Rep. Jack D. Franks
Filed: 3/24/2014
 
 


 




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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4329




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4329 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


4 "Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by 
5changing Sections 20-45, 20-50, and 20-51 as follows:



6 (515 ILCS 5/20-45) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)



7 Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses 
8for residents
of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:


9  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for 
10 sport fishing
devices as defined in Section 10-95 or 
11 spearing devices as defined in
Section 10-110, the fee is 
12 $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old,
one-half of the 
13 current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or 
14 older,
and, commencing with the 2012 license year, one-half 
15 of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of 
16 the United States Armed Forces after returning from service 
 
 
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1 abroad or mobilization by the President of the United 
2 States. Veterans must provide, to the Department at one of 
3 the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their 
4 service. The Department shall establish what constitutes 
5 suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing 
6 fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.

7  (a-5) The fee for all sport fishing licenses shall be 
8 $1 for residents over 75 years of age who are enrolled in 
9 the Benefit Access Program with the Department on Aging. 

10  (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing 
11 device shall
obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee 
12 for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the 
13 fee for which is $14.50.
Each and every commercial device 
14 used shall be licensed by a resident
commercial fisherman 
15 as follows:


16   (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, 
17 of seine
the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow 
18 trap, or net for commercial
purposes the fee is $20.


19   (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot 
20 line
device,
basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee 
21 is $3.


22   (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for 
23 the first 2000
lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of 
24 gill net the fee is $10; and
for each 1000 additional 
25 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10.
These 
26 fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water 
 
 
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1 or on drying
reels on the shore.


2   (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof, 
3 of gill net
or trammel net the fee is $18.


4  (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a 
5 sportsmen's
combination license that shall entitle the 
6 holder to the same
non-commercial fishing privileges as 
7 residents holding a license as
described in subsection (a) 
8 of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as 
9 residents holding a license to hunt all species as

10 described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No 
11 sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to any 
12 individual who would be ineligible for
either the fishing 
13 or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's
combination 
14 license fee shall be $25.50.
For residents age 65 or older, 
15 the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a
sportsmen's 
16 combination license. For resident veterans of the United 
17 States Armed Forces after returning from service abroad or 
18 mobilization by the President of the United States, the 
19 fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is one-half of 
20 the fee charged for a
sportsmen's combination license. 
21 Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of the 
22 Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their 
23 service. The Department shall establish what constitutes 
24 suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing 
25 sportsmen's
combination licenses to resident veterans at a 
26 reduced fee.


 
 
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1  (d) For 24 hours of fishing
by sport fishing devices
as 
2 defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined 
3 in Section
10-110 the fee is $5. This license does not 
4 exempt the licensee from the
requirement for a salmon or 
5 inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for
by this 
6 subsection
are not required for residents of the State of 
7 Illinois who have obtained the
license provided for in 
8 subsection (a) of this Section.


9  (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel 
10 device shall
obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee 
11 for which shall be $50.


12  (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing 
13 residency as required
by the Department, may obtain a 
14 lifetime hunting or fishing license or
lifetime 
15 sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the 
16 holder to
the same non-commercial fishing privileges as 
17 residents holding a license
as described in paragraph (a) 
18 of this Section and to the same hunting
privileges as 
19 residents holding a license to hunt all species as 
20 described
in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime 
21 sportsmen's combination
license shall be issued to or 
22 retained by any individual
who would be ineligible for 
23 either the fishing or hunting license
separately, either 
24 upon issuance, or in any year a violation would
subject an 
25 individual to have either or both fishing or hunting 
26 privileges
rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing 
 
 
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1 license fees shall be as follows:


2   (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing 
3 license fee.


4   (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting 
5 license fee.


6   (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x 
7 the current
sportsmen's combination license fee.

8 Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall 
9be charged
for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department 
10may establish rules and
regulations for the issuance and use of 
11lifetime licenses and may suspend
or revoke any lifetime 
12license issued under this Section for violations of
those rules 
13or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the

14Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a 
15lifetime
hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have 
16in their possession,
while in the field, a certificate of 
17competency as required under Section
3.2 of the Wildlife Code. 
18Any lifetime license issued under this Section
shall not exempt 
19individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits

20required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife 
21Code.
Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall 
22sign the stamps
and have them in their possession while fishing 
23or hunting with a lifetime
license. All fees received from the 
24issuance
of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish 
25and Wildlife Endowment
Fund.

