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2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 60 - Herptile Special Use Permit Requirements

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 60 heading)
ARTICLE 60.  HERPTILE SPECIAL
USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/60-5)
Sec. 60-5. Permit requirements.   Prior to any person obtaining a Herptile Special Use permit, the following criteria must be met:
(1) the person was in legal possession and is the     legal possessor of the herptile prior to the effective date of this Act and the person applies for and is granted a Personal Possession permit for each special use herptile in the person's possession within 30 days after the enactment of this Act; or
(2) prior to acquiring a Herptile Special Use permit,     the person must provide the name, address, date of birth, permit number, telephone number of the possessor, type or species, and the date the herptile is to be acquired.
The applicant must comply with all requirements of this Act and the rules adopted by the Department to obtain a Herptile Special Use permit. Prior to the issuance of the Herptile Special Use permit, the applicant must provide proof of liability insurance or surety bond, either individually, or in the name of the entity engaged in bona fide educational programs, in the amount of $100,000 for each special use herptile up to a maximum of $1,000,000 and the insurance or surety bond is to be maintained during the term of the permit for liability for any incident arising out of or relating to the special use herptile.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 65 - Herptile Special Use Permit Application and Fees

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 65 heading)
ARTICLE 65.   HERPTILE SPECIAL USE
PERMIT APPLICATION AND FEES
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/65-5)
Sec. 65-5. Permit application and fees.   An applicant for a Herptile Special Use permit must file an application with the Department on a form provided by the Department. The application must include all information and requirements as set forth by administrative rule.
The annual fee for a residential Herptile Special Use permit shall be set by administrative rule.  The Herptile Special Use permit shall not be based on the number of special use herptile kept by an owner or possessor.  All fees shall be deposited into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.
The Department shall adopt, by administrative rule, procedures for the renewal of annual Herptile Special Use permits.
Any person possessing and in legal possession of a special use herptile as stipulated in this Article that no longer wishes to keep the herptile may be assisted by the Department, at no charge to them and without prosecution, to place the special use herptile in a new home, within 30 days after the effective date of this Act.
The Department may issue a Limited Entry permit to an applicant who: (i) is not a resident of this State; (ii) complies with the requirements of this Act and all rules adopted by the Department under the authority of this Act; (iii) provides proof to the Department that he or she shall, during the permit term, maintain sufficient liability insurance coverage; (iv) pays to the Department, along with each application for a Limited Entry permit, a non-refundable fee as set by administrative rule, which the Department shall deposit into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund; and (v) uses the herptile for an activity authorized in the Limited Entry permit. A Limited Entry permit shall be valid for not more than 15 consecutive days.

The application, review, and procedures to obtain or renew a Limited Entry permit shall be set by administrative rule.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 70 - Suspension of Privileges and Revocation of Herptile Special Use Permits

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 70 heading)
ARTICLE 70.   SUSPENSION OF
PRIVILEGES AND REVOCATION OF
HERPTILE SPECIAL USE PERMITS
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/70-5)
Sec. 70-5. Suspension of privileges and revocation of permits.   A person who does not hold a Herptile Special Use permit or Limited Entry permit and who violates a provision of this Act, an administrative rule authorized under this Act, or a provision of the United States Code that involves the taking, possessing, killing, harvesting, transportation, selling, exporting, or importing of any herptile protected by this Act, when any part of the United States Code violation occurred in Illinois, shall have his or her privileges under this Act suspended for a period to be set by administrative rule.

Department suspensions and revocations shall be addressed by administrative rule.
A person who holds a Herptile Special Use permit or Limited Entry permit and who violates a provision of this Act, an administrative rule authorized under this Act, or a provision of the United States Code that involves the taking, possessing, killing, harvesting, transportation, selling, exporting, or importing of any herptile protected by this Act, when any part of the United States Code violation occurred in Illinois, shall have his or her permit revoked and permit privileges under this Act suspended for a period to be set by administrative rule.

