Illinois Administrative Code › Title 20 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part 1230 - FIREARM OWNER'S IDENTIFICATION CARD ACT › Appendix B - List of Assault Weapons Approved for Hunting Use Expressly Permitted Under the Wildlife Code

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) As used in this Appendix B:
1)
"Centerfire" means a gun that will only
				fire a round that contains the primer in the center of the cartridge and not in
				the rim of the cartridge.
[520 ILCS
				5/1.2aa ]
2) "Migratory game birds" means all wild species of
				ducks, geese, swans, doves, pigeons, cranes, rails, coots, gallinules,
				woodcocks, and snipes consistent with
				50 CFR
				20.11.
3) "Near" means adjacent, nearby, or in close
				proximity.
4)
"Single shot" means a gun that is either
				manufactured or modified to only be capable of holding a total of one round in
				the magazine and chamber combined.
Firearms shall be considered single
				shot if there is no magazine in possession of or near a hunter in the field,
				and the firearm can only hold a total of one round. Assault rifles may be
				modified to be a single shot firearm, for example by removing the internal
				magazine springs and follower, using a plug to block the magazine tube, using a
				"0 round" magazine, or otherwise modifying the receiver or internal magazine of
				the rifle.
"Single shot" does not include:
A)
A rifle in the possession of a person who
				is also in possession of or in close proximity to a magazine that would allow
				the rifle to be capable of holding more than one round; or
B)
A revolver. A gun shall be considered
				single shot if there is no magazine in the possession of or in close proximity
				to a hunter in the field and the gun can only hold a total of one
				round.
[520 ILCS 5/1.2bb ]
b) This Appendix sets forth those weapons that are approved
for hunting use expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code
[520 ILCS
				5 ] and was compiled
in consultation with the
				Department of Natural Resources
. [720 ILCS
				5/24-1.9] This list is not exhaustive and is not
				intended to prohibit hunting with a firearm that otherwise meets the definition
				of assault weapon as defined by Section 24-1.9(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of
				2012 [720
				ILCS 5/24-1.9(a)(1)] if such firearm is in compliance
				with the hunting requirements within the Wildlife Code.
1) Shotguns as set forth in subsection (b)(12) are
				permitted for hunting cock pheasant, Hungarian partridge, bobwhite quail, wild
				turkey, crow, and migratory game birds if the shotgun meets the gauge or
				caliber, ammunition, and number of rounds limitations pursuant to the Wildlife
				Code and as set forth by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in Title
				17 of the Illinois Administrative Code.
2) All assault weapons set forth in Section
				1230.Appendix A are permitted for hunting raccoon, opossum, striped skunk, red
				fox, gray fox, bobcat, squirrels, and woodchuck (groundhog), coyote, cottontail
				and swamp rabbit, and wild swine if the weapon meets the gauge or caliber,
				ammunition, and number of rounds limitations pursuant to the Wildlife Code and
				as set forth by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in Title 17 of the
				Illinois Administrative Code.
3) All assault weapons set forth in Section
				1230.Appendix A are permitted for hunting white tailed deer if the weapon meets
				the gauge or caliber, ammunition and centerfire single shot limitations
				pursuant to Section 2.25 of the Wildlife Code and as
				set forth by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in Title 17 of the
				Illinois Administrative Code. Hunters may not be in possession of or near a
				magazine that can alter the rifle to no longer meet the definition of single
				shot.
4) No assault weapon set forth in Section
				1230.Appendix A is permitted for hunting beaver, badger, river otter, weasel,
				mink and muskrat. For additional information regarding trapping of such
				wildlife please refer to the Wildlife Code and the administrative rules adopted
				by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in Title 17 of the Illinois
				Administrative Code.
c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), all assault weapons approved
				for hunting are subject to existing laws under the Wildlife Code [520 ILCS
				5 ] and rules under Title 17 of the Illinois
				Administrative Code, including, but not limited to, the number of rounds
				permitted in, a magazine and chamber combined; the Illinois Department of
				Natural Resources site specific rules; caliber of weapon, type of ammunition,
				and circumstances under which the weapon can be used to hunt a specific
				species; and the season when wildlife may be taken. (See also 17 Ill. Adm. Code
				510, 530, 550, 570, 590, 650, 660, 675, 680, 690, 710, 715, 730, and
				740).
d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), possession of
				assault weapons must be compliant with the Protecting Illinois Communities Act
				(P.A. 102-1116) and the administrative rules required by such Act, including
				but not limited to the electronic endorsement affidavit requirement as set
				forth in Section 1230.15(b)(3).
e) This list shall be updated annually in rule and will be
				available and updated regularly on the Illinois State Police
				website.