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Fishing Permit Information
WHO NEEDS A FISHING PERMIT?
A Nebraska permit is required of residents and nonresidents age 16 and over. Nonresidents under age 16 need not
have a fishing permit if they are accompanied by someone who has a Nebraska fishing permit. A fishing permit is
required to take, or attempt to take, fish, bullfrogs, snapping turtles, barred salamanders, or mussels by any legal
method. An angler must carry the fishing permit while actively fishing.
RESIDENT PERMITS
The requirements to qualify as a Nebraska resident to buy a fishing permit:
• Reside in Nebraska continuously for at least 30 days before making application for a permit and intend
to become a Nebraska resident.
• Residents in school in another state or stationed outside Nebraska as part of a military assignment
that have maintained Nebraska as their state of legal residency.
• Active-duty military personnel and full-time students stationed or attending school in Nebraska for a
period of at least 30 days.
• A new resident should be prepared to provide documentation of residency (driver's license, voter
registration, etc.) to an officer when in possession of a permit.
NONRESIDENT PERMITS
A nonresident fishing permit is required of all people who are not Nebraska residents, except those listed above
and those under 16 years of age who are accompanied by someone with a Nebraska fishing permit.
MOBILE PERMITS
Nebraska hunt (small game), fish, resident fur harvest permits, and associated stamps may be purchased,
accessed or displayed on a mobile device. The image of a mobile permit may be displayed and saved on a device
such as a phone or tablet. Visit OutdoorNebraska.org for more information.
OTHER TYPES OF PERMITS
Fee-Exempt Permits – These are available to resident veterans who:
• are 50 percent disabled as a result of armed forces service
• receive a pension from the Veterans Administration as a result of a total and permanent disability not
incurred in the line of duty while in military service
• obtained fee-exempt permits before Jan. 1, 2006
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