SUBCHAPTER 2

LICENSE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

§12501. General fishing license

1.__License required.__Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Part, a person may not fish for, transport or possess fish without a valid license issued under this section.

Each day a person violates this subsection, that person commits a Class E crime for which a minimum fine of $50 and an amount equal to twice the applicable license fee must be imposed.

2.__Eligibility.__The commissioner may issue the following licenses to the following persons:

A.__A resident fishing license to a resident 16 years of age or older; and

B.__A nonresident fishing license to a nonresident 12 years of age or older.

3.__Agent's fee.__Clerks or other agents appointed by the commissioner to issue licenses shall charge a fee of $2 for each license issued.__The commissioner shall charge a fee of $1 for each fishing license issued by department employees.

4.__Exchange of licenses.__A license issued under this section may not be exchanged for another license except as provided in this subsection.__Temporary licenses may be exchanged for annual licenses as follows.

A.__A resident who possesses a one-day or 3-day fishing license may exchange it in the municipality in which that person resides for an annual resident fishing license or a resident combination hunting and fishing license upon the payment to the clerk or issuing agent of $2 and the difference between the fee for the one-day or 3-day license and the fee for the annual license.

B.__A nonresident who possesses a 15-day nonresident fishing license may exchange it for an annual nonresident license upon the additional payment of $12, the difference between the fee for the 15-day license and the fee for the annual license, and $2 to the clerk or issuing agent.