Illinois Code § 815 ILCS 357/12

Exemptions.
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The prohibitions under Section 10 shall not apply:
 
 
(1) When the animal part or product is part of a bona 
 
fide antique, if:
 
 
 
(A) the animal part or product is less than 20% 
 
 
by volume of the antique;
 
 
 
(B) the animal part or product is a fixed 
 
 
component or components of a larger item and is not, in its current form, the primary source of value of the item; and
 
 
 
(C) the seller establishes by documentation that 
 
 
the antique is not less than 100 years old.
 
 
(2) When the animal part or product is part of a 
 
musical instrument, including, but not limited to, a string or wind instrument or piano, and that is less than 20% by volume of the instrument, and the owner or seller provides historical documentation demonstrating provenance and showing the item was manufactured no later than 1975.

fide antique, if:
by volume of the antique;
component or components of a larger item and is not, in its current form, the primary source of value of the item; and
the antique is not less than 100 years old.
musical instrument, including, but not limited to, a string or wind instrument or piano, and that is less than 20% by volume of the instrument, and the owner or seller provides historical documentation demonstrating provenance and showing the item was manufactured no later than 1975.

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