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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3063

Introduced 1/28/2026, by Sen. Linda Holmes

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

520 ILCS 5/2.40 new
520 ILCS 5/3.5

from Ch. 61, par. 3.5

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person shall not organize,
sponsor, promote, conduct, or participate in any contest, organized
competition, tournament, or derby that has as its objective the taking of a
fur-bearing mammal for cash, prizes, or other inducement. Provides an
exception for field trials, certain wildlife damage control activities,
and certain lawful hunting or trapping activities. Establishes penalties
for violations.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning wildlife.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
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Section 3.5 and by adding 2.40 as follows:

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(520 ILCS 5/2.40 new)
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Sec. 2.40.
Fur-bearing mammal killing contests prohibited.

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person shall
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not organize, sponsor, promote, conduct, or participate in any
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contest, organized competition, tournament, or derby that has
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as its objective the taking of a fur-bearing mammal, as
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defined in Section 1.2g, for cash, prizes, or other
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inducement.
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(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to:
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(1) field trials permitted by the Department under
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Section 2.34;
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(2) wildlife damage control activities authorized
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under a permit issued by the Department under Section 2.37
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as long as those activities do not take place during a
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contest, organized competition, tournament, or derby; or
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(3) lawful hunting or trapping activities authorized
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under Section 2.30 as long as those activities do not take
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place during a contest, organized competition, tournament,

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or derby.

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(520 ILCS 5/3.5)

(from Ch. 61, par. 3.5)
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Sec. 3.5.
Penalties; probation.
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(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of
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Section 2.36a, including administrative rules, shall be guilty
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of a Class 3 felony, except as otherwise provided in
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subsection (b) of this Section and subsection (a) of Section
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2.36a.
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(b) Whenever any person who has not previously been
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convicted of, or placed on probation or court supervision for,
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any offense under Section 1.22, 2.36, or 2.36a, operating
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without a permit as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section
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2.37, or an offense under subsection (i) or (cc) of Section
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2.33, the court may, without entering a judgment and with the
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person's consent, sentence the person to probation for a
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violation of Section 2.36a.
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(1) When a person is placed on probation, the court
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shall enter an order specifying a period of probation of
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24 months and shall defer further proceedings in the case
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until the conclusion of the period or until the filing of a
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petition alleging violation of a term or condition of
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probation.
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(2) The conditions of probation shall be that the
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person:
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(A) Not violate any criminal statute of any

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jurisdiction.
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(B) Perform no less than 30 hours of community
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service, provided community service is available in
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the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the
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county board.
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(3) The court may, in addition to other conditions:
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(A) Require that the person make a report to and
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appear in person before or participate with the court
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or courts, person, or social service agency as
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directed by the court in the order of probation.
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(B) Require that the person pay a fine and costs.
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(C) Require that the person refrain from
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possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon.
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(D) Prohibit the person from associating with any
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person who is actively engaged in any of the
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activities regulated by the permits issued or
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privileges granted by the Department of Natural
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Resources.
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(4) Upon violation of a term or condition of
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probation, the court may enter a judgment on its original
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finding of guilt and proceed as otherwise provided.
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(5) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of
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probation, the court shall discharge the person and
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dismiss the proceedings against the person.
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(6) A disposition of probation is considered to be a
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conviction for the purposes of imposing the conditions of

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probation, for appeal, and for administrative revocation
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and suspension of licenses and privileges; however,
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discharge and dismissal under this Section is not a
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conviction for purposes of disqualification or
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disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime.
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(7) Discharge and dismissal under this Section may
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occur only once with respect to any person.
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(8) If a person is convicted of an offense under this
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Act within 5 years subsequent to a discharge and dismissal
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under this Section, the discharge and dismissal under this
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Section shall be admissible in the sentencing proceeding
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for that conviction as a factor in aggravation.
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(9) The Circuit Clerk shall notify the Illinois State
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Police of all persons convicted of or placed under
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probation for violations of Section 2.36a.
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(c) Any person who violates any of the provisions of
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Sections 2.9, 2.11, 2.16, 2.18, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.29, 2.30,
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2.31, 2.32, 2.33 (except subsections (g), (i), (o), (p), (y),
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and (cc)), 2.33-1, 2.33a, 3.3, 3.4, 3.11 through 3.16, 3.19,
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3.20, 3.21 (except subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (f.5),
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(g), (h), and (i)), 3.24, 3.25, and 3.26 (except subsection
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(f)), including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
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Class B misdemeanor.
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A person who violates Section 2.33b by using any computer
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software or service to remotely control a weapon that takes
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wildlife by remote operation is guilty of a Class B

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misdemeanor. A person who violates Section 2.33b by
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facilitating a violation of Section 2.33b, including an owner
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of land in which remote control hunting occurs, a computer
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programmer who designs a program or software to facilitate
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remote control hunting, or a person who provides weapons or
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equipment to facilitate remote control hunting, is guilty of a
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Class A misdemeanor.
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of Sections
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1.22, 2.2a, 2.3, 2.4, 2.36, and 2.38, including administrative
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rules, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any second or
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subsequent violations of Sections 2.4 and 2.36 shall be a
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Class 4 felony.
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Act,
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including administrative rules, during such period when the
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person's license, privileges, or permit is revoked or denied
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by virtue of Section 3.36, shall be guilty of a Class A
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misdemeanor.
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Any person who violates subsection (g), (i), (o), (p),
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(y), or (cc) of Section 2.33
or Section 2.40
shall be guilty of
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a Class A misdemeanor and subject to a fine of no less than
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$500 and no more than $5,000 in addition to other statutory
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penalties.
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Any person who operates without a permit in violation of
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subsection (b) of Section 2.37 is guilty of a Class A
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misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $500. Any
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other violation of subsection (b) of Section 2.37, including

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administrative rules, is a Class B misdemeanor.
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Any person who violates any other of the provisions of
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this Act including administrative rules, unless otherwise
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stated, shall be guilty of a petty offense. Offenses committed
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by minors under the direct control or with the consent of a
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parent or guardian may subject the parent or guardian to the
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penalties prescribed in this Section.
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In addition to any fines imposed pursuant to the
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provisions of this Section or as otherwise provided in this
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Act, any person found guilty of unlawfully taking or
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possessing any species protected by this Act shall be assessed
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a civil penalty for such species in accordance with the values
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prescribed in Section 2.36a of this Act. This civil penalty
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shall be imposed by the Circuit Court for the county within
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which the offense was committed at the time of the conviction.
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Any person found guilty of violating subsection (b) of Section
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2.37 is subject to an additional civil penalty of up to $1,500.
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All penalties provided for in this Section shall be remitted
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to the Department in accordance with the same provisions
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provided for in Section 1.18 of this Act, except that civil
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penalties collected for violation of subsection (b) of Section
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2.37 shall be remitted to the Department and allocated as
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follows:
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(1) 60% to the Conservation Police Operations
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Assistance Fund; and
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(2) 40% to the Illinois Habitat Fund.

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(Source: P.A. 103-37, eff. 6-9-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
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104-325, eff. 1-1-26
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