A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to remove the residency requirement on all hunting and fishing licenses for the disabled and to make technical corrections.
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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j.	 Disabled Veteran CRFL. – $10.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual 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.	 Totally Disabled CRFL. – $10.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security  Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 113‑270.1A(a1) reads as rewritten:
"(a1)	A person who qualifies for a  Disabled Veteran Lifetime Combination Hunting and Inland Fishing License under G.S. 113‑270.1C(b)(5), a Totally Disabled Lifetime Combination Hunting and Inland Fishing License under G.S. 113‑270.1C(b)(6), a Disabled Veteran Lifetime Sportsman License under G.S. 113‑270.1D(b)(7), a Totally Disabled Lifetime Sportsman License under G.S. 113‑270.1D(b)(8), a Disabled Veteran Lifetime Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing License under G.S. 113‑351(c)(3)(f), or a Totally Disabled Lifetime Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing License under G.S. 113‑351(c)(3)(g) need not comply with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section in order to receive that license, so long as the person does not make use of the license unless:
(1)	The disabled hunter is accompanied by an adult who is licensed to hunt; and
(2)	The licensed adult maintains a proximity to the disabled hunter which enables the adult to monitor the activities of, and communicate with, the disabled hunter at all times."
SECTION 3.  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)	 Disabled Veteran Lifetime Combination Hunting and Inland Fishing License – $10.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual  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)	 Totally Disabled Lifetime Combination Hunting and Inland Fishing License – $10.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual  who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security  Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board. 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 4.  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)	 Disabled Veteran Lifetime Sportsman License – $100.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual  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)	 Totally Disabled Lifetime Sportsman License – $100.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual  who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security  Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board."
SECTION 5.  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)	 Disabled Veteran Lifetime Inland Fishing License – $10.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual  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)	 Totally Disabled Lifetime Inland Fishing License – $10.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual  who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security  Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee.
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SECTION 6.  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.	 Disabled Veteran Lifetime Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing License. – $110.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual  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.	 Totally Disabled Lifetime Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing License. – $110.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual  who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security  Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board.
(4)	Lifetime Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses. – Except as provided in sub‑subdivisions b. and c. 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 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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b.	 Legally Blind Lifetime Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing License. – No charge. This license shall be issued only to an individual  who has been certified by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human  Services, or an equivalent agency in the person's state of residence, as an individual whose vision with glasses is insufficient for use in ordinary occupations for which sight is essential. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee so long as the licensee remains legally blind.
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SECTION 7.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.