Free and Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing Licenses - California Department of Fish and Game

Free and Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing Licenses

To qualify for a for Free or Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing License, anglers must meet the criteria described below.

2012 Reduced-Fee Fishing License

2011 Reduced-Fee Fishing Licenses - Fee $6.44

Fish and Game Code, Section 7150, authorizes the Department of Fish and Game to issue Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing Licenses to anglers who meet specific criteria. Additional validations or cards are required for certain species and areas and must be purchased at the regular fee.

1. Any person 65 years of age or older who is a resident of California and whose total monthly income from all sources does not exceed the income levels below. Income Verification from your Social Security office is required annually.
   1. $845.40 for single persons, or
   2. $1,407.20 for married persons (combined income).
2. Any honorably-discharged veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces with a service-connected disability rating of 50% or more. Proof of eligibility from the United States Veterans Administration or a copy of any previous years license is required. Disabled veterans who were issued this license through ALDS in 2010 or 2011 may renew their licenses at DFG License Agent, DFG license sales office or online.

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2012 Free Fishing Licenses

Fish and Game Code, Section 7151, authorizes the Department of Fish and Game to issue Free Sport Fishing Licenses to anglers who meet specific criteria. Additional validations or cards are required for certain species and areas and must be purchased at the regular fee.

Free Sport Fishing Licenses are available for anglers who meet the criteria below:

1. Any person, with central vision acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the aid of the best possible correcting glasses, or central vision acuity better than 20/200 if the widest diameter of the remaining visual field is no greater than 20 degrees. Certification of blindness by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist is required. Any person who was issued this license under this criteria through ALDS in 2010 or 2011 may renew their licenses at any DFG License Agent, DFG license sales office or online.
2. Any person who is a resident of the State and who is so severely physically disabled as to be permanently unable to move from place to place without the aid of a wheelchair, walker, forearm crutches or a comparable mobility-related device. Verification by a licensed physician or a copy of the previous year's free fishing license is required. Any person who was issued this license under this criteria through ALDS in 2010 or 2011 may renew their licenses at any DFG License Agent, DFG license sales office or online.
3. Any developmentally disabled person. Certification by a licensed physician or the director of a State regional center is required. Any person who was issued this license under this criteria through ALDS in 2010 or 2011 may renew their licenses at any DFG License Agent, DFG license sales office or online.
4. Any American Indian or lineal descendant who is a resident of the State and whose total annual income does not exceed $10,890 for the head of the household, plus $3,820 for each additional family member living with them. Certification by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (B.I.A.) or proof of being on a tribal registry is required. Verification of income on Form FG-371 (PDF) is required annually.

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How to Apply

Free and Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing Licenses that require income verification must be renewed each year at DFG License Sales Office (in person or by mail).

Anglers must purchase their first free or reduced fee sport fishing license from a DFG license sales office, where their eligibility requirements will be verified. After their first purchase, anglers who qualify for the license based on disability may renew their license from any DFG License Agent, DFG License Sales Office or online. . Low-income American Indians and low-income senior citizens must apply for their sport fishing licenses at a DFG license sales office where their income will be verified annually.

via dfg.ca.gov

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