| license is valid for the life of the holder without regard to | subsequent changes in the legal residence of the holder.__The | license entitles the holder to all fishing or hunting privileges | extended to residents of that same age who hold the equivalent | annual license and subjects the holder to all limitations and | prerequisites on those fishing or hunting privileges that apply | to residents of that same age who hold the equivalent annual | license. |
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| | Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the | commissioner determines that the sale of lifetime licenses for | persons 65 years of age or older will result in a loss of license | revenue to the department in any fiscal year, the commissioner | shall withhold from deposit to the fund established in section | 10251 an amount necessary to avoid that loss in revenue.__Money | withheld under this paragraph may be withheld only from revenue | from the sale of lifetime licenses to persons 65 years of age or | older.__This paragraph is repealed on July 1, 2010. |
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| §10852. Lifetime privileges to be honored |
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| | A lifetime license issued under this subchapter is valid for | the life of the license holder unless lawfully suspended or | revoked by the commissioner for a violation of fish and wildlife | laws under this Part. The Legislature may not otherwise act in | any way to limit or end the right of a person holding a lifetime | license to the lifetime enjoyment of all the rights and | privileges authorized by that license. |
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| §10853.__Complimentary and reduced-rate licenses |
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| | 1.__Residents over 70 years of age.__A complimentary license | to hunt, trap or fish, including an archery license under section | 11109, subsection 7, a pheasant hunting permit under section | 11156, a muzzle-loading hunting license under section 11109, | subsection 4, a migratory waterfowl permit under section 11157 | and a bear hunting permit under section 11151 must be issued to a | resident who is 70 years of age or older upon application to the | commissioner. |
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| A.__A resident who applies for a complimentary license under | this section at any time during the calendar year of that | resident's 70th birthday must be issued a license upon | application, regardless of the actual date during that | calendar year in which that resident attains 70 years of | age.__A guide license may be renewed without charge for a | resident who is 70 years of age or older upon application to | the commissioner.__The application must be accompanied by a | birth certificate or other certified evidence of the | applicant's date of birth and residency. |
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