94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2271


 
Introduced 1/12/2006, by Sen. John M. Sullivan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














520 ILCS 5/2.11
  from Ch. 61, par. 2.11







    Amends the Wildlife Code. In a Section concerning permits for wild turkey hunting, provides that no charge permits shall be issued to 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 Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's, company's, or partnership's land only.
Sets forth that 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. Provides that "bona fide equity shareholder", "bona fide equity member", and "bona fide equity partner" shall have the same meaning as provided in a statute regarding deer hunting permits.
















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    AN ACT concerning wildlife.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended  by changing 
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Sections 2.11 and 2.26 as follows:
 



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    (520 ILCS 5/2.11)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)



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    Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild turkey, 
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he shall first
obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit" in 
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accordance with the prescribed
regulations set forth in an 
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administrative rule of the Department.  The
fee for a Resident 
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Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.

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    Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in any 
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other state,
non-residents shall be charged a fee not to exceed 
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$125 for wild
turkey hunting
permits, except as provided below 
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for non-resident land owners.

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    Permits shall be issued without charge to:


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        (a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who own at 
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    least 40 acres of
Illinois land and wish to hunt on their 
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    land only,


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        (b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial

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    agricultural land, and


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        (c) Bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,


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    bona fide
equity
members of a limited liability
company, or 
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    bona fide equity partners of a general or limited 
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    partnership
which owns at least 40 acres of land
in a 
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    county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's, 
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    company's, or partnership's land only.
One permit shall be 
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    issued without charge to one bona fide equity
shareholder, 
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    one bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity 
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    partner for each 40
acres of land owned by the corporation, 
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    company, or partnership in
a county; however, the number of

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    permits issued without charge to bona fide equity 
 


 






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    shareholders of any
corporation or bona fide equity members

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    of a limited
liability company in any
county shall not 
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    exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona fide 
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    equity partners of a partnership.
shareholders of a 
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    corporation which owns at least 40 acres of
land in a 
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    county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's 
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    land only.
One permit shall be issued without charge to one 
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    shareholder for each 40
acres of land owned by the 
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    corporation in a county; however, the number of
permits 
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    issued without charge to shareholders of any corporation in 
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    any
county shall not exceed 15.

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    The turkey hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid 
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on all lands
upon which the person to whom it is issued owns, 
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leases or rents, except
that in the case of a permit issued 
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without charge to a shareholder of a
corporation, the permit 
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shall be valid on all lands owned by the
corporation in the 
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county.

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    The Department may by administrative rule allocate and 
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issue non-resident
Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for 
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such permits.

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    It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a 
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bow and arrow
or a shotgun of not larger than 10 nor smaller 
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than 20 gauge with shot
size not larger than No. 4, and no 
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person while attempting to so take
wild turkey may have in his 
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possession any other gun.

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    It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild 
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turkey except
during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 
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1/2 hour after sunset or during
such lesser period of time as 
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may be specified by administrative rule,
during those days for 
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which an open season is established.

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    It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to 
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take, wild
turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft 
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or other vehicles,
or conveyances, or by the use of bait of any 
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kind.

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    It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have 
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in his possession
more than one wild turkey per valid permit.
 


 






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    For purposes of this Section "bona fide equity 
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shareholder", "bona fide equity member", and "bona fide equity 
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partner" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 
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2.26 of this Act.


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(Source: P.A. 92-177, eff. 7-27-01.)


 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.