Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-18-15 - Disability assistance permit; application, permit, and general provisions

(a) Any person who has a permanent physical or visual disability making that person eligible to receive a disability assistance permit and who desires to obtain a permit shall apply to the secretary. Each applicant shall provide the following information:

(1) name of applicant;

(2) address;

(3) a physician's or an optometrist's signed report, either on a form provided by the department or on the physician's or optometrist's letterhead, describing the permanent disability, certifying the applicant cannot safely hunt or fish without assistance in accordance with law and rules and regulations of the department because of this disability, and indicating the hunting or fishing activities that the applicant is physically or visually unable to safely perform without assistance in accordance with law and rules and regulations of the department; and

(4) other information, as required by the secretary.

(b) An applicant may be required by the secretary to obtain, at department expense, a report from a second physician or optometrist, as appropriate, chosen by the secretary.

(c) A disability assistance permit may be refused issuance or may be revoked by the secretary for any of the following reasons.

(1) The physical disability does not meet qualifications.

(2) The application is incomplete or contains false information.

(3) The physical disability under which the disability assistance permit was issued no longer exists.

(d) The disability assistance permit shall indicate the hunting or fishing activity or activities for which the permit is valid.

(e) The disability assistance permit shall be valid from the date of issuance until and unless revoked by the secretary.

(f) In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, a disability assistance permit shall be invalid from the date of issuance if obtained by an individual through misrepresentation or unauthorized application.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 115-18-15

Authorized by K.S.A. 32-807 and L. 1997, Ch. 127, Sec. 2; implementing L. 1997, Ch. 127, Sec. 2; effective, T-115-9-9-97, Sept. 9, 1997; effective Dec. 29, 1997.