HB2339

Illinois HB2339 modifies deer hunting regulations to manage chronic wasting disease.

Illinois HB2339 amends the Wildlife Code to adjust deer hunting regulations, focusing on managing chronic wasting disease. The Department of Natural Resources can establish separate harvest periods for disease management, restricted to gun or bow and arrow hunting. If no cases of chronic wasting disease are found in a deer herd for three consecutive years, the sharpshooting program in that area or county will end, but it can be reinstated if the disease reappears. The bill also sets specific hunting seasons and methods, including restrictions on ammunition and firearm types.