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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 860 - AQUATIC LIFE SALVAGE OR RELOCATION › Section 860.20 - Salvage and Relocation Operations

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a) Aquatic life shall be taken by a person
			 possessing a valid sport fishing license, commercial fishing license,
			 combination hunting and fishing license or scientific collector's
			 permit.
b) The method for taking
			 fish will be prescribed by the Department based upon site conditions, public
			 use, and species to be salvaged. Methods for taking fish shall include, but not
			 be limited to, pole and line, hand capture, seining, netting and
			 spearing.
c) No size limits or
			 daily catch limits shall apply during salvage or relocation.
d) Only commercial species of protected
			 aquatic life (defined by 17 Ill. Adm. Code 830) taken under imperiled
			 conditions may be offered for sale or barter.
e) The method for relocating aquatic life
			 will be prescribed by the Department based upon site conditions, public use and
			 species relocated. Methods for taking mussels shall include, but not limited
			 to, hand capture, dredge and crow foot bar.
f) In the event that threatened or endangered
			 mussel species are found during the relocation procedure, construction
			 operations shall cease immediately and the incidental take process will
			 commence (see 17 Ill. Adm. Code 1080).
g) A report of all aquatic life salvaged and
			 relocated from a construction impact area, as authorized by this rule, shall be
			 submitted to the Fisheries Division within 45 days following the event. An
			 extension to the 45 days may be granted by the Department upon request. The
			 report shall include the date, project purpose, species, number of individuals,
			 collection method, collection site and habitat type.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 870 - AQUACULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, STOCKING, IMPORTATION AND/OR POSSESSION OF AQUATIC LIFE › Section 870.5 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to this Part.
"Annual Report" means the
record of the annual
				operations
of an aquaculture permit holder
that shall
				be
submitted
to the Department
under Section
				370.40(c)
.
"Aquaculture" means the
controlled
breeding, hatching, propagation or raising of aquatic life
by
				an aquaculturist [515 ILCS
				5/20-90 ].
"Aquaculture Permit" means a permit issued to any
				person who engages in the breeding, hatching, propagating or raising of aquatic
				life, whether indigenous or nonindigenous. Aquatic life bred, hatched,
				propagated or raised by a permittee may be transported and sold for food or
				stocking purposes.
[515 ILCS 5/20-90]
"Aquaculturist" means an individual involved in
				producing, transporting or marketing
aquatic life or
aquatic
				products from privately owned waters for commercial purposes
[20 ILCS
				215/4(b) ].
"Aquatic Life" means fish, mollusks, crustaceans,
				algae
and
other aquatic plants and invertebrates
[515 ILCS 5/1-20
				]
.
For purposes of this Part, "aquatic life" does not include
				amphibians or reptiles, which are governed by the Herptile-Herps Act [510 ILCS
				68 ]; saltwater species commonly used as seafood that will not survive in
				freshwater, such as lobsters, clams, mussels and oysters; any species listed as
				endangered or threatened under Section 8 of the Illinois Endangered Species
				Protection Act [520 ILCS 10 ], which are governed under Section 3 of that Act;
				or any persons exempted by Section
				870.80 of this
				Part.
"Aquatic Life Approved Species List" or "Approved List" means
				the list created by the Department under Section
				870.10.
				The Approved List is used in the licensure of aquaculture facilities and the
				permitting of aquaculturists, and regulating importation and transportation of
				aquatic life.
"Chief" means the Chief of the DNR Division of
				Fisheries.
"Code" means the Fish and Aquatic Life Code [515 ILCS 5
				].
"Department" or "DNR" means the Illinois Department of Natural
				Resources.
"Division" means the DNR Division of Fisheries.
"Wholly Owned" means a pond or lake where the boundary of the
				pond or lake is completely contained within a landowner's
				property.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 870 - AQUACULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, STOCKING, IMPORTATION AND/OR POSSESSION OF AQUATIC LIFE › Section 870.10 - Aquatic Life Approved Species List

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a) For the purposes of regulating aquaculture
			 and the transportation, stocking, importation and/or possession of aquatic life
			 specified in this Part, the Aquatic Life Approved Species List is established.
			 The Approved List is created and maintained by the Department and is comprised
			 of specific species of aquatic life, within the categories of fish,
			 crustaceans, gastropods, mollusks and plants.
b) Any species not on the Approved List shall
			 not be imported or possessed alive without a letter of authorization to
			 import/possess those species.
c)
			 Copies of the Aquatic Life Approved Species List may be obtained free of charge
			 by writing to:
Aquaculture Specialist
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Aquatic Nuisance Species and Aquaculture Program
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield IL 62702-1271
d) The Aquaculture Advisory Committee shall
			 review requests for letters of authorization to import/possess aquatic species
			 not included on the Approved List, and recommend to the Division under what
			 conditions species may be imported/possessed. The Committee shall be composed
			 of:
1) The Chiefs of the following DNR
			 Divisions:
A) Fisheries (Chair);
B) Wildlife;
C) Natural Heritage;
D) Law Enforcement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 870 - AQUACULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, STOCKING, IMPORTATION AND/OR POSSESSION OF AQUATIC LIFE › Section 870.20 - Aquaculture Facility Permit Application and Requirements

