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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 570 - MUSKRAT, MINK, RACCOON, OPOSSUM, STRIPED SKUNK, WEASEL, RED FOX, GRAY FOX, COYOTE, BADGER, RIVER OTTER, BEAVER, BOBCAT AND WOODCHUCK (GROUNDHOG) TRAPPING › Section 570.31 - Permit and Tagging Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Permit
			 Requirement and Fee - River Otter
1) Trappers
			 must purchase a River Otter Registration Permit within 48 hours after taking
			 each otter that becomes part of their daily limit.
2) The cost of a River Otter Registration
			 Permit is $5.
3) River Otter
			 Registration Permits must be purchased by the same individual who trapped or
			 salvaged a river otter and are not transferable.
4) Failure to purchase a River Otter
			 Registration Permit, failure to do so within the specified time limit and
			 transfer of a River Otter Registration Permit are Class B misdemeanors (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.30).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 570 - MUSKRAT, MINK, RACCOON, OPOSSUM, STRIPED SKUNK, WEASEL, RED FOX, GRAY FOX, COYOTE, BADGER, RIVER OTTER, BEAVER, BOBCAT AND WOODCHUCK (GROUNDHOG) TRAPPING › Section 570.32 - Limits on Total Harvest - Bobcat

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a)
			 Statewide limits on the total number of bobcats that may be hunted or trapped
			 during a season are set forth in Section 2.30 of the Wildlife Code. Bobcats
			 salvaged from roadways in accordance with that statute do not count toward
			 limits established for hunting and trapping.
b) The Department may close the bobcat season
			 before the closing date set forth in Section
			 570.20 when it
			 is apparent limits on the total number of bobcats that may be hunted or trapped
			 during a season will be exceeded. Remaining valid permit holders will be
			 contacted by letter and email, if applicable.
c) Bobcat Hunting and Trapping permits will
			 not be valid after the closing date specified in Section
			 570.20 or after
			 permittees are notified of early closure of the season, whichever is
			 earlier.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 570 - MUSKRAT, MINK, RACCOON, OPOSSUM, STRIPED SKUNK, WEASEL, RED FOX, GRAY FOX, COYOTE, BADGER, RIVER OTTER, BEAVER, BOBCAT AND WOODCHUCK (GROUNDHOG) TRAPPING › Section 570.35 - Use of Rifles, Pistols and Airguns by Trappers During Deer Gun Season

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Licensed trappers may use rifles and pistols, while in
				possession of valid Firearm Owners Identification (FOID), or airguns to kill
				trapped furbearers or woodchuck (groundhog) during seasons established by
				Section
				570.20,
				including portions of open seasons that coincide with hunting seasons for
				taking white-tailed deer with guns (17 Ill. Adm. Code
				650.10,
				660.10
				and
				680.10) . All rifles,
				pistols or airguns so used shall be a caliber no larger than .22 to kill
				trapped furbearers or woodchuck (groundhog). Use of any other firearm or airgun
				to kill trapped furbearers or woodchuck (groundhog) during gun deer seasons is
				prohibited.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 570 - MUSKRAT, MINK, RACCOON, OPOSSUM, STRIPED SKUNK, WEASEL, RED FOX, GRAY FOX, COYOTE, BADGER, RIVER OTTER, BEAVER, BOBCAT AND WOODCHUCK (GROUNDHOG) TRAPPING › Section 570.40 - Trapping Regulations on Department-Owned, -Leased or -Managed Sites

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a) General
			 Regulations
1) All the regulations in 17 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 510 - General Hunting and Trapping apply in this Section, unless this
			 Section is more restrictive.
2)
			 Trappers must stay within assigned areas.
3) On sites where a drawing is required, it
			 shall be held prior to the opening of the season. The date and location of the
			 drawing shall be announced by the Department by public announcement (publicly
			 announced means that the information referred to will be included on the
			 Department's Internet Home Page at
www.dnr.illinois.gov
, provided to outdoor
			 writers for newspapers) and the drawing may be held at the site. Persons
			 participating in the drawing must have either a current or previous year
			 trapping license. The number of permits per site shall be determined pursuant
			 to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 510.20. Permit applicants must
			 submit name and address to the site prior to drawing. Permits must be in
			 possession while trapping on the area. Sites that require a drawing are
			 followed by (1). Sites that require use of windshield cards by trappers as
			 specified in 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 510.10 are followed by
			 (2).
4) All sites except Kinkaid
			 Lake Fish and Wildlife Area, Mississippi River Pools 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24,
			 and Rend Lake Wildlife Management Area require trappers to submit a harvest
			 report to the site superintendent within 20 days following the close of the
			 trapping season. Reports for sites that require use of windshield cards must be
			 submitted online at the Department's website. Failure to report shall result in
			 the trapper being ineligible to trap at that site for the following
			 year.
5) Body-gripping traps with a
			 10-inch jaw spread or larger must be totally submerged in water when
			 set.
6) Any person who violates the
			 site specific regulations shall be guilty of a Class B Misdemeanor.
7) No trapping is permitted in
			 subimpoundments or designated waterfowl management units during duck
			 season.
8) .22 caliber or smaller
			 rimfire firearms permitted unless otherwise specified.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 590 - DUCK, GOOSE AND COOT HUNTING › Section 590.5 - Reference Material

