Rep. Norine Hammond

Filed: 3/30/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2094

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2094 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
5Sections 2.11 and 2.26 as follows:
 
6    (520 ILCS 5/2.11)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.11)
7    Sec. 2.11. Before any person may lawfully hunt wild turkey,
8he shall first obtain a "Wild Turkey Hunting Permit" in
9accordance with the prescribed regulations set forth in an
10administrative rule of the Department. The fee for a Resident
11Wild Turkey Hunting Permit shall not exceed $15.
12    Upon submitting suitable evidence of legal residence in any
13other state, non-residents shall be charged a fee not to exceed
14$125 for wild turkey hunting permits, except as provided below
15for non-resident land owners.
16    Permits shall be issued without charge to:

 

 

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1        (a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who own at
2    least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt on their
3    land only,
4        (b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
5    agricultural land, and
6        (c) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
7    bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, or
8    bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
9    partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
10    county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's,
11    company's, or partnership's land only. One permit shall be
12    issued without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder,
13    one bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity
14    partner for each 40 acres of land owned by the corporation,
15    company, or partnership in a county; however, the number of
16    permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
17    shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity members
18    of a limited liability company in any county shall not
19    exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona fide
20    equity partners of a partnership.
21    The turkey hunting permit issued without fee shall be valid
22on all lands upon which the person to whom it is issued owns,
23leases or rents, except that in the case of a permit issued
24without charge to a shareholder of a corporation, the permit
25shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation in the
26county.

 

 

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1    The Department may by administrative rule allocate and
2issue non-resident Wild Turkey Permits and establish fees for
3such permits.
4    It shall be unlawful to take wild turkey except by use of a
5bow and arrow or a shotgun of not larger than 10 nor smaller
6than 20 gauge with shot size not larger than No. 4, and no
7person while attempting to so take wild turkey may have in his
8possession any other gun.
9    It shall be unlawful to take, or attempt to take wild
10turkey except during the time from 1/2 hour before sunrise to
111/2 hour after sunset or during such lesser period of time as
12may be specified by administrative rule, during those days for
13which an open season is established.
14    It shall be unlawful for any person to take, or attempt to
15take, wild turkey by use of dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft
16or other vehicles, or conveyances, or by the use or aid of bait
17or baiting of any kind. For the purposes of this Section,
18"bait" means any material, whether liquid or solid, including
19food, salt, minerals, and other products that can be ingested,
20placed, or scattered in such a manner as to attract or lure
21wild turkeys. "Baiting" means the placement or scattering of
22bait to attract wild turkeys. An area is considered as baited
23during the presence of and for 10 consecutive days following
24the removal of the bait.
25    It is unlawful for any person to take in Illinois or have
26in his possession more than one wild turkey per valid permit.

 

 

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1    For purposes of this Section "bona fide equity
2shareholder", "bona fide equity member", and "bona fide equity
3partner" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section
42.26 of this Act.
5    For the purposes of calculating acreage under this Section,
6the Department shall, after determining the total acreage of
7the applicable tract or tracts of land, round remaining
8fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal to half of
9an acre up to the next whole acre.
10    For the purposes of taking wild turkey, nothing in this
11Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
12including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
13agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
14normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
15and maintenance such as cultivating. Such manipulation for the
16purpose of taking wild turkey may be further modified by
17administrative rule.
18(Source: P.A. 96-162, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
19    (520 ILCS 5/2.26)  (from Ch. 61, par. 2.26)
20    Sec. 2.26. Deer hunting permits. In this Section, "bona
21fide equity shareholder" means an individual who (1) purchased,
22for market price, publicly sold stock shares in a corporation,
23purchased shares of a privately-held corporation for a value
24equal to the percentage of the appraised value of the corporate
25assets represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a

 

 

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1member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
2purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
3corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
4ownership and (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares
5of stock for at least 5 years.
6    In this Section, "bona fide equity member" means an
7individual who (1) (i) became a member upon the formation of
8the limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
9distributional interest in a limited liability company for a
10value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of the LLC
11assets represented by the distributional interest in the LLC
12and subsequently becomes a member of the company pursuant to
13Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company Act and who (2)
14intends to retain the membership for at least 5 years.
15    In this Section, "bona fide equity partner" means an
16individual who (1) (i) became a partner, either general or
17limited, upon the formation of a partnership or limited
18partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been gifted a
19partnership interest accurately representing his or her
20percentage distributional interest in the profits, losses, and
21assets of a partnership or limited partnership, (2) intends to
22retain ownership of the partnership interest for at least 5
23years, and (3) is a resident of Illinois.
24    Any person attempting to take deer shall first obtain a
25"Deer Hunting Permit" issued by the Department in accordance
26with its administrative rules. Those rules must provide for the

