483A.8C - NONAMBULATORY PERSONS -- DEER HUNTING LICENSES.
483A.8C NONAMBULATORY PERSONS -- DEER HUNTING LICENSES. 1. A nonambulatory person who is a resident may be issued one any sex deer hunting license which is valid and may be used to hunt deer with a shotgun or a muzzleloading rifle during any established deer hunting season. A person who applies for a license pursuant to this section shall complete a form, as required by rule, that is signed by a physician who verifies that the person is nonambulatory. 2. A person who obtains a deer hunting license under this section is not required to pay the wildlife habitat fee but shall purchase a deer hunting license and hunting license, be otherwise qualified to hunt, and pay a one dollar fee that shall be used and is appropriated for the purpose of deer herd population management, including assisting with the cost of processing deer donated to the help us stop hunger program administered by the commission. 3. A person may obtain a license under this section in addition to any other deer hunting licenses for which the person is eligible. 4. For the purposes of this section, "nonambulatory person" means an individual who has received a nonambulatory person's permit from the department as provided by rule, and at a minimum has one or more of the following conditions: a. Paralysis of the lower half of the body, usually due to disease or a spinal cord injury. b. Loss or partial loss of both legs. c. Any other physical affliction which makes it impossible for the person to ambulate successfully.
Section History: Recent Form 2009 Acts, ch 83, §1