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IL HB3669

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/20/2015

Primary Sponsor

Avery Bourne

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows persons age 62 and older to use a crossbow for hunting without restrictions.

  • Permits handicapped persons to use a crossbow if the Director issues a permit based on a physician's statement confirming the person is unable to use a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow.

  • Permits all persons to use a crossbow during the period from the second Monday following Thanksgiving through the last day of the archery deer hunting season, as set annually by the Director.

  • Requires all crossbows used for hunting in Illinois to have a minimum peak draw weight of 125 pounds and a maximum draw weight of at least 300 pounds.

  • Changes "them" to "the person" in the definition of handicapped person for grammatical consistency.

Legislative Description

WILDLIFE-CROSSBOW DRAW WEIGHT

Last Action

Referred to Assignments

4/23/2015

Committee Referrals

Assignments4/23/2015
Agriculture & Conservation3/10/2015
Rules2/26/2015

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