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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3640

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

520 ILCS 5/1.2aaa new
520 ILCS 5/3.1-6
520 ILCS 5/3.24

from Ch. 61, par. 3.24

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that deer, turkey, and combination
permits shall be issued to specified Illinois resident landowners and
tenants without charge. Provides that the total number of deer, turkey,
and combination permits that may be issued by the Department of Natural
Resources and its fee shall be set by rule. Provides that Illinois resident
that wish to hunt only on the land of which they are resident tenants,
shall be issued deer permits without charge for Illinois land located in a
county where the Department of Natural Resources has positively identified
chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd. Provides that no person
shall be issued more than (i) one either-sex deer permit and one
antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season and (ii) one
either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer
archery season under this amendatory Act. Defines terms and adds tenants,
bona fide current income beneficiaries of a trust, and bona fide
landowners to certain provisions. Requires permits under the amendatory
Act to be on a hunter's person at all times while hunting.
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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 adding Section
5
1.2aaa and by changing Sections 3.24 and 3.1-6 as follows:

6

(520 ILCS 5/1.2aaa new)
7

Sec. 1.2aaa.
Captive-reared.
"Captive-reared" means any
8
wildlife that is born, bred, raised, or held in captivity.

9

(520 ILCS 5/3.1-6)
10

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-361
)
11

Sec. 3.1-6.
Special deer, turkey, and combination hunting
12
licenses.
13

(a) For the purpose of this Section:
14

"Bona fide current income beneficiary" means an individual
15
who, at the time of application for a deer permit is:
16

(1) entitled to income, whether income exists or not,
17

from the trust that owns Illinois land on which the
18

applicant wishes to hunt with no condition precedent, such
19

as surviving another person or reaching a certain age,
20

other than the trustee distributing the income; and
21

(2) listed by name in the trust documents as an income
22

beneficiary.

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"Bona fide equity member" means an individual who:
2

(1)(i) became a member upon the formation of the
3

limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
4

distributional interest in a limited liability company for
5

a value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of
6

the
limited liability company's

LLC
assets represented by
7

the distributional interest in the
limited liability
8

company

LLC
and subsequently becomes a member of the
9

company under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company
10

Act; and
11

(2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5
12

years.
13

"Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:
14

(1)(i) became a partner, either general or limited,
15

upon the formation of a partnership or limited
16

partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been
17

gifted a partnership interest accurately representing his
18

or her percentage distributional interest in the profits,
19

losses, and assets of a partnership or limited
20

partnership;
21

(2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership
22

interest for at least 5 years; and
23

(3) is a resident of this State.
24

"Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
25

(1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock
26

shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a

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privately-held corporation for a value equal to the
2

percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets
3

represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
4

member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
5

purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
6

corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
7

ownership; and
8

(2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of
9

stock for at least 5 years.
10

"Bona fide landowner" means a person that owns land in fee
11
simple and the land is titled in their name.
12

"Current owners" means one or more bona fide landowners,
13
one or more bona fide current income beneficiaries, one or
14
more bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, one or
15
more bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
16
or one or more bona fide equity partners of a partnership that
17
all own the same 240 acres of Illinois land.
18

"Immediate family of a bon fide landowner, tenant, or a
19
bona fide current income beneficiary" means the spouse,
20
children, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, grandparents, and
21
parents permanently residing on the same property as the bona
22
fide landowner, tenant, or bona fide current income
23
beneficiary.
24

"Tenant" means a person who rents 40 acres or more of
25
Illinois land for commercial agricultural purposes under a
26
written notarized agreement with the landowners

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(b) Landowner deer and turkey permits shall be issued
2
without charge to an Illinois resident that owns at least 40
3
acres of Illinois land and that wishes to hunt on the land that
4
Illinois resident owns. Deer permits issued under this
5
subsection shall consist of (i) one either-sex deer permit and
6
one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season,
7
and (ii) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only
8
permit for the archery deer season. Land ownership shall be
9
accepted by the Department for:
10

