Section 528.30  Landowner/Tenant Permits

a)         Qualified applicants may apply for:

1)         Combination firearm deer permit (1 either-sex and 1 antlerless-only permit) (available only for counties open to firearm deer hunting);

2)         Combination archery deer permit (1 either-sex and 1 antlerless-only permit);

3)         1 fall firearm turkey permit (available only for counties open to fall firearm turkey hunting);

4)         1 fall archery turkey permit; and

5)         1 spring turkey permit (valid for all 5 regular spring turkey seasons).

b)         Landowners need to submit only one permit application to apply for all permits listed in subsection (a).

c)         Landowner permits are not subject to the public lottery process.

d)         All landowner permits issued under this Part are valid on all properties owned by that permittee, regardless of in which county the property is located, so long as that county is open for the specific hunting season for which the permit is issued.  This includes all permits issued to:

1)         A landowner, tenant, bona fide current income beneficiary, or the immediate family of a landowner, tenant, or income beneficiary; or

2)         A bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide equity member, or bona fide equity partner and on all lands owned by the corporation, limited liability company or partnership.

e)         All tenant permits issued under this Part are valid only on lands rented/leased for commercial agriculture in the counties open for the specified hunting season.

f)         Illinois landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt only on the land they own, rent or lease must apply for permits in the same manner as the applicant who is not a landowner or tenant.

g)         For firearm deer and fall firearm turkey hunting seasons, individuals who have received a landowner permit, or who have submitted application for a landowner permit that is still pending, may not apply for additional permits in the First or Second Lottery Drawing for that season.  Landowners who receive permits in the First or Second Lottery Drawing are not eligible for landowner permits. (See 17 Ill. Adm. Code 650 and 715.)

h)         For spring turkey hunting seasons, individuals who have received a landowner permit, or who have submitted an application for a landowner permit that is still pending, may not apply for additional permits in the First Lottery drawing for that season.  Landowners who receive permits in the First Lottery drawing are not eligible for landowner permits.

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 8382, effective June 23, 2021)