Illinois Wildlife Code (520 ILCS 5) protects native birds, nests, and eggs, including raptors and migratory species. Forest Preserve District of Cook County rules ban harming wildlife in preserves, and the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act layers on top.
The Illinois Wildlife Code (520 ILCS 5) protects virtually every native bird species in Cook County, prohibiting taking, possessing, or harassing birds, nests, or eggs without an Illinois Department of Natural Resources permit. Raptors and migratory songbirds receive enhanced protection that mirrors the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In Cook County's 70,000 acres of forest preserves, FPDCC rules separately ban harming wildlife and prohibit firearm discharge. CCDARC handles dead-bird and rabies-vector calls; IDNR conservation police handle bird-specific enforcement. Illinois also bans lead shot in many waterfowl areas to protect raptors and waterfowl from secondary poisoning.
Killing or harassing protected birds, or destroying active nests, can mean misdemeanor or felony charges under 520 ILCS 5 plus federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act exposure. FPDCC violations add separate forest-preserve citations, fines, and possible criminal referral to IDNR.
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Des Plaines, IL
Des Plaines City Code 6-2-7(E) applies its dBA limits to vehicles and equipment on the public right of way (excessive at 65 dBA daytime / 50 dBA quiet hours ...
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Des Plaines City Code 6-2-7(D) makes it unlawful to make or continue any sound determined to be excessive. Outside quiet hours, 6-2-7(E)(5) sets the threshol...
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Des Plaines City Code 6-2-7(F) makes it unlawful to operate any sound-production or amplification device whose sound crosses a property line and raises total...
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Des Plaines City Code Section 7-3-8 prohibits parking on designated streets during declared snow removal operations so that plows can clear the roadway; viol...
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Des Plaines requires fences and the full lot to be properly maintained, including portions of a lot where a fence is not on the property line, and limits fen...
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Des Plaines prohibits barbed-wire and electrically charged fences in residential areas; they are allowed only in nonresidential districts where the Zoning Ad...
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