§ 14-22-12-1.5 — "Qualified individual"; reduced fee licenses

Indiana § 14-22-12-1.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 22: FISH AND WILDLIFE
• Ch. 12: License Fees and Sales

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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). The license may still be used if the license holder moves out
of state.
(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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.188-2001, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.151-2012, SEC.20; P.L.164-2024, SEC.8.