26 Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this 
 
 
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1Section, all
licenses provided for in this Section shall expire 
2on March 31 of
each year, except that the license provided for 
3in subsection (d) of
this Section shall expire 24 hours after 
4the effective date and time listed
on the face of the license.

5 All individuals required to have and failing to have the 
6license provided
for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section 
7shall be fined according to the
provisions of Section 20-35 of 
8this Code.

9 All individuals required to have and failing to have the 
10licenses
provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this 
11Section shall be guilty of a
Class B misdemeanor.

12(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12; 
1397-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)





14 (515 ILCS 5/20-50) (from Ch. 56, par. 20-50)



15 Sec. 20-50. Salmon stamp fee. The fee for a salmon stamp 
16shall be $6 for
both resident and non-resident licensees. The 
17fee for a salmon stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 
18years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program 
19with the Department on Aging. Every person shall sign the 
20salmon
stamp or affix the salmon stamp to his or her license. 
21These stamps shall
expire on March 31 of each year. All 
22individuals required to have and failing
to have a salmon stamp 
23as provided in Section 20-10 of this Code shall be
guilty of a 
24petty offense.

25(Source: P.A. 87-833; 88-91.)





 
 
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1 (515 ILCS 5/20-51)



2 Sec. 20-51. Inland trout stamp. The fee for an inland trout 
3stamp shall
be $6 for both resident and nonresident licensees. 
4The fee for an inland trout stamp shall be waived for residents 
5over 75 years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access 
6Program with the Department on Aging. These stamps shall expire

7on March 31 of each year. All individuals required to have and 
8who fail to
have an inland trout stamp, as provided in Section 
920-11 of this Code, shall be
guilty of a petty offense.

10(Source: P.A. 88-91.)


11 Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing 
12Section 3.2 as follows:



13 (520 ILCS 5/3.2) (from Ch. 61, par. 3.2)



14 Sec. 3.2. Hunting license; application; instruction. 
15Before the
Department or any county, city, village, township, 
16incorporated town clerk
or his duly designated agent or any 
17other person authorized or designated
by the Department to 
18issue hunting licenses shall issue a hunting license
to any 
19person, the person shall file his application with the 
20Department or
other party authorized to issue licenses on a 
21form provided by the
Department and further give definite proof 
22of identity and place of legal
residence. Each clerk 
23designating agents to issue licenses and stamps
shall furnish 
 
 
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1the Department, within 10 days following the appointment, the

2names and mailing addresses of the agents. Each clerk or his 
3duly
designated agent shall be authorized to sell licenses and 
4stamps only
within the territorial area for which he was 
5elected or appointed. No duly
designated agent is authorized to 
6furnish licenses or stamps for
issuance by any other business 
7establishment. Each
application shall be executed and sworn to 
8and shall set forth the name
and description of the applicant 
9and place of residence.

10 No hunting license shall be issued to any person born on or 
11after January
1,
1980
unless he presents the person authorized 
12to issue the license
evidence that he has held a hunting 
13license issued by the State of Illinois
or another state in a 
14prior year, or a certificate of competency as
provided in this 
15Section. Persons under 16 years of age may be issued a
Lifetime 
16Hunting or Sportsmen's Combination License as provided under 
17Section
20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code but shall not 
18be entitled to hunt
unless they have a certificate of 
19competency as provided in this Section and
they shall have the 
20certificate in their possession while hunting.

21 The Department of Natural Resources shall authorize

22personnel of the
Department or certified volunteer instructors 
23to conduct courses, of not
less than 10 hours in length, in 
24firearms and hunter safety, which may include
training in bow 
25and arrow safety, at regularly specified intervals throughout

26the State. Persons successfully completing the course shall 
 
 
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1receive a
certificate of competency. The Department of Natural 
2Resources may further
cooperate with any reputable association 
3or organization in establishing
courses if the organization has 
4as one of its objectives the promotion of
safety in the 
5handling of firearms or bow and arrow.

