{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-16.05.403","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 16.05.403","heading":"Special licenses and permits.","body":"(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 AS 16.05.330 — 16.05.430 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.\n(b) A resident who is a person with physical disabilities may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 — 16.05.430 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.\n(c) A resident who is 65 years of age or older may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 — 16.05.430 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 AS 16.05.400(b).\n(d) A resident who is a person with developmental disabilities may obtain from the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 — 16.05.430 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.","path":["Title 16. Fish and Game.","Chapter 05. Fish and Game Code and Definitions.","Article 3. Licensing of Sport Fishing and Hunting."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#16.05.403","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:07Z","sha256":"7755d1fc1d564785f12b6bef719b8a67ad56c4c4555c22c9659fa4288d58ac2b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-16.05.400","next":"us-ak/as-16.05.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}