A fishing license for a child with a disability. (FE)

Under current law, generally an issuing fee of $0.75 is charged for each fishing license issued. Generally, an issuing agent may retain $0.50 of each issuing fee for a license it issues, but current law allows a nongovernmental issuing agent to retain all of the issuing fee charged for a temporary disabled person fishing license in order to compensate for services in issuing the license. Under current law, an annual nonresident fishing license has a fee of $49.25.

The bill requires DNR or a county clerk appointed as an issuing agent of DNR, after investigation, to issue an annual fishing license, without charging a fee, to any person who is a resident or nonresident child with a disability at the time the person applies for this license if he or she produces a certificate of the disability from a licensed physician or psychologist who has personally examined the child and who has expertise concerning the type of physical or mental disability evidenced by the child. Under the bill, if a person submits an application for an annual fishing license for a child with a disability and evidence of a disability to a nongovernmental issuing agent, the agent must follow the same procedure as for an annual disabled person fishing license: issue a temporary disabled person fishing license and submit the application and evidence to DNR, subject to the same timelines. However, the bill provides that no issuing fee may be charged for an annual or temporary fishing license for a child with a disability.