[Nfbf-l] Fishing License for Florida

[Sherri]

It would be good to collect other incidents of when multiple forms of 
identification were asked for from a blind person with a Florida ID.
Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fishing License for Florida


> Hi Bill,
>
> You know that might be a great idea.  What do others think about making 
> this
> a resolution?  I'm not familiar with the other incidents where something
> similar happened and we would certainly want to make sure we cover all the
> bases.  I would say in general that aside from being able to drive a motor
> vehicle the Florida state ID card should serve in all cases as a valid
> acceptable form of identification with no exceptions.  There are so many
> times when we are expected to present a valid ID.  When is it valid and 
> when
> is it not and why?  Here are some examples of when it is required.
>
> *When you open a new bank account.
> *When registering at a hotel.
> *When boarding a plane.
> *When asked by an officer of any agency of law enforcement.
> *When applying for a hunting or fishing license.
> *When applying for a marriage license.
> * When applying for a license to carry a firearm.
>
> I'm sure there are many, many more but it seems to me that the state ID 
> card
> should be as good a form of identification as a Florida drivers license. 
> If
> no one else is required to present an alternate form of ID such as a 
> voters
> ID card why should a blind person with a state ID?  If my friend had had a
> voters ID card he would have shown it and gotten the license but the 
> problem
> still remains.  Why does he need two forms of ID but a licensed driver 
> does
> not?
>
> I intend on contacting the Governor and other agencies but I hope we can 
> as
> an organization take this on.
>
> Thanks for listening,
> Jim Ellsworth
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Bill Outman
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:51 AM
> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fishing License for Florida
>
> Hi, Jim.
>
> I hope this gets resolved with a minimum of difficulty but if it doesn't
> that could be a subject for a convention resolution, couldn't it?
>
> Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
>
> God bless.
>
> Bill Outman
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Jim Ellsworth
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 8:21 AM
> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fishing License for Florida
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I know that is a strange title for my message but here is the reason for 
> it.
>
>
>
> A good friend of mine went yesterday to get a salt water fishing license 
> so
> he and his wife could go fishing.  His wife had no trouble since she has a
> valid Florida state driver's license.  Her husband, who has a valid 
> Florida
> state ID card was refused and was told that the ID was not sufficient 
> enough
> to get the license and that he would need to provide a second form of ID
> such as a voter ID card.  Having said all of that, we do know that if he 
> had
> been willing to fill out a host of paper work etc and wait for who knows 
> how
> long, that he could have gotten the license at no charge but he was 
> willing
> to pay the cost.  They wanted to go fishing that same weekend.  He
> ultimately had to go get a voter ID and then and only then was he able to
> get the license.  By the way, they also tried the local tax collector's
> office who also issues the license and the state Wilelife Agency and they
> all told him that the Florida state ID was not good enough.
>
>
>
> So this raises the question!  Why is the ID good enough for anything else
> such as proving who you are, your age etc, it can get you on an airplane,
> you can purchase liquor if you are of age and as far as I know an officer 
> of
> the law will accept it as a valid form of ID.  My friend's wife only had 
> to
> produce her driver's license and no second form of ID was necessary, but
> apparently the state ID is not an equal form of ID as her husband was
> required to get an alternate form of ID.
>
>
>
> For crying out loud come on!!!  It's only a fishing license.  He wasn't
> trying to buy a firearm.  Has anyone else run into a situation where their
> state ID didn't suffice as a valid form of identification.  I could
> understand the second form of ID if his wife had also been required to
> produce the same but she wasn't.  What if anything can we do about this?
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jim Ellsworth
>
>
>
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