210 ILCS 95/5

After the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1985, it shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain, conduct or operate a campground within this State without first obtaining a license therefor from the Department. Such license shall expire on February 1 of each year. Application for original licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, on forms furnished by the Department, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application and by the deposit of a license fee of $100, except as provided in Section 32 of this Act, which shall not be refundable and which shall be in addition to the permit fee, and shall contain: the name and address of the applicant, or names and addresses of the partners if the applicant is a partnership, or the names and addresses of the officers if the applicant is a corporation or the name and addresses of all persons having an interest therein if the applicant is a group of individuals, association, or trust; the location and legal description of the campground; the site plan of the campground if one is not on file with the Department, showing all camping spaces, structures, roads, walkways, sanitation stations, and other service facilities provided however that nothing in this Act shall apply to farm ponds and areas adjunct thereto which are adjunct to a farming operation and used only for fishing and/or picnicking. Licenses shall not be transferable or assignable. (Source: P.A. 84-650.)