The "welfare reform" legislation contains hundreds of provisions. Out of this massive law, a handful of the new federal requirements affect purchasers and holders of recreational licenses, including hunting and fishing licenses.
One provision requires states to deny hunting and fishing licenses to certain persons in arrears on child support when a court issues an order revoking or denying such licenses. Another requires government agencies to obtain Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses, including fishing licenses.
A lost fishing license can be replaced online at huntfish. Only bona fide residents of Pennsylvania are eligible for resident licenses. A bona fide resident of Pennsylvania is a permanent resident of this state who has a fixed intent to return to the Commonwealth when he leaves it and who maintains a permanent place of abode here.
For fishing license purposes, a person may not be a bona fide resident of Pennsylvania while claiming residence in another state. The "permanent home address" measure is a good litmus test for most residency questions. For example: a student from Pittsburgh who attends college eight months a year in Virginia is a considered a resident as long as Pennsylvania remains the student's permanent home address.
Conversely, a student whose home is outside the state is not a resident even though they attend a Pennsylvania university. Positive proof of legal residency, usually a valid PA drivers license, will be required by the issuing agent when purchasing a Resident, Senior Resident or Senior Resident Lifetime fishing license.
Military personnel are required to purchase a fishing license. Those who are stationed in Pennsylvania under permanent change of station orders PCS of duration of 6 months or more or who produce documentation proving same qualify for a resident fishing license. All others must obtain a non-resident or tourist license. Certain active duty military personnel are exempt from Pennsylvania's fishing license requirement. To be eligible for the military waiver, an angler must:.
While in the act of fishing, the military personnel must carry proof of each of these requirements, such as a Pennsylvania driver's license, a military ID, and valid military orders showing the place of assignment and leave status. Under the law, a qualifying soldier, sailor, airman or marine does not receive a free Pennsylvania fishing license. Instead, eligible active duty military personnel can legally fish without a license under the limited circumstances outlined in the law.
Code section The law does not exempt military personnel on leave from any other requirements of fishing or boating laws and regulations. This license is only available at Commission and county treasurer offices. Locations are contained within our complete agent listing , county treasurers are generally located at county court offices. A gift voucher for licenses and permits can be purchased for another individual through the same outlets that are used when purchasing a license for yourself.
The purchaser only needs to provide the gift recipient's name when purchasing a voucher. A voucher is not and cannot be used as a fishing license. Vouchers can be redeemed at any issuing agent. The voucher is non-refundable and expires as noted. For individuals wishing to purchase vouchers as Christmas presents—vouchers to be redeemed as a license or permit for the following year can be purchased beginning December 1 of the current year vouchers can be redeemed anytime after being purchased—gift recipients do NOT need to wait until the new year.
Multi-year vouchers are also available. For more details, see mulit-year license questions below. Visit our licensing page for purchasing options. F ishing license questions can be submitted via our web form or you can call our Fishing License help line during business hours, toll-free at Disabled veterans who meet certain criteria.
To qualify for a free fishing license, an applicant must:. Be a bona fide resident of Pennsylvania; And qualify as one of the following:. The service member must provide official military documentation. We have a separate fact sheet that discusses free licenses for disabled veterans. Eligible students can purchase a discounted fishing license through our secure e-commerce site, HuntFishPA , or can visit one of nearly retail license issuing agents.
At the time of purchase, the student must check a box to certify under penalty of law that they are an out-of-state resident currently attending school in Pennsylvania. Holders of this license must be able to provide proof of eligibility, such as a current college identification card, if requested by a Waterways Conservation Officer while fishing. The attendant of the blind or impaired person also does not need a license while assisting in using the device.
An adult may assist a child by baiting hooks, removing fish from the line, netting fish, preparing the fishing rod for use and untangling the line without possessing a valid fishing license. There are a number of Pennsylvania waters that are available to fishing exclusively for children 15 years of age and younger and persons who have certain physical or mental impairments.
The law provides that no person 16 years of age or older shall fish in any of the waters of Pennsylvania or in any boundary waters without first procuring a license. However, there is an exemption in the law. The exemption allows landowners who reside on their land throughout the year and members of their families residing thereon to fish on their land in waters wholly within said land without a license. This exemption does not apply to any person temporarily residing upon the land or any tenant who is not a member of the family of the owner.
The exemption also does not apply to any servant or employee of the owner. A pond or lake that is wholly within land owned by a homeowners association or a private club does not exempt the individual homeowners or club members from having a fishing license. Sales reports are posted online. Buyers may purchase a license anytime during the calendar year they reach Beginning January 1, , Senior Resident Lifetime License holders are required to purchase a Trout Permit each year that the license holder desires to fish for trout.
A person who purchases a Senior Resident Lifetime License and fishes in Lake Erie or its tributaries is only required to purchase one Lake Erie Permit which is valid for the licensee's lifetime. Also, if a Senior Resident Lifetime License holder purchases a combination permit on or after January 1, , the Lake Erie portion of the combo permit will be valid for the licensee's lifetime; however, Senior Resident Lifetime License holders will be required to purchase a Trout Permit each following year that the license holder desires to fish for trout.
This "grandfather" exemption is not applicable for a Lake Erie Permit. Pennsylvania Senior Resident Lifetime fishing licenses remain valid if a license holder moves to another state. A state law passed in summer Act 66 enabled the Fish and Boat Commission to sell multi-year fishing licenses and to create products and services to better meet the needs of customers. Please check your email to confirm your registration. Currently, the only way to confirm your account is through the verification code in the confirmation email.
