Before any person provides or offers to provide, for compensation, outfitting services for deer, waterfowl, or wild turkey hunting, that person must apply for and receive a permit from the Department. The annual fee for resident outfitter permits shall not exceed $1,000. The annual fee for nonresident outfitter permits shall not exceed $2,500. All outfitter permit fees shall be deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund. The criteria, definitions, application process, fees, and standards of outfitting services shall be provided by administrative rule. Any person who violates any provision of this Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
520 ILCS 5/3.1-3