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Commercial License & Fees

At this time, licenses are only available by mail order directly from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Frankfort Office. For more information about these permits, please call 1-800-858-1549 .

LICENSE / PERMIT	Resident	Nonresident	Expires	Additional Info
Commercial Hunting/Fishing Guide License	$150.00	$400.00	Last day of February	Requirements Application
Live Bait Dealers License (each place of business)	$50.00	$150.00	December 31	Application
Taxidermist License	$150.00	$150.00	December 31	Application
Fur Processors License	$150.00	Not available	March 31	Application Fur Buyer Report
Fur Buyer's License	$50.00	$300.00	March 31	Application
3-Day Fur Buyer's License	Not available	$50.00	Effective for 3 days from the date of issue	Application
Commercial Shooting Area Permit	$150.00	Not available	Effective June 1 - July 30	Application
Dog Training Area Permit	$50.00	Not available	July 1 - June 30	General Information & Instructions Application
Bobwhite Quail Shoot-to-Train Permit	Free		December 31	General Information & Instructions Application
Non-Commercial Captive Wildlife propagation (3 years)	$75.00	Not available	3 years from date of issue	General Information & Instructions Application
Commercial Captive Wildlife Permit	$150.00	Not available	1 year from date of issue	General Information & Instructions Application
Captive Cervid Permit	$150.00	Not available	February 28	General Information & Instructions Application
Fisheries Commercial Propagation Permit	$50.00	$50.00	December 31	Application
Wildlife Transportation Permit	$25.00	$25.00	Individual Shipment Nonresident: Expiration varies - Approval by department	General Information & Instructions Application
Wildlife Transportation Permit (Annual)	$250.00	$250.00	1 year from date of issue	General Information & Instructions Application
Scientific Wildlife Collecting Permit (Educational)	$25.00	$25.00	December 31	Application
Scientific Wildlife Collecting Permit	$100.00	$100.00	December 31	Application
Commercial Nuisance Control Permit	$100.00	$100.00	February 28	General Information & Instructions Application Permit Renewal
Commercial Waterfowl Shooting Permit Fee (Operator's License)	$150.00	$150.00	End of waterfowl season
Pay Lake License for fish sourced from hatcheries (First 2 acres, additional acres $50 each)	$250.00	$250.00	December 31	Application
Pay Lake License for fish sourced from public waters (First 2 acres, additional acres $50 each)	$600.00	$600.00	December 31	Application
Falconry Permit (3 years)	$75.00	$75.00	3 years from the date of issue	General Information & Instructions Application
Field Trial Permit	Not available		Not applicable	Application
Shoot to Retrieve Field Trial Permit (Per Trial)	$75.00	$75.00	Not applicable	Application
Shoot to Retrieve Field Trial Permit (Single Day)	$25.00	$25.00	Not applicable	Application
Commercial Fishing License w/block of 10	$150.00	$600.00	February 28	Application
Gear Tags Blocks of 10 only	$15.00	$100.00	February 28	Application
Rehabilitation Permit	$25.00	$25.00	December 31	General Information & Instructions Application
Boat Dock Permit	$100.00 (prorated)	$100.00 (prorated)	December 31, 2027	Application
Boat Dealer/Manufacturer	$100.00 Purchase of extra plates is $2.00 each	Not available	April 30	Application
Shoreline Use Permit	$100.00 - $300.00 (prorated)	$100.00 - $300.00 (prorated)	December 31, 2024	Application
Peabody Group Permit	$25.00	$25.00	Not applicable
Peabody Group Permit (Annual)	$250.00	$250.00	February 28
Roe-bearing Fish Harvester's Permit	$500.00	$1500.00	Effective October 15 - May 31	Application
Roe-bearing Fish Buyer's Permit	$500.00	$1000.00	Effective October 15 - June 5	Application
Live Fish Transportation Permit	$25.00	$25.00	Expires December 31	Application
Special Net Fishery Permit (For Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lake only)	$600.00	$900.00	Effective November 1 - March 31	Application

Commercial License & Fees

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