 

 

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1issuance of the following types of resident deer archery
2permits: (i) a combination permit, consisting of one either-sex
3permit and one antlerless-only permit, (ii) a single
4antlerless-only permit, and (iii) a single either-sex permit.
5The fee for a Deer Hunting Permit to take deer with either bow
6and arrow or gun shall not exceed $25.00 for residents of the
7State. The Department may by administrative rule provide for
8non-resident deer hunting permits for which the fee will not
9exceed $300 in 2005, $350 in 2006, and $400 in 2007 and
10thereafter except as provided below for non-resident
11landowners and non-resident archery hunters. The Department
12may by administrative rule provide for a non-resident archery
13deer permit consisting of not more than 2 harvest tags at a
14total cost not to exceed $325 in 2005, $375 in 2006, and $425
15in 2007 and thereafter. Permits shall be issued without charge
16to:
17        (a) Illinois landowners residing in Illinois who own at
18    least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt their land
19    only,
20        (b) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
21    agricultural land where they will hunt, and
22        (c) Bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
23    bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, or
24    bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
25    partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
26    county in Illinois who wish to hunt on the corporation's,

 

 

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

 

 

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1bona fide equity partner, the permit shall be valid on all
2lands owned by the corporation, limited liability company, or
3partnership in the county.
4    The standards and specifications for use of guns and bow
5and arrow for deer hunting shall be established by
6administrative rule.
7    No person may have in his possession any firearm not
8authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting season
9when taking deer.
10    Persons having a firearm deer hunting permit shall be
11permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
12before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
13days for which an open season is established for the taking of
14deer by use of shotgun, handgun, or muzzle loading rifle.
15    Persons having an archery deer hunting permit shall be
16permitted to take deer only during the period from 1/2 hour
17before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset, and only during those
18days for which an open season is established for the taking of
19deer by use of bow and arrow.
20    It shall be unlawful for any person to take deer by use of
21dogs, horses, automobiles, aircraft or other vehicles, or by
22the use of salt or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the
23purposes of this Section, "bait" means any material, whether
24liquid or solid, including food, salt, minerals, and other
25products that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such a
26manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer. "Baiting" means

 

 

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1the placement or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys. An
2area is considered as baited during the presence of and for 10
3consecutive days following the removal of the bait. An area is
4considered as baited during the presence of and for 10
5consecutive days following the removal of bait. Nothing in this
6Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to track wounded deer.
7Any person using a dog for tracking wounded deer must maintain
8physical control of the dog at all times by means of a maximum
950 foot lead attached to the dog's collar or harness. Tracking
10wounded deer is permissible at night, but at no time outside of
11legal deer hunting hours or seasons shall any person handling
12or accompanying a dog being used for tracking wounded deer be
13in possession of any firearm or archery device. Persons
14tracking wounded deer with a dog during the firearm deer
15seasons shall wear blaze orange as required. Dog handlers
16tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from hunting
17license and deer permit requirements so long as they are
18accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the deer.
19    It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer
20which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public
21highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted by
22administrative rule.
23    Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded and no bow and
24arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked
25position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
26    It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal

 

 

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1limit of deer by gun, to further participate with gun in any
2deer hunting party.
3    It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
4limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate with bow
5and arrow in any deer hunting party.
6    The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the
7gun deer season by administrative rule.
8    The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident
9either sex archery deer hunting permits to less than 20,000.
10    It shall be legal for handicapped persons, as defined in
11Section 2.33, and persons age 62 or older to utilize a crossbow
12device, as defined in Department rules, to take deer.
13    Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
14Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
15Class B misdemeanor.
16    For the purposes of calculating acreage under this Section,
17the Department shall, after determining the total acreage of
18the applicable tract or tracts of land, round remaining
19fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal to half of
20an acre up to the next whole acre.
21    For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in
22this Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
23including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
24agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
25normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
26and maintenance such as cultivating or the use of products

 

 

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1designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or
2liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or
3lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking
4white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative
5rule.
6(Source: P.A. 95-289, eff. 8-20-07; 95-329, eff. 8-21-07;
795-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-162, eff. 1-1-10; 96-831, eff. 1-1-10;
896-1042, eff. 1-1-11.)".