Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 570 - MUSKRAT, MINK, RACCOON, OPOSSUM, STRIPED SKUNK, WEASEL, RED FOX, GRAY FOX, COYOTE, BADGER, RIVER OTTER, BEAVER, BOBCAT AND WOODCHUCK (GROUNDHOG) TRAPPING
Section 570.31 - Permit and Tagging Requirements
Universal Citation: 17 IL Admin Code ยง 570.31
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Permit Requirement and Fee - River Otter
1) Trappers
must purchase a River Otter Registration Permit within 48 hours after taking
each otter that becomes part of their daily limit.
2) The cost of a River Otter Registration
Permit is $5.
3) River Otter
Registration Permits must be purchased by the same individual who trapped or
salvaged a river otter and are not transferable.
4) Failure to purchase a River Otter
Registration Permit, failure to do so within the specified time limit and
transfer of a River Otter Registration Permit are Class B misdemeanors (see
520 ILCS
5/2.30).
b) Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit - Application, Lottery and Fee
1) Applications
from residents and nonresidents will be accepted online only at
www.dnr.illinois.gov from September 1 through September 30 of the current
year.
2) Each person may apply for
one Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit per application period.
3) Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permits will
be allocated in a computerized random drawing. Beginning July 1, 2020,
applicants who did not receive a permit the previous year will have preference
by being part of the initial random drawing. If any additional permits remain
to be allocated after that drawing, a second drawing will take place for all of
the individuals who received a permit the previous year.
4) The Department will mail, email or provide
electronic Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permits to successful applicants after
the drawing is held.
5) A
non-refundable fee of $5 will be charged for each application for a Bobcat
Hunting and Trapping Permit.
6) The
number of Bobcat Hunting and Trapping permits that are made available each
season will be determined by the Department in accordance with federal
regulations (50
CFR 23.69 (2007)).
7) No more than 5% of permits will be
allocated to nonresidents.
8) If
the number of available permits exceeds the number distributed to applicants
during the lottery, remaining permits will be offered first-come, first-served
at www.dnr.illinois.gov for $5 each. Applicants who received a permit in the
preceding lottery are ineligible to receive a second permit.
c) Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit - Requirements
1) Trappers must possess
a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permit before taking a bobcat that becomes part
of their daily limit.
2) Trappers
must possess a Bobcat Hunting and Trapping permit before salvaging a bobcat
from roadways under Section 2.30 of the Wildlife Code.
3) Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permits are
not transferable. Violation is a Petty Offense (see
520 ILCS
5/2.30c).
4) Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Permits allow
harvest of bobcats in all parts of the State that are not identified as closed
by Section
570.15.
d) Bobcat Registration Permit - Fee and Requirements
1) Trappers must purchase
a Bobcat Registration Permit within 48 hours after taking a bobcat that becomes
part of their daily limit.
2) The
cost of a Bobcat Registration Permit is $5.
3) Bobcat Registration Permits will be
available for purchase online only at www.dnr.illinois.gov.
4) Bobcat Registration Permits must be
purchased by the same individual who took a bobcat and are not
transferable.
5) The Department
will issue a United States Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species (U.S. CITES) pelt tag to individuals who trapped a bobcat in accordance
with this Part and purchased a Bobcat Registration Permit.
e) Tagging Requirements
1) A U.S. CITES pelt tag issued by the
Department must be permanently affixed to the green hide of each river otter or
bobcat and sealed before the green hide is exported from the United States or
transferred to a fur buyer, fur tanner, taxidermist or manufacturer and is a
Class B misdemeanor (see
520 ILCS
5/2.30b).
2) It is unlawful to possess more unsealed
U.S. CITES tags issued by the Department than green hides of river otter or
bobcat in possession and is a Class B misdemeanor (see
520 ILCS
5/2.30b).
3) Unsealed U.S. CITES tags are not
transferable and is a Class B misdemeanor (see
520 ILCS
5/2.30b).
4) Unless an alternative method has been
approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, each green hide of bobcat or
river otter to be exported or re-exported must have a U.S. CITES tag
permanently attached (50
CFR 23.69) (2007).
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