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Federal Register documents listing U.S. Fish and Wildlife
				Service regulations and establishing seasons for migratory birds may be viewed
				at:
www.fws.gov/policy/frsystem
.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 590 - DUCK, GOOSE AND COOT HUNTING › Section 590.15 - Duck, Goose and Coot General Hunting Regulations on Department-Owned, -Leased and -Managed Sites Listed in Sections 590.40 and 590.50

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a) Definitions
1) Blind builder - Person who has been
			 assigned a blind site as a result of the drawing.
2) Blind partner - Persons chosen by the
			 builder to assist in construction and maintenance of the blind and to share its
			 blind claiming and hunting privileges.
3) Blind registration card - Card issued by
			 the Department and tacked inside each blind, or carried on the hunter for
			 claiming hunting sites, listing names and addresses of blind
			 builders.
4) Blind site - A
			 position within 10 feet of a marked location where blind must be constructed.
			 Sites shall be located and marked by the Department.
5) Complete blind - A blind with all
			 framework and siding constructed and in readiness for use, including final
			 brushing.
6) Dog Hide - A
			 compartment or area within or attached to a blind that houses a dog used to
			 retrieve downed waterfowl.
7)
			 Drawing - Procedure by which blind sites are assigned.
8) Herbaceous vegetation - for purposes of
			 this Section, is a plant species that is not a tree or shrub.
9) Hunting party - An individual or group of
			 hunters occupying a single boat, blind, or hunting site.
10) Hunting site - a position within 10 feet
			 of a marked location where temporary blinds may be used. Sites shall be located
			 and marked by the Department. Temporary blinds must be removed at the end of
			 each day's hunt.
11) Temporary
			 blind - A place of concealment that is removed in its entirety at the end of
			 each day's hunt, including boat blinds.
12) Woody vegetation - for the purposes of
			 this Section, is a species of tree or shrub.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 590 - DUCK, GOOSE AND COOT HUNTING › Section 590.60 - Various Other Department Sites - Duck, Goose and Coot Hunting

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The sites listed in this Section conform to Statewide
				Regulations (Section 590.10) and the following
				regulations, except as noted.
a)
			 Regulations
1) Hunting hours are from legal
			 opening to 1:00 p.m., except hunting shall be permitted until sunset on those
			 sites indicated by (1) following the location in subsection (b). Sites that
			 require use of windshield cards by hunters as specified in 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 510.10 are followed by
			 (2).
2) No permanent blinds
			 allowed, except for Department constructed blinds; all blinds must be of a
			 portable nature and constructed with natural vegetation at the blind site and
			 no pits can be dug. All materials must be removed or dismantled at the end on
			 the day's hunt.
3) Portable boat
			 blinds must have been completed, including final brushing, before entering the
			 water and must be removed at the end of the day's hunt.
4) Waterfowl hunters must maintain a distance
			 of 200 yards between hunting parties, except for Department constructed blinds
			 or staked locations.
5) No hunting
			 is permitted within 200 yards of developed recreation areas, public use
			 facilities, and construction or industrial sites.
6) No check station is operated nor is any
			 check in/check out required, except as indicated in the remainder of this
			 Section.
7) It shall be unlawful to
			 trespass upon areas designated as waterfowl rest areas or refuges from 2 weeks
			 prior to the start of regular duck season through the close of regular duck and
			 Canada goose season except as indicated in the remainder of this
			 Section.
8) It shall be unlawful to
			 trespass upon the designated waterfowl hunting area during the 7 days prior to
			 the regular duck season unless otherwise posted at the site.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 590 - DUCK, GOOSE AND COOT HUNTING › Section 590.70 - Ohio River

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a) Waterfowl
			 hunting will be allowed on the Ohio River bordering Illinois. Season dates and
			 bag limits are governed by the regulations which apply to the Southern Zone
			 (Section
			 590.10(i)(5)
			  ).
b) The following areas of the Ohio River
			 shall be designated as waterfowl refuges and shall be closed to all hunting
			 from October 15 through March 15:
1) The Ohio
			 River from Smithland Lock and Dam upstream to a power line crossing the river
			 at approximately River Mile 911.5 and Stewart Island.
2) The Ohio River in the vicinity of the
			 Ballard Wildlife Management Area located in Ballard County, Kentucky, from a
			 point 50 yards upstream from Dam 53, downstream to a line from the confluence
			 of Hodges Creek to a point fifty yards downstream of the downstream boundary of
			 the Ballard Wildlife Management Area.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 590 - DUCK, GOOSE AND COOT HUNTING › Section 590.80 - Early and Late Goose (All Species) Hunting Regulations on Department Sites

