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RAC backs tighter timelines for medical surrenders and other variance rule changes
Summary
The Northeastern RAC unanimously recommended Division rule edits to clarify refunds and tighten medical-surrender paperwork deadlines and variance qualifications for hunting permits.
The Northeastern Region Advisory Council on Aug. 7 recommended changes to surrender and variance rules (R657‑24 and R657‑57) that Division staff said will align refunds, shorten the medical‑surrender paperwork window, and add and remove qualifying events for permit variances.
Division staff told the RAC the proposed changes address recurring eligibility problems and administrative gaps the Division has encountered when hunters surrender permits or apply for variances after a season. The RAC voted unanimously to recommend the proposed changes.
Key changes described by the Division include aligning refund language so hunters who surrender permits when draw results are posted less than 30 days before a hunt would qualify for a refund “minus 25” (the transcript…
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