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OK HB1654
Bill
Status
5/27/2016
Primary Sponsor
Wayne Shaw
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AI Summary
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Clarifies that no person may take game fish except by hook and line, throwline, trotline, or speargun (with exceptions for white bass by gig and blue/channel catfish by noodling), and prohibits selling game fish.
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Specifies that spearguns open to game fish exclude black bass, crappie, striped bass, walleye, northern pike, and trout; limits spearguns to a maximum of three points with no more than two barbs per point.
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Allows motorized boats in the upper Illinois River above Horseshoe Bend boat ramp, but prohibits jet skis, jet boats, and similar non-propeller-driven watercraft above the confluence with Barren Fork Creek except for law enforcement, hazard removal, or search and rescue purposes.
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Establishes gigging seasons for nongame fish and white bass from December 1 through March 1 above Horseshoe Bend, and December 1 through March 31 above U.S. Highway 62 and State Highway 51.
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Sets penalties ranging from $25-$100 for general violations, $100-$500 (or up to 30 days jail) for netting/snaglining/selling game fish, and $500-$1,000 (or up to 90 days jail) for repeat violations within two years, with one-year fishing license revocation.
Legislative Description
Game and fish; taking of game fish; adding exceptions to prohibition of use of certain watercraft in certain area of the Illinois River; emergency.
Animals and Game and Fish
Last Action
Approved by Governor 06/06/2016
5/27/2016