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Licenses to hunt, trap or fish, or any combination
of these, are issued by the Office of the Town Clerk. Applications
are available during regular business hours.
Hunting licenses may only be issued to a person who has held
a resident license to hunt with firearms within five years from
the date of the application OR presents a certificate of competency
issued after the completion of the required course in safe hunting
practices and the use of hunting weapons. (A minor, ages 12-15,
may hunt with firearms or bows if such minor holds a junior
firearms hunting or junior archery license, and is accompanied
by a person over 18 years of age.)
HUNTING LICENSES
The following Sportsmen’s licenses
are available at the Town Clerk’s office:
| Firearms Hunting * |
$14.00 (Resident)
$67.00 (Non-Resident) |
| Junior Firearms Hunting* |
(ages 12-15) $ 3.00 (Res. & Non-Res.) |
| Firearms Hunting & Fishing* |
$28.00 (Resident)
$88.00 (Non-Resident) |
| Lifetime License* |
(over 65) FREE -----(Must show Driver's License) |
| Trapping* |
$25.00 (Resident)
$200.00 (Non-Resident) |
| Junior Trapping* |
(ages 15 and under) $3.00 |
*Prior hunting license not more than 5 years old OR proof
of successful completion of the Connecticut Conservation Education/Firearms
course must be presented in order to get these licenses.
Archery & Junior Archery Licenses
are available only from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection,
79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Applications for deer and turkey hunting permits are available
at the Town Clerk’s office and at the DEP. The permits are issued
by the DEP.
Pheasant Tags (10 tags) $14.00.
Pheasant Tags are issued to anyone possessing a valid firearms
or archery license.
Conn. Migratory Bird Stamp $10.00.
Migratory Bird Stamps are available to applicants 16 years of
age or older.
Conn. HIP Permit $2.00.
Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (H.I.P.): Persons
hunting ducks, geese, brant, woodcock, rails, snipes and coots
are required to obtain a HIP permit from the Town Clerk.
Federal Migratory Bird Stamp $15.00
Additional information, regulations and explanatory booklets
are available from the Norwalk Town Clerk.
FISHING LICENSES
Fishing licenses are required for
anyone 16 years of age or older. They are available from the
Town Clerk.
| Resident Fishing |
$20.00 |
| Lifetime (over 65) |
FREE |
| Non-Resident (season) |
$40.00 |
| Non-Resident (3-day) |
$16.00 |
Additional information, regulations and explanatory booklets
are available from the Norwalk Town Clerk.
**Persons who are over
65 years of age or handicapped may qualify for licenses at no
charge. |