6 The Department of Natural Resources shall designate any

7person found by it
to be competent to give instruction in the 
8handling of firearms, hunter
safety, and bow and arrow. The 
9persons so appointed shall give the
course of instruction and 
10upon the successful completion shall
issue to the person 
11instructed a certificate of competency in the safe
handling of 
12firearms, hunter safety, and bow and arrow. No charge shall
be 
13made for any course of instruction except for materials or 
14ammunition
consumed. The Department of Natural Resources shall

15furnish information on
the requirements of hunter safety 
16education programs to be distributed
free of charge to 
17applicants for hunting licenses by the persons
appointed and 
18authorized to issue licenses. Funds for the conducting of

19firearms and hunter safety courses shall be taken from the fee 
20charged
for the Firearm Owners Identification Card.

21 The fee for a hunting license to hunt all species for a 
22resident of
Illinois is $12. For residents age 65 or older, 
23and, commencing with the 2012 license year, resident veterans 
24of the United States Armed Forces after returning from service 
25abroad or mobilization by the President of the United States, 
26the fee is one-half of the
fee charged for a hunting license to 
 
 
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1hunt all species for a resident of
Illinois. Veterans must 
2provide to the Department, at one of the Department's 5 
3regional offices, verification of their service. The 
4Department shall establish what constitutes suitable 
5verification of service for the purpose of issuing resident 
6veterans hunting
licenses at a reduced fee. The fee for a 
7hunting license to hunt all species shall be $1 for residents 
8over 75 years of age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access 
9Program with the Department on Aging. Nonresidents shall be 
10charged $57 for a hunting license.

11 Nonresidents may be issued a nonresident hunting license 
12for a
period not to exceed 10 consecutive days' hunting in the 
13State and shall
be charged a fee of $35.

14 A special nonresident hunting license authorizing a 
15nonresident to
take game birds by hunting on a game breeding 
16and hunting preserve
area only, established under Section 3.27, 
17shall be issued upon proper
application being made and payment 
18of a fee equal to that for a resident
hunting license. The 
19expiration date of this license shall be on the same
date each 
20year that game breeding and hunting preserve
area licenses 
21expire.

22 Each applicant for a State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, 
23regardless of
his residence or other condition, shall pay a fee 
24of $15 and
shall receive a stamp. The fee for a State Migratory 
25Waterfowl Stamp shall be waived for residents over 75 years of 
26age who are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program with the 
 
 
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1Department on Aging. Except as provided under
Section 20-45 of 
2the Fish and Aquatic Life Code,
the stamp shall be signed by 
3the person or affixed to his license
or permit in a space 
4designated by the Department for that purpose.

5 Each applicant for a State Habitat Stamp, regardless of his 
6residence
or other condition, shall pay a fee of $5 and shall 
7receive a
stamp. The fee for a State Habitat Stamp shall be 
8waived for residents over 75 years of age who are enrolled in 
9the Benefit Access Program with the Department on Aging. Except 
10as provided under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life

11Code, the stamp shall be signed by the person or affixed to his 
12license or
permit in a space designated by the Department for 
13that purpose.

14 Nothing in this Section shall be construed as to require 
15the purchase
of more than one State Habitat Stamp by any person 
16in any one license year.

17 The fees for State Pheasant Stamps and State Furbearer 
18Stamps shall be waived for residents over 75 years of age who 
19are enrolled in the Benefit Access Program with the Department 
20on Aging. 
21 The Department shall furnish the holders of hunting 
22licenses and stamps
with an insignia as evidence of possession 
23of license, or license and
stamp, as the Department may 
24consider advisable. The insignia shall be
exhibited and used as 
25the Department may order.

26 All other hunting licenses and all State stamps shall 
 
 
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1expire upon
March 31 of each year.

2 Every person holding any license, permit, or stamp issued 
3under the
provisions of this Act shall have it in his 
4possession for immediate
presentation for inspection to the 
5officers and authorized employees of
the Department, any 
6sheriff, deputy sheriff, or any other peace officer making
a 
7demand for it. This provision shall not apply to Department 
8owned or
managed sites where it is required that all hunters 
9deposit their license,
permit, or Firearm Owner's 
10Identification Card at the check station upon
entering the 
11hunting areas.

12(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12.)



13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
14becoming law.".