Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-15.23 - Free hunting and fishing license for low-income persons 65 years of age and older or low-income persons who are permanently disabled
(1)
Purpose. Pursuant to Iowa Code section
483A.24(15),
the department of natural resources will issue a free annual combination
hunting and fishing license to low-income persons who meet the age status or
permanently disabled status as defined.
(2)
Definitions.
"Age status" means a person who has achieved the sixty-fifth birthday.
"Low-income person" means a person who is a recipient of a program administered by the state department of human services for persons who meet low-income guidelines.
"Permanently disabled" means a person who meets the definition in Iowa Code section 483A.4.
(3)
Procedure. Each person
shall apply to the department of natural resources for a license as follows:
a. Application shall be made on a form
provided by the department and shall include the name, address, height, weight,
color of eyes and hair, date of birth, and gender of the applicant. In
addition, applicants shall include a copy of an official document such as a
birth certificate if claiming age status, or a copy of an award letter from the
Social Security Administration or private pension plan if claiming permanent
disabled status. The application shall include an authorization allowing the
department of health and human services to verify the applicant's household
income if proof of income is provided through the department of health and
human services.
b. The free annual
hunting and fishing combination license will be issued by the department upon
verification of program eligibility. The license issued under this rule will be
valid until January 10 of the subsequent year. Proof of eligibility must be
submitted each year in order to obtain a free license.
c. A person whose income falls below the
federal poverty guidelines may apply for this license by providing either of
the following:
(1) A current Notice of
Decision letter. For purposes of this rule, a "current Notice of Decision
letter" shall mean a letter from the department of health and human services
dated in the month the application is received or dated in the five months
immediately preceding the month the application is received that describes the
applicant's monthly or annual household income.
(2) If a person does not have a Notice of
Decision letter as described in subparagraph 15.23(3)"c"(1), a
document shall be provided that states that the applicant's annual income does
not exceed the federal poverty limit for the current year and lists income from
all sources, including but not limited to any wages or compensation, social
security, retirement income, dividends and interest, cash gifts, rents and
royalties, or other cash income. In addition, the applicant shall provide
documentation of such income by submitting a copy of the applicant's most
recently filed state or federal income tax return to the department. In the
event an applicant does not have a tax return that was filed within the last
year because the applicant's income level does not require the filing of a tax
return, the applicant shall so notify the department, shall provide to the
department bank statements, social security statements or other relevant income
documentation identified by the department, and shall meet with the department
to verify income eligibility under this rule.
Federal poverty guidelines are published in February of each year and will be the income standard for applicants from that time until the guidelines are available in the subsequent year. The guidelines will be shown on the application and will be available upon request from the department.
(4)
Revocation. Any license
issued pursuant to rule
571-15.23 (483A) may be revoked,
in whole or in part, by written notice, if the director determines that a
license holder had provided false information to obtain a license under this
chapter or has violated any provision of this chapter and that continuation of
the license is not in the public interest. Such revocation shall become
effective upon a date specified in the notice. The notice shall state the
extent of the revocation and the reasons for the action. Within 30 days
following receipt of the notice of a revocation, the license holder may file a
notice of appeal, requesting a contested case hearing pursuant to 561-Chapter
7. The notice of appeal shall specify the basis for requesting that the license
be reinstated.
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