Department suspensions and revocations shall be addressed by administrative rule.
A person whose privileges or permit to possess a special use herptile have been suspended or revoked may appeal that decision in accordance with the provisions set forth in administrative rule.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 75 - Record Keeping Requirements of Special Use Herptiles

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 75 heading)
ARTICLE 75.   RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
OF SPECIAL USE HERPTILES
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/75-5)
Sec. 75-5. Record keeping requirements.   A person who possesses a special use herptile must maintain records pertaining to the acquisition, possession, and disposition of the special use herptile as provided by administrative rule. These records shall be maintained for a minimum of 2 years after the date the special use herptile is no longer in possession of the permit holder. All records are subject to inspection by authorized law enforcement officers. In addition to maintaining records, all special use herptiles must be either pit-tagged or microchipped to individually identify them and the pit-tag or microchip numbers are also to be maintained as other pertinent records, unless otherwise provided by administrative rule.
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 80 - Injury to a Member of Public By Special Use Herptiles

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 80 heading)
ARTICLE 80.   INJURY TO A
MEMBER OF PUBLIC BY
SPECIAL USE HERPTILES
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/80-5)
Sec. 80-5. Injury to a member of public by special use herptiles.  A person who possesses a special use herptile without complying with the requirements of this Act and the rules adopted under the authority of this Act and whose special use herptile causes bodily harm to a person when the possessor knew or should have known that the herptile had a propensity, when provoked or unprovoked, to harm, cause injury to, or otherwise substantially endanger a member of the public is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person who possesses a special use herptile without complying with the requirements of this Act and the rules adopted under the authority of this Act and whose special use herptile causes great bodily harm or death to a person when the possessor knew or should have known that the herptile had a propensity, when provoked or unprovoked, to harm, cause injury to, or otherwise substantially endanger a member of the public is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 85 - Prohibited Acts with Special Use Herptiles

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 85 heading)
ARTICLE 85.   PROHIBITED ACTS WITH
SPECIAL USE HERPTILES
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/85-5)
Sec. 85-5. Prohibited acts.   Except as otherwise provided in this Act or by administrative rule, a person shall not own, possess, keep, import, transfer, harbor, bring into this State, breed, propagate, buy, sell, or offer to sell, or have in his or her custody or control a special use herptile.
A person shall not release any special use herptile into the wild at any time unless authorized by the Director in writing.  The possessor of a special use herptile must immediately contact the animal control authority or law enforcement agency of the municipality or county where the possessor resides if a special use herptile escapes or is released.
The possessor of a special use herptile shall not keep, harbor, care for, transport, act as the custodian of, or maintain in his or her possession the special use herptile in anything other than an escape-proof enclosure.
The possessor of a special use herptile shall not transport the special use herptile to or possess the special use herptile at a public venue, commercial establishment, retail establishment, or educational institution unless specifically authorized by permit or required to render veterinary care to the special use herptile.
The possessor of a special use herptile, at all reasonable times, shall not deny the Department or its designated agents and officers access to premises where the possessor keeps a special use herptile to ensure compliance with this Act.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act or by administrative rule, a person shall not buy, sell, or barter, or offer to buy, sell, or barter a special use herptile.
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 87 - Herptile Diseases

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 87 heading)
ARTICLE 87.  HERPTILE DISEASES
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
(510 ILCS 68/87-5)
Sec. 87-5. Herptile diseases. The Department may investigate, in conjunction with a licensed veterinarian, the transmission or potential transmission of any disease in a natural or captive population of an amphibian or reptile species. The Department may promulgate administrative rules to identify specific herptile diseases, pathogens, or fungi, as well as treatment and caretaking requirements. Any herptile harboring a disease, pathogen, or fungus specified in administrative rule may be subject to confiscation and forfeiture. A licensed veterinarian shall notify the Department under  administrative rule after the discovery of a herptile that is harboring a disease, pathogen, or fungus specified in administrative rule.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
(510 ILCS 68/87-10)
Sec. 87-10. Possession of a disease carrying herptile.
(a) Upon discovery that a herptile is harboring a disease,
pathogen, or fungus specified in administrative rule, the owner or person in possession of the herptile shall notify the Department under administrative rule.
(b) An owner or person in possession of a herptile that he or she knows or reasonably should know is harboring a disease, pathogen, or fungus specified in administrative rule shall comply with all administrative rules
regarding the treatment and caretaking requirements.
(c) A violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 90 - Penalties