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a) Facility Permit
Entities wishing to import/possess aquatic life for sale for
				food or stocking purposes shall apply for a permit for the facility where the
				aquatic life will be maintained.
b) Facility Intended for Species Not on the
			 Approved List
Entities wishing to import/possess aquatic life not on the
				Aquatic Life Approved Species List must submit with their application an
				aquaculture facilities plan, which the Department must approve prior to issuing
				a permit for the facility. The facility will be inspected by the Department as
				part of the application review process.
c) Permit Standards
The Department will issue a facility permit if it concludes,
				after consideration of the application and any required facility plan and
				inspection of the facility, that the facility will not pose a danger to the
				natural fishery resource of the State. A facility will be deemed eligible for a
				permit based on the following standards.
1) The facility must be self-contained and
			 not capable of overflowing into other waters of the State.
2) The facility is not located in a 100-year
			 flood plain, as defined by the DNR Division of Water Resources (see 17 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 3706), unless the location is approved by the Department based upon
			 the facility's susceptibility to flooding.
3) The facility, if it needs to drain or
			 discharge water, shall do so:
A) into a
			 municipal water treatment facility;
B) into an on-site waste treatment facility
			 incorporating sand filtration and chlorination; or
C) in another manner approved by the
			 Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 870 - AQUACULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, STOCKING, IMPORTATION AND/OR POSSESSION OF AQUATIC LIFE › Section 870.30 - Aquaculture Permit Application and Requirements

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a) Persons wishing to propagate, grow and
			 harvest aquatic life for food or stocking purposes must obtain an aquaculture
			 permit from the Department prior to the commencement of those activities.
1) The application for a permit shall be
			 obtained from and must be submitted to the Aquaculture Specialist at the
			 address in Section
			 870.10(c).
2) Applicants must complete all
			 portions of the permit application form. Incomplete applications will be
			 rejected.
3)The Department will
			 issue permits to applicants who meet the requirements of the Code and this
			 Part.
4) The permit fee of $50
			 shall be assessed online or from an approved Point of Sale Location using a
			 Customer ID Number issued by the Department after approval of the application.
			 Paper payments are not accepted. Illinois DNR license vendors can be found at
www.dnr.illinois.gov/LPR/pages/LicensePermitVendors
.
5) Aquaculture permits expire on March 31
			 annually. Upon expiration of the aquaculture permit, the permittee may renew
			 the permit by submitting the renewal application and the Annual Report required
			 by Section
			 870.40(c)
			 to the Department by January 31. The Department will review the Annual Report
			 in determining whether the permit will be renewed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 870 - AQUACULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, STOCKING, IMPORTATION AND/OR POSSESSION OF AQUATIC LIFE › Section 870.40 - Cessation of Business; Recordkeeping and Reporting

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a) Permittee with Letters of Authorization -
			 Cessation of Business
1) In the event that the
			 holder of an aquaculture permit with letters of authorization for aquatic life
			 not on the Approved List goes out of business or possesses the aquatic life
			 contrary to the Code, the Department shall determine disposition of the aquatic
			 life as it deems necessary, based upon the potential detriment to the aquatic
			 resource of the State.
2) Holders
			 of permits with letters of authorization who cease operation, for whatever
			 reason, are required to notify the Department in writing within 30 days after
			 their cessation of business. Permits/letters of authorization are not
			 transferrable to other persons or businesses, including heirs or
			 assigns.
3) When a holder of a
			 permit with letters of authorization ceases doing business voluntarily or
			 involuntarily, his or her permit/letters of authorization expire at the
			 cessation of business.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 870 - AQUACULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, STOCKING, IMPORTATION AND/OR POSSESSION OF AQUATIC LIFE › Section 870.60 - Restricted Species Transportation Permit Procedures