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a) During goose
			 hunting seasons that begin before or extend beyond the regular duck season,
			 statewide regulations and site specific regulations for goose hunting, as
			 indicated in Sections
			 590.40,
			 590.50 and
			 590.60, shall apply to all sites
			 (except those closed in subsections (c), (d), (e) and (f)) with the following
			 exceptions:
1) Check in and check out (or
			 sign in and out) is required only at sites with an asterisk (*). Sites that
			 require use of windshield cards by hunters as specified in 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 510.10 are followed by
			 (2).
2) No fees will be charged for
			 hunting for seasons before duck season or for seasons after the regular Canada
			 goose season.
3) No sites are
			 closed to fishing during seasons before the regular duck season or for seasons
			 after the regular Canada goose season.
4) Hunting from a completed blind or staked
			 site is waived during seasons held before the regular duck season or for
			 seasons held after the regular Canada goose season at sites marked with an
			 @.
5) Hunting from a staked site
			 (blind need not be completed) is required during seasons held before the
			 regular duck season at sites marked with a #.
6) During goose seasons held prior to regular
			 duck season, no hunting is allowed in designated dove management fields or
			 within 100 yards of such fields.
7)
			 During goose seasons held after the Canada goose season all restrictions
			 regarding the use of decoys or the number of shotgun shells that hunters can
			 possess are no longer in force.
8)
			 During goose seasons held after Canada goose season, statewide hunting hours
			 apply.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 630 - DISEASE FREE CERTIFICATION AND QUARANTINE PROVISIONS FOR PROPAGATION, RELEASE, IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF GAME MAMMALS, GAME BIRDS, MIGRATORY BIRDS OR EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 630.10 - Disease Free Certification

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Before any person may propagate, release, import, export or
				transport any game mammals, game birds, migratory birds or exotic wildlife
				species protected by or covered by the Wildlife Code of Illinois, they shall
				provide the Department upon request with evidence that such animals have been
				inspected and certified disease free by a qualified person approved by the
				Director of the Department. A qualified person may be a licensed veterinarian
				or a person determined by the Department to have expertise in the diagnosis of
				the suspected disease.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 630 - DISEASE FREE CERTIFICATION AND QUARANTINE PROVISIONS FOR PROPAGATION, RELEASE, IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF GAME MAMMALS, GAME BIRDS, MIGRATORY BIRDS OR EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 630.20 - Quarantine

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a) Upon reasonable
			 suspicion of any animal disease infecting a certain geographical area or a
			 certain herd or group of animals or birds that could endanger the resident or
			 migratory wildlife of Illinois being contained in animals covered by this
			 Order, the Department will require an inspection of the operation to collect
			 evidence for analysis by a licensed veterinarian or any other qualified person
			 trained in disease identification approved by the Director of the
			 Department.
b) Based on a tentative
			 finding of disease infestation, the Department shall provide notice to the
			 affected parties outlining the finding of the inspection, including, if
			 necessary, the mandatory suspension of all shipments or release of animals, and
			 the quarantine of the infected animals until further notice.
c) Quarantine shall consist of an area, pen,
			 cage or veterinarian facility approved by the Department and allowing for the
			 observation and inspection of the animals as required by the Department and
			 isolating the animals from contact with other animal species.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 630 - DISEASE FREE CERTIFICATION AND QUARANTINE PROVISIONS FOR PROPAGATION, RELEASE, IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF GAME MAMMALS, GAME BIRDS, MIGRATORY BIRDS OR EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 630.30 - Hearing

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a) Within 10 days
			 of the original notice the affected parties may, in writing, petition the
			 Department to conduct a hearing on the merits of the case and provide an
			 opportunity for presentation of additional relative information.
b) The Department shall evaluate the
			 testimony provided at the hearing and shall issue a notice of its findings to
			 the affected parties.
c) Hearing
			 procedures will be in accord with Part 2530.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 630 - DISEASE FREE CERTIFICATION AND QUARANTINE PROVISIONS FOR PROPAGATION, RELEASE, IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF GAME MAMMALS, GAME BIRDS, MIGRATORY BIRDS OR EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 630.40 - Remedial Actions

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a) Upon positive
			 identification of the disease and completion of any requested hearing, the
			 Department will:
1) Request any records
			 necessary to locate previously shipped diseased animals.
2) Develop in cooperation with the affected
			 parties reasonable remedial measures to alleviate the disease
			 problem.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 630 - DISEASE FREE CERTIFICATION AND QUARANTINE PROVISIONS FOR PROPAGATION, RELEASE, IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF GAME MAMMALS, GAME BIRDS, MIGRATORY BIRDS OR EXOTIC WILDLIFE › Section 630.50 - Penalty

