§ 1-230 — Wildlife and Fish Fund; disposition of money received

All fees, fines, income of whatever kind or nature derived from hunting and fishing activities on lands, waters, or both under the jurisdiction or control of the Department, and all penalties collected under this Code shall be deposited into the State Treasury and shall be set apart in a special fund to be known as the Wildlife and Fish Fund; except that fees derived solely from the sale of salmon stamps, income from art contests for the salmon stamp, including income from the sale of reprints, and gifts, donations, grants, and bequests of money for the conservation and propagation of salmon shall be deposited into the State Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known as the Salmon Fund; and except that fees derived solely from the sale of state migratory waterfowl stamps, and gifts, donations, grants and bequests of money for the conservation and propagation of waterfowl, shall be deposited into the State Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known as the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. All interest that accrues from moneys in the Wildlife and Fish Fund, the Salmon Fund, and the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund shall be retained in those funds respectively. Except for the additional moneys deposited under Section 805-550 of the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, appropriations from the Wildlife and Fish Fund shall be made only to the Department for the carrying out of the powers and functions vested by law in the Department for the administration and management of fish and wildlife resources of this State for such activities as (i) the purchase of land for fish hatcheries, wildlife refuges, preserves, and public shooting and fishing grounds; (ii) the purchase and distribution of wild birds, the eggs of wild birds, and wild mammals; (iii) the rescuing, restoring and distributing of fish; (iv) the maintenance of wildlife refuges or preserves, public shooting grounds, public fishing grounds, and fish hatcheries; and (v) the feeding and care of wild birds, wild mammals, and fish. Appropriations from the Salmon Fund shall be made only to the Department to be used solely for the conservation and propagation of salmon, including construction, operation, and maintenance of a cold water hatchery, and for payment of the costs of printing salmon stamps, the expenses incurred in acquiring salmon stamp designs, and the expenses of producing reprints.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08; 96-1160, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1518, eff. 2-4-11.)