Bill Text: AZ HB2468 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Discounted hunting licenses; veterans; soldiers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-24 - Referred to House PSMRA Committee [HB2468 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2013-HB2468-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: discounted hunting licenses; veterans; soldiers |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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HB 2468 |
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Introduced by Representative Thorpe
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AN ACT
Amending sections 17-336 and 17-337, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to hunting and fishing licenses.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 17-336, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
17-336. Complimentary, honorary and reduced fee licenses
A. The commission may issue a complimentary license to:
1. A pioneer seventy years of age or older who has been a resident of this state for twenty‑five or more consecutive years immediately preceding application for the license. The pioneer license is valid for the lifetime of the licensee, and the commission shall not require renewal of the license.
2. A veteran of the armed forces of the United States who has been a resident of this state for one year or more immediately preceding application for the license and who is receiving compensation from the United States government for permanent service connected disabilities rated as one hundred per cent disabling.
B. The commission may issue a class A general fishing license or a class g general hunting license for a reduced fee to an honorably discharged veteran who has served active duty in the armed forces of the United States, including any national guard or reserve component, and who has been a resident of this state for one year or more immediately preceding application for the license. The commission may reduce the license fee prescribed in section 17-333 by ten per cent for every four years of the veteran's service in the armed forces of the United States, including any national guard or reserve component.
B. C. The commission may issue a youth class F license for a reduced fee, as prescribed by the commission, to a resident of this state who is a member of the boy scouts of America who has attained the rank of eagle scout or a member of the girl scouts of the USA who has received the gold award.
Sec. 2. Section 17-337, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
17-337. Soldier's hunting and fishing licenses
A member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty and stationed in this state for a period of thirty days immediately preceding the date of application for a license may purchase a resident license permitting the taking of wildlife. The commission may reduce the license fee prescribed in section 17-333 by ten per cent for every four years of the member's active duty service in the armed forces of the United States, including any national guard or reserve component.