(1) bona fide landowners;
11

(2) bona fide current income beneficiaries of a trust
12

where the trust owns Illinois land; and
13

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
14

bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
15

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
16

partnership that owns Illinois land.
17

(b-5) Tenant deer and turkey permits shall be issued
18
without charge to Illinois resident tenants of at least 40
19
acres of commercial agricultural land that wish to hunt only
20
on the land of which they are resident tenants. Deer permits
21
issued under this subsection shall consist of (i) one
22
either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer permit for
23
the deer firearm season and (ii) one either-sex deer permit
24
and one antlerless-only deer permit for the archery deer
25
season.
26

(b-10) The total number of deer or turkey permits that may

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be issued to a person under this Section shall be established
2
by administrative rule.
3

(b-15) Bona fide landowners, bona fide equity
4
shareholders, bona fide equity members, bona fide current
5
income beneficiaries of a trust, or bona fide equity partners
6
who do not wish to hunt only on the land that they are
7
authorized to hunt on under a permit issued pursuant to
8
subsection (b) shall be limited by administrative rule as to
9
any other deer or turkey permit that they may be eligible to
10
receive. Tenants who do not wish to hunt only on the land that
11
they are authorized to hunt on under a permit issued pursuant
12
to subsection (b-5) shall be limited by administrative rule as
13
to any other deer or turkey permit that they may be eligible to
14
receive.
15

(b-20) Nonresidents of this State who own at least 40
16
acres of land as a bona fide landowner, a bona fide current
17
income beneficiary of a trust, a bona fide equity shareholder,
18
or a bona fide equity member and wish to hunt on their land
19
only shall be charged a fee set by administrative rule. The
20
method for obtaining these permits shall be prescribed by
21
administrative rule.
22

(c) A deer or turkey hunting permit issued under
23
subsection (b), (b-20), (g), or (i) shall be valid on all
24
Illinois lands where the person to whom it is issued owns the
25
land, including land owned by the individual as a bona fide
26
landowner, land owned as a bona fide equity shareholder of a

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corporation, land owned by the individual as a bona fide
2
equity member of a limited liability company, and land owned
3
by the individual as an Illinois resident as a bona fide equity
4
partner of a partnership.
5

(d) Except for a person hunting under a permit issued
6
under subsection (e) or (f), while hunting under a permit
7
issued under this Section, a person must carry the permit and
8
documentation showing proof that the person is a bona fide
9
landowner, a bona fide equity shareholder of a corporation, a
10
bona fide equity member of a limited liability company, a bona
11
fide current income beneficiary, a bona fide equity partner of
12
a general or limited partnership, or a tenant. While hunting
13
under a permit issued under subsection (e) or (f), a person
14
must carry the permit and documentation showing that the
15
person is actively hunting on land covered by the permit.
16

(e) The Department may, by administrative rule, issue
17
permits under this Section to the immediate family of a bona
18
fide landowner, a bona fide current income beneficiary, or a
19
tenant.
20

(f) For every 240 acres of Illinois land owned by the
21
current owners, the Department may issue one guest either-sex
22
deer permit and one guest antlerless-only deer permit. The
23
guest permits shall be for the same deer hunting season and for
24
the same method of take as issued to the current owner. A guest
25
permit shall be issued to an individual who is not a current
26
owner and is listed on the application for the issuance of

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guest deer hunting permits by a current owner. An individual
2
designated by a current owner must meet all the eligibility
3
requirements to hunt under this Code and shall pay all fees
4
required under Section 2.26 for the permits issued, including
5
non-resident fees if that individual is a non-resident.
6
Permits issued under this subsection may not be offered for
7
resale by the landowner receiving the permit and are
8
nontransferable. No more than 5 individuals, regardless of the
9
total number of the 240 acres of Illinois land owned by the
10
current owners, may be issued guest permits under this
11
subsection.
12

