Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 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 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.
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 subsection (1) and (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.
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