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Any person violating the provisions of this Order shall, upon
				conviction, be subject to statutory penalties as prescribed by Section 3.5 of
				the Wildlife Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 635 - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MEASURES AND PRACTICES › Section 635.10 - Definitions

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Accredited Veterinarian - A veterinarian who is licensed by the
				state in which he practices, is approved by the animal health authority of that
				state, and is accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Cervids - All members of the family Cervidae, which includes
				deer, moose, elk and caribou.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 635 - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MEASURES AND PRACTICES › Section 635.30 - Importation of Animal Carcasses and Parts

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Importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk carcasses into
				Illinois is prohibited except for:
a)
			 deboned meat, antlers, antlers attached to skull caps, hides, upper canine
			 teeth (also known as "buglers", "whistlers", or "ivories"). Skull caps shall be
			 cleaned of all brain and muscle tissue;
b) finished taxidermist mounts;
c) carcasses or parts of carcasses with the
			 spinal column or head attached may be transported into the State only if they
			 are submitted to a licensed meat processor or a licensed taxidermist for
			 processing within 72 hours after entry; licensed meat processors and
			 taxidermists shall dispose of inedible tissue not exempted in subsection (a) in
			 a properly permitted landfill or with a renderer;
d) tissues can be imported into the State for
			 use by a diagnostic or research laboratory; and
e) carcasses or parts of carcasses may be
			 transported into the State to a properly permitted facility, to be disposed of,
			 as long as the transportation and disposal complies with all applicable
			 Illinois and federal laws and regulations. Carcasses or parts of carcasses to
			 be disposed of must be frozen when transported and stored.
AGENCY NOTE: Nothing in this Part shall prevent renderers
				  regulated under the Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act [225 ILCS 610 ] with
				  Class A or B licenses from transporting cervid carcasses or parts into the
				  State for the purpose of rendering.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 635 - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MEASURES AND PRACTICES › Section 635.40 - Feeding or Baiting of Wildlife

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It shall be illegal to make available food, salt, mineral
				blocks or other products for ingestion by wild deer or other wildlife in areas
				where wild deer are present. Exempted from this Section are the
				following:
a) elevated bird/squirrel
			 feeders providing seed, grain, fruit, worms, or suet for birds or squirrels
			 located within 100 feet of a dwelling devoted to human occupancy;
b) incidental feeding of wildlife within
			 active livestock operations;
c)
			 feeding of wild animals, other than wild deer, by hand as long as a reasonable
			 attempt is made to clean up unconsumed food;
d) feeders for wildlife other than deer so
			 long as deer are excluded from the feed in and around the feeder by fencing or
			 other barriers;
e) standing crops
			 planted and left standing as food plots for wildlife;
f) grain or other feed scattered or
			 distributed solely as a result of normal agricultural, gardening, or soil
			 stabilization practices;
g)
			 standing, flooded, or manipulated natural vegetation or food/seed deposited by
			 natural vegetation;
h) grain or
			 other feed distributed or scattered solely as the result of manipulation of an
			 agricultural crop or other feed on the land where grown, for purposes of dove
			 hunting;
i) food material placed
			 for capturing or killing wildlife pursuant to 520 ILCS 5/2.37, 2.30 and
			 1.3;
j) scientific permits issued pursuant to 17
			 Ill. Adm. Code 520 that allow food to attract wildlife;
k) any other permits issued by the Department
			 of Natural Resources that require the attraction of wildlife for purposes of
			 management, research or control.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 640 - OUTFITTER REGULATIONS › Section 640.30 - Application Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In order to obtain a permit to operate as an outfitter, the
				applicant must submit to the Department of Natural Resources, Outfitter
				Services, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL 62702-1271, an application
				containing the following information:
a) The name, address, date of birth, phone
			 number and Social Security Number of the applicant, if an individual; or if a
			 business entity, the company, corporation, limited liability company or
			 partnership name, along with a copy of the organization papers filed with the
			 Secretary of State and/or the certification of compliance with the Assumed
			 Business Name Act from the County Clerk, and the name, address, date of birth,
			 phone number and Social Security Number of the contact person, with a
			 certification the applicant is an Illinois resident or a non-resident of
			 Illinois.
b) A listing of the
			 county, township, range, section, acres and landowner name of the property
			 where the outfitting services will be provided.
c) A description of hunting activities
			 proposed for the current year, including the approximate number of hunters,
			 type of hunting to occur (waterfowl, deer or turkey hunting), and the type of
			 hunting devices to be used.
d)
			 Class A outfitters must provide a management plan for each species (deer or
			 turkey) to be hunted by providing complete and accurate information as
			 requested on the standardized form provided by the Department.
e) Proof of current commercial liability
			 insurance for property damage, personal injury and death with a minimum benefit
			 of $1,000,000.
f) A list of any
			 guides to be employed, and any guides who quit or whose employment was
			 terminated, with the name, address, date of birth, and Social Security Number
			 of each guide. This list may be modified at any time by providing the change in
			 writing to the Office of Law Enforcement, IDNR, One Natural Resources Way,
			 Springfield IL 67202-1271.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 640 - OUTFITTER REGULATIONS › Section 640.50 - Acceptance or Rejection of Applications

