101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2051

 

Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
520 ILCS 5/3.1-6

    Amends the Wildlife Code. Allows a landowner deer, turkey, and combination permit to be issued without charge to Illinois landowners (removes residing in the State) who own at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon their land only.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing Section
53.1-6 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-6)
7    Sec. 3.1-6. Special deer, turkey, and combination hunting
8licenses.
9    (a) For the purpose of this Section:
10    "Bona fide equity member" means an individual who:
11        (1) (i) became a member upon the formation of the
12    limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
13    distributional interest in a limited liability company for
14    a value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of
15    the LLC assets represented by the distributional interest
16    in the LLC and subsequently becomes a member of the company
17    under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company Act; and
18        (2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5
19    years.
20    "Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:
21        (1) (i) became a partner, either general or limited,
22    upon the formation of a partnership or limited partnership,
23    or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been gifted a

 

 

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1    partnership interest accurately representing his or her
2    percentage distributional interest in the profits, losses,
3    and assets of a partnership or limited partnership;
4        (2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership
5    interest for at least 5 years; and
6        (3) is a resident of this State.
7    "Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
8        (1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock
9    shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a
10    privately-held corporation for a value equal to the
11    percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets
12    represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
13    member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
14    purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
15    corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
16    ownership; and
17        (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of
18    stock for at least 5 years.
19    (b) Landowner Deer, Turkey, and combination permits shall
20be issued without charge to:
21        (1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
22    at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon
23    their land only;
24        (2) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
25    agricultural land where they will hunt; and
26        (3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,

 

 

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1    bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, or
2    bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
3    partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
4    county in this State who wish to hunt on the corporation's,
5    company's, or partnership's land only. One permit shall be
6    issued without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder,
7    one bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity
8    partner for each 40 acres of land owned by the corporation,
9    company, or partnership in a county; however, the number of
10    permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
11    shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity members
12    of a limited liability company in any county shall not
13    exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona fide
14    equity partners of a partnership.
15    Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt
16only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity
17shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity
18partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the
19corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall
20be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
21landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide
22equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of
23this State who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt on
24their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
25rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
26prescribed by administrative rule.

 

 

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1    (c) The deer, turkey, or combination hunting permit issued
2without fee shall be valid on all farm lands which the person
3to whom it is issued owns, leases or rents, except that in the
4case of a permit issued to a bona fide equity shareholder, bona
5fide equity member, or bona fide equity partner, the permit
6shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation, limited
7liability company, or partnership in the county.
8(Source: P.A. 99-869, eff. 1-1-17.)