having first obtained  a permit to do so from the Department.  A permit is valid for a period of  one year and expires each year on December 31. A charter boat permit shall  be issued without fee to any Illinois resident and to any non-resident  whose state of residence issues a charter boat permit without fee to  Illinois residents. If, however, the state of residence of a non-resident  charges a fee to Illinois residents for a charter boat permit,  a fee shall be charged in Illinois for a permit to a non-resident  in an amount equal to the fee charged to Illinois residents by the  non-resident's state.All persons operating sport fishing charter boats in the Illinois waters  of Lake Michigan must submit daily catch reports to the Department on forms  furnished and in the manner prescribed by the Department.  All daily catch  reports for a given month must be submitted to the Department on or before  the 15th day of the following month.  Charter boat operators who fail to  comply with this Section shall be subject to penalties as provided in  Section 20-35 of this Code and noncompliance with this Section may be  grounds for denial of future charter boat permits.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/10-140
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

 (from Ch. 56, par. 10-140)Sec. 10-140.     Dip nets.     Any individual possessing a valid sport fishing  license may use a dip net to take carp, buffalo, carpsuckers, or shad for  personal consumption.  The taking of these fish with a dip net shall not be  permitted within 100 feet of the base of any dam. Fish taken by this means  shall not be sold or bartered. Except as otherwise  provided by law, the taking of game fish by dip net without a commercial  license shall be a petty offense punishable by a minimum fine of $100, plus  confiscation of illegally used equipment under Article 1 of this Code.    (Source: P.A. 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
515 ILCS 5/10-150
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 10 - Limits - Seasons & Methods Of Taking

(515 ILCS 5/10-150)Sec. 10-150. Fishing limits; private property. The limits established in this Article on the number and size of fish a person may take in a day do not apply to a person fishing in waters wholly within his or her private property.  (Source: P.A. 99-532, eff. 7-8-16.)
515 ILCS 5/Art. 15 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 15 - Commercial Fishing

 ARTICLE 15.      COMMERCIAL FISHING
515 ILCS 5/15-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 15 - Commercial Fishing

 (from Ch. 56, par. 15-5)Sec. 15-5. Commercial fisherman; license requirement.(a) A "commercial fisherman" is defined as any individual who uses any  of the commercial fishing devices as defined by this Code for the taking of  any aquatic life, except mussels, protected by the terms of this Code.(b) All commercial fishermen shall have a commercial fishing license.  In addition to a commercial fishing license, a commercial fisherman shall also obtain a sport fishing license. All individuals assisting a licensed commercial fisherman in taking aquatic  life, except mussels, from any waters of the State must have a commercial  fishing license unless these individuals are under the direct supervision  of and aboard the same watercraft as the licensed commercial fisherman. An individual assisting a licensed commercial fisherman must first obtain a sport fishing license.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, blind residents or residents with a disability may fish with commercial fishing devices without holding a sports fishing license. For the purpose of this Section, an individual is blind or has a disability if that individual has a Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois Identification Card Act. For the purposes of this Section, an Illinois person with a Disability Identification Card issued under the Illinois Identification Card Act indicating that the individual named on the card has a Class 2 disability shall be adequate documentation of a disability.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a veteran who, according to the determination of the federal Veterans' Administration as certified by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, is at least 10% disabled with service-related disabilities or in receipt of total disability pensions may fish with commercial fishing devices without holding a sports fishing license during those periods of the year that it is lawful to fish with commercial fishing devices, if the respective disabilities do not prevent the veteran from fishing in a manner that is safe to him or herself and others.(e) A "Lake Michigan commercial fisherman" is defined as an individual  who resides in this State or an Illinois corporation who uses any of the  commercial fishing devices as defined by this Code for the taking of aquatic  life, except mussels, protected by the terms of this Code.(f) For purposes of this Section, an act or omission that constitutes  a violation committed by an officer, employee, or agent of a corporation  shall be deemed the act or omission of the corporation.  (Source: P.A. 98-336, eff. 1-1-14; 98-898, eff. 1-1-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
515 ILCS 5/15-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 15 - Commercial Fishing

 (from Ch. 56, par. 15-10)Sec. 15-10.     Commercial musselor; license.     A "commercial musselor" is  defined as any individual who takes mussels by hand, except as provided by  administrative rule, or who uses any of the mussel devices defined by this  Code for the taking of mussels protected by the terms of this Code.All commercial musselors shall have a commercial mussel license.  All individuals assisting a licensed commercial musselor in taking  mussels from any waters of this State must have a commercial mussel  license.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/15-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 15 - Commercial Fishing

 (from Ch. 56, par. 15-15)Sec. 15-15. Commercial fishing devices. "Commercial fishing  devices" for the purposes of this Code are defined as follows:  buoyed gangings, set gangings, bank pole and line, throw line  or trot line having more than 50 hooks, seine, pocket seine,  otter trawl, dip net, throw net, gill net, trammel net, basket  trap, hoop net, wing net, pound net, trap net, any watercraft used as a primary collection device, and any and  all other devices considered as commercial devices by the  Department when used in the taking of any aquatic life, except  mussels, protected by the terms of this Code.  (Source: P.A. 98-336, eff. 1-1-14.)
515 ILCS 5/15-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 15 - Commercial Fishing

 (from Ch. 56, par. 15-20)Sec. 15-20. Commercial fish species designated by the Department; method of taking. Bloater chubs, smelt, and yellow perch may be taken in Lake  Michigan with gill nets or dip nets but no other net shall be used for  taking these fish in Lake Michigan. All trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish may not be taken by commercial fishing devices, including gill or pound nets. Any incidental catch of trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish taken in legal sized gill or pound nets must be returned immediately to the water. The methods of taking are subject to modification by administrative rule based upon lake-wide scientific assessment data or fishery management need.   (Source: P.A. 100-168, eff. 1-1-18.)
515 ILCS 5/15-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 15 - Commercial Fishing

 (from Ch. 56, par. 15-25)Sec. 15-25.     Making holes in ice.     Holes cut in ice for the purpose of  seining and netting shall be marked so as to be clearly visible.    (Source: P.A. 87-833.)
515 ILCS 5/15-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 15 - Commercial Fishing

 (from Ch. 56, par. 15-30)Sec. 15-30.     (Repealed).      (Source: P.A. 87-833. Repealed by P.A. 100-168, eff. 1-1-18.)