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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2924

Introduced 1/27/2026, 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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AN ACT concerning wildlife.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
5
Section 3.1-6 as follows:

6

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-6)
7

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-361
)
8

Sec. 3.1-6.
Special deer, turkey, and combination hunting
9
licenses.
10

(a) For the purpose of this Section:
11

"Bona fide equity member" means an individual who:
12

(1)(i) became a member upon the formation of the
13

limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
14

distributional interest in a limited liability company for
15

a value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of
16

the
limited liability company's

LLC
assets represented by
17

the distributional interest in the
limited liability
18

company

LLC
and subsequently becomes a member of the
19

company under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company
20

Act; and
21

(2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5
22

years.
23

"Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:

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(1)(i) became a partner, either general or limited,
2

upon the formation of a partnership or limited
3

partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been
4

gifted a partnership interest accurately representing his
5

or her percentage distributional interest in the profits,
6

losses, and assets of a partnership or limited
7

partnership;
8

(2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership
9

interest for at least 5 years; and
10

(3) is a resident of this State.
11

"Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
12

(1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock
13

shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a
14

privately-held corporation for a value equal to the
15

percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets
16

represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
17

member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
18

purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
19

corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
20

ownership; and
21

(2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of
22

stock for at least 5 years.
23

(b) Landowner deer, turkey, and combination permits shall
24
be issued without charge to:
25

(1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
26

at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon

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their land only;
2

(2) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of
3

commercial agricultural land where they will hunt; and
4

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
5

bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
6

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
7

partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
8

county in this State who wish to hunt on the
9

corporation's, company's, or partnership's land only. One
10

permit shall be issued without charge to one bona fide
11

equity shareholder, one bona fide equity member, or one
12

bona fide equity partner for each 40 acres of land owned by
13

the corporation, company, or partnership in a county;
14

however, the number of permits issued without charge to
15

bona fide equity shareholders of any corporation or bona
16

fide equity members of a limited liability company in any
17

county shall not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the
18

case of bona fide equity partners of a partnership.
19

Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt
20
only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity
21
shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity
22
partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the
23
corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall
24
be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
25
landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide
26
equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of

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this State who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt
2
on their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
3
rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
4
prescribed by administrative rule.
5

(b-5) Landowner deer permits shall be issued without
6
charge to:
7

(1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
8

at least 20 acres of Illinois land that is located in a
9

county where the Department has positively identified
10

chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd
,
and who
11

wish to hunt upon their land only;
12

(2) resident tenants of at least 20 acres of
13

commercial agricultural land that is located in a county
14

where the Department has positively identified chronic
15

wasting disease cases in the deer herd where they will
16

hunt
and
who wish to hunt upon the land they are tenants of
17

only; and
18

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
19

bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
20

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
21

partnership
who own

which owns
at least 20 acres of land in
22

a county in this State where the Department has positively
23

identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd
24

and who wish to hunt on the corporation's, company's, or
25

partnership's land only. One permit shall be issued
26

without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder, one

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bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity partner
2

for each 20 acres of land owned by the corporation,
3

company, or partnership in a county; however, the number
4

of permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
5

shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity
6

members of a limited liability company in any county shall
7

not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona
8

fide equity partners of a partnership.
9

Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to
10

hunt only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide
11

equity shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona
12

fide equity partners who do not wish to hunt only on the
13

land owned by the corporation, limited liability company,
14

or partnership shall be charged the same fee as
an

the

15

applicant who is not a landowner, tenant, bona fide equity
16

shareholder, bona fide equity member, or bona fide equity
17

partner.
18

Nonresidents of this State who own at least 20 acres of
19
land where the Department has positively identified chronic
20
wasting disease cases in the deer herd and who wish to hunt on
21
their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
22
rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
23
prescribed by administrative rule.
24

(c) The deer, turkey, or combination hunting permit issued
25
without fee shall be valid on all farm lands which the person
26
to whom it is issued owns, leases
,
or rents, except that in the

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case of a permit issued to a bona fide equity shareholder, bona
2
fide equity member, or bona fide equity partner, the permit
3
shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation, limited
4
liability company, or partnership in the county.
5

Resident landowners shall be entitled to up to 5 Resident
6
Deer Archery Either-Sex Permits and up to 5 Resident Deer
7
Either-Sex Firearm Permits without charge.

8
(Source: P.A. 104-59, eff. 1-1-26; revised 9-15-25.)

