ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 17: CONSERVATION
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE
PART 885 HERPTILE CODE
SECTION 885.30 COUNTIES DOCUMENTED WITH RANAVIRUS


 

Section 885.30  Counties Documented with Ranavirus

 

a)         Pursuant to 510 ILCS 68/30-10, collection of wild turtles for races or other types of events involving congregating and gathering numbers of wild turtles is prohibited in counties where ranavirus has been documented.

 

b)         The following Illinois counties have been documented with Ranavirus:  Clark, Cook, Jackson, Lake, Madison, Monroe and Vermilion.

 

c)         This Section may be amended to add additional counties as ongoing research documents new outbreaks of the virus in Illinois.

 

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10413, effective July 31, 2025)