Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 830 - COMMERCIAL FISHING AND MUSSELING IN CERTAIN WATERS OF THE STATE › Section 830.90 - Revocation and Suspension of Commercial Fishing and Musseling Privileges, Hearings and Appeals and Reporting Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) In accordance with Section 20-105 of the
			 Fish and Aquatic Life Code [515 ILCS
			 5/20-105 ], failure to comply with the provisions of
			 the Fish and Aquatic Life Code of Illinois pertaining to commercial fishing
			 and/or musseling in Illinois waters and this Part will result in suspension or
			 revocation of the commercial fishing and/or musseling licenses. The procedure
			 by which suspensions and revocations are made, the rights of commercial
			 fishermen and musselers to notice and hearing, and the procedures governing
			 such hearings are set forth in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530 (Revocation Procedures
			 for Conservation Offenses).
b)
			 Where waters of the State are open to commercial fishing or musseling by
			 contract, the contract will be revoked upon failure of the contractor to comply
			 with all terms of the contract. Furthermore, any violation of a contract issued
			 by the Director of the Department of Natural Resources or the Director's agents
			 shall be considered a violation of this Part and subject to the penalties as
			 set forth in Sections 20-35 and 20-105 of the Fish and Aquatic Life
			 Code.
c) Commercial fishermen shall
			 submit an accurate annual record of the undressed weights of the species of
			 fish and/or crayfish harvested to the Department by January 31 of the following
			 year, whether or not any fish and/or crayfish were harvested. Commercial
			 fishermen shall keep an accurate record of their catch. This record, showing
			 the species, number of pounds of fish, type of device used, location taken and
			 date of harvest, shall be open for inspection by employees of the Department at
			 all times and retained for a period of 2 years after submission of all
			 associated reports.
d) Commercial
			 fishermen on the Ohio River shall submit to the Department an accurate monthly
			 record of the undressed weights and species of fish harvested by the
			 10th of each month following harvest, whether or not
			 any fish were harvested.
e)
			 Commercial roe harvesters shall submit an accurate monthly record containing
			 the following information: the undressed weight of roe-bearing species, the
			 unprocessed weight of roe from these fishes, and the name, address and date of
			 sale to whom the roe was sold or given. This information shall be submitted to
			 the Department by the 5th of the month following
			 harvest. Submission of these reports is required whether or not roe-bearing
			 species were harvested.
f)
			 Commercial roe dealers shall submit to the Department by the
			 5th of the month following harvest an accurate
			 record containing the unprocessed and processed weights of roe purchased, the
			 date of transaction and the name, address and license number of the commercial
			 roe harvesters. These reports are required whether or not roe was
			 purchased.
g) Holders of a
			 commercial mussel harvest license shall submit an accurate record of the types
			 and pounds of each species of mussel and/or relic mussel shells harvested or
			 purchased on a monthly basis during the season by the
			 10th of each month following harvest, whether or not
			 any mussels or mussel shells were harvested. Reports must be submitted on
			 official Department of Natural Resources report forms.
h) Holders of a commercial mussel dealers
			 license shall submit an accurate record of the types and pounds of each species
			 of mussel and/or relic mussel shells purchased on a monthly basis during the
			 season by the 10th of each month following purchase,
			 whether or not any mussels or mussel shells were purchased. Reports must be
			 submitted on official Department of Natural Resources report forms.
i) Failure of licensed commercial mussel
			 dealers, fishermen or musselers to submit the required reports in a manner and
			 timeframe specified by the Department is a petty offense subject to the
			 penalties set forth in Section 20-35 of the Code and shall be grounds for the
			 Department to refuse to issue any license under this Part.