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| Public Act 104-0714 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning wildlife. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 2.33a as follows: | ||||
(520 ILCS 5/2.33a) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.33a) | ||||
Sec. 2.33a. Trapping. | ||||
(a) It is unlawful to fail to visit and remove all animals | ||||
from traps staked out, set, used, tended, placed or maintained | ||||
at least once each calendar day. | ||||
(b) It is unlawful for any person to place, set, use, or | ||||
maintain a foothold leghold trap or one of similar | ||||
construction on land, that has a jaw spread of larger than 6 | ||||
1/2 inches (16.6 CM), or a body-gripping trap or one of similar | ||||
construction having a jaw spread larger than 7 inches (17.8 | ||||
CM) on a side if square and 8 inches (20.4 CM) if round. The | ||||
diameter of traps shall be measured from the inside edges of | ||||
the outer most portion of the jaws of the trap. | ||||
(c) It is unlawful for any person to place, set, use, or | ||||
maintain a foothold leghold trap or one of similar | ||||
construction in water, that has a jaw spread of larger than 8 | ||||
1/2 inches (21.59 CM) 7 1/2 inches (19.1 CM), or a | ||||
body-gripping trap or one of similar construction having a jaw | ||||
spread larger than 10 inches (25.4 CM) on a side if square and | ||
12 inches (30.5 CM) if round. The diameter of traps shall be | ||
measured from the inside edges of the outer most portion of the | ||
jaws of the trap perpendicular to the hinges or frame at the | ||
widest point. | ||
(d) It is unlawful to use any trap with saw-toothed, | ||
spiked, or toothed jaws. | ||
(e) It is unlawful to destroy, disturb or in any manner | ||
interfere with dams, lodges, burrows or feed beds of beaver | ||
while trapping for beaver or to set a trap inside a muskrat | ||
house or beaver lodge, except that this shall not apply to | ||
individuals who are acting pursuant to the provisions of | ||
Section 2.37 or as provided for by administrative rule. | ||
(f) It is unlawful to trap beaver or river otter with: (1) | ||
a foothold leghold trap or one of similar construction having | ||
an inside a jaw spread of less than 5 1/2 inches (13.9 CM) or | ||
more than 8 1/2 inches(21.59 CM) 7 1/2 inches (19.1 CM), or (2) | ||
a body-gripping trap or one of similar construction having a | ||
jaw spread of less than 7 inches (17.7 CM) or more than 10 | ||
inches (25.4 CM) on a side if square and 12 inches (30.5 CM) if | ||
round, except that these restrictions shall not apply during | ||
the open season for trapping raccoons. The diameter of traps | ||
shall be measured from the inside edges of the outer most | ||
portion of the jaws of the trap perpendicular to the hinges or | ||
frame at the widest point. | ||
(g) It is unlawful to set traps closer than 10 feet (3.05 | ||
M) from any hole or den which may be occupied by a game mammal | ||
or fur-bearing mammal except that this restriction shall not | ||
apply to water sets. | ||
(h) It is unlawful to trap or attempt to trap any | ||
fur-bearing mammal with any colony, cage, box, or stove-pipe | ||
trap designed to take more than one mammal at a single setting. | ||
(i) It is unlawful for any person to set or place any trap | ||
designed to take any fur-bearing mammal protected by this Act | ||
during the closed trapping season. Proof that any trap was | ||
placed during the closed trapping season shall be deemed prima | ||
facie evidence of a violation of this provision. | ||
(j) It is unlawful to place, set, or maintain any foothold | ||
leghold trap or one of similar construction within thirty (30) | ||
feet (9.14 m) of bait placed in such a manner or position that | ||
it is not completely covered and concealed from sight, except | ||
that this shall not apply to underwater sets. Bait shall mean | ||
and include any bait composed of mammal, bird, or fish flesh, | ||
fur, hide, entrails or feathers. | ||
(k) (Blank). | ||
(l) It is unlawful for any person to place, set, use or | ||
maintain a snare trap or one of similar construction in water, | ||
that has a loop diameter exceeding 15 inches (38.1 CM) or a | ||
cable or wire diameter of more than 1/8 inch (3.2 MM) or less | ||
than 5/64 inch (2.0 MM), that is constructed of stainless | ||
steel metal cable or wire, and that does not have a mechanical | ||
lock, anchor swivel and stop device to prevent the mechanical | ||
lock from closing the noose loop to a diameter of less than 2 | ||
1/2 inches (6.4 CM). | ||
(m) It is unlawful to trap muskrat or mink with (1) a | ||
foothold leghold trap or one of similar construction or (2) a | ||
body-gripping trap or one of similar construction unless the | ||
body-gripping trap or similar trap is completely submerged | ||
underwater when set. These restrictions shall not apply during | ||
the open season for trapping raccoons. | ||
(Source: P.A. 103-37, eff. 6-9-23.) | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||