“Take” means, in reference to animals and animal products, to harm, hunt, shoot, pursue, lure, wound, kill, destroy, harass, gig, spear, ensnare, trap, capture, collect, or to attempt to engage in such conduct. “Take” means, in reference to plants and plant products, to collect, pick, cut, dig up, kill, destroy, bury, crush, or harm in any manner.
Citation: 520 ILCS 10/2.
§ 5-20. Taking of endangered or threatened species.--
(a) No person shall take or possess any of the herptiles listed in the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act or subsequent administrative rules, except as provided by that Act.
(b) Any Department-permitted threatened or endangered (T/E) herptile species shall be exempt from an individual's overall possession under the permitting system set forth in this Act. However, any and all T/E specimens shall be officially recorded with the Department's Endangered Species Conservation Program. Any species occurring on the federal T/E list also requires a Department permit for possession, propagation, sale, or offer for sale unless otherwise permitted through the Department.
(c) Due to the similarity of appearance (S/A) of certain intergrade or hybrid specimens, the Department retains the authority to enforce any and all provisions under this Act. Specimens determined by the Department, or agents, to fit into this S/A category shall receive all benefits of this Act, as well as the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act if applicable, and shall be included in an individual's overall possession limit.
(d) Federally licensed exhibits shall not be exempt from the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act.
(e) Any changes in T/E permit numbers for herptiles by current, existing permit holders shall be reported to the Department in writing no later than the first business day after that change occurred. Requests for permits by any resident acquiring a T/E species who is not permitted shall not be issued after-the-fact.
(f) Annual reports are due by January 31 of each year for the preceding year's activities. Failure to submit the annual report by the due date shall result in a permit violation.
(g) An annual fee for herptile T/E species permits, per permittee, shall be set by administrative rule. All fees for herptile T/E species permits shall be deposited into the Wildlife Preservation Fund.
(h) Procedures for acquisition, breeding, and sales of T/E herptile species shall be set forth in administrative rule.
(i) Record keeping requirements for T/E herptile species shall be set forth in administrative rule.
Citation: 510 ILCS 68/5-20.
§ 3. It is unlawful for any person:
(1) to possess, take, transport, sell, offer for sale, give or otherwise dispose of any animal or the product thereof of any animal species which occurs on the Illinois List;
(2) to deliver, receive, carry, transport or ship in interstate or foreign commerce plants listed as endangered by the federal government without a permit therefor issued by the Department as provided in Section 4 of this Act;
(3) to take plants on the Illinois List without the express written permission of the landowner; or
(4) to sell or offer for sale plants or plant products of endangered species on the Illinois List.
Citation: 520 ILCS 10/3.
Extraction activities underlying lands owned by the Department of Natural Resources that utilize directional drilling techniques may be permitted at the discretion of the Department. However, the Department shall not grant permits on leases for the extraction of oil, gas, and other petroleum deposits from the following classifications of lands if the State owns 100% of the underlying mineral interests:
(1) lands where threatened or endangered species occur, as determined pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act or the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act;...
Citation: 5 ILCS 615/2.
§ 10-55. Taking of endangered species.--No person shall take or possess any of the aquatic life listed in the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act or subsequent administrative rules, except as provided by that Act.
Citation: 515 ILCS 5/10-55.