Sen. Neil Anderson
Filed: 3/5/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1890 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1890 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Herptiles-Herps Act is amended by changing 
5Section 5-30 as follows:
 
6    (510 ILCS 68/5-30)
7    Sec. 5-30. Taking of turtles or bullfrogs; illegal 
8devices. 
9    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, turtles 
10Turtles or bullfrogs may be taken only by methods set forth in 
11administrative rule.
12    (b) Bullfrog; common snapping turtle; open season. 
13        (1) All persons taking bullfrogs shall possess a valid 
14    sport fishing license issued under Article 20 of the Fish 
15    and Aquatic Life Code and may take bullfrogs only during 
16    the open season to be specified by administrative rule. 
 
 
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1        (2) The daily catch limit and total possession limit 
2    for all properly licensed persons shall be specified by 
3    administrative rule. 
4        (3) All persons taking common snapping turtles shall 
5    possess a valid sport fishing license issued under Article 
6    20 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code and may take common 
7    snapping turtles only during the open season to be 
8    specified by administrative rule. Common snapping turtles 
9    (Chelydra serpentina) may be taken only by methods set 
10    forth in administrative rule, except in the counties 
11    listed in administrative rule where bowfishing for common 
12    snapping turtles is not allowed. Notwithstanding any 
13    administrative rule to the contrary, common snapping 
14    turtles may be taken by live trap, subject to the 
15    following conditions: 
16            (A) live traps must be checked every 24 hours; 
17            (B) live traps must be equipped with flotation 
18        equipment, adequate to have at least 2 inches of the 
19        containment area above the surface of the water; and
20            (C) every live trap must be marked with the 
21        owner's name and address or Department of Natural 
22        Resources customer number. 
23        (4) The daily catch limit and total possession limit 
24    for all properly licensed persons shall be specified by 
25    administrative rule. 
26    (c) (Blank). 
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)".