A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that hunting and fishing licenses for the disabled shall be issued at no charge.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 113‑174.2(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Types of CRFLs; Fees; Duration. – The Wildlife Resources Commission shall issue the following CRFLs:
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(6)	Lifetime CRFLs. – Except as provided in sub‑subdivision j. of this subdivision, CRFLs issued under this subdivision are valid for the lifetime of the licensee.
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j.	Resident Disabled Veteran CRFL. – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is a fifty percent (50%) or more disabled veteran as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee so long as the licensee remains fifty percent (50%) or more disabled.
k.	Resident Totally Disabled CRFL. – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 113‑270.1C(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Combination hunting and inland fishing licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are:
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(5)	Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime Combination Hunting and Inland Fishing License – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is a fifty percent (50%) or more disabled veteran as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee so long as the licensee remains fifty percent (50%) or more disabled. This license entitles the licensee to fish in public mountain trout waters as provided in G.S. 113‑272(a).
(6)	Resident Totally Disabled Lifetime Combination Hunting and Inland Fishing License – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee. This license entitles the licensee to fish in public mountain trout waters as provided in G.S. 113‑272(a)."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 113‑270.1D(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Lifetime Sportsman Licenses. Except as provided in subdivision (7) of this subsection, lifetime sportsman licenses are valid for the lifetime of the licensees. Lifetime sportsman licenses entitle the licensees to take all wild animals and wild birds by all lawful methods in all open seasons, including the use of game lands, and to fish with hook and line for all fish in all inland and joint fishing waters, including public mountain trout waters. A lifetime sportsman license issued under this subsection does not entitle the licensee to engage in recreational fishing in coastal fishing waters that are not joint fishing waters. Lifetime sportsman licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are:
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(7)	Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime Sportsman License – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is a fifty percent (50%) or more disabled veteran as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee so long as the licensee remains fifty percent (50%) or more disabled.
(8)	Resident Totally Disabled Lifetime Sportsman License – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 113‑271(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The hook‑and‑line fishing licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are as follows:
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(6b)	Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime Inland Fishing License – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is a fifty percent (50%) or more disabled veteran as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee so long as the licensee remains fifty percent (50%) or more disabled.
(6c)	Resident Totally Disabled Lifetime Inland Fishing License – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee."
SECTION 5.  G.S. 113‑351(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Types of Unified Hunting and Fishing Licenses; Fees; Duration. – The Wildlife Resources Commission shall issue the following Unified Hunting and Fishing Licenses:
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(3)	Lifetime Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses. – Except as provided in sub‑subdivision f. of this subdivision, a license issued under this subdivision is valid for the lifetime of the licensee. A license issued under this subdivision authorizes the licensee to take all wild animals and wild birds, including waterfowl, by all lawful methods in all open seasons, including the use of game lands; to fish with hook and line for all fish in all inland fishing waters and joint fishing waters, including public mountain trout waters; and to engage in recreational fishing in coastal fishing waters.
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f.	Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing License. – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is a fifty percent (50%) or more disabled veteran as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee so long as the licensee remains fifty percent (50%) or more disabled.
g.	Resident Totally Disabled Lifetime Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing License. – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration.
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SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.