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a) Generally Applicable Provisions;
			 Exemptions
1) Triploid Grass Carp
Triploid grass carp under 4 inches in length cannot be shipped,
				transported or stocked at any time and may be possessed only by authorized
				aquaculture permit holders.
2) For the purposes of this Section, a
			 shipment is defined as one load of fish; for example, 3 truckloads of fish
			 being transported in convoy would be 3 shipments.
3) Landowner Exemption
A) Landowners South of I-80
i) Pre-Order from Retail Outlet
If the triploid grass carp are listed on a Restricted Species
				Transportation Permit (RSTP) issued to the Illinois aquaculturist or Illinois
				licensed aquatic life dealer that supplied the triploid grass carp to the
				entity from which the landowner pre-ordered the fish, the landowner is exempt
				from the RSTP requirement while transporting those fish for stocking in his or
				her wholly owned waters south of I-80. During the transport, the landowner must
				have available the receipt from the entity from which the landowner purchased
				the fish. The exemption applies only during the first 24 hours after the
				purchase.
ii) Purchase
			 Over-the-Counter
Lake or pond owners purchasing no more than 20 triploid grass
				carp over-the-counter are exempt from the RSTP requirement while transporting
				triploid grass carp purchased and obtained in Illinois for stocking in their
				wholly owned waters south of I-80, as long as they have a receipt from an
				aquaculturist selling over-the-counter in Illinois. (See subsection (c).)
				During the transport, the landowner must have available the receipt from the
				entity from which the landowner purchased the fish. The exemption applies only
				during the first 24 hours after the purchase.
B) Landowners North of I-80 - Pre-Order from
			 Retail Outlet
Those landowners wanting to stock wholly owned lakes/ponds
				north of I-80 with triploid grass carp must procure those fish through an
				Illinois aquaculturist or Illinois licensed aquatic life dealer who holds an
				RSTP authorizing transport and stocking of those fish. (See subsection (c).)
				During transport of those fish by the landowner to his or her wholly owned
				lake/pond, the landowner is exempt from the RSTP requirement, but must have
				available the receipt from the entity from which the landowner purchased the
				fish. The exemption applies only during the first 24 hours after the
				purchase.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 870 - AQUACULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, STOCKING, IMPORTATION AND/OR POSSESSION OF AQUATIC LIFE › Section 870.70 - Penalties

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Any person who violates this Part, falsifies or makes any
				misrepresentation on his or her application, permit, required records, or any
				other information required to be given to the Department or consumer, shall be
				subject to penalties described in Sections 2.4, 5.7, 5.16 and 5.19 of the Fish
				Code of 1971 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56, pars. 2.4, 5.7, 5.16 and
				5.19).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 870 - AQUACULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, STOCKING, IMPORTATION AND/OR POSSESSION OF AQUATIC LIFE › Section 870.80 - Exceptions

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a) Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection (b), this Part does not apply to:
1) aquarists/hobbyists (e.g., keepers of any
			 non-injurious aquatic life, including carp (koi) and goldfish (not including
			 amphibians or reptiles), within home aquaria, private water gardens and
			 aquascapes), as long as the aquatic life are not offered for sale, trade or
			 barter and the aquarist/hobbyist activity does not violate other aquatic life
			 regulations (e.g., 17 Ill. Adm. Code 875);
2) the aquarium industry (those businesses
			 regulated and licensed by the Department of Agriculture under the Animal
			 Welfare Act [225 ILCS 605 ]); or
3)
			 State agencies or universities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 875 - VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA (VHS) › Section 875.10 - Definitions

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"Affected Regions" - those areas designated by USDA-APHIS as
				Affected or At-Risk Regions. Currently, these are the U.S. states of Illinois,
				Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and
				the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
"Aquatic Life Farm" - property containing any or a combination
				of levee ponds, a strip mine lake or other type of lake maintained for the
				exclusive purpose of rearing aquatic life for harvest and resale.
"Baitfish" - live or dead species of fish or parts of fish,
				excluding roe, that are used by anglers to catch or attempt to catch
				fish.
"BlueBook" - Suggested Procedures for the Detection and
				Identification of Certain Finfish and Shellfish Pathogens, American Fisheries
				Society, Fish Health Section, Bethesda, Maryland (2005 Edition).
"Department" - the Illinois Department of Natural
				Resources.
"Farm-Raised" - any species of aquatic life that has been
				reared entirely in captivity on an aquatic life farm.
"Fish Health Inspection Report" or "FHIR" - official document
				reporting health status of inspected fish issued by a trained, qualified fish
				health professional in accordance with BlueBook or OIE standards.
"Live Market" - an Illinois business in which commercially
				captured fish are maintained for a period of time prior to being killed and
				processed for consumption.
"Lot" - a population of fish as defined in the BlueBook.
"Offal" - the whole or parts of an aquatic animal and aquatic
				animal products not approved for human consumption, including sludge and sieve
				material collected during slaughtering.
"OIE" - the World Organization for Animal Health.
"Private Waters" - waters of the State of Illinois that are
				wholly upon properties held in private ownership and contained on the land of
				the owner.
"Public Waters" - all other waters of the State of
				Illinois.
"Resident" - a person who actually resides in Illinois. For
				businesses, resident means at least 51% owned by Illinois residents and
				organized under the laws of Illinois.
"Slaughter Facility" - an Illinois business in which
				commercially captured fish are immediately killed and processed for
				consumption.
"Specific Pathogen Free" or "SPF" - a lot of fish that have
				tested negative for VHS.
"VHS" or "VHSv" - Viral hemorrhagic septicemia or the VHS
				virus. For purposes of this Part, VHSv and VHS are considered
				synonymous.
"Wild-Trapped" - any species of aquatic life that has any
				portion of its life history not under direct control of an aquatic life farm
				(i.e., those that are not farm-raised).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 875 - VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA (VHS) › Section 875.20 - Susceptible Species