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 90 heading)
ARTICLE 90.   PENALTIES
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/90-5)
Sec. 90-5. Penalties.
(a) Unless otherwise stated in this Act, a violation of this Act is a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates Article 85 of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
(c) A person who violates Article 75 of this Act is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.  A violation of the record keeping requirement for each individual special use herptile constitutes a separate offense.
(d) Any person who takes, possesses, captures, kills, or disposes of any herptile protected under this Act in violation of this Act is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor unless otherwise stated in this Act.
(e) All fines and penalties collected under the authority of this Act or its administrative rules shall be deposited into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23.)
(510 ILCS 68/90-10)
Sec. 90-10. Commercial purposes; offenses.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, any person who for profit or commercial purposes knowingly captures, kills, possesses, offers for sale, sells, offers to barter, barters, offers to purchase, purchases, delivers for shipment, ships, exports, imports, causes to be shipped, exported, or imported, delivers for transportation, transports, or causes to be transported, carries or causes to be carried, or receives for shipment, transportation, carriage, or export any herptile taxa, in whole or in part, protected under this Act and the financial value of that herptile, in whole or in part, is valued:
(1) at or in excess of a total of $300 as calculated     according to the applicable provisions under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) in Section 105-95 of this Act is guilty of a Class 3 felony; or
(2) less than the total of $300 as calculated     according to the applicable provisions under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) in Section 105-95 of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.
(b) The possession of any herptile, in whole or in part, captured or killed in violation of this Act that is valued at or in excess of $600 under the provisions in subsection (b) of Section 105-95 of this Act shall be considered prima facie evidence of possession for profit or commercial purposes.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 95 - Civil Liability and Immunity

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 95 heading)
ARTICLE 95.   CIVIL
LIABILITY AND IMMUNITY
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/95-5)
Sec. 95-5. Assumption of risk. Each person who owns, possesses, or keeps a herptile expressly assumes the risk of and legal responsibility for injury, loss, or damage to the person or property that results from the ownership, possession, or keeping, of the herptile.  Each owner, keeper, or possessor of a herptile shall be solely liable to manage, care for, and control a particular herptile species, and it shall be the duty of each owner, keeper, or possessor, to maintain reasonable control of the particular herptile at all times, and to refrain from acting in a manner that may cause or contribute to the injury of person, whether in public or on private property.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
(510 ILCS 68/95-10)
Sec. 95-10. Civil liability and immunity.
The owner, keeper, or possessor of a herptile that escapes captivity or is released shall be liable for any and all damages and costs to any person or property arising out of or in connection with the escape or release of any herptile. Liability includes, but is not limited to, any damage, injury, or death caused by or to the herptile during or after the herptile's escape or release or as a result of the apprehension or confinement of the herptile after its escape or release.  In addition, the owner, keeper, or possessor of an escaped herptile shall be solely responsible and shall indemnify for any and all costs, damages, or medical expenses incurred by an animal control officer, police officer, or Department employee acting in his or her official capacity to capture or control an escaped herptile.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act › Article 110 - Exemptions

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 110 heading)
ARTICLE 110.   EXEMPTIONS
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
(510 ILCS 68/110-5)
Sec. 110-5. Exemptions.   When acting in their official capacity, the following entities and their agents are exempt from Section 75-5 and 85-5 of this Act:
(1) public zoos or aquaria accredited by the     Association of Zoos and Aquariums or the Zoological Association of America;
(2) licensed veterinarians or anyone operating under     the authority of a licensed veterinarian who is actively treating a special use herptile that is being maintained in the veterinarian facility in accordance with Sections 10-25, 20-15, and 25-15 of this Act in order to prevent the escape of the herptile and protect public health and safety;
(3) (blank);
(4) accredited research or medical institutions;
(5) licensed or accredited educational institutions;
(6) circuses licensed and in compliance with the     Animal Welfare Act and all rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture;
(7) federal, State, and local law enforcement     officers, including animal control officers acting under the authority of this Act;
(8) members of federal, State, or local agencies     approved by the Department; and
(9) (blank);
(10) any motion picture or television production     company that uses licensed dealers, exhibitors, and transporters under the federal Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. 2132.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
(510 ILCS 68/900-5)
Sec. 900-5. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15; text omitted.)
(510 ILCS 68/900-10)
Sec. 900-10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15; text omitted.)
(510 ILCS 68/900-15)
Sec. 900-15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15; text omitted.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 82/ - Police Dog Retirement Act.

(510 ILCS 82/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Police Dog Retirement Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-817, eff. 1-1-17.)
(510 ILCS 82/5)
Sec. 5. Police dog retirement.  Notwithstanding any provisions in the State Property Control Act to the contrary, a police dog, including a search and rescue dog, service dog, accelerant detection canine, or other dog that is in use by a county, municipal, or State law enforcement agency, which is deemed no longer fit for public service, shall be offered by the law enforcement agency to the officer or employee who had custody and control of the animal during its service.  If the officer or employee does not wish to keep the dog, this dog may be offered to another officer or employee in the agency, or to a non-profit organization or a no-kill animal shelter that may facilitate an appropriate adoption of the dog.
(Source: P.A. 99-817, eff. 1-1-17.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 83/ - Police Service Dog Protection Act.

