Section 14-22-12-1.5 - "Qualified individual"; reduced fee licenses(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: (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.Amended by P.L. 164-2024,SEC. 8, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.L. 151-2012, SEC. 20, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 188-2001, SEC.4.