Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not fish, trap, hunt, pursue, catch, kill, take in any manner, use, have possession of, sell, or transport all or a part of any wild animal, bird, game, or fish, the protection and regulation of which is desirable for the conservation of resources of the state, without first obtaining a license for that purpose and the payment of a fee as follows:

1. 1. Residents:

   1. a. Fishing license, annual$17.00
   2. b. Fishing license, three-year$51.00
   3. c. Fishing license, seven-day$11.50
   4. d. Fishing license, one-day$7.50
   5. e. Third line fishing permit, annual$10.00
   6. f. Fishing license, lifetime, sixty-five years or older$50.50
   7. g. Paddlefish fishing license, annual$20.00
   8. h. Hunting license, annual, not including the wildlife habitat fee$17.00
   9. i. Hunting license, annual, including the wildlife habitat fee$28.00
   10. j. Hunting license, three-year, including the wildlife habitat fees$84.00
   11. k. Hunting license, lifetime, sixty-five years or older$50.50
   12. l. Combination hunting and fishing license, annual, including the wildlife habitat fee$45.00
   13. m. Deer hunting license$25.50
   14. n. Wild turkey hunting license$22.50
   15. o. Fur harvester license, annual, not including the wildlife habitat fee, sixteen years or older$20.50
   16. p. Fur harvester license, annual, including the wildlife habitat fee, sixteen years or older$31.50
   17. q. Fur harvester license, annual, not including the wildlife habitat fee, under sixteen years of age$5.50
   18. r. Fur harvester license, lifetime, sixty-five years or older$50.50
   19. s. Fur dealer license$225.50
   20. t. Aquaculture unit license$25.50
   21. u. Retail bait dealer license$30.50
   22. v. Trout fishing fee$10.50
   23. w. Game breeder license$15.50
   24. x. Taxidermy license$15.50
   25. y. Falconry license$20.50
   26. z. Wildlife habitat fee$11.00
   27. aa. Migratory game bird fee$8.00
   28. ab. Wholesale bait dealer license$125.00
   29. ac. Boundary waters sport trotline license, annual$20.50

2. 2. Nonresidents:

   1. a. Fishing license, annual$39.00
   2. b. Fishing license, seven-day$30.00
   3. c. Fishing license, three-day$15.50
   4. d. Fishing license, one-day$8.50
   5. e. Third line fishing permit, annual$10.00
   6. f. Paddlefish fishing license, annual$40.00
   7. g. Hunting license, annual, including the wildlife habitat fee, eighteen years of age or older$121.00
   8. h. Hunting license, annual, including the wildlife habitat fee, under eighteen years of age$41.00
   9. i. Deer hunting license, antlered or any sex deer$295.00
   10. j. Preference point issued under section 483A.7, subsection 3, paragraph “b”, or section 483A.8, subsection 3, paragraph “e”$50.00
   11. k. Deer hunting license, antlerless deer only, required with the purchase of an antlered or any sex deer hunting license$125.00
   12. l. Deer hunting license, antlerless deer only$225.00
   13. m. Holiday deer hunting license issued under section 483A.8, subsection 6, antlerless deer only$75.00
   14. n. Wild turkey hunting license$100.00
   15. o. Fur harvester license, including the wildlife habitat fee$211.00
   16. p. Fur dealer license, annual$501.00
   17. q. Fur dealer license, one day, one location$250.00
   18. r. Location permit for fur dealers$56.00
   19. s. Aquaculture unit license$56.00
   20. t. Retail bait dealer license or the amount for the same type of license in the nonresident’s state, whichever is greater$125.00
   21. u. Wholesale bait dealer license or the amount for the same type of license in the nonresident’s state, whichever is greater$250.00
   22. v. Trout fishing fee$13.00
   23. w. Game breeder license$26.00
   24. x. Taxidermy license$26.00
   25. y. Wildlife habitat fee$11.00
   26. z. Migratory game bird fee$8.00
   27. aa. Boundary waters sport trotline license, annual$40.50

Commercial fishing licenses, see §482.4 For applicable scheduled fines, see §805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph o

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Referred to in §331.605, §481A.93, §483A.1A, §483A.3, §483A.7, §483A.8, §483A.9A, §483A.17, §483A.28, §717F.7, §805.8B(3)(o)