HB 4783

Abstract

Amends the Wildlife Code. Defines "youth". Combines the Youth Hunting License and the Youth Trapping License to create a Youth Hunting and Trapping License. Provides that before any youth may take or attempt to take any species protected by the Code for which an open season is established, he or she shall first procure and possess a valid Youth Hunting and Trapping License for a fee of $7. Provides that a Youth Hunting and Trapping License shall entitle the licensee to hunt while supervised by an adult who is 21 years of age or older and who has a valid Illinois hunting license. Provides that if a youth has a valid certificate of competency for hunting or trapping from a hunter safety course or a trapper safety course approved by the Department of Natural Resources, he or she is exempt from the supervision requirements for youth hunters or youth trappers under the provision. Makes conforming changes.