Illinois Compiled Statutes 515 ILCS 5/15-55 – Aquatic life taken outside State and brought into State
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 515 ILCS 5/15-55
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
When legally taken from waters wholly outside the jurisdiction of the State of Illinois and legally transported into the State of Illinois, any aquatic life of a legal size in the place of origin shall be deemed to be of legal size in the State of Illinois if all containers in which the aquatic life are contained or transported are clearly labeled with the State and county of origin and also bear the name and mailing address of the party having transported the aquatic life into the State of Illinois. Any aquatic life not labeled as provided in this Section is prima facie evidence that protected aquatic life has been taken in the State of Illinois.