August 18, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Hovey-Wright, Plawecki, Greig, Irwin, Sarah Roberts, Talabi, Banks, LaVoy, Hughes, Chirkun, Wittenberg, Liberati, Singh, Driskell, Love and Durhal and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 43537 (MCL 324.43537), as amended by 2013 PA
108.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
43537. (1) Until March 1, 2014, a resident who is
declared
legally blind is eligible to purchase a senior restricted
or
senior all-species fishing license. Beginning March 1, 2014, a A
resident who is declared legally blind is eligible to purchase a
senior all-species fishing license.
(2) A disabled veteran is eligible to obtain any resident
license under this part for which a lottery is not required free of
charge.
(3) An individual with a developmental disability may obtain
an all-species fishing license free of charge.
(4)
(3) The department may demand proof of eligibility under
subsection
(1), (2), (3), or (4). (5). The licensee, when
taking
aquatic species or hunting, shall possess proof of his or her
eligibility
under subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4), (5), as
applicable, and shall furnish the proof upon the request of a peace
officer.
(5) (4)
The department shall process
licenses issued under
this section in the same manner as licenses issued to senior
citizens for purposes of receiving appropriations from the
legislature under section 43546.
(6) (5)
As used in this section: ,
"disabled
(a) "Developmental disability" means that term as defined in
section 100a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100a.
(b) "Disabled veteran" means either of the following:
(a) A resident who has been determined by the United States
department
Department of veterans affairs Veterans Affairs to be
permanently and totally disabled as a result of military service
and entitled to veterans' benefits at the 100% rate, for a
disability other than blindness.
(b)
A resident rated by the United States department
Department
of veterans affairs Veterans Affairs as individually
unemployable.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.