(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to do the following:
(1) Import, sell, transport, own, keep or otherwise possess any live or viable regulated invasive species within the city; or
(2) Import, sell, transport, own, keep or otherwise possess any viable plant material from a regulated plant species within the city; or
(3) Release or introduce into the environment anywhere within the city any live or viable regulated invasive species or viable plant material from a regulated plant species.
(b) This section's prohibitions shall not apply to the following:
(1) Any person who imports, transports, carries, owns, keeps or otherwise possesses any live orviable regulated invasive species or viable plant material from a regulated plant species for zoological, educational, medical or scientific purposes if the person has obtained all applicable licenses or permits required by law, and the person makes such licenses or permits available for inspection by the commissioner; or
(2) Any business that imports, transports, carries, owns, keeps or otherwise possesses any live transport species for the sale or transfer of any such live transport species to any retailer; provided that the business has obtained all applicable licenses and permits required by law; or
(3) Any retailer that owns, keeps or otherwise possesses any live transport species for the retail sale or transfer of any such live transport species to a consumer; provided that the retailer has obtained all applicable licenses and permits required by law and acquired the live transport species from a business in compliance with subsection (b)(2) of this section, and kills the live transport species before the species is sold or transferred to the consumer; or
(4) Any person who imports, transports, carries, owns, keeps or otherwise possesses any live or viable regulated invasive species or viable plant material from a regulated plant species pursuant to a permit or license issued by the State of Illinois or the United States government, or both, when a permit or license from both the State of Illinois and the United States government is required, and such person makes such license or permit available for inspection by the commissioner.
(c) Any licensee or permittee to whom a license or permit has been issued for the purpose of importing, transporting, carrying, owning, keeping or otherwise possessing any live or viable regulated invasive species or viable plant material from a regulated plant species shall display such license or permit in a conspicuous place within the premises of the licensee or permittee.
(Added Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 104624, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-5-07, p. 6584, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 2827, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-15, p. 106130, § 10)