(510 ILCS 83/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Police Service Dog Protection Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-666, eff. 1-1-19.)
(510 ILCS 83/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Law enforcement agency" means a county, municipal, or State law enforcement agency.
"Police dog" has the same meaning ascribed to the term in subsection (e) of Section 3.55 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-666, eff. 1-1-19.)
(510 ILCS 83/10)
Sec. 10. Medical care.
(a) The law enforcement agency, or handler of the police dog shall be required to have every police dog receive, at minimum, an annual medical examination by a licensed veterinarian.
(b) Prior to beginning service as a police dog, the employing law enforcement agency shall require the dog be vaccinated against rabies as required under Section 8 of the Animal Control Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-666, eff. 1-1-19.)
(510 ILCS 83/15)
Sec. 15. Vehicles transporting police dogs; requirements.
A vehicle used to transport a police dog shall be equipped with a heat sensor monitoring device which shall:
(1) monitor the internal temperature of the vehicle     in which the police dog is being transported;
(2) provide an audible and visual notification in the     vehicle if the interior temperature reaches 85 degrees Fahrenheit which remotely notifies the law enforcement officer responsible for the police dog or  the law enforcement agency's 24-hour dispatch center; and
(3) have a safety mechanism to reduce the interior     temperature of the vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 100-666, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 510 - ANIMALS › 510 ILCS 93/ - Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act.

(510 ILCS 93/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-323, eff. 1-1-18.)
(510 ILCS 93/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Animal adoption organization" means a non-profit organization authorized to conduct affairs in this State, incorporated for the purpose of adopting animals in need and finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals and licensed as an animal shelter under the Animal Welfare Act.
"Attending veterinarian" means a person who is in the employ of the research facility and who meets the definition of attending veterinarian in regulations promulgated under the federal Animal Welfare Act (9 CFR 1.1).
"Public funds" means appropriated and non-appropriated funding from the State or federal government.
"Research facility" means an institution of higher education located in this State that utilizes dogs or cats for scientific, educational, or research purposes and receives public funds for those purposes.
"Research facility adoption policy" means an adoption policy for dogs and cats that details the specific steps that a research facility takes to provide for the adoption of a dog or cat that is no longer necessary for scientific, educational, or research purposes and that, in the opinion of the dog's or cat's attending veterinarian, is suitable for adoption. The policy shall apply only to dogs or cats owned by the research facility.
(Source: P.A. 100-323, eff. 1-1-18.)
(510 ILCS 93/10)
Sec. 10. Research dog and cat adoption.
(a) A research facility, after the completion of any research involving a dog or cat, shall assess the health of the dog or cat and determine whether it is suitable for adoption.
(b) A research facility shall thereafter make reasonable efforts to offer for adoption a dog or cat determined to be suitable for adoption, either through private placement or through an animal adoption organization.
(c) A research facility that provides a dog or cat to an animal adoption organization under its research facility adoption policy is immune from any civil liability resulting from the research facility's actions as described in this Section, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
(d) Nothing in this Section shall create a duty upon an animal adoption organization to accept a dog or cat offered for adoption by a research facility.
(e) An attending veterinarian shall have the authority to assess the health of the dog or cat and determine whether the dog or cat is suitable for adoption.
(f) A research facility that owns dogs or cats for scientific, educational, or research purposes shall have a research facility adoption policy. The research facility adoption policy shall be made available on the research facility's website.
(Source: P.A. 100-323, eff. 1-1-18.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 515 - FISH › 515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code. › Article 30 - Fish Restoration And Management Projects

(515 ILCS 5/Art. 30 heading)
ARTICLE 30.  
		FISH RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
(515 ILCS 5/30-5) (from Ch. 56, par. 30-5)
Sec. 30-5. 
		Short title. 
		This Article may be cited as the Fish
Restoration Project Law.
(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
(515 ILCS 5/30-10) (from Ch. 56, par. 30-10)
Sec. 30-10. 
		Assent to provisions of federal Act. 
		The State of Illinois
assents to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to
provide that the United States shall aid the States in fish restoration and
management projects, and for other purposes", approved August 9, 1950
(Public Law 681, 81st Congress), and the Department of Natural Resources is
authorized, empowered, and directed to perform any acts
necessary for the conduct and establishment of cooperative fish restoration
projects, as defined in that Act of Congress, in compliance with that Act and
its rules
and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
(515 ILCS 5/30-15) (from Ch. 56, par. 30-15)
Sec. 30-15. Use of license fees. No funds accruing to the State of
Illinois from license fees paid by fishermen shall be diverted for any
other purpose than the administration of the Department of Natural
Resources for the  management of fish and wildlife resources of the State.
(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 515 - FISH › 515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code. › Article 35 - Severability

