Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 448
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/07/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation
       (Dean) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 100 - 111
    4  and insert:
    5         (q) Those persons exempted by commission permit issued
    6  under this paragraph. The Commission may issue a permit for an
    7  outdoor recreational event for which the primary purpose is the
    8  rehabilitation or enjoyment of veterans certified by the United
    9  States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor or by
   10  any branch of the United States Armed Forces to have any
   11  service-connected disability percentage rating of zero percent
   12  or higher, active duty or reserve duty service members of any
   13  branch of the United States Armed Forces, the United States
   14  Coast Guard, military reserves, the Florida National Guard, or
   15  the United States Coast Guard Reserve. A permit issued under
   16  this paragraph shall exempt such veterans, service members,
   17  their immediate family members and one additional person
   18  designated to assist each veteran certified to be a disabled
   19  veteran, from having to possess a hunting, freshwater fishing,
   20  or saltwater fishing license for the duration of the event. For
   21  purposes of this exemption, immediate family members means
   22  parents, spouses, and children. The commission shall promulgate
   23  rules to implement this paragraph. Factors for the commission to
   24  consider in determining to issue a permit under this paragraph
   25  include but are not limited to: hunting and fishing seasons,
   26  time frame or duration of the event, species concerns, and the
   27  number of such permits granted to the organizer of the event
   28  during the calendar year the permit is requested.