Section 3033 Of Article 2. Hunting Licenses From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Pursuant to this section, the department shall issue to a
disabled veteran or recovering service member who has not been
convicted of a violation of this code a reduced fee hunting license
that authorizes the licensee to take a bird or mammal as authorized
by this code and regulations adopted pursuant to this code.
(b) The base license fee for a reduced fee hunting license shall
be four dollars ($4) for the hunting license year beginning on July
1, 1995, and, for the following years, this license fee may be
annually reviewed and adjusted in accordance with Section 713.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Disabled veteran" means a person having a 50 percent or
greater service-connected disability and an honorable discharge from
military service.
(2) "Recovering service member" means a member of the military who
meets the definition of "recovering service member" in Section 1602
(7) of the federal National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2008 (Public Law 110-181).
(d) A person applying for a reduced fee hunting license shall
submit to the department adequate documentation for the department to
determine whether the person is, in fact, eligible for a reduced fee
hunting license. The department shall not issue a reduced fee
hunting license to a person unless it is satisfied that the person
has provided adequate documentation of eligibility for that license.
(e) A disabled veteran shall submit the following documentation:
(1) Proof of an honorable discharge from military service.
(2) Proof of the disability described in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (c), either by certification from the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs or by presentation of a license issued
pursuant to this section in the preceding license year.
(f) A recovering service member shall submit a letter to the
department stating that the person is a recovering service member as
defined in subdivision (d), from either that person's commanding
officer or a military medical doctor. The letter may be submitted
either in hard copy form or online.