HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 232 introduced by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to remove the annual fishing license fee and application for veterans with 100% disability.
Currently only those disabled veterans with a 100% permanent disability determination from the VA can receive free lifetime fishing licenses. Disabled veterans with a 100% disability determination also receive free licenses but must apply for them on an annual basis.
SB 232 will take away the annual fee and application part of the process and will allow all disabled veterans with a 100% disability determination from the VA, whether or not it is a permanent determination, to purchase free lifetime fishing licenses.
“Our disabled veterans have given our Commonwealth and nation so much. It is a small thank you to make the process of getting a fishing license simpler for these extraordinary Americans,” said Sen. Pennycuick.”
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