515 ILCS 5/20-85
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 515 - FISH|515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code.|Article 20 - Licenses And Permits - Exemptions

 (from Ch. 56, par. 20-85)Sec. 20-85. Taxidermist license.(a) Before engaging in the business of taxidermy, every person shall  obtain a license for that purpose from the Department. Application for a  license shall be filed with the Department and shall set forth the name of  the applicant; its principal officers, if the applicant is a corporation,  or the partners, if the applicant is a partnership; the location of the  place of business; and any additional information the Department may  require.  The annual fee for each taxidermist license shall be $25.  All  licenses issued to taxidermists are valid only at the location described  and designated on the application for the license. All taxidermist licenses  shall expire on March 31 of each year. Individuals employed  by a  licensed taxidermist shall not be required to possess a taxidermist license  while working for and at the place of business of the license holder.Licensed taxidermists shall submit to the Department a list naming all  individuals who will be working at the place of business specified on the  permit.  Only those individuals whose names are on file with the Department  shall be authorized to work under the scope of the taxidermist's license.(b) Taxidermists shall keep written records of all aquatic life or parts of  aquatic life received or returned by them.  Records shall include the following  information:(1) The date the aquatic life was received.(2) The name and address of the person from whom the     aquatic life was received.(3) The number and species of all aquatic life     received.(4) The number and state of issuance of the fishing     license, or special Department permit, of the person from whom the aquatic life was received. In the absence of a license or permit number, the taxidermist may rely on the written certification of the person from whom the aquatic life was received that the specimen was legally taken or obtained, or, in the event the person is exempt from the apposite license requirements, an indication of the exemption.(c) All aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that have been  received, preserved, mounted, or possessed by a taxidermist are required to  bear a coded origin tag or label.  The coded origin tag or label shall  correspond with written records containing more complete information as  required by the Department.(d) Taxidermy records shall be open for inspection by any peace officer  at any reasonable hour.  Taxidermists shall maintain records for a period  of 2 years from the date of receipt of the aquatic life or for as long as  the specimen or mount remains in the taxidermist's possession, whichever is  longer.The Department may require the taxidermist to submit to it any information  it deems necessary.(e) No taxidermist shall have in his or her possession any aquatic  life that is not listed in his or her written records and properly  tagged or labeled.(f) All persons licensed as taxidermists under this Code who shall ship any  aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that have been received, preserved, or  mounted shall tag or label the shipment and the tag or label shall state the  name of the taxidermist and the number and date of his or her license.(g) Nothing in this Section removes taxidermists from responsibility for  the observance of any federal laws, rules, or regulations that may apply to the  taxidermy business.  (Source: P.A. 100-256, eff. 1-1-18.)