(515 ILCS 5/Art. 35 heading)
ARTICLE 35.  
		SEVERABILITY
(515 ILCS 5/35-5) (from Ch. 56, par. 35-5)
Sec. 35-5. 
		Severability. 
		The provisions of this Code are severable
under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 515 - FISH › 515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code. › Article 40 - Codification Provisions

(515 ILCS 5/Art. 40 heading)
ARTICLE 40.  
		CODIFICATION PROVISIONS
(515 ILCS 5/40-1) (from Ch. 56, par. 40-1)
Sec. 40-1. 
		Prior law.
(a) A provision of this Code that is the same or substantially the same
as a prior law shall be construed as a continuation of the prior law and
not as a new or different law.
(b) A citation in another Act to an Act or to a Section of an Act that is
continued in this Code shall be construed to be a citation to that continued
provision in this Code.
(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
(515 ILCS 5/40-5) (from Ch. 56, par. 40-5)
Sec. 40-5. 
		Other Acts of the 87th General Assembly. 
		If any other Act of
the 87th General Assembly changes, adds, or repeals a provision of prior
law that is continued in this Code, then that change, addition, or repeal
in the other Act shall be construed together with this Code.
(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
(515 ILCS 5/40-10) (from Ch. 56, par. 40-10)
Sec. 40-10. 
		Home rule; mandates. 
		Nothing in this Code as initially
enacted (i) is a denial or limitation on home rule powers where no denial
or limitation existed under prior law or (ii) creates a State mandate under
the State Mandates Act where no mandate existed under prior law.
(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 515 - FISH › 515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code. › Article 45 - Repeals

(515 ILCS 5/Art. 45 heading)
ARTICLE 45.  
		REPEALS
(515 ILCS 5/45-1) (from Ch. 56, par. 45-1)
Sec. 45-1. 
		Repeals. 
		The following Acts or parts of Acts are repealed:
The Fish Code of 1971.
The Fish Restoration Project Act.
(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 515 - FISH › 515 ILCS 5/ - Fish and Aquatic Life Code. › Article 50 - Effective Date

(515 ILCS 5/Art. 50 heading)
ARTICLE 50.  
		EFFECTIVE DATE
(515 ILCS 5/50-1) (from Ch. 56, par. 50-1)
Sec. 50-1. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 520 - WILDLIFE › 520 ILCS 15/ - Wildlife Restoration Cooperation Act.

(520 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 61, par. 132.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Wildlife Restoration Cooperation Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(520 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 61, par. 133)
Sec. 1. The State of Illinois, hereby assents to the provisions of the act
of Congress entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the
States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes," approved
September 2, 1937 (Public No. 415, 75th Congress), and the Department of
Natural Resources is hereby authorized, empowered, and
directed to perform such acts as may be necessary for the conduct and
establishment of cooperative wildlife-restoration projects, as defined in said
Act of Congress, in compliance with that Act and with rules and
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior
 thereunder.
(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
(520 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 61, par. 134)
Sec. 2. No funds accruing to the State of Illinois from license fees paid by
hunters shall be diverted for any other purpose than the administration
of the Department of Natural Resources for the management of fish and wildlife resources of the State.
(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 525 - CONSERVATION › 525 ILCS 27/ - Native Prairie and Forage Preference Act.

(525 ILCS 27/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Native Prairie and Forage Preference Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-76, eff. 1-1-20.)
(525 ILCS 27/5)
Sec. 5. Native prairie and forage plants; State agencies. Every State agency, where appropriate, shall give preference to using native prairie and forage plants to benefit pollinators, including, but not limited to, honey bees and monarch butterflies. The Department of Agriculture shall provide information when requested to support this initiative.
(Source: P.A. 101-76, eff. 1-1-20.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 525 - CONSERVATION › 525 ILCS 47/ - Wild Plant Conservation Act.

