Section 590.11 Seasonal Public Access Closures on Certain Department-Owned, -Leased, and -Managed Sites Listed in Section 590.20, 590.40 and 590.50

TITLE 17: CONSERVATION

CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

SUBCHAPTER b: FISH AND WILDLIFE

PART 590 DUCK, GOOSE AND COOT HUNTING

SECTION 590.11 SEASONAL PUBLIC ACCESS CLOSURES ON CERTAIN DEPARTMENT-OWNED, -LEASED, AND -MANAGED SITES LISTED IN SECTION 590.20, 590.40 AND 590.50

Section 590.11  Seasonal Public Access Closures on

Certain Department-Owned, -Leased, and -Managed Sites Listed in Section 590.20,

590.40 and 590.50

a)         It

shall be unlawful, unless otherwise authorized in this Part, to be present upon

the designated waterfowl hunting area of a Department owned, leased, or managed

site during the period beginning 7 days prior to the start of regular duck

season and continuing through the final day of regular duck season, except for

legally permitted waterfowl hunters engaged in waterfowl hunting or other

persons authorized by the Department.

b)         Subsection

(a) shall not apply to the Mississippi River or the Illinois River.  No one may

be located within 250 yards of an occupied waterfowl blind located on the

Mississippi River or the Illinois River during the regular duck and goose season,

except for legally permitted waterfowl hunters engaged in waterfowl hunting or

other persons authorized by the Department.