Are permanently disabled persons eligible for a free license?
No, they are not, however, they do NOT need a PA fishing license at all, if; • they are totally blind, or have such severe physical or mental impairments that they are unable to cast or retrieve a line or bait hooks and remove fish if only one legal device is used and they are within 10 feet of the device being used. The attendant of the blind or impaired person also does not need a license while assisting in using the device. In 2001, the Commission submitted a report on the subject of licenses for persons with disabilities to the House Game and Fisheries Committee….click here to see the report (PDF format).
No, they are not, however, they do NOT need a PA fishing license at all, if: • the person is totally blind, or has such severe physical or mental impairments that they are unable to cast or retrieve a line or bait hooks and remove fish if only one legal device is used and the person who is blind or has physical or mental impairments is within 10 feet of the device being used. The attendant of the blind or impaired person also does not need a license while assisting in using the device. In 2001, the Commission submitted a report on the subject of licenses for persons with disabilities to the House Game and Fisheries Committee….click here to see the report (PDF format).