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a) Incomplete or inadequate applications
			 shall be returned to the applicant with a summary of deficiencies.
b) Incomplete or inadequate applications may
			 be completed and re-submitted within 15 days, or until the end of the
			 application period, whichever is longer.
c) Applications for permits will be accepted
			 January 31 through July 15 of each year, inclusive. Addendums adding acreage
			 may be added to the outfitter's permit by notifying the Department within 24
			 hours after gaining legal access to the property. Addendums shall include the
			 information required under Section
			 640.30(b).
			 Acceptable methods of notification to the Department will be email, fax or
			 online. Addendums for properties obtained and utilized only during the
			 emergency light goose season shall be exempt from reporting as required in this
			 Section.
d) Full applications shall
			 be required every 5 years. The annual renewal shall require:
1) payment of the fee required by Section
			 640.40;
2) proof of insurance;
3) a new complete property listing as
			 required by Section
			 640.30(b);
			 and
4) regardless of whether the
			 hunter was a paying client or a free hunter, a report of harvest that provides:
A) the number of hunter days; and
B) the total number taken of:
i) male and female deer (Class A);
ii) male and female turkey (Class A);
			 and
iii) waterfowl, with a separate
			 listing for ducks and geese (Class B).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 640 - OUTFITTER REGULATIONS › Section 640.60 - Term of Permit

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a) The permit
			 shall be for one year from July 1 to June 30.
b) Applications and renewals are due at the
			 Department by July 15 of each year. Applications or renewals received after
			 July 15 cannot be guaranteed to be processed and a permit issued by September
			 1.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 640 - OUTFITTER REGULATIONS › Section 640.70 - Violations

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a) It shall be
			 unlawful for an outfitter to:
1) employ any
			 person as a guide or facilitator whose hunting license is revoked or whose
			 privileges to hunt in Illinois are suspended, or who does not meet guide
			 requirements (see Section
			 640.20(b)
			 );
2) fail to provide to the
			 Department documentation of change of ownership, transfer of corporate shares
			 or transfer of a limited liability company's membership within 45 days after
			 the date of change;
3) advertise or
			 provide outfitting services at a time the outfitter does not hold a current
			 valid outfitter permit;
4) provide
			 outfitting services on lands not included in the permit application;
5) knowingly allow or cause a client or guide
			 to violate any provisions of the Wildlife Code or related administrative rules
			 or federal regulations;
6)
			 advertise that outfitting services are provided on specific land unless that
			 land is included in the permit;
7)
			 advertise in an intentionally false or misleading manner;
8) fail to allow inspection of required
			 records by an authorized employee of the Department, or by an authorized State
			 or federal law enforcement officer, during reasonable business hours;
9) fail to maintain records or to submit
			 reports, as required by this Part;
10) provide outfitting services at any time
			 when the commercial liability insurance required by Section
			 640.30(e)
			 is not in full force and effect.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 640 - OUTFITTER REGULATIONS › Section 640.80 - Penalty

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a) Any person who
			 violates any provision of this Part shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor,
			 which may result in the revocation of a permit or suspension of permit
			 privileges for a period of up to 5 years (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/3.1 -3 and 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530).
b) Any person found guilty of operating as an
			 outfitter without an outfitter's permit, or of failure to pay the appropriate
			 permit fees, shall, in addition to any criminal penalties, be assessed a civil
			 penalty of three times the amount that should have been paid. This penalty is
			 payable to the Department's Conservation Police Operations Assistance
			 Fund.
c) The Department shall not
			 issue an outfitter permit to:
1) any person
			 who has not successfully paid the permit fee required by Section
			 640.40;
2) any person who has been subjected to
			 criminal or civil penalties, until the penalty is paid in full; and
3) any organization or business entity of
			 which a person described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is an officer, agent or
			 employee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.10 - Statewide Season and Permit Quotas

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a) Season: 12:01 a.m. on Friday of the 3-day
			 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) weekend immediately before Thanksgiving to 6:00
			 p.m. on Sunday of the 3-day weekend before Thanksgiving, and 12:01 a.m. on
			 Thursday of the first 4-day (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) weekend
			 following Thanksgiving to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday of the first 4-day weekend
			 following Thanksgiving. Full season permits shall be for all days. Second
			 season permits shall be valid for the last four days of the season only.
			 Hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after
			 sunset.
b) Permit quotas shall be
			 set by the Department of Natural Resources (Department) on a county or special
			 hunt area basis. Cook, DuPage and Lake Counties (except for Chain O'Lakes State
			 Park) and that portion of Kane County east of State Route 47, are closed to
			 firearm deer hunting.
c) Hunting
			 prior to 1/2 hour before sunrise or after 1/2 hour after sunset is a Class A
			 misdemeanor with a minimum $500 and maximum $5,000 fine, in addition to other
			 statutory penalties (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.33(y) ). Hunting during the
			 closed season is a Class B misdemeanor (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.24 ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.20 - Statewide Deer Permit Requirements

