104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2050
 
Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Neil Anderson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
520 ILCS 5/3.1-6
    Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions regarding special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses, provides that the deer, turkey, or combination hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid on all farm lands year-round which the person to whom it is issued owns, leases, or rents, with other requirements. Provides that resident landowners shall be entitled to up to 5 resident deer archery either-sex permits and up to 5 resident deer either-sex firearm permits without charge.


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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 
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 
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 
22be 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    Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt 
18only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity 
19shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity 
20partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the 
21corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall 
22be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a 
23landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide 
24equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of 
25this State who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt 
26on their 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 year-round which 
5the person to whom it is issued owns, leases or rents, except 
6that in the case of a permit issued to a bona fide equity 
7shareholder, bona fide equity member, or bona fide equity 
8partner, the permit shall be valid on all lands owned by the 
9corporation, limited liability company, or partnership in the 
10county. 
11    Resident landowners shall be entitled to up to 5 Resident 
12Deer Archery Either-Sex Permits and up to 5 Resident Deer 
13Either-Sex Firearm Permits without charge. 
14(Source: P.A. 99-869, eff. 1-1-17.)