MDWFP License & Law Enforcement

FISHING LICENSE (SALTWATER AND FRESHWATER)

Resident - Each resident of the State of Mississippi ages sixteen (16) through sixty-four (64), fishing in the fresh or marine waters of Mississippi, including lakes and reservoirs but NOT to include privately owned ponds and streams, shall be required to buy a fishing license. A saltwater license is required south of U. S. Highway 90 and a freshwater or saltwater license is valid between I-10 and U. S. Highway 90. Saltwater license is not valid north of I-10. Any person sixty-five (65) or older, or any person otherwise exempted from obtaining a fishing license, must have documentation with him/her at all times while fishing as described in Exemptions. [MS. Code 49-7-9]

Non-Resident - All non-resident anglers, except minors under the age of sixteen (16), are required to obtain a fishing license while fishing in the fresh or marine waters of the State of Mississippi.
1-800-5 Go Hunt

EXEMPTIONS
Residents who are blind, paraplegic, a multiple-amputee, adjudged totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or totally service connected disabled by the Veterans Administration are not required to purchase a HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE. [MS. Code 49-7-5 and 49-7-9]. Residents exempt based on this criteria are required to have proof of their age, residency, disability status or other physical impairment in their possession while engaged in hunting and fishing activities. All exempt licenses previously issued for DISABILITIES are null and void.

PROOF OF RESIDENCY
ONLY PERSONS DOMICILED WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AS DEFINED IN SECTION 49-7-3 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE, AS AMENDED, ARE ENTITLED TO OBTAIN A RESIDENT HUNTING/ FISHING LICENSE.
Under this section, a person’s domicile is that person’s principal or primary home or place of abode. Provided, however, a person holding a current driver’s license is deemed to be domiciled within the state that issued the driver’s license. Even if a person currently resides within the State of Mississippi, for purposes of obtaining a hunting license, he/she is considered to be domiciled in the state which issued the driver’s license.

I. IF YOU HOLD A CURRENT DRIVER’S LICENSE:
a. If you hold a current MISSISSIPPI driver’s license, you are entitled to purchase a resident hunting license.
b. If you hold a driver’s license from any state other than Mississippi, you are required to purchase a non-resident hunting license.

II. IF YOU DO NOT HOLD A CURRENT DRIVER’S LICENSE FROM ANY STATE:
You are entitled to purchase a resident hunting license if Mississippi is your principal or primary home or place of abode. A current Mississippi resident income tax return or a home stead exemption receipt may be considered as evidence of domicile, but these are not necessarily determinative. You may be denied a resident hunting license if you fail to provide adequate proof.

EXCEPTIONS
Even if you are domiciled in another state, you may purchase a resident hunting license if you provide either (1) a current identification card from a Mississippi college or university; or (2) a current military ID card showing that you are an active member of the Armed Forces (excluding Reserves and the National Guard) and proof that you are stationed on a military base in Mississippi.

PROOF OF AGE MAY BE SHOWN BY THE FOLLOWING:
A. A valid driver’s license; or
B. Copy of birth certificate

MISSISSIPPI LIFETIME LICENSE
Resident lifetime license applicants must prove that they have been domiciled in the State of Mississippi for a minimum of eighteen (18) months immediately prior to issuance of such licenses.

Lifetime Licenses	Price	Process Fee
Lifetime Sportsman (age 13 and over)	$1000.00	0
Lifetime Sportsman (Birth through 12)	$500.00	0
Non-Resident Mississippi Native Lifetime	$1500.00	0

Resident Licenses	Price	Agent Fee	Process Fee
Sportsman’s License (does not include saltwater fishing)	$32.00	$1.00	$0.85
All Game Hunting/Freshwater Fishing (does not include Archery/Primitive Weapon)	$17.00	$1.00	$0.85
Small Game Hunting/Freshwater Fishing	$13.00	$1.00	$0.85
Freshwater Fishing	$8.00	$1.00	$0.85
3-Day Freshwater Fishing	$3.00	$1.00	$0.85
Saltwater Fishing	$10.00	$1.00	$0.85

Non-Resident Licenses	Price	Agent Fee	Process Fee
Armed Forces 14-Day Hunting/Fishing - Must make application through MDWFP. (Includes Fall Turkey and Archery Primitive Weapon. Does not include Saltwater Fishing)	$32.00	0	$1.29
Freshwater Fishing	$50.00	$3.00	$1.29
Saltwater Fishing	$30.00	$3.00	$1.29
3-Day Freshwater Fishing	$15.00	$2.00	$1.29
3-Day Saltwater Fishing	$15.00	$2.00	$1.29
1-Day Freshwater Fishing	$8.00	$1.00	$1.29
NOTE: Louisiana residents must purchase both the Freshwater and Saltwater license to fish in the marine waters of Mississippi.

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