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Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife

Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Licenses Statutes

Updated January 20, 2004


Alaska

Alabama

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

 

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Iowa

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Mississippi

Montana

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Nevada

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin

West Virginia

Wyoming

State & Citation

Lifetime Combination

Lifetime Hunting

Lifetime Fishing

AK

NA

NA

NA

AL - Ala. Code §9-11-65

$450

$300

$150

AR - Ark. Stat. Ann. §15-42-104

$1,000.00
$35.50 Age 65+

$25 Age 65+

$10.50 Age 65+

AZ - Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17-335.01

Age 0-13 - 17X the max. fee
Age 14-29 - 18X the max. fee
Age 30-44 - 16X the max. fee
Age 45-61 - 15X the max. fee
Age 62 & older - 8X the max. fee

Age 0-13 - 17X the max. fee
Age 14-29 - 18X the max. fee
Age 30-44 - 16X the max. fee
Age 45-61 - 15X the max. fee
Age 62 & older - 8X the max. fee

Age 0-13 - 17X the max. fee
Age 14-29 - 18X the max. fee
Age 30-44 - 16X the max. fee
Age 45-61 - 15X the max. fee
Age 62 & older - 8X the max. fee

CA - Cal. Fish & Game Code §714

$600 Age birth to 9
$990 Age 10-39
$890 Age 40-61
$600 Age 62+

$300 Age birth to 9
$495 Age 10-39
$445 Age 40-61
$300 Age 62+

$300 Age birth to 9
$495 Age 10-39
$445 Age 40-61
$300 Age 62+

CO - Colo. Rev. Stat.
§33-4-102

NA

NA

Senior low income lifetime fishing - $2.00

CT - Conn. Gen. Stat.
§26-28

NA

Free Age 65+

Free Age 65+

DE

NA

NA

NA

FL - Fla. Stat. §372.57

$401.40 Age 4 or younger
$701.50 Age 5-12
$1,001.50 Age 13-63

$201.50 Age 4 or younger
$351.50 Age 5-12
$501.50 Age 13+

$125 Age 4 or younger
$225 Age 5-12
$300 Age 13+

GA - Ga. Code Ann.
§27-2-3.1

Age 0-2 - $200
Age 2-15 - $350
Age 16 & older - $500
Age 65 & older - No Charge

NA

NA

HI

NA

NA

NA

IA - Iowa Code §483A.1

$30 disabled military veteran or POW

$50.50 Age 65+

$50.50 Age 65+

ID - Idaho Code §36-413

25 X fee for combined hunting and fishing - 1 day through1 year
35 X fee for combined hunting and fishing - Age 2-50
20 X fee for combined hunting and fishing - Age 51+

25 X fee for hunting -
1 day through 1 year
35 X fee for hunting Age 2-50
20 X fee for hunting Age 51+

25 X fee for fishing - 1 day through 1 year
35 X fee for fishing Age 2-50
20 X fee for fishing Age 51+

IL - Ill. Comp. Stat. ch. 515, §5/20-45

30X the current sportsmen's combination fee.

30X the current hunting license fee.

30X the current fishing license fee.

IN -Ind. Code Ann.
§14-22-12-7

NA

NA

NA

KS - Kan. Stat. Ann. §32-988

$440.40

$240.50

$240.50

KY

NA

NA

NA

LA -La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §56:649.1

$ 500 Age 14+
$300 Under 14

$3,000 Nonresident
(Lifetime licenses remain valid if the license holder moves out of state).

