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§ 20-80. Minnow dealers license; penalties. Any resident who, within the State of Illinois, sells or offers for sale, to any other wholesaler or retailer or for consumption, live minnows, whether from waters within or without the State is an intrastate wholesale minnow dealer for purposes of this Code. Any person selling live minnows for stocking only or selling live minnows legally caught or taken by that person to a licensed wholesale minnow dealer, however, is exempt from the provisions of this Section.
(a) Before any resident commences activities as an intrastate wholesale minnow dealer, he or she shall first procure a license from the Department to do so. The fee for the license shall be $25 and these licenses shall expire on March 31 of each year.
Before any resident commences activities as an intrastate retail minnow dealer, he or she shall first obtain a license from the Department to do so. The fee for the license shall be $5 and these licenses shall expire on March 31 of each year.
(b) Only persons who are actual residents of the State of Illinois shall be permitted to transport live minnows obtained in the State of Illinois across any of the borders of the State of Illinois. These persons shall be interstate minnow dealers for purposes of this Code. Before any resident of the State of Illinois shall commence activities as an interstate minnow dealer, he or she shall first obtain a license from the Department to do so. The fee for the license shall be $500 and these licenses shall expire on March 31 of each year. This Section shall not apply to a resident of the State of Illinois possessing a valid sport fishing license. An individual possessing a valid sport fishing license shall be permitted to transport not more than 6 dozen live minnows obtained in Illinois across the borders of the State of Illinois.
(c) The Department is authorized to establish regulations as may be deemed necessary in the handling of minnows in order to protect the resource as well as the public's interest.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 515. Fish § 5/20-80. Minnow dealers license; penalties - last updated January 01, 2019 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-515-fish/il-st-sect-515-5-20-80/
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