SB306 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg Albritton Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Conservation, licenses, hunting and fishing, age exemption, increased to 75 years, currently exempted residents allowed to maintain exemption, certain persons born on or before date granted exemption, discounted fee granted to other born after certain date, conservation authorized to issue military veterans appreciation saltwater fishing licenses under certain condtions, Secs. 9-11-44, 9-11-45, 9-11-53, 9-11-53.1, 9-11-53.5, 9-11-56.3, 9-11-71 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a resident of this state who is 65 years of age or older is exempt from having to obtain a hunting or fishing license.

This bill would increase the age of the exemption to 75 years, would allow residents born on or before August 25, 1954, to receive the exemption or maintain the exemption if they are currently qualified for the exemption under state law, and would provide a 50 percent discount on the license fees for persons born on or after August 26, 1954, until they reach the age of 75 and qualify for the exemption.

Under existing law, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has the authority to issue military veterans appreciation freshwater fishing licenses for military veterans who are 20 percent or more disabled for a nominal fee.

This bill would authorize the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to issue military veterans appreciation saltwater fishing licenses to veterans who are 20 percent or more disabled for a nominal fee.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department