(g) Landowner deer permits shall be issued without charge
13
to an Illinois resident that owns at least 20 acres of Illinois
14
land located in a county where the Department has positively
15
identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd, and
16
the Illinois resident wishes to hunt only on the land that he
17
or she owns. Deer permits issued under this subsection shall
18
consist of (i) one either-sex deer permit and one
19
antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season and
20
(ii) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer
21
permit for the archery deer season. Land ownership shall only
22
be accepted by the Department for:
23

(1) bona fide landowners;
24

(2) bona fide current income beneficiaries of a trust
25

where the trust owns land in the State; and
26

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,

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bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
2

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
3

partnership which owns land in the State.
4

(h) Tenant deer permits shall be issued without charge to
5
Illinois resident tenants of at least 20 acres of Illinois
6
land located in a county where the Department has positively
7
identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd and
8
the tenant wishes to hunt only on the land of which he or she
9
is a resident tenant. Deer permits issued under this
10
subsection shall consist of (i) one either-sex deer permit and
11
one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season
12
and (ii) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only
13
deer permit for the archery deer season.

14

(b) Landowner deer, turkey, and combination permits shall
15
be issued without charge to:
16

(1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
17

at least 40 acres of Illinois land and wish to hunt upon
18

their land only;
19

(2) resident tenants of at least 40 acres of
20

commercial agricultural land where they will hunt; and
21

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
22

bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
23

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
24

partnership which owns at least 40 acres of land in a
25

county in this State who wish to hunt on the
26

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

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permit shall be issued without charge to one bona fide
2

equity shareholder, one bona fide equity member, or one
3

bona fide equity partner for each 40 acres of land owned by
4

the corporation, company, or partnership in a county;
5

however, the number of permits issued without charge to
6

bona fide equity shareholders of any corporation or bona
7

fide equity members of a limited liability company in any
8

county shall not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the
9

case of bona fide equity partners of a partnership.
10

Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to hunt
11
only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide equity
12
shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona fide equity
13
partners who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the
14
corporation, limited liability company, or partnership shall
15
be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
16
landowner, tenant, bona fide equity shareholder, bona fide
17
equity member, or bona fide equity partner. Nonresidents of
18
this State who own at least 40 acres of land and wish to hunt
19
on their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
20
rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
21
prescribed by administrative rule.
22

(i)

(b-5)
Landowner deer permits shall be issued
to
23
nonresidents of this State who own at least 20 acres of land
24
located in a county where the Department has positively
25
identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd, and
26
the nonresident wishes to hunt on their land only. The

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nonresident shall be charged a fee set by administrative rule.
2
The method for obtaining these permits shall be prescribed by
3
administrative rule.

without charge to:
4

(1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
5

at least 20 acres of Illinois land that is located in a
6

county where the Department has positively identified
7

chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd, and who
8

wish to hunt upon their land only;
9

(2) resident tenants of at least 20 acres of
10

commercial agricultural land that is located in a county
11

where the Department has positively identified chronic
12

wasting disease cases in the deer herd where they will
13

hunt and who wish to hunt upon the land they are tenants of
14

only; and
15

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
16

bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
17

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
18

partnership which owns at least 20 acres of land in a
19

county in this State where the Department has positively
20

identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd
21

and who wish to hunt on the corporation's, company's, or
22

partnership's land only. One permit shall be issued
23

without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder, one
24

bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity partner
25

for each 20 acres of land owned by the corporation,
26

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

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of permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
2

shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity
3

members of a limited liability company in any county shall
4

not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona
5

fide equity partners of a partnership.
6

Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to
7

hunt only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide
8

equity shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona
9

fide equity partners who do not wish to hunt only on the
10

land owned by the corporation, limited liability company,
11

or partnership shall be charged the same fee as the
12

applicant who is not a landowner, tenant, bona fide equity
13

shareholder, bona fide equity member, or bona fide equity
14

partner.
15

Nonresidents of this State who own at least 20 acres of
16
land where the Department has positively identified chronic
17
wasting disease cases in the deer herd and who wish to hunt on
18
their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
19
rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
20
prescribed by administrative rule.

