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Fishing Guide 2024 - FINAL

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6 | Fishing Info: 402-471-0641 • 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. See more at OutdoorNebraska.gov. OTHER PERMIT TYPES Fee-Exempt Permits – These are available to resident veterans who: • are 50% 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 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 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.

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