Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Filed: 4/4/2025
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2340 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2340 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing 
5Section 3.1-6 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 
 
 
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1    company under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company 
2    Act; and
3        (2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5 
4    years.
5    "Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:
6        (1) (i) became a partner, either general or limited, 
7    upon the formation of a partnership or limited 
8    partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been 
9    gifted a partnership interest accurately representing his 
10    or her percentage distributional interest in the profits, 
11    losses, and assets of a partnership or limited 
12    partnership;
13        (2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership 
14    interest for at least 5 years; and
15        (3) is a resident of this State.
16    "Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
17        (1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock 
18    shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a 
19    privately-held corporation for a value equal to the 
20    percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets 
21    represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a 
22    member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has 
23    purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the 
24    corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of 
25    ownership; and
26        (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of 
 
 
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1    stock for at least 5 years.
2    (b) Landowner Deer, Turkey, and combination permits shall 
3be issued without charge to:
4        (1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own 
5    at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon 
6    their land only;
7        (2) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of 
8    commercial agricultural land where they will hunt; and
9        (3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, 
10    bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, 
11    or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited 
12    partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a 
13    county in this State who wish to hunt on the 
14    corporation's, company's, or partnership's land only. One 
15    permit shall be issued without charge to one bona fide 
16    equity shareholder, one bona fide equity member, or one 
17    bona fide equity partner for each 40 acres of land owned by 
18    the corporation, company, or partnership in a county; 
19    however, the number of permits issued without charge to 
20    bona fide equity shareholders of any corporation or bona 
21    fide equity members of a limited liability company in any 
22    county shall not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the 
23    case of bona fide equity partners of a partnership. 
24    Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt 
25only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity 
26shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity 
 
 
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1partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the 
2corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall 
3be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a 
4landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide 
5equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of 
6this State who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt 
7on their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative 
8rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be 
9prescribed by administrative rule.
10    (b-5) Landowner Deer permits shall be issued without 
11charge to:
12        (1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own 
13    at least 20 acres of Illinois land that is located in a 
14    county where the Department has positively identified 
15    chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd, and who 
16    wish to hunt upon their land only;
17        (2) resident tenants of at least 20 acres of 
18    commercial agricultural land that is located in a county 
19    where the Department has positively identified chronic 
20    wasting disease cases in the deer herd where they will 
21    hunt and who wish to hunt upon the land they are tenants of 
22    only; and
23        (3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, 
24    bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, 
25    or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited 
26    partnership which owns at least 20 acres of land in a 
 
 
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1    county in this State where the Department has positively 
2    identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd 
3    and who wish to hunt on the corporation's, company's, or 
4    partnership's land only. One permit shall be issued 
5    without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder, one 
6    bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity partner 
7    for each 20 acres of land owned by the corporation, 
8    company, or partnership in a county; however, the number 
9    of permits issued without charge to bona fide equity 
10    shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity 
11    members of a limited liability company in any county shall 
12    not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona 
13    fide equity partners of a partnership. 
14        Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to 
15    hunt only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide 
16    equity shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona 
17    fide equity partners who do not wish to hunt only on the 
18    land owned by the corporation, limited liability company, 
19    or partnership shall be charged the same fee as the 
20    applicant who is not a landowner, tenant, bona fide equity 
21    shareholder, bona fide equity member, or bona fide equity 
22    partner.
23    Nonresidents of this State who own at least 20 acres of 
24land where the Department has positively identified chronic 
25wasting disease cases in the deer herd and who wish to hunt on 
26their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative 
 
 
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1rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be 
2prescribed by administrative rule. 
3    (c) The deer, turkey, or combination hunting permit issued 
4without fee shall be valid on all farm lands which the person 
5to whom it is issued owns, leases or rents, except that in the 
6case of a permit issued to a bona fide equity shareholder, bona 
7fide equity member, or bona fide equity partner, the permit 
8shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation, limited 
9liability company, or partnership in the county. 
10(Source: P.A. 99-869, eff. 1-1-17.)".