Florida Senate - 2013 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 448 Barcode 807002 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 03/07/2013 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Dean) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment 2 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.