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10 | Fishing Info: 402-471-0641 Veteran and Senior Permits – An annual fish/hunt permit is available for resident veterans age 64 and older and resident seniors age 69 and older. Special Fishing Permit – This annual permit is for physically or developmentally disabled residents who cannot cast or retrieve unassisted. • This entitles the disabled person and one person assisting him or her to take, fish, catch, harvest or possess any aquatic organism in compliance with state regulations. • If the person assisting does not have a valid fishing permit, they are restricted to one daily bag limit between the two anglers. • Disabled person is a person certified by a physician to have a permanent physical impairment or developmental disability that results in the inability to use fishing equipment unassisted. • Applications are available from Game and Parks district offices, service centers and the Schramm Education Center. Educational Fishing Project Permit – This may be obtained by instructors at any university, college or high school from the Fisheries Division for his/her students, 16 years of age and older who are participating in an educational fishing project. Paddlefish Permit – Required, along with a Nebraska fishing permit, for taking paddlefish by snagging or archery during designated seasons. Salvage Permit – The permit allows for the salvage of fish from selected irrigation canals located in the Platte River, Republican River and Loup River drainages. Applications must be submitted to Game and Parks' North Platte district office or the Kearney service center. Live fish cannot be transported in water from a canal because of the potential for moving diseases and aquatic invasive species. Fish for consumption should be transported on ice. PERMIT REVOCATION Under Nebraska law, hunting and fishing privileges may be revoked for some game law and court-determined violations. This could include certain one-time offenses by individuals or repeated violations by habitual offenders. Any person whose privilege to hunt, fish or harvest fur has been suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction within the United States or Canada also shall be prohibited from obtaining a permit for such activity in Nebraska for the duration of the suspension. Paid Advertisement