Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5186 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5186 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 520 ILCS 5/3.1-6 Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions concerning special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses, provides that or more of the following shall constitute evidence of land ownership: a current property tax bill for the property showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; a current income tax return filed with the Department of Revenue by the hunter showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; or a current Conservation Reserve Program credit award from the United States Department of Agriculture, naming the individual hunter as the credit awardee. LRB103 38593 JAG 68729 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5186 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 520 ILCS 5/3.1-6 520 ILCS 5/3.1-6 Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions concerning special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses, provides that or more of the following shall constitute evidence of land ownership: a current property tax bill for the property showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; a current income tax return filed with the Department of Revenue by the hunter showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; or a current Conservation Reserve Program credit award from the United States Department of Agriculture, naming the individual hunter as the credit awardee. LRB103 38593 JAG 68729 b LRB103 38593 JAG 68729 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions concerning special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses, provides that or more of the following shall constitute evidence of land ownership: a current property tax bill for the property showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; a current income tax return filed with the Department of Revenue by the hunter showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; or a current Conservation Reserve Program credit award from the United States Department of Agriculture, naming the individual hunter as the credit awardee.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning wildlife.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
15	15	5 Section 3.1-6 as follows:
16	16	6 (520 ILCS 5/3.1-6)
17	17	7 Sec. 3.1-6. Special deer, turkey, and combination hunting
18	18	8 licenses.
19	19	9 (a) For the purpose of this Section:
20	20	10 "Bona fide equity member" means an individual who:
21	21	11 (1) (i) became a member upon the formation of the
22	22	12 limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
23	23	13 distributional interest in a limited liability company for
24	24	14 a value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of
25	25	15 the LLC assets represented by the distributional interest
26	26	16 in the LLC and subsequently becomes a member of the
27	27	17 company under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company
28	28	18 Act; and
29	29	19 (2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5
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31	31	21 "Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:
32	32	22 (1) (i) became a partner, either general or limited,
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5186 Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Wildlife Code. In provisions concerning special deer, turkey, and combination hunting licenses, provides that or more of the following shall constitute evidence of land ownership: a current property tax bill for the property showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; a current income tax return filed with the Department of Revenue by the hunter showing that the hunter is the owner of the property; or a current Conservation Reserve Program credit award from the United States Department of Agriculture, naming the individual hunter as the credit awardee.
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68	68	1 partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been
69	69	2 gifted a partnership interest accurately representing his
70	70	3 or her percentage distributional interest in the profits,
71	71	4 losses, and assets of a partnership or limited
72	72	5 partnership;
73	73	6 (2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership
74	74	7 interest for at least 5 years; and
75	75	8 (3) is a resident of this State.
76	76	9 "Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
77	77	10 (1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock
78	78	11 shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a
79	79	12 privately-held corporation for a value equal to the
80	80	13 percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets
81	81	14 represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
82	82	15 member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
83	83	16 purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
84	84	17 corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
85	85	18 ownership; and
86	86	19 (2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of
87	87	20 stock for at least 5 years.
88	88	21 (b) Landowner Deer, Turkey, and combination permits shall
89	89	22 be issued without charge to:
90	90	23 (1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
91	91	24 at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon
92	92	25 their land only;
93	93	26 (2) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of
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104	104	1 commercial agricultural land where they will hunt; and
105	105	2 (3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
106	106	3 bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
107	107	4 or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
108	108	5 partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
109	109	6 county in this State who wish to hunt on the
110	110	7 corporation's, company's, or partnership's land only. One
111	111	8 permit shall be issued without charge to one bona fide
112	112	9 equity shareholder, one bona fide equity member, or one
113	113	10 bona fide equity partner for each 40 acres of land owned by
114	114	11 the corporation, company, or partnership in a county;
115	115	12 however, the number of permits issued without charge to
116	116	13 bona fide equity shareholders of any corporation or bona
117	117	14 fide equity members of a limited liability company in any
118	118	15 county shall not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the
119	119	16 case of bona fide equity partners of a partnership.
120	120	17 One or more of the following shall constitute evidence of
121	121	18 land ownership for the purposes of this Section: a current
122	122	19 property tax bill for the property showing that the hunter is
123	123	20 the owner of the property; a current income tax return filed
124	124	21 with the Department of Revenue by the hunter showing that the
125	125	22 hunter is the owner of the property; or a current Conservation
126	126	23 Reserve Program credit award from the United States Department
127	127	24 of Agriculture, naming the individual hunter as the credit
128	128	25 awardee.
129	129	26 Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt
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