Illinois Compiled Statutes
510 ILCS 68/ - Herptiles-Herps Act
Article 40 - Herptile Scientific Collection Permits

(510 ILCS 68/Art. 40 heading)


 
(510 ILCS 68/40-5)
Sec. 40-5. Permit issuance. Herptile Scientific Collection permits may be granted by the Department under administrative rule, to any properly accredited person at least 18 years of age, permitting the capture, marking, handling, banding, or collecting (including hide, skin, bones, teeth, claws, nests, eggs, or young), for strictly scientific purposes, of any of the herptiles not listed as endangered or threatened but now protected under this Act. A Herptile Scientific Collection permit may be granted under administrative rule for purpose of salvaging dead, sick, or injured herptiles not listed as endangered or threatened but protected by this Act for permanent donation to bona fide public or state scientific, educational, or zoological institutions. Collecting herptiles on public lands shall require additional permits.

(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
(510 ILCS 68/40-10)
Sec. 40-10. Permit requirements. The criteria and standards for a Herptile Scientific Collection permit shall be provided by administrative rule. The Department shall set forth applicable rules covering qualifications and facilities needed to obtain a permit. Disposition of herptiles taken under the authority of this Article shall be specified by the Department. The holder of each permit shall make to the Department a report in writing upon forms furnished by the Department as provided by administrative rule. These reports shall be made (i) annually if the permit is granted for a period of one year or (ii) within 30 days after the expiration of the permit if the permit is granted for a period of less than one year. These reports shall include all information that is required by the Department.

(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)

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