SB0914 Summary

• Amends the Wildlife Code to define "bona fide equity member," "bona fide equity partner," and "bona fide equity shareholder" for purposes of issuing special deer and turkey hunting licenses

• Establishes new definition of "family member" (grandparent, parent, sibling, child, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or first cousin) and "family member landowner" (family member owning collectively with other family members at least 40 acres in a county)

• Issues free landowner deer, turkey, and combination permits to Illinois residents owning at least 40 acres, resident tenants of 40+ acres of commercial agricultural land, and equity shareholders/members/partners of entities owning 40+ acres

• Limits free permits to one per equity holder per 40 acres owned, with maximum caps of 15 permits per county for corporations and limited liability companies and 3 permits per county for partnerships

• Allows landowners and tenants who wish to hunt on land other than their own to obtain permits through an alternative process not fully detailed in this excerpt