(a) A resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is blind may be obtained from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in Alaska Stat. § 16.05.33016.05.430 and upon presentation of either an affidavit of the applicant stating that the applicant cannot distinguish light from darkness or an affidavit signed by a licensed physician or a licensed optometrist stating that the applicant’s central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or that the applicant’s widest diameter of visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 16.05.403

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) A resident who is a person with physical disabilities may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in Alaska Stat. § 16.05.33016.05.430 and upon submission of satisfactory proof of physical disabilities a resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is a person with physical disabilities.
(c) A resident who is 65 years of age or older may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in Alaska Stat. § 16.05.33016.05.430 and upon submission of satisfactory proof of age a resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is a person who is 65 years of age or older. This subsection does not limit the right of a resident person who is 65 years of age or older to obtain a permanent identification card under Alaska Stat. § 16.05.400(b).
(d) A resident who is a person with developmental disabilities may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in Alaska Stat. § 16.05.33016.05.430 and upon submission of satisfactory proof of developmental disabilities a resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is a person with developmental disabilities. This subsection does not require the department to issue a license or permit to a person with a developmental disability who is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under 18 U.S.C. § 922 as a result of an involuntary commitment or an adjudication of mental illness or mental incompetence.