An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Complimentary Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses for Disabled Veterans
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10853, sub-§4, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
(1) One hundred percent; or
(2) Seventy percent or more as a result of honorable military service and who has served in a combat zone during any armed conflict in which participants were exposed to war risk hazards as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 1711 (b).
SUMMARY
This bill changes the threshold of disability at which a resident disabled veteran receives complimentary hunting, fishing and trapping licenses from 100%, or 70% if the veteran served in a combat zone during an armed conflict, to 50% or more for all resident disabled veterans.