Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The first time an individual applies for
landowner permits based on property ownership or for a farm-related tenancy
agreement, the applicant must fill out and sign an application to identify the
landowner/tenant (including the landowner's/tenant's tax parcel ID number),
verify eligibility, and specify which permits are requested.
b) For applications, proof of ownership must
be provided by one of the following methods:
1) Submittal of a copy of property deed,
recorded/file stamped by the County Recorder or County Clerk;
2) Submittal of a copy of contract for deed,
recorded/file stamped by the County Recorder or County Clerk;
3) Submittal of a copy of the most recent
real estate tax statement or most recent notice of property assessment for the
property that identifies the property acreage (upon which the landowner's name
appears as landowner, or the person signing the application appears as
landowner);
4) Submittal of a copy
of a current Farm Service Agency 156EZ form; or
5) Submittal of a copy of a trust agreement
that indicates the trust owns at least 40 acres and the applicant is a current
income beneficiary of the trust.
c) Tenant permit applicants are required to
submit, in addition to the landowner certification and proof of ownership (see
subsection (b)), a copy of one of the following:
1) A copy of a lease or a rental agreement,
file stamped as recorded by the County Recorder or County Clerk, covering the
current year. The agreement must contain the landowner's signature, tenant's
signature, description of monetary consideration, specified period of the lease
and acreage involved, and a statement that the lease is for agricultural
purposes; or
2) A copy of a current
Farm Service Agency 156EZ form.
d) For applications made based upon lands
owned by a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, the items
listed in subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2) must be attached to the application
upon submittal to the Permit Office.
1) A duly
authorized officer of the corporation, limited liability company or partnership
must sign a notarized statement authorizing the applicant to hunt on the
corporate, company, trust or partnership lands for which a permit is being
requested. This statement must:
A) identify
the applicant as a bona fide equity shareholder, member, or partner, as defined
in Sections 528.10 and
528.20;
B) provide authorization to hunt;
and
C) declare that no more than 15
authorizations will be requested per county for the corporation or limited
liability company and no more than 3 authorizations will be requested per
county for partnership lands.
2) In addition:
A) Corporation applicants must submit a copy
of ownership interest in a for-profit corporation with a fully-executed stock
certificate, articles of incorporation or corporate agreement.
B) Limited liability company applicants must
submit a copy of the limited liability company's articles of organization or
the operating agreement. If the articles of organization or the operating
agreement submitted to the Department does not include a listing of the members
of the limited liability company, then the application shall include a
notarized statement from a manager of the limited liability company that the
applicant is a member of the limited liability company.
C) Limited partnerships, limited liability
limited partners, and limited liability partnership applicants must submit a
copy of the partnership agreement, certificate of partnership or statement of
qualification.
D) General
partnership applicants must submit a copy of the partnership
agreement.
e)
For applications made based upon lands owned by a trust, the items listed in
subsections (e) (1) and (e)(2) below must be attached to the application upon
submittal to the Permit Office.
1) A duly
authorized trustee of the trust must sign a notarized statement authorizing, in
accordance with their authority under the trust, the applicant to hunt on the
trust lands for which a permit is being requested. This statement must:
A) identify the applicant as a bona fide
current income beneficiary, as defined in Sections
528.10 and 528.20; and
B) provide authorization to
hunt.
2) A copy of the
trust documents that holds title to the land, or a notarized statement from a
licensed attorney stating that the applicant is a current income beneficiary of
the trust. All notarized statements shall include the state license number of
the attorney making the statement and must be dated no more than 90 calendar
days before the filing of the application.
f) Application forms are available on the
Department's website at www.dnr.illinois.gov and in person at One
Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL.
g) Applications and accompanying
documentation must be mailed to the permit office at:
Illinois Landowner Permit
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 19227
Springfield IL 62794-9227