(525 ILCS 47/0.01) (was 720 ILCS 400/0.01)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Wild Plant Conservation Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(525 ILCS 47/1) (was 720 ILCS 400/1)
Sec. 1. Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly buys, sells, offers
or exposes for sale any blood root (Sanguinaria canadensis), lady
slipper (Cyprepedium parviflorum and Cyprepedium hirsutum), columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis), trillium (Trillium grandiflorum and
Trillium
sessile), lotus (Nelumbo lutes), or gentian (Gentiana crinita and
Gentiana andrewsii), or any part thereof, dug, pulled up or gathered
from any public or private land, unless in the case of private land the
owner or person lawfully occupying such land gives his consent in writing
thereto, is guilty of a petty offense.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
(525 ILCS 47/2) (was 720 ILCS 400/2)
Sec. 2. 
		
		All prosecutions under this Act shall be commenced within six
months from the time such offense was committed and not afterwards.
(Source: Laws 1923, p. 5.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 525 - CONSERVATION › 525 ILCS 55/ - Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act.

(525 ILCS 55/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-1022, eff. 8-21-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
(525 ILCS 55/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
"Exotic weed" has the same meaning ascribed to the term in Section 2 of the Illinois Exotic Weed Act.
"Noxious weed" has the same meaning ascribed to the term in Section 2 of the Illinois Noxious Weed Law.
(Source: P.A. 100-1022, eff. 8-21-18.)
(525 ILCS 55/10)
Sec. 10. Site management practices. An owner of a ground-mounted solar site may follow practices that: (1) provide native perennial vegetation and foraging habitat which is beneficial to game birds, songbirds, and pollinators; and (2) reduce storm water runoff and erosion at the solar site. To the extent practicable, if establishing perennial vegetation and beneficial foraging habitat, a solar site owner or manager shall use native plant species and seed mixes that are free from noxious weed or exotic weed seeds.
(Source: P.A. 100-1022, eff. 8-21-18.)
(525 ILCS 55/15)
Sec. 15. Recognition of beneficial habitat. An owner or manager of a solar site with a generating capacity of more than 40 kilowatts implementing site management practices under this Act may claim that the site is "pollinator-friendly" or provides benefits to game birds, songbirds, and pollinators only if the site adheres to guidance set forth by the pollinator-friendly scorecard published by the Department in consultation with the University of Illinois, Department of Entomology.  The scorecard shall be posted on the Department's website on or before 6 months after the effective date of this Act. An owner making a beneficial habitat claim shall make the solar site's pollinator scorecard, and where available, related vegetation management plans, available to the public and provide a copy to the Department and a nonprofit solar industry trade association of this State.
(Source: P.A. 100-1022, eff. 8-21-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
(525 ILCS 55/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 100-1022, eff. 8-21-18.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 605 - ROADS AND BRIDGES › 605 ILCS 15/ - Dirksen Memorial Highway Act.

(605 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 121, par. 388)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Dirksen Memorial Highway Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(605 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 121, par. 389)
Sec. 1. 
		
		That part of Interstate Route 74 of the National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways which is in the State of Illinois is designated as the
Everett McKinley Dirksen Memorial Highway. Appropriate plaques may be erected
by the Department of Transportation in
rest areas along this route in recognition of this designation.
(Source: P.A. 81-840.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 605 - ROADS AND BRIDGES › 605 ILCS 20/ - Peerson Memorial Highway Act.

(605 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 121, par. 389.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Peerson Memorial Highway Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(605 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 121, par. 390)
Sec. 1. 
		
		That part of Illinois Route 71 which begins at the southern
city limits of Ottawa, Illinois and ends with the intersection of Route 71 and
Illinois Route 47 is designated as the Cleng Peerson Memorial Highway.
Appropriate plaques may be erected by the Department of Transportation
in rest areas along this route in recognition of the designation.
(Source: P.A. 79-369.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 605 - ROADS AND BRIDGES › 605 ILCS 27/ - Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor Act.

(605 ILCS 27/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-1079, eff. 1-1-23.)
(605 ILCS 27/5)
Sec. 5. Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor. That part of Illinois Route 21, otherwise known as Milwaukee Avenue, that begins at Sangamon Street in Chicago and ends with Greenwood Road in the Village of Niles is designated as the Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor. Appropriate plaques may be erected by the Department of Transportation along this route in recognition of the designation.
(Source: P.A. 102-1079, eff. 1-1-23.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 605 - ROADS AND BRIDGES › 605 ILCS 105/ - Bridge Construction Act.

