WILDLIFE CD-NUISANCE ANIMALS Senate SponsorsSen. Jil Tracy, Neil Anderson and Andrew S. Chesney House Sponsors(Rep. Travis Weaver, Charles Meier and Wayne A Rosenthal) 6/30/2023SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0225 520 ILCS 5/2.37from Ch. 61, par. 2.37Amends the Wildlife Code. Repeals provisions authorizing, under certain conditions, drainage districts to control beaver populations. Provides that a drainage district, road district or similar body, landowner, tenant, or the designee of a drainage district, road district, landowner, or tenant shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit to control nuisance raccoons, opossums, muskrats, skunks, coyotes, or beavers if all applicable provisions for licenses are complied with and any trap types and sizes used are in compliance with the Act, including marking or identification. Provides that landowners, tenants, or their designees may remove cottontail rabbits or grey or fox squirrels from their property, but only by means of a live trap, if the cottontail rabbits and grey or fox squirrels are released alive and unharmed in suitable habitat that is not within any city or town and not within any park. Provides that the designee of a drainage district, road district, landowner, or tenant must have a signed and dated written authorization from the drainage district, landowner, or tenant in possession at all times when conducting animal control activities. Provides that the exemption from obtaining a permit shall be valid only upon property owned, leased, or controlled by the drainage district, road district, landowner, or tenant. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes provision that landowners, tenants, or their designees may remove cottontail rabbits or grey or fox squirrels from their property, but only by means of a live trap, if the cottontail rabbits and grey or fox squirrels are released alive and unharmed in suitable habitat that is not within any city or town and not within any park. Deletes references to designees of road districts, landowners, and tenants. Provides that the exemption from obtaining a permit to control nuisance raccoons, opossums, muskrats, skunks, coyotes, or beavers shall be valid only upon property owned, leased, or controlled by the drainage district (rather than property owned, leased, or controlled by the drainage district, road district, landowner, or tenant).Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes provision that landowners, tenants, or their designees may remove cottontail rabbits or grey or fox squirrels from their property, but only by means of a live trap, if the cottontail rabbits and grey or fox squirrels are released alive and unharmed in suitable habitat that is not within any city or town and not within any park. Deletes references to landowners and tenants. Provides that for purposes of the provisions concerning the authority to kill wildlife causing damage, provides that a "road district" includes a township road district. 2/9/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy 2/9/2023SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 2/21/2023SenateAssigned to Agriculture 2/23/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson 3/9/2023SenateDo Pass Agriculture; 012-000-000 3/9/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 3/17/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy 3/17/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/21/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 3/22/2023SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney 3/23/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 013-000-000 3/24/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy 3/24/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/28/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 3/29/2023SenateSecond Reading 3/29/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Tracy 3/29/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2023 3/30/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 012-000-000 3/30/2023SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/30/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Tracy 3/30/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/30/2023SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 3/31/2023HouseArrived in House 3/31/2023HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver 4/11/2023HouseFirst Reading 4/11/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/18/2023HouseAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 4/25/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-001-000 4/26/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier 4/26/2023HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal 4/26/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/2/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/2/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 5/9/2023SenatePassed Both Houses 6/7/2023SenateSent to the Governor 6/30/2023SenateGovernor Approved 6/30/2023SenateEffective Date June 30, 2023 6/30/2023SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0225