| | | 9.__Foreign exchange students.__A resident license to hunt or | | fish must be issued, at a fee equal to the resident license fee | | for a person of like age and status, to any citizen of a foreign | | nation under 21 years of age who is domiciled with a family | | within the State pursuant to any cultural or educational exchange | | program conducted by any governmental, educational, cultural or | | religious organization. |
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| | | 10.__Persons with mental retardation.__A complimentary license | | to fish must be issued to any person with mental retardation, as | | defined in Title 34-B, section 5001, subsection 3, upon | | application to the commissioner.__The application must be | | accompanied by certified evidence that the applicant meets the | | defined condition.__This complimentary license remains effective | | for the life of the license holder, if the license is not revoked | | or suspended. |
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| | | 11.__Permits to accommodate permanent physical disabilities.__ | | The commissioner may issue a special permit to a person with a | | permanent physical disability that includes special authorization | | that allows that person to hunt, trap or fish at times or in a | | manner otherwise prohibited by this Part in order to enhance | | access to hunting, trapping and fishing opportunities.__No laws | | or rules may be waived except as are necessary to effect this | | subsection.__A permit may be issued under this subsection only | | if: |
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| | | A.__The applicant provides the commissioner with a letter | | signed by a licensed physician clearly stating the nature of | | that person's disability, the permanence of the disability | | and the extent to which the disability affects that person's | | ambulatory ability or endurance; use of one or both hands, | | arms or legs; or sight or hearing; |
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| | | B.__The commissioner determines that the permanent physical | | disability prevents that person from safely accessing | | hunting, trapping or fishing opportunities at the times or | | in the manner allowed by this Part or by rules adopted | | pursuant to this Part; and |
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| | | C.__The person meets all other requirements for issuance of | | that permit and related licensing requirements and is not | | otherwise ineligible for that permit. |
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| | | Prior to making a determination of eligibility under this | | subsection, the commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall | | meet with the applicant in person at a location chosen by the | | commissioner to discuss the applicant's needs.__Each applicant's | | disability and needs must be reviewed in consultation with the | | disabled hunter, trapper and angler advisory committee |
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