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a)
			 All deer hunters must have a current, valid Firearm Deer Permit. Fees for deer
			 permits are as follows:
1) Illinois Resident
			 Permits (issued by Deer Permit Office):
Either-sex - $25
Bonus antlerless-only - $17.50
Antlerless only for Special Hunt Areas with antlerless-only
				hunts - $25
2) Nonresident
			 Permits (issued by Deer Permit Office):
Either-sex - $300
Bonus antlerless-only - $25
Antlerless-only for Special Hunt Areas with antlerless-only
				hunts - $300
3) In addition
			 to a Special Hunt Area Permit issued under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), a
			 hunter may obtain additional Special Hunt Area Permits, issued by staff at the
			 Special Hunt Area, when unfilled permits are available.
Fees:
Either-sex (full, 1st or
				2nd season) - $25 regardless of residency
Antlerless-only (full, 1st or
				2nd season) - $17.50 regardless of residency
One-day standby permits - $5 regardless of residency
4) Over-the-Counter Permits sold
			 by license vendors pursuant to subsection (i) (all prices in this subsection
			 (a)(4) include vendor's issuing fee):
Resident either-sex - $25.50
Resident antlerless-only - $18.00
Nonresident either-sex - $300.50
Nonresident bonus antlerless-only (hunter has obtained, for the
				current year, a firearm either-sex permit or has a valid landowner firearm
				either-sex permit) - $25.50
Nonresident antlerless-only (hunter has not obtained a firearm
				either-sex permit for the current year) - $100.50
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.21 - Deer Permit Requirements - Landowner/Tenant Permits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Requirements and procedures for obtaining landowner/tenant
				permits are provided in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 528.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.23 - Deer Permit Requirements - Group Hunt

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a) Up to six individuals may apply to hunt as
			 a group during the First and Second Lottery Drawings.
b) Each individual must sign his or her own
			 application.
c) In order to receive
			 preference for the group, all members must have preference for the same county
			 choice. If any member does not have preference for the group's county choice,
			 the entire group will not receive preference.
d) Applicants applying as a group will be
			 rejected if they do not list the same county or special hunt area choice,
			 complete the group leader information listing the identical group leader, and
			 complete the second-season option box identically.
e) Since Illinois residents are given
			 preference for permits allocated in the Second Lottery Drawing, groups
			 containing both resident and non-resident applicants will be treated as
			 non-residents.
f) Providing false
			 information on an application is a Class A misdemeanor (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.38 ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.30 - Statewide Requirements for Hunting Devices

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any combination of legal hunting devices
			 in this subsection (a) may be used to take, or attempt to take, deer provided
			 the devices are legal for the specific season as follows:
1) Shotgun, loaded with slugs only, of not
			 larger than 10 nor smaller than 20 gauge, not capable of firing more than 3
			 consecutive slugs; or
2) A single
			 or double barreled muzzleloading rifle of at least .45 caliber shooting a
			 single projectile through a barrel of at least sixteen inches in length;
			 or
3) Centerfire revolvers,
			 centerfire single-shot handguns, and centerfire single-shot rifles as specified
			 in 520 ILCS
			 5/2.25; or
4) On private land only, archery equipment as
			 defined by 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 670.30 may be used during
			 firearm deer season while hunting with a valid firearm deer permit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.40 - Statewide Deer Hunting Rules

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
			 bag limit is one deer per legally authorized either-sex, antlered-only or
			 antlerless-only permit. All either-sex permits and antlered-only permits are
			 subject to the following restriction: no hunter, regardless of the quantity or
			 type of permits in his/her possession, may harvest more than 2 antlered deer
			 during a year, including the youth, archery, muzzleloader, and firearm seasons.
			 For purposes of this Section, deer seasons are considered to be in the same
			 year if their opening dates fall within the same 12-month period that begins on
			 July 1. A hunter in possession of an either-sex permit after having harvested 2
			 antlered deer during a year, as defined above, may only use the permit to
			 harvest an antlerless deer. Subject to this restriction, an either-sex permit
			 holder is allowed to take a deer with or without antlers and an antlered-only
			 permit holder is allowed to take only a deer having at least one antler of a
			 length of 3 or more inches. An antlerless only permit holder is allowed to take
			 only a deer without antlers or a deer having antlers less than 3 inches long.
b) Recipients of the Firearm Deer
			 Hunting Permit shall record their signature on the permit prior to hunting and
			 must carry it on their person while hunting.
c) The temporary harvest tag shall be
			 attached and properly sealed immediately upon kill and before the deer is
			 moved, transported or field dressed. No person shall leave any deer that has
			 been killed without properly attaching the temporary harvest tag to the deer in
			 the manner prescribed on the permit.
d) Hunters shall not have in their
			 possession, while in the field during firearm deer season, any deer permit
			 issued to another person (permits are non-transferable).
e) Permits will not be re-issued in cases
			 involving deer taken which are found to be diseased or spoiled due to previous
			 injury. Legal disposal of unfit deer taken shall be the responsibility of the
			 hunter. For those hunters participating in the Department's Chronic Wasting
			 Disease Surveillance Program, a free permit for the same county or special hunt
			 area will be made available the subsequent year if their tested deer is
			 determined to have chronic wasting disease.
f) Violation of this Section is a Class B
			 misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/2.24 ), except
			 unlawful take or possession of 2 or more deer within 90 days is a Class 4
			 felony, and unlawful take of 2 or more deer as a single act or possession or
			 single course of conduct is a Class 3 felony (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.36(a) ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.45 - Reporting Harvest

