NY DEC Fishing License

What are the requirements to issue the Fishing License from New York State Department of Environmental Council (NY DEC)? Please also give me contact number with the timing of the New York State Department of Environmental Council (NY DEC) so I can talk them about the Fishing License?

[Arun Vats]

Fishing Licenses

Types & Fees

Type Resident Fee Nonresident Fee
Annual
valid one full year (365 days)
from the date of purchase $25 (ages 16-69) $50
$5 (ages 70+)
7-day $12 $28
1-day $5 $10



Free/Reduced Fee & Lifetime Licenses

Active duty military
Military veteran with 40% or greater disability
Senior citizen (70 years or older)
Legally blind
Non-resident student attending a New York State college or university full-time
Lifetime Licenses: Fish for life with a lifetime license! Available to residents only.


License Requirements
You need a fishing license if you are 16 years and older and fishing for:

Freshwater fish species by angling, spearing, hooking, longbow, and tip-ups.
Frog species by spearing, catching with the hands or by use of a club or hook.
Freshwater baitfish for personal use.

do not need a fishing license if you are:

Fishing on a licensed fishing preserve


Fishing during the free fishing weekend

Fishing at a free fishing clinic

A resident landowner primarily engaged in farming (including lessees and
members of their immediate families) when fishing on farm lands they are
occupying and cultivating.

A farm fish pond license holder (including members of their immediate
families) fishing on waters covered by the license.

A Native American living and fishing on reservation land.

A patient residing at a qualifying U.S. Veterans Administration hospital or
facility in New York State.


License Requirements for Border Waters