21

(c) The deer, turkey, or combination hunting permit issued
22
without fee shall be valid on all farm lands which the person
23
to whom it is issued owns, leases or rents, except that in the
24
case of a permit issued to a bona fide equity shareholder, bona
25
fide equity member, or bona fide equity partner, the permit
26
shall be valid on all lands owned by the corporation, limited

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liability company, or partnership in the county.
2

(j) The Department may adopt rules to administer and
3
enforce this Section, including, but not limited to,
4
application requirements, proof of ownership requirements,
5
proof of residency requirements, eligibility requirements,
6
restrictions, and suspension and revocation of permits.
7

(k) No person shall be issued more than (i) one either-sex
8
deer permit and one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer
9
firearm season and (ii) one either-sex deer permit and one
10
antlerless-only deer permit for the deer archery season under
11
this Section.

12
(Source: P.A. 104-59, eff. 1-1-26; revised 9-15-25.)

13

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-361
)
14

Sec. 3.1-6.
Landowner or tenant deer and turkey hunting
15
permits.
16

(a) For the purpose of this Section:
17

"Bona fide current income beneficiary" means an individual
18
who, at the time of application for a
deer
permit, is:
19

(1) entitled to income, whether income exists or not,
20

from the trust that owns Illinois land on which the
21

applicant wishes to hunt with no condition precedent, such
22

as surviving another person or reaching a certain age,
23

other than the trustee distributing the income; and
24

(2) listed by name in the trust documents as an income
25

beneficiary.

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"Bona fide equity member" means an individual who:
2

(1)(i) became a member upon the formation of the
3

limited liability company or (ii) has purchased a
4

distributional interest in a limited liability company for
5

a value equal to the percentage of the appraised value of
6

the
limited liability company's

LLC
assets represented by
7

the distributional interest in the
limited liability
8

company

LLC
and subsequently becomes a member of the
9

company under Article 30 of the Limited Liability Company
10

Act; and
11

(2) intends to retain the membership for at least 5
12

years.
13

"Bona fide equity partner" means an individual who:
14

(1)(i) became a partner, either general or limited,
15

upon the formation of a partnership or limited
16

partnership, or (ii) has purchased, acquired, or been
17

gifted a partnership interest accurately representing his
18

or her percentage distributional interest in the profits,
19

losses, and assets of a partnership or limited
20

partnership;
21

(2) intends to retain ownership of the partnership
22

interest for at least 5 years; and
23

(3) is a resident of this State.
24

"Bona fide equity shareholder" means an individual who:
25

(1) purchased, for market price, publicly sold stock
26

shares in a corporation, purchased shares of a

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privately-held corporation for a value equal to the
2

percentage of the appraised value of the corporate assets
3

represented by the ownership in the corporation, or is a
4

member of a closely-held family-owned corporation and has
5

purchased or been gifted with shares of stock in the
6

corporation accurately reflecting his or her percentage of
7

ownership; and
8

(2) intends to retain the ownership of the shares of
9

stock for at least 5 years.
10

"Bona fide landowner" means a person that owns land in fee
11
simple and the land is titled in their name.

12

"Current owners" means one or more bona fide landowners,
13
one or more bona fide current income beneficiaries, one or
14
more bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation, one or
15
more bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
16
or one or more bona fide equity partners of a partnership that
17
all own the same 240 acres of Illinois land.
18

"Immediate family of a bona fide landowner,
a
tenant, or a
19
bona fide current income beneficiary" means the spouse,
20
children, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, grandparents, and
21
parents permanently residing on the same property as the bona
22
fide landowner, tenant, or bona fide current income
23
beneficiary.
24

"Tenant" means a person who rents 40 acres or more of
25
Illinois land for commercial agricultural purposes under a
26
written notarized agreement with the landowner.

