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Everyone who fishes must have the
appropriate lifetime, annual or daily
fishing permit or qualify for an
exemption. (Click
here for permit prices
)
The following do not
need a lifetime, annual or daily
fishing permit, but must purchase a
daily fishing tag or trout permit when
or where required:
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any Missouri resident landowner and
resident lessee of land, and all
members of their immediate
households (see
definitions),
when fishing on the land they own or
on which they lease and reside;
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any Missouri resident (whether or
not meeting the definition of a
landowner) who owns land that
completely encloses a body of water,
or any member of his or her
immediate household, when fishing in
those waters;
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any Missouri resident 65 years of
age or older, and any person
(resident or nonresident) 15 years
of age or younger. (Note: Youngsters
fishing without a permit are limited
to the following methods—pole and
line, gig, longbow, crossbow,
snaring, grabbing and snagging);
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any Missouri resident with a visual
acuity not exceeding 20/200 in the
better eye with maximum correction,
or having 20 degree or less field of
visual concentric contraction. Must
carry a certified statement of
eligibility from a licensed
ophthalmologist, optometrist or
physician;
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any Missouri resident who is so
severely and permanently disabled as
to be unable to move freely without
the aid of a wheelchair. Must carry
a certified statement of eligibility
from a licensed physician;
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any Missouri resident with cerebral
palsy or mental retardation as
defined in Missouri Revised
Statutes, section 630.005, and who
is so severely disabled that he or
she cannot fish alone. Must be
accompanied by a licensed adult
angler and possess a certified
statement of eligibility from a
licensed physician qualified to
evaluate and treat the
developmentally disabled;
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any Missouri resident who is an
honorably discharged veteran who has
a service-related disability of 60
percent or greater, or who was a
prisoner of war during military
service. Must carry a certified
statement of eligibility from the
Veterans Administration.
Any person—without permit and
prescribed area daily fishing tag—may
fish during
Free Fishing Days.
Also, a fishing permit is not required
to fish privately stocked waters. On
private licensed trout fishing areas,
customers and guests may fish for
trout without a permit.
A Missouri resident,
for permit purposes, is a person who
does not claim resident privileges in
another state or country, and whose
actual residence and legal permanent
home address are both in Missouri, and
have been for at least 30 days before
applying for the permit. Owning real
estate or attending a Missouri school
does not in itself make you a legal
resident. Immigrants who possess an
I-551 Resident Alien Card may receive
resident permit privileges if they
meet the resident requirements listed
above.
Missouri residents
employed by the United States in the
District of Columbia or serving in the
U.S. armed forces, and all members of
the U.S. armed forces stationed and
residing in Missouri, and their
immediate families, can purchase
resident permits.
Accepting a permit
means that you:
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agree to observe all the rules of
the Wildlife Code;
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will not loan your permit to
another;
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will allow inspection of your
permit, picture identification,
catch and equipment by an agent of
the Conservation Department;
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will carry your permit while
fishing. If you ordered your permit
by telephone or on the internet and
have not received it by mail, you
must carry the permit authorization
number and picture identification
with you while fishing until your
permit arrives.
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