(510 ILCS 68/105-40)
Sec. 105-40. Power of entry and examination; access to lands and waters. Authorized employees of the Department are empowered, under law, to enter all lands and waters to enforce this Act. Authorized employees are further empowered to examine all buildings, private or public clubs (except dwellings), fish markets, reptile shows, pet stores, camps, vessels, cars (except sealed railroad cars or other sealed common carriers), conveyances, vehicles, watercraft, or any other means of transportation or shipping, tents, bags, pillowcases, coats, jackets, or other receptacles and to open any box, barrel, package, or other receptacle in the possession of a common carrier, that they have reason to believe contains reptile or amphibian life or any part of reptile or amphibian life taken, bought, sold or bartered, shipped, or had in possession contrary to this Act, including administrative rules, or that the receptacle containing the reptile or amphibian is falsely labeled.
Authorized employees of the Department shall be given free access to and shall not be hindered or interfered with in making an entry and examination. Any permit or license held by a person preventing free access or interfering with or hindering an employee shall not be issued to that person for the period of one year after his or her action.
Employees of the Department, as specifically authorized by the Director, are empowered to enter all lands and waters for the purpose of reptile or amphibian investigations, State and federal permit inspections, as well as reptile or amphibian censuses or inventories, and are further empowered to conduct examination of equipment and devices in the field, under law, to ensure compliance with this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15.)
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