(605 ILCS 105/0.01) (from Ch. 121, par. 191)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Bridge Construction Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(605 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 121, par. 192)
Sec. 1. 
		
		That the assent of the State of Illinois is
hereby given any corporation or association organized under the laws of
this state, and subject thereto, to construct bridges across navigable
rivers in this state, and upon the boundaries thereof, whenever authorized
by the Congress of the United States, under such conditions and
restrictions as the Congress may impose: Provided, that whenever any state
bordering on the Ohio or Mississippi river has refused or neglected, and
shall continue to refuse or neglect to grant privileges similar to those
granted by this act, or has repealed, or shall hereafter repeal, any
charter of any bridge company, organized for the purpose of building a
bridge across the Ohio river or the Mississippi river, the provisions of
this act shall not apply to the construction of any bridge not now
commenced from any such state into this state, and no bridge shall
hereafter be commenced and built into this state, or made to connect with
any railroad in this state across the Ohio river or the Mississippi river
from any state which has repealed or may hereafter repeal the charter of
any bridge company, organized to build a bridge across the Ohio or
Mississippi river, until the law repealing such bridge charter shall be
repealed by such state.
(Source: Laws 1889, p. 62.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 605 - ROADS AND BRIDGES › 605 ILCS 110/ - Bridge Pier Protection Act.

(605 ILCS 110/1) (from Ch. 121, par. 193a)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Every person, firm or corporation owning, leasing or managing
any bridge over a navigable portion of the Illinois River shall
construct and maintain in good repair, contiguous to the channel of the
river, adequate pier protection for the piers of such bridge, of modern
construction, and adequate to meet navigation requirements existing at
the time or reasonably to be expected in the future during the life of
such piers.
(Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 1091.)
(605 ILCS 110/1.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 193a.1)
Sec. 1.1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Bridge Pier Protection Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 610 - RAILROADS › 610 ILCS 15/ - Railroad Stock Transfer Act.

(610 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 29m)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Railroad Stock Transfer Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(610 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 30)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Each and every railroad corporation, organized
or doing business in this state, under the laws or authority thereof, shall
have and maintain a public office, or place in this state for the
transaction of its business, where transfers of shares of its stock shall
be made by such railroad corporation, upon the request of the owner of
shares thereof, presenting the certificate thereof. Every such railroad
corporation shall keep a book in which the transfers of shares of its stock
shall be registered, and another book containing the names of its
stockholders, which book shall be open to the examination of the
stockholders.
(Source: Laws 1883, p. 128.)
(610 ILCS 15/1.1) (from Ch. 114, par. 30.1)
Sec. 1.1. 
		
		This Act does not apply to railroads incorporated after July
1, 1985, or to railroads which are reincorporated under the Business
Corporation Act of 1983, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
(610 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 114, par. 31)
Sec. 2. 
		
		
		For every year that any such railroad corporation fails to comply with
the provisions of Section 1 it shall be guilty of a business offense and
shall be fined not less than $4,000. In all cases under this act either
party shall have the right of trial by jury.
(Source: P.A. 77-2197.)
(610 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 114, par. 32)
Sec. 3. 
		
		The fines hereinbefore provided for, may be recovered in an
ordinary civil action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois.
(Source: Laws 1935, p. 1112.)
(610 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 114, par. 33)
Sec. 4. 
		
		The Illinois Commerce Commission shall investigate and ascertain
whether the provisions of this act are violated by any railroad
corporation. Whenever the facts warrant prosecution, the commission shall
immediately cause suits to be commenced and prosecuted against any railroad
corporation which has violated the provisions of this act. Actions may be
instituted in any county through or into which the line of the corporation
extends. Actions so commenced shall not be dismissed unless the commission
and the attorney general shall consent thereto.
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 1049.)
(610 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 114, par. 34)
Sec. 5. 
		
		All fines recovered under the provisions of this act shall be
paid into the county treasury of the county in which the suit is tried,
by the person collecting the same, in the manner now provided by law, to
be used for county purposes.
(Source: Laws 1883, p. 128.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 610 - RAILROADS › 610 ILCS 30/ - Railroad Interstate Line Consolidation Act.

(610 ILCS 30/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 41.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Railroad Interstate Line Consolidation Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(610 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 42)
Sec. 1. 
		
