Sen. Bill Cunningham

Filed: 3/8/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3003

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3003 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 and by adding Section 3.1-6 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, except pure water,
20that can be ingested, placed, or scattered in such a manner as
21to attract or lure wild turkeys. "Baiting" means the placement
22or scattering of bait to attract wild turkeys. An area is
23considered as baited during the presence of and for 10
24consecutive days following the 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. 97-564, eff. 8-25-11; 98-180, eff. 8-5-13.)
 
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 or aid of bait or baiting of any kind. For the purposes
23of this Section, "bait" means any material, whether liquid or
24solid, including food, salt, minerals, and other products,
25except pure water, that can be ingested, placed, or scattered
26in such a manner as to attract or lure white-tailed deer.

 

 

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1"Baiting" means the placement or scattering of bait to attract
2deer. An area is considered as baited during the presence of
3and for 10 consecutive days following the removal of bait.
4Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of a dog to
5track wounded deer. Any person using a dog for tracking wounded
6deer must maintain physical control of the dog at all times by
7means of a maximum 50 foot lead attached to the dog's collar or
8harness. Tracking wounded deer is permissible at night, but at
9no time outside of legal deer hunting hours or seasons shall
10any person handling or accompanying a dog being used for
11tracking wounded deer be in possession of any firearm or
12archery device. Persons tracking wounded deer with a dog during
13the firearm deer seasons shall wear blaze orange as required.
14Dog handlers tracking wounded deer with a dog are exempt from
15hunting license and deer permit requirements so long as they
16are accompanied by the licensed deer hunter who wounded the
17deer.
18    It shall be unlawful to possess or transport any wild deer
19which has been injured or killed in any manner upon a public
20highway or public right-of-way of this State unless exempted by
21administrative rule.
22    Persons hunting deer must have gun unloaded and no bow and
23arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked
24position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful.
25    It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
26limit of deer by gun, to further participate with gun in any

 

 

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1deer hunting party.
2    It shall be unlawful for any person, having taken the legal
3limit of deer by bow and arrow, to further participate with bow
4and arrow in any deer hunting party.
5    The Department may prohibit upland game hunting during the
6gun deer season by administrative rule.
7    The Department shall not limit the number of non-resident,
8either-sex either sex archery deer hunting permits to less than
920,000.
10    Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
11Section, including administrative rules, shall be guilty of a
12Class B misdemeanor.
13    For the purposes of calculating acreage under this Section,
14the Department shall, after determining the total acreage of
15the applicable tract or tracts of land, round remaining
16fractional portions of an acre greater than or equal to half of
17an acre up to the next whole acre.
18    For the purposes of taking white-tailed deer, nothing in
19this Section shall be construed to prevent the manipulation,
20including mowing or cutting, of standing crops as a normal
21agricultural or soil stabilization practice, food plots, or
22normal agricultural practices, including planting, harvesting,
23and maintenance such as cultivating or the use of products
24designed for scent only and not capable of ingestion, solid or
25liquid, placed or scattered, in such a manner as to attract or
26lure deer. Such manipulation for the purpose of taking

 

 

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1white-tailed deer may be further modified by administrative
2rule.
3(Source: P.A. 97-564, eff. 8-25-11; 97-907, eff. 8-7-12;
498-180, eff. 8-5-13; revised 10-20-15.)
 
5    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-6 new)
6    Sec. 3.1-6. Special deer, turkey, and combination hunting
7licenses.
8    (a) For the purpose of this Section:
9    "Bona fide equity member" means an individual who:
10        (1) (i) became a member upon the formation of the
11    limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
12    distributional interest in a limited liability company for
13    a value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of
14    the LLC assets represented by the distributional interest
15    in the LLC and subsequently becomes a member of the company
16    under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company Act; and
17        (2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5
18    years.
19    "Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:
20        (1) (i) became a partner, either general or limited,
21    upon the formation of a partnership or limited partnership,
22    or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been gifted a
23    partnership interest accurately representing his or her
24    percentage distributional interest in the profits, losses,
25    and assets of a partnership or limited partnership;

 

 

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1        (2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership
2    interest for at least 5 years; and
3        (3) is a resident of this State.
4    "Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
5        (1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock
6    shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a
7    privately-held corporation for a value equal to the
8    percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets
9    represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
10    member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
11    purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
12    corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
13    ownership; and
14        (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of
15    stock for at least 5 years.
16    (b) Landowner Deer, Turkey, and combination permits shall
17be issued without charge to:
18        (1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
19    at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon
20    their land only;
21        (2) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of commercial
22    agricultural land where they will hunt; and
23        (3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
24    bona fide equity members of a limited liability company, or
25    bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
26    partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a

 

 

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

 

 

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1case of a permit issued to a bona fide equity shareholder, bona
2fide equity member, or bona fide equity partner, the permit
3shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation, limited
4liability company, or partnership in the county.".