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HB2339 EnrolledLRB104 09675 BDA 19741 b

1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing 

5Section 2.25 as follows:

6 (520 ILCS 5/2.25) (from Ch. 61, par. 2.25)

7 Sec. 2.25. It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer 

8except (i) with a shotgun, handgun, single shot centerfire 

9rifle, or muzzleloading rifle or (ii) as provided by 

10administrative rule, with a bow and arrow, during the open 

11season of not more than 14 days which will be set annually by 

12the Director between the dates of November 1st and December 

1331st, both inclusive, or a special 3-day, youth-only season 

14between the dates of September 1 and October 31. For the 

15purposes of this Section, legal handguns and rifles are 

16limited to centerfire handguns that are either a single shot 

17or revolver and centerfire rifles that are single shot. The 

18only legal ammunition for a centerfire handgun or rifle is a 

19bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with 

20a case length not exceeding one and two-fifths inches, or a 

21straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, 

22both of which must be available as a factory load with the 

23published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a 

HB2339 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 09675 BDA 19741 b

1capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. 

2The barrel of a handgun shall be at least 4 inches. Full metal 

3jacket bullets may not be used to harvest deer.

4 The Department shall make administrat