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a) For purposes
			 of this Part, susceptible species are:
1)
			 those species designated by USDA-APHIS in the Federal Order update of September
			 9, 2008;
2) Additional species
			 known to be carriers of VHS virus (VHSV) that present significant risk to the
			 aquatic resources of Illinois;
3)
			 hybrids (offspring) of listed species for which both parent species are listed;
			 and
4) all species that originate
			 from affected regions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 875 - VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA (VHS) › Section 875.30 - Permits

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a) Application
			 Requirements
Permits to import live VHS-susceptible species may be issued by
				the Department of Natural Resources in accordance with Sections 10-100 and
				20-100 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code [515 ILCS 5/10-100, 20 -100] for
				persons or businesses holding an Aquaculture Permit, Aquatic Life Dealer's
				License or Minnow Dealer's License, or research or educational institutions for
				scientific purposes, under the following provisions:
1) Applicants wishing to import live
			 VHS-susceptible species must make application to the Department in writing, at
			 the following address:
Aquaculture Specialist
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Aquatic Nuisance Species and Aquaculture Program
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield IL 62702-1271
2) The Department may accept applications via
			 fax or email if time permits and it is deemed to be in the best interest of the
			 Department to do so.
3)
			 Applications must contain the following minimum information:
A) name, address and telephone number of the
			 applicant, including the business, research or educational
			 institution;
B) the common and
			 scientific name, size and total number (or pounds) of each VHS-susceptible
			 species for which a permit is requested;
C) date of anticipated imports and number of
			 shipments;
D) source of supply,
			 including name, address and telephone number of the supplier; and
E) any other information requested by the
			 Department (e.g., route of transportation, holding facility location, stocking
			 locations, disposition of animals and federal permit, if required).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 875 - VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA (VHS) › Section 875.40 - Fish Health Inspection Reports

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a)
			 Official FHIR must be issued by and received directly from one of the
			 following:
1) the state competent authority
			 for fish health in the issuing state;
2) a Department approved veterinarian
			 offering diagnostic services for aquatic animals; or
3) a Department approved laboratory for
			 certifying lots of fish as VHS-free.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 875 - VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA (VHS) › Section 875.50 - Unlawful Acts/Penalties

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a) It
			 shall be unlawful to:
1) import
			 VHS-susceptible species into the State of Illinois without a VHS-Susceptible
			 Species Permit issued by the Department;
2) stock VHS-susceptible species into waters
			 of the State without securing permission from Department fish health
			 authorities, or unless an FHIR is on file with the Department;
3) remove live VHS-susceptible species from
			 the waters where legally taken without first securing permission from
			 Department fish health authorities, unless an FHIR is on file with the
			 Department, or as provided in Section
			 875.30(d)(2), (6) and
			 (7);
4) remove natural water from waters of the
			 State via bait bucket, livewell, baitwell, bilge, etc., or any other method
			 without first securing permission from Department fish health authorities,
			 unless an FHIR is on file with the Department, or as provided in Section
			 875.30(d)(2), (6) and
			 (7);
5) remove any watercraft, boat, boat trailer
			 or other equipment from waters of the State without emptying and draining any
			 bait bucket, livewell, baitwell, bilge, etc., or any other compartment capable
			 of holding natural waters; and
6)
			 use wild-trapped fishes as bait within the State of Illinois, other than in the
			 waters where they were legally taken.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 880 - THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE › Section 880.10 - Prohibition of Commercial Use

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It is unlawful to take, possess, buy, sell, offer to buy or
				sell or barter any reptile, amphibian or their eggs or resulting offspring or
				parts taken from the wild in Illinois for commercial purposes, unless otherwise
				authorized by statute.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 880 - THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE › Section 880.20 - Methods of Taking and Capture

