Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68A - Freshwater Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 68A-9 - MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS › Section 68A-9.008 - Permits for Physically Disabled

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The executive director or his designee may issue permits, to
				  persons who are permanently physically disabled as described below, for
				  activities which would otherwise be regulated or prohibited by these rules.
				  Such permits shall be conditioned as necessary to protect natural resources and
				  to regulate access in accordance with management plans and policies for the
				  area. Individuals not meeting the criteria for a permit set forth in this rule
				  may request accommodation through the process established by the agency:
(1) Crossbow permits. Permits to use
				crossbows, airbows (pre-charged pneumatic airguns firing arrows), or bows
				equipped with a device that can mechanically hold the bowstring in the drawn
				(ready-to-fire) position during an archery season will be issued based upon a
				determination that the applicant has submitted an original certificate from a
				licensed physician certifying that the individual is permanently incapable of
				drawing any type of bow with a minimum draw weight of 40 lbs.
(2) Special use vehicle permits. Permits to
				operate vehicles otherwise permitted by rule, on roads not open to the public,
				will be issued based upon a determination that the applicant has submitted an
				original certificate from a licensed physician certifying that the individual
				is permanently disabled in a way which renders normal walking impossible; or a
				copy of a valid, State-issued, permanent disability parking placard or card and
				the identification used to obtain the placard or card.
(3) Alternative mobility permits. Permits to
				operate an all-terrain vehicle will be issued based upon a determination that
				the applicant has been issued and possesses a valid permanent disabled parking
				placard or has submitted an original certificate from a licensed physician
				certifying that the individual is unable to walk a distance of 200 feet without
				stopping to rest. "All-terrain vehicle" shall be as defined in Rule
				68A-1.004, F.A.C., provided that
				no two-wheeled or two-cycle vehicles will be permitted.
(4) Mobility-impaired quota permits. No
				person shall be eligible for issuance of a mobility-impaired quota permit
				unless the person has obtained a mobility-impaired identification card. A
				mobility-impaired identification card may be obtained by submitting a completed
				mobility-impaired eligibility certification application (Form QA-801, effective
				9/2008, which is hereby incorporated by reference) to the Commission.
				Certification as mobility-impaired shall be restricted to persons who are
				paraplegic, hemiplegic, or quadriplegic, permanently dependent upon a
				wheelchair for ambulation, permanently required to use assisting aids to walk,
				permanently required to use braces or prosthesis on both legs, or who have had
				complete single-leg amputation above the knee.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law
					 Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla.
					 Const.