Ill. Admin. Code tit. 17 § 675.30

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 675.30 - Weapon Requirements for CWD Deer Hunting Season

a) Legal weapons to take, or attempt to take, deer are dependent on the unused permits that are legally in the possession of the hunter. Specifications for legal weapons are defined by 17 Ill. Adm. Code 650.30.

b) Hunters with valid, unused permits from the previous firearm, muzzleloader or youth seasons may use only the legal firearms, as described in subsection (a), allowed by that permit in those respective seasons. Hunters with a valid CWD Season Deer Permit may use any of the weapons described in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 650.30.

c) It shall be unlawful to use or possess any firearm or ammunition other than allowed by subsection (a) in the field while hunting white-tailed deer during the CWD Deer Hunting Season unless in accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. The lawful possession of firearms to take furbearing mammals and game mammals other than deer by persons other than deer hunters shall not be prohibited during the CWD Deer Hunting Season as set in Section 675.10.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 675.30

Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 11593, effective July 27, 2009

Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 10603, effective 7/20/2016

Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 11554, effective 6/29/2020

Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 18729, effective 11/2/2022