If you have not received the confirmation email, please try to sign up for Access Indiana again. If you continue to experience difficulties with signing up for an account, visit Access Indiana's sign-up help page or call to reach customer support for Access Indiana. Register for another account using the correct email address. Visit the Sport License Finder. You can also review the current hunting and fishing guides. The system compares your profile with current regulations to provide a list.
If you were born after , you will be required to either enter your hunter's education certification number or purchase an apprentice hunting license. Only three apprentice hunting licenses can be purchased in a lifetime. Individuals born before Jan.
Youth Associations allow you to buy licenses on the behalf of minors under the age of Associates are assigned their own unique customer ID number. Choose the customer ID button at the left of the top menu bar. There is a drop-down list of associate profiles. You are not required to carry a printed copy of your license. An electronic copy is valid; it is advised that you print a paper copy for your records.
You must carry an official electronic or printed copy. No license or stamps will be mailed to you. You will need to carry your electronic or printed license with you when fishing, hunting or trapping. Your license will print on the paper that is loaded into your printer. You may make additional copies of the license.
A: Yes — the green license you received is printed on official license stock. Both blue and green licenses are valid for the dates specified on the license. A small fee is charged for each duplicate validation. Duplicate fees are located on the license description page. A: No. Licenses should never be heat laminated as this will destroy the license. If exposed to extreme heat, licenses will darken and become discolored.
However, a discolored license is still valid as long as the text and signature are readable. Fishing licenses are considered valid and in use from the time of purchase and the fees cannot be refunded. A: You can if you have all the required information to issue a license to your friend. If you do not have all the information required to purchase a license for your friend, you can purchase a gift voucher that your friend can redeem at any License Agent or CDFW License Sales Office for a sport fishing license.
A: Yes. California residents may purchase lifetime fishing licenses. Q: Why do fees for fishing licenses, stamps and cards increase in price every year? The base fee for sport fishing licenses established in Fish and Game Code Section The Fish and Game Code, Section ,requires license fees adjust in response to increases or decreases in costs of goods and services using an index called the Implicit Price Deflator.
This index is a gauge of the change in the cost of goods and services from year to year. For example, as hatchery, law enforcement and wildlife management costs have increased, license fees needed to increase to keep pace with these rising costs.
Essentially, license fees adjust up and down to compensate for inflation or deflation. If license fees did not adjust for inflation, then funding for fish and wildlife management and protection would actually decrease because the buying power of a dollar has declined over the years. Generally, the cost of goods and services increases at a fairly steady, slow rate.
About two to three percent per year is common. In recent years, some costs have increased dramatically, particularly the cost of fuel. Because of this, the cost of goods and services jumped approximately 6. If the cost of goods and services were to decrease, then license fees would actually decrease the same percentage.
Although fishing and hunting license fees have increased throughout the years, the increase ensures that the CDFW has adequate funding to manage California's diverse fish and wildlife resources and provide the public with enjoyable fishing and hunting experiences. Q: Is a fishing license required while fishing from a public fishing pier in ocean waters? A: No, but it must be a public fishing pier.
A Sturgeon Fishing Report Card is required to take sturgeon from a public pier in ocean waters. A Spiny Lobster Report Card is required to take spiny lobster from a public pier in ocean waters. A public pier is defined in the sport fishing regulations as a publicly owned man-made structure that has the following characteristics: is connected, above the mean high tide, to the main coastline or to the land mass of a named and charted natural island; has unrestricted free access for the general public; and has been built or currently functions for the primary purpose of allowing angling access to ocean waters California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 1.
Additionally, publicly owned jetties or breakwaters that are connected to land, as described above, that have free unrestricted access for the general public and whose purpose it is to form the most seaward protective boundary of an ocean harbor are public piers.
Jetties, breakwaters, promenades, sea walls, moles, docks, linings, barriers and other structures that are not the most seaward protective boundary of an ocean harbor, are not public piers. Even though licenses and validations are not required while fishing from a public pier, all other regulations apply including minimum size, bag limits, seasons and report card requirements. A: In addition to your fishing license, you may need one or more of the following:.
If you have a valid California sport fishing license or a valid Arizona sport fishing license, you can fish from either shore of the portion of the Colorado River that makes up the California-Arizona boundary. A: Yes, children are required to purchase report cards if they fish for salmon in the Smith and Klamath-Trinity River Systems, abalone, steelhead, sturgeon or spiny lobster.
Q: Can a child who is under 16 years of age use two rods while fishing in inland waters? A: A child under age 16 may fish with two rods in inland waters, except for those waters where only artificial lures or barbless hooks may be used. Am I required to purchase a report card? Report cards are required even when a fishing license is not required. While fishing from a public pier for spiny lobster, you must have a spiny lobster report card. While fishing for sturgeon from a public pier in the ocean, you must have a sturgeon fishing report card.
Q: I heard that we are required fill out a report card for abalone and tag them. Can you briefly explain how this works? A: The Abalone Report Card comes with 18 tags attached to the bottom. Each time you take an abalone, you must make an entry on the report card and on one tag. Immediately upon exiting the water or immediately upon boarding a vessel, whichever occurs first, fill in the month, day, time of catch, and fishing location on the abalone tag, remove and completely detach the tag from the card, and affix it to the shell of the abalone by running a string, line or zip tie through the tag and through a siphon hole of the abalone shell.
Carefully read and follow the instructions on the report card as the data collected will be used for fisheries management and to enforce bag limits. You must report your harvest online or return your report card to the address listed on the report card by January 31 of the following year.
More abalone FAQs. You must record each sturgeon that you keep or release on your Sturgeon Fishing Report Card. When you keep a sturgeon, you also must complete and attach a sturgeon tag to the sturgeon. It is not required to fish for salmon in the ocean or other river systems.
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