R657-12-6. Special Season Extension for Disabled Persons - Limited Entry Hunts

(1) A person may obtain a Certificate of Registration from a division office requesting an extension for any limited entry hunt, provided the person requesting the extension:

(a) is blind, quadriplegic, upper extremity disabled, paraplegic, or otherwise permanently disabled so as to be permanently confined to a wheelchair or the use of crutches, or who has lost either or both lower extremities;

(b) satisfies the hunter education requirements as provided in Section 23-19-11 and Rule R657-23; and

(c) obtains the appropriate license, permit, and tag.

(2) The division shall not issue a Certificate of Registration for an extension on any limited entry hunt where the extension will violate federal law.

(3) The division shall accept the following as evidence of disability:

(a) obvious physical impediment;

(b) use of any mobility device described in Section R657-12-2(2)(b);

(c) a signed statement by a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, or a physician verifying the person is blind as defined under Section R657-12-2(2)(a); or

(d) a signed statement by a licensed physician verifying the person is quadriplegic, upper extremity disabled as defined under Section R657-12-2(2)(d), paraplegic, or otherwise permanently disabled so as to be permanently confined to a wheelchair or the use of crutches, or has lost either or both lower extremities.