{"data":{"id":"us-il/525-ilcs-20-2a","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"525 ILCS 20/2a","heading":"Harvest License.","body":"(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-785)\nNo person may cut, root up, gather or harvest wild ginseng unless the person has a harvest license issued by the Department. The fee for a harvest license is $7 and is valid from April 1 to March 31. A harvest license is valid during the established harvest season for wild ginseng for the year during which it is issued. The Department shall establish by administrative rule the procedure for issuing licenses and regulations on the methods used to harvest. Harvested wild ginseng may be sold only to dealers licensed by the State of Illinois. All wild ginseng must be sold by harvesters no later than March 1 of the year following harvest.\n(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-785)\nHarvest license. No person may cut, root up, gather or harvest wild ginseng, or attempt to do so, unless the person has a harvest license issued by the Department. All persons licensed by the Department pursuant to this Section shall immediately produce the license when requested to do so by an officer or authorized employee of the Department or any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other peace officer. The fee for a harvest license is $7 and is valid from April 1 to March 31. A harvest license is valid during the established harvest season for wild ginseng for the year during which it is issued. The Department shall establish by administrative rule the procedure for issuing licenses and regulations on the methods used to harvest. Harvested wild ginseng may be sold only to dealers licensed by the State of Illinois. All wild ginseng must be sold by harvesters no later than March 1 of the year following harvest.","path":["CHAPTER 525 CONSERVATION","Ginseng Harvesting Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1737\u0026ChapterID=44\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:39Z","sha256":"5ce11ee7f3083df18c2b7e0ab8ee9c5c89399573c8a8cde698bd07ee9e8313bb","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/525-ilcs-20-2","next":"us-il/525-ilcs-20-2b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}