The bill establishes a new section, Section 9-11-54.1, in the Code of Alabama 1975, which allows eligible individuals to purchase lifetime disabled state resident special hunting and fishing licenses starting in the 2026 license year. The bill outlines specific fees for these licenses: individuals under 50 years of age will pay $50, while those 50 years and older will pay $30 for each type of license, including hunting, freshwater fishing, and saltwater fishing. The fees collected will be allocated to the Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund for hunting and freshwater fishing licenses, and to the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund for saltwater fishing licenses.
Additionally, the bill permits the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to charge a nominal issuance fee of $1 for each license issued. It specifies that the licenses are non-transferable and grants holders of a valid lifetime disabled resident hunting or freshwater fishing license the privileges of a wildlife heritage license. The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2026. There are no deletions from current law mentioned in the text.