(510 ILCS 68/Art. 50 heading)
(510 ILCS 68/50-5)
Sec. 50-5. Permit issuance. Any person or business who engages in herpetoculture, the sale, or the offer for sale of any indigenous herptile, regardless of origin, shall procure a Herpetoculture permit from the Department. Herptiles for which a Herpetoculture permit is issued or that are bred, hatched, propagated, or legally obtained by a person or business holding a Herpetoculture permit may be transported and sold or offered for sale within this State. Indigenous herptile taxa collected from the wild in this State shall not be bred unless otherwise authorized by this Act or administrative rule.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
(510 ILCS 68/50-10)
Sec. 50-10. Permit requirements. Herpetoculture permit holders shall maintain written records of all herptiles possessed, bought, sold, hatched, propagated, or shipped and that are indigenous to this State for a minimum of 2 years after the date of the transaction and shall be made immediately available to authorized employees of the Department upon request. These records shall include the name and address of the buyer and seller, the appropriate permit number of the buyer and seller, the date of the transaction, the species name (both common and scientific), and the origin of herptile involved. Records of the annual operations, as may be required by the Department, shall be forwarded to the Department upon request.
The criteria and standards for a Herpetoculture permit shall be provided by administrative rule. The Department shall set forth applicable rules, including a list of herptiles indigenous to this State.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)