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(b) Landowner deer and turkey permits shall be issued
2
without charge to an Illinois resident that owns at least 40
3
acres of Illinois land and that wishes to hunt only on the land
4
that Illinois resident owns. Deer permits issued under this
5
subsection

Section
shall consist of
(i)
one either-sex
deer

6
permit and one antlerless-only
deer
permit for the deer
7
firearm season and
(ii)
one either-sex permit and one
8
antlerless-only
deer
permit for the archery deer season. Land
9
ownership shall only be accepted by the Department for:
10

(1) bona fide landowners;
11

(2) bona fide current income beneficiaries of a trust
12

in which the trust owns Illinois land; and
13

(3) bona fide equity shareholders of a corporation,
14

bona fide equity members of a limited liability company,
15

or bona fide equity partners of a general or limited
16

partnership which owns
Illinois land

land in this State
.
17

(b-5)
(Blank).

Landowner deer permits shall be issued
18
without charge to:
19

(1) Illinois landowners residing in this State who own
20

at least 20 acres of Illinois land that is located in a
21

county where the Department has positively identified
22

chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd, and who
23

wish to hunt upon their land only;
24

(2) resident tenants of at least 20 acres of
25

commercial agricultural land that is located in a county
26

where the Department has positively identified chronic

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wasting disease cases in the deer herd where they will
2

hunt and who wish to hunt upon the land they are tenants of
3

only; 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 20 acres of land in a
8

county in this State where the Department has positively
9

identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd
10

and who wish to hunt on the corporation's, company's, or
11

partnership's land only. One permit shall be issued
12

without charge to one bona fide equity shareholder, one
13

bona fide equity member, or one bona fide equity partner
14

for each 20 acres of land owned by the corporation,
15

company, or partnership in a county; however, the number
16

of permits issued without charge to bona fide equity
17

shareholders of any corporation or bona fide equity
18

members of a limited liability company in any county shall
19

not exceed 15, and shall not exceed 3 in the case of bona
20

fide equity partners of a partnership.

21

Bona fide landowners or tenants who do not wish to
22

hunt only on the land they own, rent, or lease or bona fide
23

equity shareholders, bona fide equity members, or bona
24

fide equity partners who do not wish to hunt only on the
25

land owned by the corporation, limited liability company,
26

or partnership shall be charged the same fee as the

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applicant who is not a landowner, tenant, bona fide equity
2

shareholder, bona fide equity member, or bona fide equity
3

partner.
4

Nonresidents of this State who own at least 20 acres of
5
land where the Department has positively identified chronic
6
wasting disease cases in the deer herd and who wish to hunt on
7
their land only shall be charged a fee set by administrative
8
rule. The method for obtaining these permits shall be
9
prescribed by administrative rule.

10

(b-10)

(b-5)
Tenant deer and turkey permits shall be
11
issued without charge to Illinois resident tenants of at least
12
40 acres of commercial agricultural land
who

that
wish to hunt
13
only on the land of which they are resident tenants. Deer
14
permits issued under this
subsection

Section
shall consist of
15
(i) one either-sex
deer
permit and one antlerless-only
deer

16
permit for the deer firearm season and (ii) one either-sex
17
deer
permit and one antlerless-only
deer
permit for the
18
archery deer season.
19

(b-15)

(b-10)
The total number of deer or turkey permits
20
that may be issued to a person under this Section shall be
21
established by administrative rule.
22

(b-20) Bona fide landowners, bona fide equity
23
shareholders, bona fide equity members, bona fide current
24
income beneficiaries of a trust, or bona fide equity partners
25
who do not wish to hunt only on the land that they are
26
authorized to hunt on under a permit issued pursuant to

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subsection (b) shall be limited by administrative rule as to
2
any other deer or turkey permit that they may be eligible to
3
receive. Tenants who do not wish to hunt only on the land that
4
they are authorized to hunt on under a permit issued pursuant
5
to subsection (b-5) shall be limited by administrative rule as
6
to any other deer or turkey permit that they may be eligible to
7
receive.

