Full Text of HB5186 103rd General Assembly
HB5186 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB5186 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | | Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions concerning special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses, provides that or more of the following shall constitute evidence of land ownership: a current property tax bill for the property showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; a current income tax return filed with the Department of Revenue by the hunter showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; or a current Conservation Reserve Program credit award from the United States Department of Agriculture, naming the individual hunter as the credit awardee. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning wildlife. | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly: | 4 | | Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 3.1-6 as follows: | 6 | | (520 ILCS 5/3.1-6) | 7 | | Sec. 3.1-6. Special deer, turkey, and combination hunting | 8 | | licenses. | 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 | 17 | | company under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company | 18 | | Act; and | 19 | | (2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5 | 20 | | years. | 21 | | "Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who: | 22 | | (1) (i) became a partner, either general or limited, | 23 | | upon the formation of a partnership or limited |
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| 1 | | partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been | 2 | | gifted a partnership interest accurately representing his | 3 | | or her percentage distributional interest in the profits, | 4 | | losses, and assets of a partnership or limited | 5 | | partnership; | 6 | | (2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership | 7 | | interest for at least 5 years; and | 8 | | (3) is a resident of this State. | 9 | | "Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who: | 10 | | (1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock | 11 | | shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a | 12 | | privately-held corporation for a value equal to the | 13 | | percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets | 14 | | represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a | 15 | | member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has | 16 | | purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the | 17 | | corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of | 18 | | ownership; and | 19 | | (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of | 20 | | stock for at least 5 years. | 21 | | (b) Landowner Deer, Turkey, and combination permits shall | 22 | | be issued without charge to: | 23 | | (1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own | 24 | | at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon | 25 | | their land only; | 26 | | (2) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of |
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| 1 | | commercial agricultural land where they will hunt; and | 2 | | (3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, | 3 | | bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, | 4 | | or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited | 5 | | partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a | 6 | | county in this State who wish to hunt on the | 7 | | corporation's, company's, or partnership's land only. One | 8 | | permit shall be issued without charge to one bona fide | 9 | | equity shareholder, one bona fide equity member, or one | 10 | | bona fide equity partner for each 40 acres of land owned by | 11 | | the corporation, company, or partnership in a county; | 12 | | however, the number of permits issued without charge to | 13 | | bona fide equity shareholders of any corporation or bona | 14 | | fide equity members of a limited liability company in any | 15 | | county shall not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the | 16 | | case of bona fide equity partners of a partnership. | 17 | | One or more of the following shall constitute evidence of | 18 | | land ownership for the purposes of this Section: a current | 19 | | property tax bill for the property showing that the hunter is | 20 | | the owner of the property; a current income tax return filed | 21 | | with the Department of Revenue by the hunter showing that the | 22 | | hunter is the owner of the property; or a current Conservation | 23 | | Reserve Program credit award from the United States Department | 24 | | of Agriculture, naming the individual hunter as the credit | 25 | | awardee. | 26 | | Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt |
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| 1 | | only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity | 2 | | shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity | 3 | | partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the | 4 | | corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall | 5 | | be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a | 6 | | landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide | 7 | | equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of | 8 | | this State who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt | 9 | | on their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative | 10 | | rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be | 11 | | prescribed by administrative rule. | 12 | | (c) The deer, turkey, or combination hunting permit issued | 13 | | without fee shall be valid on all farm lands which the person | 14 | | to whom it is issued owns, leases or rents, except that in the | 15 | | case of a permit issued to a bona fide equity shareholder, bona | 16 | | fide equity member, or bona fide equity partner, the permit | 17 | | shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation, limited | 18 | | liability company, or partnership in the county. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 99-869, eff. 1-1-17 .) |
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