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a)
			 Only those persons who hold a valid sport fishing license or a valid
			 Sportsmen's Combination License may take or attempt to take turtles and/or
			 frogs (see
			 515 ILCS
			 5/20-5 ).
b) Common snapping turtles (Chelydra
			 serpentia) may be taken only by hand, hook and line or bow and arrow (except in
			 the counties listed in Section
			 880.60(b)
			 where bowfishing for common snapping turtles is not allowed). The alligator
			 snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is protected and may not be taken by
			 any method, including, but not limited to, any sport fishing method.
c) Bullfrogs and common snapping turtles may
			 be taken only June 15 through October 15. Bullfrogs may be taken only by hook
			 and line, gig, pitchfork, spear, bow and arrow, hand or landing net.
d) No person shall take common snapping
			 turtles or bullfrogs by commercial fishing devices, including dip nets, hoop
			 nets, traps or seines, or by the use of firearms, airguns or gas
			 guns.
e) No person shall take or
			 possess any species of reptile or amphibian listed as endangered or threatened
			 in Illinois (17 Ill. Adm. Code 1010), except as provided by 17 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1070.
f) All other species of
			 reptiles and amphibians may be captured by hand. This shall not restrict the
			 use of legally taken reptiles or amphibians as bait by anglers.
g) Any captured reptiles or amphibians that
			 are not to be retained in the possession of the captor shall be immediately
			 released at the site of capture, unless taken with a lethal method (such as bow
			 and arrow, gig, spear or pitchfork) that does not permit "release with no
			 harm". All common snapping turtles and bullfrogs taken by this method must be
			 kept and counted in the daily catch creel or bag. No culling of these taken
			 species is permitted.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 880 - THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE › Section 880.30 - Daily Catch and Possession Limits

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a)
			 The daily catch limit for common snapping turtles is 2 and for bullfrogs is 8
			 of each species. The possession limit for common snapping turtles is 4 and for
			 bullfrogs is 16.
b) For indigenous
			 Illinois amphibian and reptile taxa (excluding common snapping turtles and
			 bullfrogs), the possession limit is 8 collectively with no more than 4 per
			 taxa.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 880 - THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE › Section 880.40 - Captive Born Reptiles and Amphibians

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Captive born offspring of a legally held reptile or amphibian,
				not intended for commercial purposes, is exempt from the possession limits of
				Section
				880.30
				for a period of ninety (90) days.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 880 - THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE › Section 880.50 - Protection of Habitat

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Habitat features which are disturbed in the course of a search
				for reptiles and amphibians shall be returned to as near their original
				position and condition as possible; e.g., overturned stones and logs shall be
				restored to their original locations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 880 - THE TAKING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS UNDER A SPORT FISHING LICENSE › Section 880.60 - Areas Closed to the Taking of Reptiles and Amphibians

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a) Unless otherwise allowed by statute or
			 administrative rule, the taking of reptiles and amphibians at any time and by
			 any method is prohibited in the following area: the LaRue-Pine Hills/Otter Pond
			 Research Natural Area in Union County. The closed area shall include the
			 Research Natural Area as designated by the U.S. Forest Service and the
			 right-of-way of Forest Road 345 from the intersection of Forest Road 345 with
			 Forest Road 236 to the intersection of Forest Road 345 with the Missouri
			 Pacific railroad tracks.
b)
			 Bowfishing for common snapping turtles is not permitted in the following
			 Illinois counties: Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Gallatin,
			 Saline, Williamson, Jackson, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Massac, Pulaski and
			 Alexander.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.15 - Purpose

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This Part is established to govern the taking, acquisition,
				possession, transport, disposition and commercial use of herptiles defined and
				specified in the Act, the issuance of those permits, and reporting
				requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.20 - Seasons, Limits and Methods of Take for Bullfrogs, Snapping Turtles and Other Native Herptiles

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a) A sport
			 fishing license is required for residents, unless exempt from a sport fishing
			 license under Section 20-5 of the Code to legally collect or take any native
			 herptile taxon on private land, with the landowner's permission.
b) Bullfrogs and common snapping turtles may
			 be taken only June 15 through October 15. There is no closed season on all
			 other non-listed native herptiles.
c) The daily catch limit for bullfrogs is 8,
			 with a possession limit of 16. The daily catch limit for common snapping
			 turtles is 2, with a possession limit of 4.
d) For non-listed native herptile taxa
			 (excluding bullfrogs), the possession limit is 8 collectively, with no more
			 than 4 per species.
e) Unless
			 otherwise authorized, turtles other than common snapping turtles may be taken
			 only by hand. Common snapping turtles may be taken only by hand, hook and line
			 or bow and arrow. Common snapping turtles may not be taken by bow and arrow in
			 the following counties: Randolph, Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Gallatin,
			 Saline, Williamson, Jackson, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Massac, Pulaski and
			 Alexander.
f) Nonresidents
1) Nonresidents may not possess or collect
			 herptiles collected from the wild within this State, except:
A) for scientific purposes with a Herptile
			 Scientific Collection permit; or
B)
			 for personal consumption with a nonresident sport fishing license.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.30 - Counties Documented with Ranavirus

