Utah Code 23A-4-305. Persons with a physical or intellectual disability, terminally ill persons, and children in the custody of the state may fish for free
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(1) A resident who is blind, has paraplegia, or has another permanent disability so as to be permanently confined to a wheelchair or the use of crutches, or who has lost either or both lower extremities, may receive a free license to fish upon furnishing satisfactory proof of this fact to the division.
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-4-305
- Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Fishing: means to take fish or crayfish by any means. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:(16)(a) exists concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior; and(16)(b) is manifested during the developmental period as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Person: means an individual, association, partnership, government agency, corporation, or an agent of the individual, association, partnership, government agency, or corporation. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- resident: means a person who:
(47)(a) has been domiciled in the state for six consecutive months immediately preceding the purchase of a license; and(47)(b) does not claim residency for hunting, fishing, or trapping in another state or country. See Utah Code 23A-1-101- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) A resident who has an intellectual disability and is not eligible under Section 23A-4-303 to fish without a license may receive a free license to fish upon furnishing verification from a physician or physician assistant that the person has an intellectual disability.(3) A resident who is terminally ill, and has less than five years to live, may receive a free license to fish:(3)(a) upon furnishing verification from a physician or physician assistant; and(3)(b) if the resident qualifies for assistance under a low income public assistance program administered by a state agency.(4) A child placed in the custody of the state by a court order may receive a free fishing license upon furnishing verification of custody to the division.