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turns 66 years of age, $78 for a person who purchases the | | license in the year in which that person turns 67 years | of age, $62 | | the year in which that person turns 68 years of age and | $46 | | year in which that person turns 69 years of age; and |
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| | | Sec. 95. 12 MRSA §10853, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Blind residents. A complimentary license to fish must be | | issued to a resident who is 16 years of age or older and blind | and applies to the commissioner for the fishing license to the | commissioner | | life of the license holder if the license holder continues to | | satisfy the residency requirements in section 10001, subsection | | 53 and the license is not revoked or suspended. The application | | must be accompanied by certified evidence that the applicant is | | permanently blind. For the purpose of this subsection, "blind" | means having visual acuity for distant | | if the widest diameter of field of vision subtends an angle no | | greater than 20 degrees. |
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| | | Sec. 96. 12 MRSA §10853, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 11. Permits to accommodate permanent physical disabilities. | | The commissioner may issue a special permit to a person with a | | permanent physical disability that includes special authorization | | that allows that person to hunt, trap or fish at 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: |
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| | | 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; |
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| | | 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 |
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