LD 1600
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times or in a manner otherwise prohibited by this Part in order
to enhance access to hunting, trapping and fishing opportunities.__
No laws or rules may be waived except as are necessary to effect
this subsection.__A permit may be issued under this subsection
only if:

 
A.__The applicant provides the commissioner with a letter
signed by a licensed physician clearly stating the nature of
that person's disability, the permanence of the disability
and the extent to which the disability affects that person's
ambulatory ability or endurance; use of one or both hands,
arms or legs; or sight or hearing;

 
B.__The commissioner determines that the permanent physical
disability prevents that person from safely accessing
hunting, trapping or fishing opportunities at the times or
in the manner allowed by this Part or by rules adopted
pursuant to this Part; and

 
C.__The person meets all other requirements for issuance of
that permit and related licensing requirements and is not
otherwise ineligible for that permit.

 
Prior to making a determination of eligibility under this
subsection, the commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall
meet with the applicant in person at a location chosen by the
commissioner to discuss the applicant's needs.__Each applicant's
disability and needs must be reviewed in consultation with the
disabled hunter, trapper and angler advisory committee
established in section 10152 and a determination made regarding
the special authorization that may be made to enhance the
applicant's access to fishing, hunting and trapping
opportunities.__A permit issued under this subsection must be
signed by the commissioner and include a clear and specific
description of the activities authorized by that permit.__The
disabled person shall carry the permit whenever that person is
hunting, trapping or fishing, and the permit must be presented to
a game warden or other law enforcement officer upon request.__No
laws or rules may be waived except as are necessary to effect
this subsection.

 
The commissioner may authorize only the minimum special
exceptions necessary to overcome the applicant's disability and
allow that applicant to safely hunt, trap or fish.__This does not
authorize the commissioner to issue special exceptions that
endanger public safety.__A permit issued under this subsection
may not authorize a person to exceed the allowable bag or size
limits for any fish or wildlife species; to fish for or take a
fish or wildlife species for which a license is not otherwise
issued; to fish for, trap or hunt a fish or wildlife species more


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