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Fishing License Requirements and Fees 2008-2009
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License Privilege (by age) |
Under 2 |
2-11 |
12-49 |
50 & over |
| Freshwater Fishing | $150.00 | $200.00 | $250.00 | $150.00 |
| Hunting | $300.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $300.00 |
| Saltwater Fishing | $250.00 | $300.00 | $350.00 | $250.00 |
| Hunting & Freshwater Fishing | $450.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 | $450.00 |
| Hunting & Saltwater Fishing | $550.00 | $700.00 | $850.00 | $550.00 |
| Freshwater & Saltwater Fishing | $400.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 | $400.00 |
| Hunting, Freshwater & Saltwater Fishing | $700.00 | $800.00 | $1,050.00 | $700.00 |
| Wildlife Heritage | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
Lifetime fishing licenses purchased prior to April 1, 1992 include saltwater.
A Lifetime application form is on page 58 of the 2008-2009 Hunting and Fishing
Digest.
NOTE: Residents 65 years of age and over are exempt from buying
fishing licenses providing that said resident has on his person while fishing
a driver’s license or proof of permanent Alabama residence and age.
Click Here for information on Alabama Fishing Regulations
Click Here for information on Alabama Fishing Limits
FRESHWATER MUSSEL LICENSE:
Resident Catcher: $ 251.00
Nonresident Catcher: $ 751.00
Resident Dealer or Buyer: $ 101.00
Nonresident Dealer or Buyer: $ 301.00
Nonresident:
Annual Freshwater: $ 46.00
Annual Saltwater: $ 53.00
(Includes $8 surcharge to acquire and retire commercial gill nets.)
7-Day Trip Freshwater: $ 26.00
7-Day Trip Saltwater: $ 25.00
(Good for seven [7] consecutive days.)
Trip Licenses are valid for 168 consecutive hours.
Required for fishing in any public water regardless of tackle used.
NOTE TO NONRESIDENTS: Special fishing license fees apply to
residents of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee due to reciprocal
license costs.
Game fish cannot be caught by any method other than ordinary hook and line,
fly, troll, or spinner. The sale of game fish taken from public water is prohibited
by law in Alabama.
FRESHWATER COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE:
Resident Annual: $ 100.00
Retail Freshwater Fish Dealer: $ 11.00
Wholesale Freshwater Fish Dealer: $ 26.00
Nonresident Freshwater Commercial Fishing
(same as nonresident license in applicant’s resident state.)
Nonresident Retail Freshwater Fish Dealer: $ 11.00
Nonresident Wholesale Freshwater Fish Dealer: $ 26.00
SPEAR FISHING LICENSE:
Resident Annual: $ 6.00
Freshwater Disabled Fishing:
Resident (totally disabled): $ 1.00
Veterans Appreciation (20% disabled): $ 3.00
(Includes priveleges of Wildlife Heritage License.)
(Applications are available at your local Probate/License Commisioner Office.
Military Veterans Appreciation Licenses must be certified by the U.S. Veterans
Administration to be 20% or more disabled.)
****GENERAL INFORMATION FOR HUNTING AND FISHING
To qualify for a resident hunting or fishing license, a person must be a bona
fide resident of Alabama for a minimum of 90 days continuously immediately prior
to purchasing any such license or any member of U.S. military stationed in Alabama.
Resident and nonresident annual hunting licenses are valid from August 1 through
July 31 each year. Successfully completing an approved hunter education course
is mandatory for all hunting license buyers born on or after August 1, 1977.
Annual fishing licenses are valid for one year from date of purchase. Licenses
must be in possession while hunting or fishing.
It is illegal to kill or cripple any species of game bird, game animal or game fish without making a reasonable effort to retrieve same and include it in the daily bag or creel limit, except all game fish not meeting legal length regulations, and protected species. An individual should not trail or retrieve game on property they do not have permission to enter. All game bags, hunting coats, camping equipment, live boxes, automobiles and such used in hunting and fishing will be open for inspection by officers of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
BUYING LICENSES
Alabama hunting and fishing licenses are available in all sections of the state
from approximately 400 special license agents in many sporting goods stores,
marinas, and at all county courthouses. Licenses may also be purchased by mailing
completed application, proper payment and copy of drivers license to attn: License
Sales, Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries Division, 64 N. Union St., Suite
567, Montgomery, AL 36104. For application packet call 334-242-3465 or e-mail
Joeanne.StJohn@dcnr.alabama.gov or visit our website at www.outdooralabama.com.
It is illegal to willfully or knowingly make a false statement to a license
agent when purchasing a license. It is also illegal to lend, borrow, sell, buy,
rent or use another person’s license to hunt, fish or trap. A resident
without an Alabama driver’s license must present proof of residency to
a probate judge or license commissioner to purchase a hunting license.
Licenses are available by calling the toll-free number: 1-888-848-6887.
Also available online at www.outdooralabama.com.
Click Here for information on Alabama
Fishing Regulations
Click Here for information on Alabama Fishing Limits
2007-08 Hunting and Fishing Digest (Pages 1-24)
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