9

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-361
)
10

Sec. 3.1-6.
Landowner or tenant deer and turkey hunting
11
permits.
12

(a) For the purpose of this Section:
13

"Bona fide current income beneficiary" means an individual
14
who, at the time of application for a permit, is:
15

(1) entitled to income, whether income exists or not,
16

from the trust that owns Illinois land on which the
17

applicant wishes to hunt with no condition precedent, such
18

as surviving another person or reaching a certain age,
19

other than the trustee distributing the income; and
20

(2) listed by name in the trust documents as an income
21

beneficiary.
22

"Bona fide equity member" means an individual who:
23

(1)(i) became a member upon the formation of the
24

limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
25

distributional interest in a limited liability company for

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1

a value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of
2

the
limited liability company's

LLC
assets represented by
3

the distributional interest in the
limited liability
4

company

LLC
and subsequently becomes a member of the
5

company under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company
6

Act; and
7

(2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5
8

years.
9

"Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:
10

(1)(i) became a partner, either general or limited,
11

upon the formation of a partnership or limited
12

partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been
13

gifted a partnership interest accurately representing his
14

or her percentage distributional interest in the profits,
15

losses, and assets of a partnership or limited
16

partnership;
17

(2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership
18

interest for at least 5 years; and
19

(3) is a resident of this State.
20

"Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
21

(1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock
22

shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a
23

privately-held corporation for a value equal to the
24

percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets
25

represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
26

member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has

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purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
2

corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
3

ownership; and
4

(2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of
5

stock for at least 5 years.
6

"Current owners" means one or more bona fide landowners,
7
one or more bona fide current income beneficiaries, one or
8
more bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, one or
9
more bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
10
or one or more bona fide equity partners of a partnership that
11
all own the same 240 acres of Illinois land.
12

"Immediate family of a bona fide landowner,
a
tenant, or a
13
bona fide current income beneficiary" means the spouse,
14
children, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, grandparents, and
15
parents permanently residing on the same property as the bona
16
fide landowner, tenant, or bona fide current income
17
beneficiary.
18

"Tenant" means a person who rents 40 acres or more of
19
Illinois land for commercial agricultural purposes under a
20
written notarized agreement with the landowner.
21

(b) Landowner deer and turkey permits shall be issued
22
without charge to an Illinois resident
who

that
owns at least
23
40 acres of Illinois land and
who

that
wishes to hunt only on
24
the land that Illinois resident owns. Deer permits issued
25
under this Section shall consist of one either-sex permit and
26
one antlerless-only permit for the deer firearm season and one

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either-sex permit and one antlerless-only permit for the
2
archery deer season. Land ownership shall only be accepted by
3
the Department for:
4

(1) bona fide landowners;
5

(2) bona fide current income beneficiaries of a trust
6

in which the trust owns Illinois land; and
7

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
8

bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
9

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
10

partnership which owns land in this State.
11

(b-5) Landowner deer permits shall be issued without
12
charge to:
13

(1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
14

at least 20 acres of Illinois land that is located in a
15

county where the Department has positively identified
16

chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd
,
and who
17

wish to hunt upon their land only;
18

(2) resident tenants of at least 20 acres of
19

commercial agricultural land that is located in a county
20

where the Department has positively identified chronic
21

wasting disease cases in the deer herd where they will
22

hunt
and
who wish to hunt upon the land they are tenants of
23

only; and
24

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
25

bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
26

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited

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partnership
who own

which owns
at least 20 acres of land in
2

a county in this State where the Department has positively
3

identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd
4

and who wish to hunt on the corporation's, company's, or
5

partnership's land only. One permit shall be issued
6

without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder, one
7

bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity partner
8

for each 20 acres of land owned by the corporation,
9

company, or partnership in a county; however, the number
10

of permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
11

shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity
12

members of a limited liability company in any county shall
13

not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona
14

fide equity partners of a partnership.
15

Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to
16

hunt only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide
17

equity shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona
18

fide equity partners who do not wish to hunt only on the
19

land owned by the corporation, limited liability company,
20

or partnership shall be charged the same fee as
an

the

21

applicant who is not a landowner, tenant, bona fide equity
22

shareholder, bona fide equity member, or bona fide equity
23

partner.
24

Nonresidents of this State who own at least 20 acres of
25
land where the Department has positively identified chronic
26
wasting disease cases in the deer herd and who wish to hunt on

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their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
2
rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
3
prescribed by administrative rule.
4

(b-10)

