- (1) A resident may receive a free fishing license under Subsection 23A-4-305 (1) by providing evidence the person is blind, paraplegic, or otherwise permanently disabled so as to be permanently confined to a wheelchair or the use of crutches, or who has lost either or both lower extremities.
- (2) A person may obtain this license at any division office.
(3) The division shall accept the following as evidence of disability:
- (a) obvious physical impediment;
- (b) use of any mobility device described in Subsection R657-12-2(b);
- (c) a signed statement by a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner verifying the person is blind as defined under Subsection R657-12-2(a); or
- (d) a signed statement by a licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner verifying the person is paraplegic, or otherwise permanently disabled so as to be permanently confined to a wheelchair or the use of crutches, or has lost either or both lower extremities.
KEY: wildlife, wildlife law, disabled persons, fishing
Date of Last Change: June 23, 2026
Notice of Continuation: July 18, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 23A-5-315; 63G-3-201