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The following Illinois counties have been
			 documented with Ranavirus: Clark, Jackson, Madison, Monroe and
			 Vermilion.
b) This Section may be
			 amended to add additional counties as ongoing research documents new outbreaks
			 of the virus in Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.45 - Use of Boas, Pythons and Anacondas

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any person using
a boa, python or
			 anaconda that is not native to the United States
, at strictly
			 educational events with no commercialization, sponsored by a school
			 herpetological society, museum, zoo or nature center,
must
			 maintain
control or
physical possession
of that
			 species
at all times
. [
			 510
			 ILCS 68/15-15 ] These events include, but are not
			 limited to, the Chicago Herpetological Society's Reptile Fest, Wildlife
			 Discovery Center's Reptile Rampage, Central Illinois Herpetological Society's
			 Reptile Fair and Midwest Museum of Natural History's Rockin for the
			 Reptiles.
b) In strictly
			 educational events as described in subsection (a), the owner or affiliated
			 agent in control of the boa, python or anaconda shall ensure any contact with
			 the snakes will be supervised and conducted in a manner that results in no
			 physical harm to a member of the public.
c) In licensed pet stores where someone may
			 wish to handle the boa, python or anaconda prior to purchase, or for other
			 reasons, handling shall be supervised and conducted by the owner or affiliated
			 agent in a manner that results in no physical harm to a member of the public
			 while interacting with the snakes.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.50 - Herptile Scientific Collection Permit Application

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any person who wishes to do research on,
			 take or salvage non-listed Illinois herptiles must obtain and possess a valid
			 Herptile Scientific Collection Permit (HSCP) from the Department. The HSCP will
			 permit, for strictly scientific purposes, the capture, marking, handling,
			 banding or collection (including hide, skin, bones, teeth, claws, nest, eggs or
			 young) of any of the herptiles not protected under federal law or the Illinois
			 Endangered Species Protection Act [ 520 ILCS 10 ], but now protected under the
			 Herptiles-Herps Act. Any collections made must be for permanent donation to
			 bonafide public or state scientific, educational or zoological institutions.
			 There is no fee for this permit.
b)
			 To be eligible for an HSCP for scientific research or salvage, the applicant
			 must:
1) be at least 18 years of
			 age;
2) be engaged in scientific
			 research, which may include, but is not necessarily limited to, research
			 sponsored by universities, colleges or scientific institutions; and
3) have public or state scientific,
			 educational or zoological institutions available that will take any voucher
			 herptiles that are collected.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.70 - Herptile Scientific Collection Permit Reports and Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) By January 31
			 annually, the permit holder shall submit to the Department an annual report,
			 either in hardcopy or online, on forms provided by the Department. Failure to
			 provide this report by the due date will result in a violation of this Part and
			 denial of subsequent renewal requests by the permittee for a period of not less
			 than one year.
b) The permittee
			 shall also provide the Department one copy of all written reports resulting
			 from the permitted activities, in a format specified by the Department,
			 including, but not limited to, reports, technical papers or technical notes.
			 Permits will be renewed only after copies of the annual report and all written
			 reports have been received by the Department. Permittees are required to
			 update, when submitting the annual report, any applicable personal or contact
			 information.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.80 - Herpetoculture Permit Requirements, Application and Fees