(b-5)
Tenant deer and turkey permits shall be
5
issued without charge to Illinois resident tenants of at least
6
40 acres of commercial agricultural land
who

that
wish to hunt
7
only on the land of which they are resident tenants. Deer
8
permits issued under this Section shall consist of (i) one
9
either-sex permit and one antlerless-only permit for the deer
10
firearm season and (ii) one either-sex permit and one
11
antlerless-only permit for the archery deer season.
12

(b-15)

(b-10)
The total number of deer or turkey permits
13
that may be issued to a person under this Section shall be
14
established by administrative rule.
15

(b-20)

(b-15)
Bona fide landowners who do not wish to hunt
16
only on the land they own, tenants who do not wish to hunt only
17
on the land they rent or lease, or bona fide equity
18
shareholders, bona fide equity members, bona fide current
19
income beneficiaries of a trust, or bona fide equity partners
20
who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the
21
corporation, limited liability company, trust, or partnership
22
shall be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
23
bona fide landowner, Illinois resident tenant, bona fide
24
equity shareholder, bona fide equity member, bona fide current
25
income beneficiary of a trust, or bona fide equity partner.
26
Nonresidents of this State who own at least 40 acres of land as

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a bona fide landowner, a bona fide current income beneficiary
2
of a trust, a bona fide equity shareholder, or a bona fide
3
equity member and wish to hunt on their land only shall be
4
charged a fee set by administrative rule. The method for
5
obtaining these permits shall be prescribed by administrative
6
rule.
7

(c) A deer or turkey hunting permit issued without fee
8
shall be valid on all Illinois lands
year-round
which the
9
person to whom it is issued owns, including land owned by the
10
individual as a bona fide landowner, land owned as a bona fide
11
equity shareholder of a corporation, land owned by the
12
individual as a bona fide equity member of a limited liability
13
company, and land owned by the individual as a bona fide equity
14
partner of a partnership.
15

(d) Except for a person hunting under a permit issued
16
under subsection (e) or (f), while hunting under a permit
17
issued under this Section, a person must carry the permit and
18
documentation showing proof
of
that the person is a bona fide
19
landowner, a bona fide equity shareholder of a corporation, a
20
bona fide equity member of a limited liability company, a bona
21
fide current income beneficiary, a bona fide equity
partner

22
partners
of a general or limited partnership, or a tenant.
23
While hunting under a permit issued under subsection (e) or
24
(f), a person must carry the permit and documentation showing
25
that the person is actively hunting on land covered by the
26
permit.

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(e) The Department may, by administrative rule, issue
2
permits under this Section to the immediate family of a bona
3
fide landowner,
a tenant, or
a bona fide current income
4
beneficiary
, or tenant
.
5

(f) For every 240 acres of Illinois land owned by the
6
current owners, the Department may issue one guest either-sex
7
deer permit and one guest antlerless-only deer permit. The
8
guest permits shall be for the same deer hunting season and for
9
the same method of take as issued to the current owner. A guest
10
permit shall be issued to an individual who is not a current
11
owner and is listed on the application for the issuance of
12
guest deer hunting permits by a current owner. An individual
13
designated by a current owner must meet all the eligibility
14
requirements to hunt under this Code and shall pay all fees
15
required under Section 2.26 for the permits issued, including
16
non-resident fees if that individual is a non-resident.
17
Permits issued under this subsection may not be offered for
18
resale by the landowner receiving the permit and are
19
nontransferable. No more than 5 individuals, regardless of
the

20
total number of 240 acres of Illinois land owned by the current
21
owners, may be issued guest permits under this subsection.
22

(g) The Department may adopt rules to administer and
23
enforce this Section, including, but not limited to,
24
application requirements, proof of ownership requirements,
25
proof of residency requirements, eligibility requirements,
26
restrictions, and suspension and revocation of permits.

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(h) No person shall be issued more than (i) one either-sex
2
permit and one antlerless-only permit for the deer firearm
3
season and (ii) one either-sex permit and one antlerless-only
4
permit for the deer archery season under this Section.
5

Resident landowners shall be entitled to up to 5 Resident
6
Deer Archery Either-Sex Permits and up to 5 Resident Deer
7
Either-Sex Firearm Permits without charge.

8
(Source: P.A. 104-59, eff. 1-1-26; 104-361, eff. 1-1-27;
9
revised 9-15-25.)

10

Section 95.
No acceleration or delay.
Where this Act makes
11
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
12
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
13
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
14
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
15
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
16
Public Act.

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