		When any railroad company,
formed by the consolidation of a company or companies of this state with
a company or companies of another state or states, shall make a further
consolidation with a company or companies of another state or states
owning a continuous and connected but not competing line, the
constituent companies shall have power to fix by the agreement for such
consolidation the terms and conditions upon which the same shall be
made, which terms and conditions may include the payment or retirement
of the preferred stock of either or both of the constituent companies,
if they have such. And in case the new company shall issue preferred
stock, the par value of the shares thereof may be fixed by the agreement
of consolidation or by the resolution for the issue thereof without
regard to the par value of shares of the common stock of such company.
(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
(610 ILCS 30/1.1) (from Ch. 114, par. 42.1)
Sec. 1.1. 
		
		This Act does not apply to railroads incorporated after July
1, 1985, or to railroads which are reincorporated under the Business
Corporation Act of 1983, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 610 - RAILROADS › 610 ILCS 35/ - Railroad Operative Contract Act.

(610 ILCS 35/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 42.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Railroad Operative Contract Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(610 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 43)
Sec. 1. 
		
		All railroad companies incorporated or organized
under, or which may be incorporated or organized under the authority of the
laws of this state, shall have power to make such contracts and
arrangements with each other, and with railroad corporations of other
states, for leasing or running their roads, or any part thereof; and also
to contract for and hold in fee simple or otherwise, lands or buildings in
this or other states for depot purposes; and also to purchase and hold such
personal property as shall be necessary and convenient for carrying into
effect the object of this act.
(Source: Laws 1855, p. 304.)
(610 ILCS 35/1.1) (from Ch. 114, par. 43.1)
Sec. 1.1. 
		
		This Act does not apply to railroads incorporated after July
1, 1985, or to railroads which are reincorporated under the Business
Corporation Act of 1983, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
(610 ILCS 35/2) (from Ch. 114, par. 44)
Sec. 2. 
		
		All railroad companies incorporated or organized, or which may be
incorporated or organized as aforesaid, shall have the right of connecting
with each other, and with the railroads of other states, on such terms as
shall be mutually agreed upon by the companies interested in such
connection.
(Source: Laws 1855, p. 304.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 610 - RAILROADS › 610 ILCS 40/ - Railroad Bridge Act.

(610 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 44.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Railroad Bridge Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(610 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 45)
Sec. 1. 
		
		Railroads terminating, or to
terminate at any point on any line of continuous railroad thoroughfare
where there now is or shall be a railroad bridge for crossing of
passengers and freight in cars over the same as part of such
thoroughfare, shall make convenient connections of such railroads, by
rail, with the rail of such bridge; and such bridge shall permit and
cause such connections of the rail of the same with the rail of such
railroads so that by reason of said railroads and bridge, there shall be
uninterrupted communication over such railroads and bridge as public
thoroughfares. But by such connections no corporate rights shall be
impaired.
(Source: Laws 1867, p. 174.)
(610 ILCS 40/1.1) (from Ch. 114, par. 45.1)
Sec. 1.1. 
		
		This Act does not apply to railroads incorporated after July
1, 1985, or to railroads which are reincorporated under the Business
Corporation Act of 1983, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 610 - RAILROADS › 610 ILCS 45/ - Railroad Lessees Act.

(610 ILCS 45/0.01) (from Ch. 114, par. 45.9)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Railroad Bridge Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(610 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 46)
Sec. 1. 
		
		That all railroad companies incorporated or
organized or which may be incorporated or organized under the laws of this
state, or of this and any adjoining state (or of any adjoining state),
which now or at any time hereafter may be, in possession of or operating
connecting railroads in this state or states adjoining this state under
lease in perpetuity or for a period of not less than twenty years, shall
have power to purchase or sell the remaining interests, property and
franchises of the lessors of such railroads situated in this or in such
adjoining states, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the
parties or their assigns to such lease: Provided, that the railroad company
which purchases any railroad in this state shall operate such road and hold
such property and franchises subject to all the rights, privileges, duties
and obligations prescribed by the general railroad laws of this state
enacted or which shall hereafter be enacted for the regulation, government,
taxation or control of the railroads organized or which may be organized
under the laws of this state. And provided further, that this act shall not
be construed so as to permit such railroad company to purchase any parallel
or competing line of railroad.
(Source: Laws 1895, p. 293.)
(610 ILCS 45/1.1) (from Ch. 114, par. 46.1)
Sec. 1.1. 
		
		This Act does not apply to railroads incorporated after July
1, 1985, or to railroads which are reincorporated under the Business
Corporation Act of 1983, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)