Illinois Statutes

§ 5-30 — Shark fins

Illinois·Topic AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION·Ch. 515 FISH·Act 515 ILCS 5/ Fish and Aquatic Life Code.·Art. Article 5 - Fish Protection
(a)As used in this Section, "shark" means any species of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
(b)As used in this Section, "shark fin" means a raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin or a raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached tail of a shark.
(c)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this Section, a person may not possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin on or after January 1, 2013.
(d)Until July 1, 2013, any person may possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin possessed by that person on January 1, 2013.

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Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 97-733, eff. 1-1-13.)

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