Pennsylvania § 2707 - Disabled veterans and former prisoners of war.

§ 2707. Disabled veterans and former prisoners of war.

(a) General rule for disabled veterans.--

(1) (Deleted by amendment).

(2) Any disabled veteran who has a service-connected disability rating between 60% and 99% as certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who meets the qualifications of section 2701 (relating to resident fishing licenses) shall be issued a resident fishing license at the cost of $1 upon application to the commission or a county treasurer. An application submitted by a disabled veteran shall, in addition to any information required under section 2701, include a copy of the disability rating determination letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(a.1) General rule for former prisoners of war.--

(1) A former prisoner of war who meets the qualifications of section 2701 shall be issued a resident fishing license at the cost of $1 upon application to the commission or a county treasurer. An application submitted by a former prisoner of war shall, in addition to any information required under section 2701, contain a statement that the applicant is a former prisoner of war.

(2) As used in this subsection, the term "former prisoner of war" means an individual who was imprisoned by enemy forces while in the service of the armed forces of the United States as certified by the appropriate branch of the armed forces of the United States.

(b) Lifetime licenses.--

(1) The commission or county treasurer shall issue a free disabled veteran lifetime fishing license to a disabled veteran who:

(i) has a service-connected disability rating of 100%;

(ii) submits a copy of the disability rating determination letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to the commission or county treasurer stating that the disability rating of 100% is a determination by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and

(iii) meets the qualifications of section 2701.

(2) A disabled veteran who meets the qualifications under subsection (a) or a former prisoner of war who meets the qualifications of section 2701(b) shall be issued a senior resident lifetime fishing license at the cost of $1 upon application to the commission or a county treasurer.

(c) Home rule and optional plan counties.--In a county where there is no county treasurer by virtue of a home rule charter or optional plan of government, the county official who performs the functions of a county treasurer and who has been designated an issuing agent by the commission shall issue free and reduced fee resident fishing licenses to disabled veterans and reduced fee resident fishing licenses to former prisoners of war under this section.

(Dec. 19, 1996, P.L.1454, No.185, eff. 60 days; Feb. 14, 2006, P.L.31, No.11, eff. 30 days; June 26, 2014, P.L.805, No.81, eff. 60 days; June 30, 2025, P.L.73, No.21, eff. 60 days)

2025 Amendment. Act 21 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).

Cross References. Section 2707 is referred to in section 2907.2 of this title.