Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this section, "qualified individual" means an individual who:
(1) is a resident of Indiana;
(2) has served in the armed forces of the United States; and
(3) has a service connected disability, as evidenced by:
(A) records of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(B) disability retirement benefits awarded to the individual under laws administered by the United States Department of Defense.
(b) A qualified individual is entitled to reduced fee hunting and fishing licenses under this section.
(c) Each year a qualified individual may obtain:
(1) both:
(A) a resident yearly license to fish; and
(B) a resident yearly license to hunt; or
(2) a resident yearly license to hunt and fish;
by paying a reduced license fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) instead of the fee prescribed by section 1 of this chapter.
(d) Each decade a qualified individual may obtain:
(1) both:
(A) a resident license to fish that is valid for ten (10) years; and
(B) a resident license to hunt that is valid for ten (10) years; or
(2) a resident license to hunt and fish that is valid for ten (10) years;
by paying a reduced license fee of twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($27.50).
(e) An applicant for a reduced fee license under this section must do the following:
(1) Request the license from:
(A) the department;
(B) an agent appointed by the director under IC 14-22-11-3; or
(C) the clerk of the circuit court who is an authorized representative of the department under IC 14-22-11-3 in the county in which the individual resides.
(2) Present evidence that the applicant is a qualified individual.
As added by P.L.188-2001, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.151-2012, SEC.20.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources
Chapter 12. License Fees and Sales
14-22-12-1. Types of Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Licenses; Fees; Donations
14-22-12-1.5. "Qualified Individual"; Reduced Fee Licenses
14-22-12-1.7. Apprentice Hunting License
14-22-12-1.8. Special Circumstances Hunter; Card
14-22-12-2. Use of Fees to Increase Upland Game Bird Population
14-22-12-3. Deposits in Deer Research and Management Fund; Use of Fees
14-22-12-5. Duplicate Licenses; Electronic Affirmation
14-22-12-6. Special Permit for Persons With Disabilities
14-22-12-7.3. Lifetime Licenses to Hunt, Fish, or Trap; Fees
14-22-12-7.5. Automated Point of Sales Licensing System
14-22-12-8. Service Fees for Agents
14-22-12-9. Retention of Service Fee
14-22-12-14. Excessive or Insufficient Charges Prohibited