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(a) Upon application to the department’s headquarters office in Sacramento, an eligible Gold Star Family member shall be issued a lifetime sport fishing license at no cost.(b) (1) A lifetime sport fishing license issued pursuant to this section shall afford the licenseholder the same privileges as a lifetime sport fishing license issued pursuant to Section 7149.2 and shall be subject to the same restrictions and requirements as a license issued pursuant to Section 7149.2.
(2) A lifetime sport fishing license issued pursuant to this section does not include any special tags, stamps, fees, validations, or other entitlements. A person holding a free lifetime sport
fishing license may acquire any of the entitlements described in subdivision (e) of Section 7149.2 upon payment of the applicable base fee, as adjusted pursuant to Section 713.
(c) A person applying for a free lifetime sport fishing license pursuant to this section shall submit to the department adequate documentation for the department to determine whether the person is eligible for the free lifetime sport fishing license. The department shall not issue a free lifetime sport fishing license to a person pursuant to this section unless it is satisfied that the person has provided adequate documentation of eligibility for that license.
(d) For purposes of this section, “eligible Gold Star Family member” means a person who meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The person has not been convicted of a violation of
this code and is a resident of this state.
(2) The person submits proof to the department from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Defense that a family member who was in the Armed Forces of the United States was killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the military.
(3) The person submits satisfactory proof to the department that the person bears one of the following relationships to the family member described in paragraph (2):
(A) Parent.
(B) Sibling.
(C) Child.
(D) Spouse or partner at the time the family member was
killed.