Illinois Compiled Statutes
520 ILCS 10/4 (2026)
Upon receipt of proper application and approval of the same, the Department may issue to any qualified person a permit which allows the taking, possession, transport, purchase, or disposal of specimens or products of an endangered or threatened species of animal or federal endangered plant after the effective date of this Act for justified purposes, that will enhance the survival of the affected species by zoological, botanical or educational or for scientific purposes only
✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
IL-ILGAilga.gov
JustiaChapter on Justia
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
(520 ILCS 10/4)
(from Ch. 8, par. 334)
Sec. 4.
Upon receipt of proper application and approval of the
same, the Department may issue to any qualified
person a permit which allows the
taking, possession, transport, purchase, or
disposal of specimens or products of an endangered
or threatened species of animal or federal endangered plant after the
effective date of this Act for
justified purposes, that will enhance the survival of the affected
species by zoological, botanical or educational or
for scientific purposes only. Rules for the issuance and maintenance
of permits shall be promulgated by the Department after consultation with
and written approval of the Board. The Department shall, upon
notice and hearing, revoke the permit of any holder thereof upon
finding that the person is not complying with the terms of the permit,
the person is knowingly providing incorrect or inadequate information, the activity
covered by the permit is placing the species in undue jeopardy, or for
other cause.
(Source: P.A. 102-315, eff. 1-1-22.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1999–1999 · leading case: Glisson v. City of Marion, 720 N.E.2d 1034 (Ill. 1999).
Glisson v. City of Marion, 720 N.E.2d 1034 (Ill. 1999). “520 ILCS 10/4, 9, 11 (West 1998). The Act also imposes an obligation on the Department of Natural Resources to implement a program for the conservation of endangered and threatened species and to adopt rules to implement the Act.”
Glisson v. City of Marion (Ill. 1999). “520 ILCS 10/4, 9, 11 (West 1998). The Act also imposes an obligation on the Department of Natural Resources to implement a program for the conservation of endangered and threatened species and to adopt rules to implement the Act.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.
|