California residents so severely physically disabled that they are permanently unable to move from place to place without an assistive mobility device qualify for a free sport fishing license under Fish and Game Code Section 7151(a)(4). A licensed physician completes the physician section of DFW355C and attaches a certification letter on medical office letterhead using the wording CDFW specifies.
The applicant completes page 1 and authorizes the physician to verify eligibility. A licensed physician completes the page 2 section and signs under penalty of perjury; a nurse practitioner or physician assistant cannot certify in place of a physician.
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Free Sport Fishing License Application - Mobility Impairment
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No. DFW355C states that a nurse practitioner or physician assistant cannot certify the application in place of a licensed physician. The licensed physician completes the page 2 section and attaches a letter on medical office letterhead naming the mobility device or devices the applicant relies on.
Not necessarily. CDFW's disabled angler page says verification by a licensed physician or a copy of the previous year's free fishing license is required, so a prior free license can stand in. After the first license, renewals can be handled through license agents, select CDFW offices or online.
The letter, on medical office letterhead and signed by the physician, must state that the applicant is so severely physically disabled as to be permanently unable to move from place to place without the aid of the named assistive device or devices, such as a wheelchair.