Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 515 - HUNTING AND TRAPPING ACCIDENTS
Section 515.10 - Reporting of a Hunting or Trapping Accident
Universal Citation: 17 IL Admin Code ยง 515.10
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Every Hunting or Trapping Accident Report involving serious personal injury (i.e., death, internal injury, broken bones, lose of appendage, disfigurement) or gun shot or archery wound shall contain the following, if known:
1) The names and
addresses of the victim and shooter or trapper;
2) The locality where the accident
occurred;
3) The time and date the
accident occurred;
4) The type of
accident, being fatal or non-fatal;
5) The age and sex of the victim and shooter
or trapper;
6) Information as to
whether or not the victim and shooter or trapper had a hunting or trapping
license;
7) Information as to
whether or not the victim and shooter were wearing hunter orange;
8) Information as to whether or not the
victim and shooter or trapper were Hunter Safety Education or Trapping Safety
Education course graduates and the number of course hours attended;
9) The type of game being hunted or
trapped;
10) The type of firearm
which was used;
11) The distance of
muzzle to wound in yards;
12)
Weather conditions at time of accident;
13) The type of field cove the victim was
in;
14) The nature and extent of
injury to any person or persons involved in a fatal or non-fatal accident;
and
15) A description of the
accident (including opinions as to the cause).
b) Hunting and trapping accidents shall be filed with the Department of Natural Resources at the address listed below and shall be reported on accident report forms obtained from the Department by calling 217/782-6431 or writing to:
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Law Enforcement
524 S. Second Street
Springfield, IL. 62701-1787
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