8

(b-25)

(b-15) Bona fide landowners who do not wish to hunt
9
only on the land they own, tenants who do not wish to hunt only
10
on the land they rent or lease, or bona fide equity
11
shareholders, bona fide equity members, bona fide current
12
income beneficiaries of a trust, or bona fide equity partners
13
who do not wish to hunt only on the land owned by the
14
corporation, limited liability company, trust, or partnership
15
shall be charged the same fee as the applicant who is not a
16
bona fide landowner, Illinois resident tenant, bona fide
17
equity shareholder, bona fide equity member, bona fide current
18
income beneficiary of a trust, or bona fide equity partner.

19
Nonresidents of this State who own at least 40 acres of land as
20
a bona fide landowner, a bona fide current income beneficiary
21
of a trust, a bona fide equity shareholder, or a bona fide
22
equity member and wish to hunt on their land only shall be
23
charged a fee set by administrative rule. The method for
24
obtaining these permits shall be prescribed by administrative
25
rule.
26

(c) A deer or turkey hunting permit issued
under

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subsection (b), (b-20), (g), or (i)

without fee
shall be valid
2
on all Illinois lands
where

which
the person to whom it is
3
issued owns
the land
, including land owned by the individual
4
as a bona fide landowner, land owned as a bona fide equity
5
shareholder of a corporation, land owned by the individual as
6
a bona fide equity member of a limited liability company, and
7
land owned by the individual
as an Illinois resident
as a bona
8
fide equity partner of a partnership.
9

(d) Except for a person hunting under a permit issued
10
under subsection (e) or (f), while hunting under a permit
11
issued under this Section, a person must carry the permit and
12
documentation showing proof
of
that the person is a bona fide
13
landowner, a bona fide equity shareholder of a corporation, a
14
bona fide equity member of a limited liability company, a bona
15
fide current income beneficiary, a bona fide equity
partner

16
partners
of a general or limited partnership, or a tenant.
17
While hunting under a permit issued under subsection (e) or
18
(f), a person must carry the permit and documentation showing
19
that the person is actively hunting on land covered by the
20
permit.
21

(e) The Department may, by administrative rule, issue
22
permits under this Section to the immediate family of a bona
23
fide landowner, a bona fide current income beneficiary, or
24
tenant.
25

(f) For every 240 acres of Illinois land owned by the
26
current owners, the Department may issue one guest either-sex

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deer permit and one guest antlerless-only deer permit. The
2
guest permits shall be for the same deer hunting season and for
3
the same method of take as issued to the current owner. A guest
4
permit shall be issued to an individual who is not a current
5
owner and is listed on the application for the issuance of
6
guest deer hunting permits by a current owner. An individual
7
designated by a current owner must meet all the eligibility
8
requirements to hunt under this Code and shall pay all fees
9
required under Section 2.26 for the permits issued, including
10
non-resident fees if that individual is a non-resident.
11
Permits issued under this subsection may not be offered for
12
resale by the landowner receiving the permit and are
13
nontransferable. No more than 5 individuals, regardless of
the

14
total number of 240 acres of Illinois land owned by the current
15
owners, may be issued guest permits under this subsection.
16

(g) Landowner deer permits shall be issued without charge
17
to an Illinois resident that owns at least 20 acres of Illinois
18
land located in a county where the Department has positively
19
identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd, and
20
the Illinois resident wishes to hunt only on the land that he
21
or she owns. Deer permits issued under this subsection shall
22
consist of (i) one either-sex deer permit and one
23
antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season and
24
(ii) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only deer
25
permit for the archery deer season. Land ownership shall only
26
be accepted by the Department for:

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(1) bona fide landowners;
2

(2) bona fide current income beneficiaries of a trust
3

where the trust owns Illinois land; 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 land in the State.
8