$300 Age 14+

$300 Age 14+
$200 Under 14

MA

NA

NA

NA

MD

NA

Age 65 consolidated hunting (hunt and trap) lifetime license - $12.50

NA

ME - Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 7161

Age 0-5 - $400
Age 6-15 - $800
Age 65-69 - $110
Age 70 & older - $8

Age 0-5 - $150
Age 6-15 - $300
Age 65-69 - $40
Age 70 & older - no charge

Age 0-5 - $150
Age 6-15 - $300
Age 65-69 - $40
Age 70 & older - no charge

MI - Mich. Comp. Laws §324.44102

$1,025

$1,000

$220

MN - Minn. Stat. §97A.473

Age 3 & under - $ 357
Age 4-15 - $480
Age 16-50 - $613
Age 51 & over - $413

Age 3 & under - $ 337
Age 4-15 - $450
Age 16-50 - $573
Age 51 & over - $383

Age 3 & under - $ 227
Age 4-15 - $300
Age 16-50 - $383
Age 51 & over - $203

MO

$800 Conservation partner, no turkey, no deer

$400 Small game hunting, no turkey, no deer

$400

MS - Miss. Code Ann.

§49-7-153

$1,000 Sportsman gold
$200 Under age 2
$300 Age 2-12
$500 Age 13+
$3,000 Nonresident Sportsman
$1,000 Nonresident MS Native
(Lifetime licenses are valid if the owner moves out of state, but out-of-state bag limits will apply.

 

$1,500 Nonresident

MT

NA

NA

NA

NC - N.C. Gen. Stat.
§113-270.2

$ 200 Infant under 1 year
$350 Youth under 12
$500 Adult
$1,000 Nonresident
10 Age 70+
$100 Disabled resident

 

 

ND

NA

NA

NA

NE

$448

$224

$257.50

NH - N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §214:9-c

NA

NA

NA

NJ

NA

NA

NA

NM

NA

NA

NA

NV

NA

NA

NA

NY - NY Environmental Conservation Law §11-0715

(Hunting, fishing & big game)
$250 4 years or younger
$350 Age 5-11
$500 Age 12 and over

$250
$250 Big Game
$250 Trapping
$125 Bowhunting
$125 Muzzleloading

$250 (Lifetime licenses remain valid even if owner moves out of state, but are initially available only to current NY residents).

OH

NA

NA

NA

OK - Okla. Stat. tit. 29,
§4-114

$525
$650 Nonresident (not valid for certain species

$400
$200 Age 60+
$450 Nonresident (not valid for certain species)
$50 Nonresident waterfowl

$150
$250 Nonresident

OR

NA

NA

NA

PA - Pa. Cons. Stat. tit. 34 §2709

$101 senior 65+

$51 senior 65+
$51 senior furtaker 65+

$16 senior 65+

RI

NA

NA

NA

SC - S.C. Code Ann.
§50-3-790

$300 Under age 2
$400 Age 2-16
$500 Age 16-64
$9 Age 64+

$300 Small game

$300

SD

NA

NA

NA

TN

$200 Less than 1 year old
$600 Age 1-12
$1,200 Age 13-50
$700 Age 51+

NA
Note: The combined license is valid for hunting and fishing even if the holder becomes a nonresident

NA

TX - Tex. Parks & Wild. Code §45.0121

$1,000

$600

$600

UT

NA

NA

NA

VA - Va. Code §29.1-302.1

NA

$250 Age 12-44
$200 Age 44-50
$150 Age 51-55
$100 Age 56-60
$50 Age 61-64
$10 Age 65+
$500 Nonresident

Same as hunting

VT -Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10,
§4279

A resident or nonresident lifetime fishing, hunting or combination fishing and hunting license may be obtained from the Fish and wildlife Dept. Fees are:
5 X current price, Children under 1
15 X current price, Age 1- 15
30 X current price
Age 16-24-
25 X current price
Age 25-64

See combined

See combined

WA

NA

NA

NA

WI

NA

NA

NA

WV - W. Va. Code
§20-2-40b

$300 (Hunting, fishing and trapping)
$150 Birth to age 2

$200 Hunting and trapping
$100 Hunting and Trapping, Birth to age 2

$200
$100 Birth to age 2
$50 trout fishing - Birth to age 2
$100 trout fishing

WY - Wyo. Stat. §23-2-101

$400 Bird/Small Game/Fishing

NA

$250

Source: NCSL Compilation, 2003.

Note: References to seniors were included only if within the context of lifetime licenses.

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