Sec. 1-17. Licenses; privacy protection.

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(a)For purposes of this Section, "license" means a license required under Article 3 of the Wildlife Code or under Article 20 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.

(b)As soon as practicable, the Department must assign a customer identification number to each applicant for a license. After the applicant has been assigned a customer identification number, the applicant may use that customer identification number in place of his or her social security number on any subsequent application for a license. The Department must keep a record of the social security number of each applicant. The Department shall notify the applicant that his or her social security number is kept on file with the Department.

(c)A licensee's social security number shall not appear on the face of his or her license.

(d)The Department shall offer to each successful purchaser of a hunting license that was obtained by online purchase and issued pursuant to the Wildlife Code the opportunity to be redirected to the First Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry website maintained by the Secretary of State under Section 6-117 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.