BILL REQ. #:  H-1179.2 

READ FIRST TIME 03/01/13.   

     AN ACT Relating to license fees under Title 77 RCW for veterans with disabilities; amending RCW 77.32.480; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 77.32.480 and 2007 c 254 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Upon written application, a combination fishing license shall be issued at the reduced rate of five dollars((,)) and all hunting licenses shall((,)) be issued at the reduced rate of a youth hunting license fee for the following individuals:
     (((1))) (a) A resident sixty-five years old or older who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces having a service-connected disability;
     (((2))) (b) A resident who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces with a thirty percent or more service-connected disability;
     (((3))) (c) A resident with a disability who permanently uses a wheelchair;
     (((4))) (d) A resident who is blind or visually impaired; and
     (((5))) (e) A resident with a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020 with documentation of the disability certified by a physician licensed to practice in this state.
     (2) Upon department verification of eligibility, a nonstate resident veteran with a disability who otherwise satisfies the criteria of subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section must be issued a combination fishing license or any hunting license at the same cost charged to a nondisabled Washington resident for the same license.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act takes effect February 1, 2014.