(a)
- (1) United States citizens age sixty-two (62) and over and United States citizens with one hundred percent (100%) permanent and total disability will be admitted to state park campgrounds at the discounted rates established in PD 2000 [repealed].
- (2) Proper identification or documentation is required to obtain a discount.
(b) Senior citizens.
- (1) A government-issued photo ID is required for identification purposes for United States citizens age sixty-two (62) and over.
(2) Government-issued IDs accepted as proof of age include:
- (A) Driver’s license;
- (B) Government-issued photo ID;
- (C) United States passport;
- (D) Military dependent or retiree ID;
- (E) United States permanent resident card; and
- (F) America the Beautiful Senior Pass or Golden Age Passport.
(c) Disability.
(1)
- (A)
(i) One (1) of the following should identify United States citizens with one hundred percent (100%) disability and/or permanent and total disability.
(ii) Documents must specify "permanent and total disability" or indicate an individual is "100% disabled”.
(B) Veterans:
- (i) A copy of the awards letter (dated within the last two (2) years) from the United States Veterans Benefits Administration’s regional office;
- (ii) An Arkansas license plate beginning with the letters “DV” or “DAV”, which indicates that a veteran is one hundred percent (100%) disabled; or
- (iii) America the Beautiful Access Pass or Golden Access Passport.
(C) United States citizens:
- (i) A qualifying document is a letter from a personal physician, United States Railroad Retirement Board, or civil service (federal or state government) dated within the last two (2) years stating "100% disabled" and/or "permanent and total disability”; or
- (ii) America the Beautiful Access Pass or Golden Access Passport.
- (D) Note. If you see that someone is totally disabled and there is no doubt in your mind (i.e., wheelchair, total blindness, etc.), give them the disability discount, but encourage them to provide written proof on their next visit.
(2)
(A)
- (i) Some of the following identify United States citizens with disabilities that are not one hundred percent (100%) disabled.
- (ii) Since these documents cannot be accepted as proof of one hundred percent (100%) disability, they cannot be used to qualify for the disability discount.
(B)
- (i) Social Security recipients.
- (ii) The Social Security Administration provides benefits based on employability standards, not disability.
- (iii) The Social Security Administration does not verify or determine the percentage or permanence of disability.
- (iv) Therefore, Social Security documents are not accepted as verification of one hundred percent (100%) disability.
(C)
- (i) License plates.
- (ii) International symbol plates and placards are provided for persons with varying degrees of disability so they may or may not be one hundred percent (100%) disabled.
- (iii) Do not accept disabled insignia Arkansas license plates or placards as proof of one hundred percent (100%) disability.
Codification Notes: “ID” means identification. This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "DECEMBER 15, 2013 PARK DIRECTIVE 2002" "APPROVED BY THE ARKANSAS STATE PARKS, RECREATION AND TRAVEL COMMISSION AT THE OCTOBER 17, 2013 MEETING AND FAVORABLY REVIEWED BY THE ARKANSAS ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS SUBCOMITTEE AT THE DECEMBER 11, 2013 MEETING. Replaces PD 2000.2 dated March 25, 2008; and Pilot Study dated May 20, 2010 Related PD: 2000 – Calendar Year Fees and Rates"