Illinois Statutes
§ 15-15 — Commercial fishing devices
Illinois § 15-15
JurisdictionIllinois
TopicAGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION
Ch. 515FISH
Act 515 ILCS 5/Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
Art.Article 15 - Commercial Fishing
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Bluebook
515 Ill. Comp. Stat. 15-15 (2026).
Text
"Commercial fishing devices" for the purposes of this Code are defined as follows: buoyed gangings, set gangings, bank pole and line, throw line or trot line having more than 50 hooks, seine, pocket seine, otter trawl, dip net, throw net, gill net, trammel net, basket trap, hoop net, wing net, pound net, trap net, any watercraft used as a primary collection device, and any and all other devices considered as commercial devices by the Department when used in the taking of any aquatic life, except mussels, protected by the terms of this Code.
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Legislative History
(Source: P.A. 98-336, eff. 1-1-14.)
Nearby Sections
15
§ 15-10
Commercial musselor; license§ 15-100
Length and mesh size of seine§ 15-110
Seines for minnows or crayfish§ 15-115
Basket traps and hoop nets§ 15-120
Mesh size of dip nets§ 15-125
Live box or live net§ 15-130
Gill or trammel net§ 15-135
License in possession§ 15-140
Spacing of hooks§ 15-145
Tagging commercial devices§ 15-15
Commercial fishing devices§ 15-150
(Repealed)§ 15-155
§ 15-155§ 15-20
§ 15-20Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Illinois § 15-15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/il/515/15-15.