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Testing of
			 deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) by DNR personnel will occur so long as
			 funding is available in:
1) counties where
			 deer have been documented with the disease;
2) counties considered high-risk for the
			 disease; and
3) counties in which
			 additional surveillance is warranted.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.50 - Rejection of Application/Revocation of Permits

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a) In the event that an applicant is in
			 violation of one of the following subsections, the application shall be held in
			 suspension, and the application fees shall be deposited, pending a
			 determination by the permit office of whether or not the violation was knowing.
			 If the permit office determines the violation was knowing, the application
			 shall be rejected and the fee shall be retained by Natural Resources. The
			 applicant may request a hearing on this decision pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 2530. Should it be determined that the violation was without the knowledge of
			 the applicant, the permit office will process only the number of applications
			 allowed by administrative rule with additional applications rejected and fees
			 returned.
1) Using hunting rights lease or
			 mineral rights lease or other lease for land which does not evidence a genuine
			 farm tenancy to obtain a firearm deer permit. Violation is a Class A
			 misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/2.38 ).
2) Submitting more applications in the same
			 name or by the same person for Firearm Deer Permits than the number of legally
			 authorized permits. Violation is a Class B misdemeanor (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.24 ).
3) Applying prior to the Second Lottery
			 Drawing for a firearm deer permit if the applicant has already been issued a
			 landowner/tenant permit (see 17 Ill. Adm. Code 528). Violation is a Class B
			 misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/2.24 ).
4) Providing false and/or deceptive
			 information on the deer permit application form. Violation is a Class A
			 misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/2.38 ).
5) Submitting an application when the
			 applicant has a license or permit currently revoked pursuant to Section 3.36 of
			 the Wildlife Code [
			 520 ILCS
			 5/3.36 ]. Violation is a Class A misdemeanor (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.38 ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 650 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF FIREARMS › Section 650.66 - Special Hunts for Young Hunters

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Statewide regulations shall apply, except as noted in parentheses, at the
			 following sites by special permit allocated through the regular statewide
			 drawing. Shooting is allowed from elevated tree stands, except as noted in
			 parentheses. Applicants must not have reached their
			 18th birthday by the start of the season. Only one
			 tree stand is allowed per person. Tree stands must comply with restrictions
			 listed in 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 510.10(c)(3)
			 and must be portable. Tree stands may be set up the day before the hunt and
			 shall be removed the day after. All tree stands must be marked with a site
			 assigned identification number. Check-in, check-out and report of harvest is
			 required.
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (first season only;
				public hunting area only, except area north of Route 13 is closed to firearm
				deer hunting)
Lake Le Aqua Na State Park (hunting from Department established
				ground blinds only; first season only; supervisors may hunt; submission of all
				deer heads within 48 hours after harvest on site is required to test for the
				presence of Chronic Wasting Disease)
b) Statewide regulations shall apply, except
			 as noted in parentheses, at the following sites by special permit issued by
			 site office. Applicants must not have reached their
			 18th birthday by the start of the season. Check-in,
			 check-out and report of harvest is required.
Lost Mound Unit - Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and
				Fish Refuge, including Stewardship Park and Eagles Landing (DNR owned) (First
				season only; supervisor may hunt; a special permit from United States Fish and
				Wildlife Service is required; contact the refuge for specific hunt
				details).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 660 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF MUZZLELOADING RIFLES › Section 660.10 - Statewide Season and Permit Quotas