(h) Tenant deer permits shall be issued without charge to
9
Illinois resident tenants of at least 20 acres of Illinois
10
land located in a county where the Department has positively
11
identified chronic wasting disease cases in the deer herd and
12
the tenant wishes to hunt only on the land of which he or she
13
is a resident tenant. Deer permits issued under this
14
subsection shall consist of (i) one either-sex deer permit and
15
one antlerless-only deer permit for the deer firearm season
16
and (ii) one either-sex deer permit and one antlerless-only
17
deer permit for the archery deer season.
18

(i) Landowner deer permits shall be issued to nonresidents
19
of this State who own at least 20 acres of land located in a
20
county where the Department has positively identified chronic
21
wasting disease cases in the deer herd, and the nonresident
22
wishes to hunt on their land only, shall be charged a fee set
23
by administrative rule. The method for obtaining these permits
24
shall be prescribed by administrative rule.

25

(j)

(g)
The Department may adopt rules to administer and
26
enforce this Section, including, but not limited to,

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application requirements, proof of ownership requirements,
2
proof of residency requirements, eligibility requirements,
3
restrictions, and suspension and revocation of permits.
4

(k)

(h)
No person shall be issued more than (i) one
5
either-sex
deer
permit and one antlerless-only
deer
permit for
6
the deer firearm season and (ii) one either-sex
deer
permit
7
and one antlerless-only
deer
permit for the deer archery
8
season under this Section.
9
(Source: P.A. 104-59, eff. 1-1-26; 104-361, eff. 1-1-27;
10
revised 9-15-25.)

11

(520 ILCS 5/3.24)

(from Ch. 61, par. 3.24)
12

Sec. 3.24.
Before any person, except permittees under
13
Section 3.23 of this Act, shall engage in buying, selling or
14
processing
of captive-reared game birds, captive-reared
15
migratory game birds, captive-reared game mammals, or legally
16
taken furbearers

wild game
for the purpose of buying, selling
17
or shipping the same, including the carcasses of fur-bearing
18
mammals, for public consumption, he shall first procure a
19
license to do so from the Department.
Dealers in deer, or any
20
parts thereof, legally taken and possessed in and transported
21
from, other states, shall also be licensed under the
22
provisions of this Section. All such deer, or parts thereof,
23
shall be marked with permanent irremovable tags, or similar
24
devices, to establish and retain their origin and identity.
25

The terms "buying or selling" include buying or selling by

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hotel keepers, restaurant keepers and others engaged in buying
2
or selling prepared foods for consumption.
3

A permit shall be procured for each separate market or
4
place of business operated by any person who sells
5
captive-reared game birds, captive-reared migratory game
6
birds, captive-reared game mammals, or legally taken
7
furbearers

wild game
for public consumption and for each
8
vehicle from which
captive-reared game birds, captive-reared
9
migratory game birds, captive-reared game mammals, or legally
10
taken furbearers

game or fur-bearing mammals
are sold. Such
11
permits shall be conspicuously displayed at all times.
12

This permit shall be known as a processed wild game
13
dealer's permit. It shall be issued by the Department for a fee
14
of $25.00 annually and shall expire on March 31st of each year.
15
The Department may prescribe the necessary forms as may be
16
desirable for the maintenance of records by the licensee, to
17
record all transactions in wild game that may be marketed
18
under the provisions of the laws of this State and game
19
imported legally from other states.
20

Nothing in this Section shall be construed to give the
21
holder of a processed wild game dealer's permit authority to
22
take
or sell
game birds,
migratory game birds,
game
mammals
or
23
fur-bearing mammals in their wild state contrary to other
24
provisions of this Act. The person in possession of such game
25
birds
, migratory game birds, game mammals, or fur-bearing

and

26
mammals has the burden of proving the legality of
their

his

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possession.
2

No person shall sell the carcasses, or parts thereof, of
3
game birds, migratory game birds, or game mammals in their
4
wild state for public consumption.

5
(Source: P.A. 84-150.)

6

Section 95.
No acceleration or delay.
Where this Act makes
7
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
8
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
9
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
10
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
11
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
12
Public Act.

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