- (a) Unless otherwise stated in this Act, a violation of this Act is a Class A misdemeanor.
- (b) A person who violates Article 85 of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
- (c) A person who violates Article 75 of this Act is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A violation of the record keeping requirement for each individual special use herptile constitutes a separate offense.
- (d) Any person who takes, possesses, captures, kills, or disposes of any herptile protected under this Act in violation of this Act is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor unless otherwise stated in this Act.
- (e) All fines and penalties collected under the authority of this Act or its administrative rules shall be deposited into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22; 103-363, eff. 7-28-23.)