520 ILCS 5/2.37
Upon receipt by the Department of information from the owner, tenant, or sharecropper that any one or more species of wildlife is damaging dams, levees, ditches, cattle pastures, or other property on the land on which he resides or controls, together with a statement regarding location of the property damages, the nature and extent of the damage, and the particular species of wildlife committing the damage, the Department shall make an investigation.
If, after investigation, the Department finds that damage does exist and can be abated only by removing or destroying that wildlife, a permit shall be issued by the Department to remove or destroy the species responsible for causing the damage.
A permit to control the damage shall be for a period of up to 90 days, shall specify the means and methods by which and the person or persons by whom the wildlife may be removed or destroyed, without fee or compensation, and shall set forth the disposition procedure to be made of all wildlife taken and other restrictions the Director considers necessary and appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case. Whenever possible, the specimens destroyed shall be given to a bona fide public or State scientific, educational, or zoological institution.
The permittee shall advise the Department in writing, within 10 days after the expiration date of the permit, of the number of individual species of wildlife taken, disposition made of them, and any other information which the Department may consider necessary.
The Department shall set forth applicable regulations in an Administrative Order and may require periodic reports listing species taken, numbers of each species taken, dates when taken, and other pertinent information.
Any person operating under a Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit who subcontracts the operation of nuisance wildlife control to another shall ensure that such subcontractor possesses a valid Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit issued by the Department. The person must maintain a record of the subcontractor including the subcontractor's name, address, and phone number, and type of work to be performed, for a period of not less than 2 years from the date the subcontractor is no longer performing services on behalf of the person. The records shall be presented to an authorized employee of the Department or law enforcement officer upon request for inspection.
Any person operating without the required permit as outlined under this subsection (b) or in violation of this subsection (b) is deemed to be taking, attempting to take, disturbing, or harassing wildlife contrary to the provisions of this Code, including the taking or attempting to take such species for commercial purposes as outlined in Sections 2.36 and 2.36a of this Code. Any devices and equipment, including vehicles, used in violation of this subsection (b) may be subject to the provisions of Section 1.25 of this Code.
Any person properly permitted and operating under the provisions of this subsection is exempt from the provisions of this Act except as limited by administrative rule adopted by the Department.
520 ILCS 5/2.37