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SB3152 Enrolled
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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 2.33a as follows:

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(520 ILCS 5/2.33a)

(from Ch. 61, par. 2.33a)
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Sec. 2.33a.
Trapping.
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(a) It is unlawful to fail to visit and remove all animals
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from traps staked out, set, used, tended, placed or maintained
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at least once each calendar day.
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(b) It is unlawful for any person to place, set, use, or
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maintain a
foothold

leghold
trap or one of similar
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construction on land, that has a jaw spread of larger than 6
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1/2 inches (16.6 CM), or a body-gripping trap or one of similar
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construction having a jaw spread larger than 7 inches (17.8
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CM) on a side if square and 8 inches (20.4 CM) if round.
The
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diameter of traps shall be measured from the inside edges of
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the outer most portion of the jaws of the trap.

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(c) It is unlawful for any person to place, set, use, or
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maintain a
foothold

leghold
trap or one of similar
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construction in water, that has a jaw spread of larger than
8
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1/2 inches (21.59 CM)

7 1/2 inches (19.1 CM)
, or a
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body-gripping trap or one of similar construction having a jaw

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spread larger than 10 inches (25.4 CM) on a side if square and
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12 inches (30.5 CM) if round.
The diameter of traps shall be
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measured from the inside edges of the outer most portion of the
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jaws of the trap perpendicular to the hinges or frame at the
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widest point.

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(d) It is unlawful to use any trap with saw-toothed,
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spiked, or toothed jaws.
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(e) It is unlawful to destroy, disturb or in any manner
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interfere with dams, lodges, burrows or feed beds of beaver
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while trapping for beaver or to set a trap inside a muskrat
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house or beaver lodge, except that this shall not apply to
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individuals who are acting pursuant to the provisions of
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Section 2.37 or as provided for by administrative rule.
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(f) It is unlawful to trap beaver or river otter with: (1)
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a
foothold

leghold
trap or one of similar construction having
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an inside

a
jaw spread of less than 5 1/2 inches (13.9 CM) or
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more than
8 1/2 inches(21.59 CM)

7 1/2 inches (19.1 CM)
, or (2)
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a body-gripping trap or one of similar construction having a
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jaw spread of less than 7 inches (17.7 CM) or more than 10
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inches (25.4 CM) on a side if square and 12 inches (30.5 CM) if
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round, except that these restrictions shall not apply during
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the open season for trapping raccoons.
The diameter of traps
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shall be measured from the inside edges of the outer most
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portion of the jaws of the trap perpendicular to the hinges or
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frame at the widest point.

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(g) It is unlawful to set traps closer than 10 feet (3.05

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M) from any hole or den which may be occupied by a game mammal
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or fur-bearing mammal except that this restriction shall not
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apply to water sets.
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(h) It is unlawful to trap or attempt to trap any
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fur-bearing mammal with any colony, cage, box, or stove-pipe
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trap designed to take more than one mammal at a single setting.
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(i) It is unlawful for any person to set or place any trap
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designed to take any fur-bearing mammal protected by this Act
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during the closed trapping season. Proof that any trap was
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placed during the closed trapping season shall be deemed prima
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facie evidence of a violation of this provision.
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(j) It is unlawful to place, set, or maintain any
foothold

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leghold
trap or one of similar construction within thirty (30)
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feet (9.14 m) of bait placed in such a manner or position that
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it is not completely covered and concealed from sight, except
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that this shall not apply to underwater sets. Bait shall mean
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and include any bait composed of mammal, bird, or fish flesh,
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fur, hide, entrails or feathers.
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(k) (Blank).
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(l) It is unlawful for any person to place, set, use or
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maintain a snare trap or one of similar construction in water,
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that has a loop diameter exceeding 15 inches (38.1 CM) or a
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cable or wire diameter of more than 1/8 inch (3.2 MM) or less
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than 5/64 inch (2.0 MM), that is constructed of stainless
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steel metal cable or wire, and that does not have a mechanical
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lock, anchor swivel and stop device to prevent the mechanical

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lock from closing the noose loop to a diameter of less than 2
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1/2 inches (6.4 CM).
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(m) It is unlawful to trap muskrat or mink with (1) a
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foothold

leghold
trap or one of similar construction or (2) a
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body-gripping trap or one of similar construction unless the
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body-gripping trap or similar trap is completely submerged
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underwater when set. These restrictions shall not apply during
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the open season for trapping raccoons.
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(Source: P.A. 103-37, eff. 6-9-23.)

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

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