Rock Island County, IL Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

02(B) of the Forest Preserve District subchapter bars a long list of harm to wildlife on District-owned preserve land, and clause (3) names birds specifically alongside mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates: no one may hunt, pursue, trap, capture, catch, molest, poison, wound, or kill any of them, or even attempt to, without the District's written permission. The same subsection also bans releasing any wild, domestic, or pet animal, bird, fish, or reptile onto District land without permission (B)(5), and bars bringing chemical or biological substances onto District property to manipulate animal populations (B)(6).

02(C) and can be seized by a District ranger, ranger police officer, caretaker, District employee, or any sworn peace officer. The rule sits in the same section as the county's broader ban on damaging District structures, natural resources, and vegetation, so a hunting violation can be charged alongside related property-damage counts. Because this is Forest Preserve District land, the ban applies only within the District's preserves and does not reach hunting on private land or other public land in the county, which state Wildlife Code rules and separate county provisions govern.