Public Act 104-0059
 
HB2340 EnrolledLRB104 09676 BDA 19742 b

    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing 
Section 3.1-6 as follows:
 
    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-6)
    Sec. 3.1-6. Special deer, turkey, and combination hunting 
licenses.
    (a) For the purpose of this Section:
    "Bona fide equity member" means an individual who:
        (1) (i) became a member upon the formation of the 
    limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a 
    distributional interest in a limited liability company for 
    a value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of 
    the LLC assets represented by the distributional interest 
    in the LLC and subsequently becomes a member of the 
    company under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company 
    Act; and
        (2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5 
    years.
    "Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:
        (1) (i) became a partner, either general or limited, 
    upon the formation of a partnership or limited 
    partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been 
    gifted a partnership interest accurately representing his 
    or her percentage distributional interest in the profits, 
    losses, and assets of a partnership or limited 
    partnership;
        (2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership 
    interest for at least 5 years; and
        (3) is a resident of this State.
    "Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
        (1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock 
    shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a 
    privately-held corporation for a value equal to the 
    percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets 
    represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a 
    member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has 
    purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the 
    corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of 
    ownership; and
        (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of 
    stock for at least 5 years.
    (b) Landowner Deer, Turkey, and combination permits shall 
be issued without charge to:
        (1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own 
    at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon 
    their land only;
        (2) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of 
    commercial agricultural land where they will hunt; and
        (3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, 
    bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, 
    or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited 
    partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a 
    county in this State who wish to hunt on the 
    corporation's, company's, or partnership's land only. One 
    permit shall be issued without charge to one bona fide 
    equity shareholder, one bona fide equity member, or one 
    bona fide equity partner for each 40 acres of land owned by 
    the corporation, company, or partnership in a county; 
    however, the number of permits issued without charge to 
    bona fide equity shareholders of any corporation or bona 
    fide equity members of a limited liability company in any 
    county shall not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the 
    case of bona fide equity partners of a partnership. 
    Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt 
only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity 
shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity 
partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the 
corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall 
be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a 
landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide 
equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of 
this State who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt 
on their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative 
rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be 
prescribed by administrative rule.
    (b-5) Landowner Deer permits shall be issued without 
charge to:
        (1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own 
    at least 20 acres of Illinois land that is located in a 
    county where the Department has positively identified 
    chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd, and who 
    wish to hunt upon their land only;
        (2) resident tenants of at least 20 acres of 
    commercial agricultural land that is located in a county 
    where the Department has positively identified chronic 
    wasting disease cases in the deer herd where they will 
    hunt and who wish to hunt upon the land they are tenants of 
    only; and
        (3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, 
    bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, 
    or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited 
    partnership which owns at least 20 acres of land in a 
    county in this State where the Department has positively 
    identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd 
    and who wish to hunt on the corporation's, company's, or 
    partnership's land only. One permit shall be issued 
    without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder, one 
    bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity partner 
    for each 20 acres of land owned by the corporation, 
    company, or partnership in a county; however, the number 
    of permits issued without charge to bona fide equity 
    shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity 
    members of a limited liability company in any county shall 
    not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona 
    fide equity partners of a partnership. 
        Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to 
    hunt only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide 
    equity shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona 
    fide equity partners who do not wish to hunt only on the 
    land owned by the corporation, limited liability company, 
    or partnership shall be charged the same fee as the 
    applicant who is not a landowner, tenant, bona fide equity 
    shareholder, bona fide equity member, or bona fide equity 
    partner.
    Nonresidents of this State who own at least 20 acres of 
land where the Department has positively identified chronic 
wasting disease cases in the deer herd and who wish to hunt on 
their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative 
rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be 
prescribed by administrative rule. 
    (c) The deer, turkey, or combination hunting permit issued 
without fee shall be valid on all farm lands which the person 
to whom it is issued owns, leases or rents, except that in the 
case of a permit issued to a bona fide equity shareholder, bona 
fide equity member, or bona fide equity partner, the permit 
shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation, limited 
liability company, or partnership in the county. 
(Source: P.A. 99-869, eff. 1-1-17.)