BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota anglers will find it a little costlier to fish this year.
New fishing licenses are required starting April 1, and the cost is higher this year because of fee increases approved by the 2013 Legislature, according to the state Game and Fish Department.
A resident individual fishing license has risen from $10 to $16; a resident husband and wife license from $14 to $22; a resident age 65 or older license from $3 to $5; a resident totally or permanently disabled license from $3 to $5; and a resident paddlefish tag from $3 to $10.
The combination license - which includes general game and habitat, small game, furbearer and fishing - has increased from $32 to $50.
For nonresidents, a paddlefish tag is increasing from $7.50 to $25.50; a nonresident individual license from $35 to $45; a nonresident husband and wife license from $45 to $60; a nonresident three-day license from $15 to $25; and a nonresident 10-day license from $25 to $35.
Fishing licenses can be purchased at vendors or online at the Game and Fish Department website, www.gf.nd.gov . A new state law requires residents age 18 and older to prove residency on the application by submitting a valid North Dakota driver’s license number or a North Dakota identification number.
The 2014-16 North Dakota Fishing Guide is available at Game and Fish Department offices and license vendors throughout the state. Some noteworthy changes to the state’s fishing regulations this year include expanded bowfishing and open water spearfishing seasons, a reduction of the statewide daily and possession limits for crappie, and the opening of the Red and Bois de Sioux rivers to darkhouse spearfishing.
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