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A Herpetoculture Permit is required of any
			 persons wishing to:
1) be exempt from his or
			 her possession limits for non-listed native herptile taxa, regardless of
			 whether the permit holder only possesses, or also breeds or
			 commercializes;
2) commercialize
			 any non-listed native herptile taxa that have not originated from the wild in
			 Illinois;
3) breed (either
			 intentionally or unintentionally) any non-listed native herptile
			 taxa.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.90 - Herpetoculture Permit Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Additions of native herptile species to Herpetoculture Permits must be approved
			 by the Department prior to acquisition of the species and any changes or
			 reductions in native herptile species identified on the permit must be reported
			 to the Department in writing no later than the first business day after the
			 change or reduction occurs.
b)
			 Herpetoculture Permit holders must have in possession proof of origin of the
			 native herptiles that are being sold or offered for sale. This can be original
			 receipts from when the permit holder acquired the specimens, along with photo
			 documentation of subsequent hatching eggs and/or hatchlings. Documentation must
			 be presented, upon request, to any authorized officer or agent of the
			 Department or local, state or federal law enforcement officer.
c) Native herptile species held under a
			 Herpetoculture Permit shall be maintained in facilities that meet the standards
			 of Section 885.160.
d) Paper
			 receipts/bills of sale must be issued for each sale of native herptile species.
			 Failure to issue paper receipts/bills of sale or issuance of incomplete paper
			 receipts/bills of sale shall constitute a violation of this Part.
			 Receipts/bills of sale shall include:
1)
			 name, address, phone number and Department Herpetoculture Permit number of the
			 seller in the upper left hand corner;
2) name, address and phone number of the
			 buyer;
3) date of
			 transaction;
4) quantities and
			 species of each native herptile sold.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.100 - Herpetoculture Permit Reporting and Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Resident permit holders shall submit a
			 report by January 31 of each year on forms provided by the Department that
			 summarizes activities conducted under the permit during the preceding calendar
			 year. Failure to submit this annual report by the due date will constitute a
			 violation of this Part and may result in denial of subsequent renewal
			 requests.
b) Any permit holder
			 approved to sell or offer to sell non-listed native herptiles shall present
			 copies of receipts/bills of sale to any agent of the Department or authorized
			 local, state or federal law enforcement officer upon request. Failure to
			 present copies of receipts/bills of sale will constitute a violation of this
			 Part.
c) Resident permit holders
			 applying for renewal of the Herpetoculture Permit shall do so by January 31 of
			 each year and shall submit the nonrefundable fee (see Section 885.80 ), along
			 with the annual report.
d)
			 Nonresident Limited Entry Herpetoculture Permit holders shall submit a report
			 within 30 days after the expiration of the permit, on forms provided by the
			 Department, along with the copies of receipts/bills of sale. Failure to provide
			 to the Department the report and copies will constitute a violation of this
			 Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.110 - Medically Significant Rear-fanged Colubridae

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The following 15 medically significant
			 colubrid genera are subject to this Section:
Alsophis, Boiga, Conophis,
			 Hydrodynastes, Macropisthodon, Malpolon, Oligodon, Phalotris, Philodryas,
			 Psammophis, Rhamphiophis, Thrasops, Tomodon, Waglerophis and Xenodon
[
			 510 ILCS
			 68/10-5 ].
b) Except for boomslangs (Dispholidus), twig
			 snakes (Thelotornis), keelbacks (Rhabdophis), brown tree snake (Boiga
			 irregularis), and Lichtenstein's green racer (Philodryas olfersii), all other
			 medically significant species within the genera listed in subsection (a) may be
			 kept with a Herptile Special Use Permit and be exempt from the required hours
			 of experience needed (see Section 10-15 of the Act) and liability insurance
			 requirement (see Section 60-5 of the Act). Annual permit fee, reporting
			 requirements, prohibition on breeding (intentional or unintentional), and
			 required educational programs remain in effect. The facilities to be used to
			 house rear-fanged colubrids must still meet the standards of Article 10 of the
			 Act (Venomous Reptiles) and Section
			 885.220.
			 Experience with rear-fanged colubrids will not count towards experience with
			 other venomous species.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.120 - Resident Herptile Special Use Permit Requirements, Application and Fee

