MN SF2663

Allows persons with disabilities to obtain angling and hunting licenses without fees by presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card with applicable disability designations, eliminating need for separate medical documentation at agent locations.

Authorizes commissioner to issue permanent cards documenting 100 percent service-connected disability status for veterans, which serve as satisfactory evidence for obtaining deer and small game hunting licenses without additional documentation.

Modifies special permit provisions for visually impaired hunters using scopes, disabled hunters shooting from vehicles, and disabled archers using crossbows by accepting driver's license or ID card designations as alternative to medical evidence.

Establishes two new veteran designations on driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards: "Veteran" and "Veteran 100% T&P" (total and permanent disability), effective January 1, 2016, with applicants required to provide discharge papers and disability verification from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Creates five physical disability designation types on driver's licenses and identification cards based on specific disability categories related to angling, hunting, visual impairment, mobility, and archery eligibility, effective January 1, 2016.