Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 830 - COMMERCIAL FISHING AND MUSSELING IN CERTAIN WATERS OF THE STATE
Section 830.20 - Waters Open to Commercial Harvest of Mussels and Seasons
Universal Citation: 17 IL Admin Code ยง 830.20
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Mississippi River and backwaters, April 1 to August 31 inclusive, except for the following areas:
1) All of the area directly above Lock and
Dam 12 (RM 556.7) from the center of the navigation channel east to the
Illinois shoreline and northward to a line extending from RM 558.4 to the
Blanding's Landing boat ramp, including but not limited to all of the area
contained within the designated U.S. Military Reservation area.
2) All of the waters contained within Sylvan
Slough from the Interstate 74 highway bridge (RM 485.8) west to the lower tip
of Arsenal Island (RM 482.6).
3)
All of the area north of and perpendicular to the center line of the navigation
channel to the Illinois shoreline lying between RM 433.0 (New Boston Boat
Launching Ramp) to RM 433.8 (lower tip of the first upstream island along the
Illinois shoreline).
4) Pontoosuc
Bay contained within and described as that area from the center of the main
navigation channel and perpendicular to the Illinois shoreline located between
RM 388.0 (Pontoosuc light and daymark) and RM 390.2 (Dallas City boat access
area).
5) All of the area southward
of the center of the navigation channel and perpendicular to the Illinois
shoreline on a line from the Des Moines River daymark (Iowa side) and the Des
Moines River lighted buoy (Illinois side), both of which are at RM
361.7, to
Lock and Dam 19 (RM 364.5) including any slough channels of the Mud Island
area along the Illinois side.
6)
All of the area east of the center of navigation channel and perpendicular to
the Illinois shoreline between RM 314.0 (Whitney light and daymark) and RM
316.0 (Hadley Island Goale light and daymark).
7) All of the area east of the center of
navigation channel and perpendicular to the Illinois shoreline between River
Mile 238.4 (Hasting's Landing light and daymark) and River Mile 246.8 (Turner
Landing light and daymark).
8) Mark
Twain U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge Waters.
b) Ohio River and backwaters, April 1 to September 30 inclusive.
c) Illinois River, from the LaGrange Lock and Dam downstream to the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers at Grafton, from July 15 through August 31 inclusive.
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