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A Herptile
			 Special Use Permit is required of any resident who commits to conducting at
			 least 6 educational programs per calendar years, for which he or she is seeking
			 to possess any venomous reptile or other special use herptile species,
			 including, but not limited to, any crocodilian, Komodo dragon or crocodile
			 monitor lizard, pursuant to Articles 10, 20 (Crocodilians) and 25 (Monitor
			 Lizards) of the Act, unless exempted under Section 110-5 of the Act. An
			 application for a Herptile Special Use Permit must file an application with the
			 Department on a form provided by the Department. Information items requested on
			 application forms will include, but are not limited to: name, address, phone
			 number, list of herptile species to be requested for that permit. These forms
			 may be submitted via email at DNR.HerpPermit@illinois.gov, or hardcopy
			 applications may be mailed to IDNR, Herptile Permits, One Natural Resources
			 Way, Springfield IL 62702. A period of 60 days should be allowed for the
			 Department to receive and approve permits. Unless otherwise exempted by the
			 Department, prior to any person obtaining a Herptile Special Use Permit, the
			 following criteria must be met:
1) Applicants
			 must be at least 18 years of age and complete all portions of the permit
			 application form. Incomplete applications will be rejected.
2) Each applicant must submit payment for
			 each application. The nonrefundable annual fee for a residential Herptile
			 Special Use Permit shall be $250 per permittee.
3) The requirements of Article 60 of the Act
			 (Herptile Special Use Requirements) must be met.
4) The venomous or special use herptile
			 species applied for must be included in the approved list in Section 10-20,
			 20-5 or 25-5 of the Act.
5) Unless
			 otherwise exempted, proof of the liability insurance or surety bond required by
			 Section 60-5 of the Act shall be provided and maintained during the term of the
			 permit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.130 - Resident Herptile Special Use Permit Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Special use herptiles for which a Herptile
			 Special Use Permit has been issued will not count against an individual's
			 possession limits under the Herpetoculture Permit.
b) It shall be unlawful for any person to
			 propagate or attempt to propagate any special use herptile, either
			 intentionally or unintentionally, without a Herptile Special Use
			 Permit.
c) It shall be unlawful for
			 any person to sell or offer for sale any special use herptile without a
			 Herptile Special Use Permit.
d)
			 Additions of specimens to Herptile Special Use Permits must be approved prior
			 to acquisition of the specimens. Any changes in numbers of specimens possessed
			 must be reported to the Department in writing no later than the first business
			 day after that change occurs.
e) A
			 minimum of 6 documented educational programs shall be required of each
			 permittee per calendar year.
f) The
			 special use herptile shall be maintained in a facility that meets the
			 requirements of Sections 10-25, 20-15 and 25-15 of the Act and Section 885.160
			 of this Part.
g) Educational
			 program use of special use herptiles shall be in accordance with Sections
			 10-30, 20-20 and 25-20 of the Act.
h) Transport of special use herptiles shall
			 be in accordance with Sections 10-35, 20-25 and 25-25 of the Act.
i) All special use herptiles must be
			 pit-tagged or microchipped to individually identify them unless the specimen is
			 too small to be tagged or chipped. In that case, a color photograph documenting
			 pattern aberrancies unique to that specimen may be accepted until the herptile
			 is larger, at the sole discretion of the Department.
j) The Herptile Special Use Permit, or a
			 valid copy of the permit, must be in the possession of the holder or his or her
			 agent (the agent must be disclosed in the permit application) when engaged in
			 activities involving special use herptile species and presented upon demand to
			 any authorized officer or agent of the Department or authorized local, state or
			 federal law enforcement officer.
k)
			 No person shall transfer a Herptile Special Use Permit to another
			 person.
l) The authorization on the
			 face of a permit that allows specific activities (such as taking, possession,
			 etc.), specifies the number or quantity of special use herptile specimens or
			 products, or otherwise specifically limits the permit are to be strictly
			 construed and shall not be interpreted to permit similar or related matters
			 outside the scope of strict construction.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.140 - Resident Herptile Special Use Permit Reporting Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A person who possesses any special use
			 herptile must maintain records pertaining to the acquisition, possession and
			 disposition of the special use herptile.
b) 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 any
			 authorized officer or agent of the Department or authorized local, state or
			 federal law enforcement officer.
c)
			 All pit-tag or microchip numbers, and any identifying photographs, are to be
			 maintained as other pertinent records, unless otherwise provided.
d) Holders of Herptile Special Use Permits
			 shall submit a report by January 31 of each year on forms provided by the
			 Department that summarizes activities conducted under the permit during the
			 preceding calendar year. Failure to submit this annual report by the due date
			 will constitute a violation of this Part.
e) Permit holders may transfer special use
			 herptiles to other permit holders with written approved by the Department. The
			 transferring permit holder must include copies of receipts/bills of sale with
			 the annual report. Failure to provide copies of receipts/bills of sale will
			 constitute a violation of this Part.
f) Permit holders seeking to renew their
			 Herptile Special Use Permits must submit the renewal application by January 31
			 of each year and must submit the nonrefundable permit fee (see Section
			 885.120(a)(2) ), liability insurance renewal (if applicable), and proof of
			 educational programs, along with the annual reports.
g) A permit holder shall notify the
			 Department in writing of any change in his or her name or address or any change
			 in his or her operations within 10 days after making the change.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 885 - HERPTILE CODE › Section 885.150 - Limited Entry (Nonresident) Special Use Herptile Permits; Fees, Reporting and Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Nonresidents
			 seeking to transport, ship or display venomous or other special use herptiles
			 through or within the State must apply for a Limited Entry Special Use Herptile
			 Permit. The permit shall be valid for a specified period that does not exceed
			 30 consecutive days. The nonrefundable fee for the Limited Entry Permit is
			 $25.
b)
The Department may
			 issue a Limited Entry Permit to an applicant who:
1)
is not a resident of this
			 State;
2)
complies
			 with the requirements of the Act and this Part;
3)
provides proof to the Department
			 that he or she shall, during the permit term, maintain sufficient liability
			 insurance coverage
of $100,000 per special use herptile, up to a
			 maximum of $1,000,000
;
4)
pays to the Department, along with
			 each Limited Entry Permit, a nonrefundable fee
of $25;
5)
uses the
special use
herptile for an activity authorized in the Limited Entry
			 Permit
[
			 510 ILCS
			 68/65-5 ]; and
6) meets the standards defined in Article 10
			 of the Act and Section 885.160 of this Part to house special use
			 herptiles.