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Do I Need a Fishing License?
Lee McClellan KY Department of Fish & Wildlife 800-858-1549 http://www.fw.ky.gov FRANKFORT, KY (January 24, 2005) - Outdoors enthusiasts in Kentucky are sometimes unsure about whether they need to purchase a hunting or fishing license. Kentucky law allows for resident landowners, tenants and the dependents of a landowner or tenant to fish or hunt on the landowner's property without a license. A tenant is one who lives and works the landowner's property. Frequently, however, there is a misunderstanding about the law. Some adults think they can continue to fish or hunt on their parent's or grandparent's land without a license after they leave home. This is true if a person is still a legal dependent of their parent or grandparent and live on the land or is attending college as a dependent child. But, once an adult establishes his or her own residence or in other ways are no longer an eligible dependent of their parents or grandparents, he or she no longer qualifies for this license exemption, and must begin purchasing a license to hunt and fish on their parent's or grandparent's land, or anywhere else. Rules for subdivisions need license Many Kentuckians live in a subdivision or community that shares a common lake. Access to this lake is often granted as part of the purchase agreement. But, the residents of the community or subdivision must still purchase a fishing license to fish in their common lake because the lake doesn't lie on the actual property of any of the landowners. People like to build homes or buy property around public lakes and some don't realize living on lakefront property next to a publicly-owned or state-owned lake does not entitle them to fish without a license. To fish on any waterway open to public fishing, a fishing license is required because the lake is not privately-owned by any given individual. It is managed and regulated for fishing and public use by the state. Ethical aspect to buying licenses There is also an ethical aspect in relation to buying fishing and hunting licenses. The law requires people who benefit from state-managed wildlife resources to help fund the care of those resources. It's the right thing to do to support the care of public resources we benefit from, in this case, wildlife and fisheries resources. That means buying a license to help maintain those resources for ongoing use and enjoyment. The money generated by the purchase of your hunting and fishing license is the primary funding mechanism for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. (KDFWR). The investment of this money by the KDFWR pays for management and conservation our resources, research, and acquisition of public hunting and fishing lands to provide fishing and hunting to you, your children, and grandchildren. The cost of an annual license and permits to hunt or fish is pennies per day. It provides opportunity to fish or hunt on thousands of acres of water and lands throughout the Commonwealth, and much, much more. It ensures someone is watching over those resources so they remain available to you. It provides protection, safety and assistance from trained enforcement officers to maximize the enjoyment of your experiences. It gives the majority of us a means to enjoy many experiences we have no other way to enjoy. If you are in doubt of whether you're required to have fishing or hunting license, you can call the KDFWR toll-free at 1-800-858-1549 weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central. If you are wondering about what buying a license makes available to you and how it helps wildlife in Kentucky, you can ask that, too. The new license year starts March 1. This story was posted on 2005-01-29 15:56:20
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