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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to recreational licenses and permits 2
for military servicemembers and veterans; amending s. 3
379.353, F.S.; providing free and discounted hunting, 4
freshwater fishing, and saltwater fishing licenses and 5
permits to certain military servicemembers and 6
veterans; amending s. 379.3751, F.S.; conforming 7
provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 8
effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 379.353, Florida 13
Statutes, is amended to read: 14
379.353 Recreational licenses and permits; exemptions from 15
fees and requirements. — 16
(1)(a) Hunting, freshwater fishing, and saltwater fish ing 17
licenses and permits shall be issued without fee to a any 18
resident who is certified or determined : 19
1.(a) Certified or determined to be totally and 20
permanently disabled for purposes of workers' compensation under 21
chapter 440 as verified by an order of a judge of compensation 22
claims or written confirmation by the carrier providing workers' 23
compensation benefits, or to be totally and permanently disabled 24
by the Railroad Retirement Board, by the United States 25
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Department of Veterans Affairs or its predeces sor, or by any 26
branch of the United States Armed Forces, or who holds a valid 27
identification card issued under the provisions of s. 295.17, 28
upon proof of such residency and certification or determination 29
same. Any license issued under this paragraph after January 1, 30
1997, expires after 5 years and must be reissued, upon request, 31
every 5 years thereafter. 32
2.(b) Certified or determined to be disabled by the United 33
States Social Security Administration, upon proof of such 34
residency and certification or deter mination same. Any license 35
issued under this paragraph after October 1, 1999, expires after 36
2 years and must be reissued, upon proof of certification of 37
disability, every 2 years thereafter. 38
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A disability license issued after July 1, 1997, and before July 40
1, 2000, retains the rights vested thereunder until the license 41
has expired. 42
3. In active military service as defined in s. 115.08, 43
upon proof of such residency and active military service. 44
4. An honorably discharged veteran of the United States 45
Armed Forces, the United States Coast Guard, military reserves, 46
the Florida National Guard, or the United States Coast Guard 47
Reserve, upon proof of such residency and honorable discharge. 48
(b) Hunting, freshwater fishing, and saltwater fishing 49
licenses and permits shall be issued at a 50 percent discount to 50
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a nonresident of the state who is: 51
1. In active military service as defined in s. 115.08, 52
upon proof of such active military service. 53
2. An honorably discharged veteran of the United States 54
Armed Forces, the United States Coast Guard, military reserves, 55
the Florida National Guard, or the United States Coast Guard 56
Reserve, upon proof of such honorable discharge. 57
Section 2. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 58
379.3751, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 59
379.3751 Taking and possession of alligators; trapping 60
licenses; fees.— 61
(1) 62
(f) An alligator trapping license or alligator trapping 63
agent license shall be issued without fee to a any disabled 64
resident who meets the requirements of s. 379.353(1)(a) s. 65
379.353(1). 66
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 67