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Sen. Neil Anderson
Filed: 4/5/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 709
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 709 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Herptiles-Herps Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 5-30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (510 ILCS 68/5-30)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5-30. Taking of turtles or bullfrogs; illegal devices. |
| 8 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no No |
| 9 | | person shall take turtles or bullfrogs by commercial fishing |
| 10 | | devices, including dip nets, hoop nets, traps, or seines, or by |
| 11 | | the use of firearms, airguns, or gas guns. Except as otherwise |
| 12 | | provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of this Section, |
| 13 | | turtles Turtles may be taken only by hand or means of hook and |
| 14 | | line. |
| 15 | | (b) Bullfrog; common snapping turtle; open season. |
| 16 | | (1) All individuals taking bullfrogs shall possess a |
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| 1 | | valid sport fishing license and may take bullfrogs only |
| 2 | | during the open season to be specified by administrative |
| 3 | | rule. Bullfrogs may only be taken by hook and line, gig, |
| 4 | | pitchfork, spear, bow and arrow, hand, or landing net.
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| 5 | | (2) The daily catch limit and total possession limit |
| 6 | | for all properly licensed persons shall be specified by |
| 7 | | administrative rule.
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| 8 | | (3) All persons taking common snapping turtles shall |
| 9 | | possess a valid sport fishing license and may take common |
| 10 | | snapping turtles only during the open season to be |
| 11 | | specified by administrative rule. Common snapping turtles |
| 12 | | (Chelydra serpentina) may be taken only by hand, hook and |
| 13 | | line, trap, or bow and arrow, except in the counties listed |
| 14 | | in Section 5-35 where bowfishing for common snapping |
| 15 | | turtles is not allowed.
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| 16 | | (4) The daily catch limit and total possession limit |
| 17 | | for all properly licensed persons shall be specified by |
| 18 | | administrative rule. |
| 19 | | (c) The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) |
| 20 | | is protected and may not be taken by any method including, but |
| 21 | | not limited to, any sport fishing method.
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| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)".
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