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a) Season: One-half hour before sunrise on
			 Friday of the third 3-day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) weekend following
			 Thanksgiving to one-half hour after sunset on Sunday of this 3-day weekend in
			 December. The hunter with a Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit may also hunt
			 during the second firearm deer season (the first 4-day weekend - Thursday,
			 Friday, Saturday and Sunday - following Thanksgiving), providing the hunter
			 must use only a legal muzzleloading rifle and must abide by 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 650.60
			 when hunting on Department-owned or -managed sites. Hunting hours are one-half
			 hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
b) Permit quotas shall be set by the
			 Department of Natural Resources (Department) on a county or special hunt area
			 basis. Cook, DuPage and Lake counties, and that portion of Kane County east of
			 State Route 47, are closed to muzzleloading rifle deer hunting.
c) Hunting prior to 1/2 hour before sunrise
			 or after 1/2 hour after sunset is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum $500 and
			 maximum $5,000 fine, in addition to other statutory penalties (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.33(y) ). Hunting during the
			 closed season is a Class B misdemeanor (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.4 ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 660 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF MUZZLELOADING RIFLES › Section 660.20 - Statewide Deer Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 All deer hunters must have a current, valid Muzzleloading Rifle Deer Permit.
			 Fees for deer permits are as follows:
1)
			 Illinois Resident Permits (issued by Deer Permit Office):
Either-sex - $25
Bonus antlerless-only - $17.50
Antlerless only for Special Hunt Areas with antlerless-only
				hunts - $25
2) Nonresident
			 Permits (issued by Deer Permit Office):
Either-sex - $300
Bonus antlerless-only - $25
Antlerless-only for Special Hunt Areas with antlerless-only
				hunts - $300
3) In addition
			 to a Special Hunt Area Permit issued under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), a
			 hunter may obtain additional Special Hunt Area Permits, issued by staff at the
			 Special Hunt Area, when unfilled permits are available. Fees:
Either-sex (full, 1st or
				2nd season) - $25 regardless of residency
Antlerless-only (full, 1st or
				2nd season) - $17.50 regardless of residency
One-day standby permits - $5 regardless of residency
4) Over-the-Counter Permits sold
			 by license vendors pursuant to subsection (h) (all prices in this subsection
			 (a)(4) include vendor's issuing fee):
Resident either-sex - $25.50
Resident antlerless-only - $18.00
Nonresident either-sex - $300.50
Nonresident bonus antlerless-only (hunter has obtained, for the
				current year, a muzzleloader either sex permit, or has a valid landowner
				firearm either-sex permit) - $25.50
Nonresident antlerless-only (hunter has not obtained the
				required either-sex permit) - $100.50
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 660 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF MUZZLELOADING RIFLES › Section 660.21 - Deer Permit Requirements - Landowner/Tenant Permits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Unfilled POH firearm deer permits that
			 authorize various types of property owners/tenants to hunt only on their owned
			 or leased land, issued pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm. Code 528, shall be valid only
			 on lands owned/leased by the permit holder during the muzzleloading rifle
			 season. However, the only valid weapon during the muzzleloading rifle season is
			 a muzzleloading rifle which meets the requirements of Section
			 660.30.
b) Violation of this Section is a Class B
			 misdemeanor (see 520 ILCS 5/2.24 ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 660 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF MUZZLELOADING RIFLES › Section 660.22 - Deer Permit Requirements - Special Hunts

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Special hunt sites are defined as those
			 sites that are owned or controlled by agencies/entities other than the
			 Department, or sites at which the Department only controls a portion of the
			 property designated for deer hunting, and that issue deer hunting permits
			 through the statewide lottery process. The Permit Office issues deer hunting
			 permits through a computerized drawing for the following sites, in addition to
			 the Department-owned or -managed sites listed in Section
			 660.60(h):
Delair Division, Great River National Wildlife Refuge (second
				2-day (Saturday and Sunday) weekend in January, unless January 1 falls on a
				Saturday, in which case hunt will be third 2-day weekend in January)
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (closed during the second
				firearm deer season; additional site pass is required; check-in, check-out and
				reporting of harvest is required)
b) Providing false information on an
			 application is a Class A misdemeanor (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.38). Hunting deer outside the special season dates
			 or prior to 1/2 hour before sunrise or after sunset on the listed property is a
			 Class A misdemeanor with a $500 minimum and $5,000 maximum fine, in addition to
			 other statutory penalties (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.33(y)).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 660 - WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING BY USE OF MUZZLELOADING RIFLES › Section 660.25 - Deer Permit Requirements - Group Hunt

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Up to six individuals may apply to hunt as
			 a group during the First and Second Lottery Drawings.
b) Each individual must sign his or her own
			 application.
c) In order to receive
			 preference for the group, all members must have preference for the same county
			 choice. If any member does not have preference for the group's first county
			 choice, the entire group shall not receive preference.
d) Applicants applying as a group shall be
			 rejected if they do not list the same county choice and complete the group
			 leader information listing the identical group leader.
e) Since Illinois residents are given
			 preference for permits allocated in the Second Lottery Drawing, groups
			 containing both resident and non-resident applicants will be treated as
			 non-residents.
f) Providing false
			 information on an application is a Class A misdemeanor (see
			 520 ILCS
			 5/2.38 ).