Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Preliminary Injunction
Plaintiff filed motion for preliminary injunction, alleging that she had a property interest in her 4 coyotes at the time they were seized by the Illinois DNR. Plaintiff had a fur-bearing mammal breeder permit from 2011 to 2016, but it was lapsed at the time coyotes were seized. Pursuant to Wildlife Code, coyotes possessed without a valid permit are contraband. As Plaintiff had no legitimate claim of entitlement to the coyotes, Plaintiff had no right to a property interest protected by due process when coyotes were seized. Court thus properly denied motion for preliminary injunction. (CUNNINGHAM and CONNORS, concurring.)