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An Annual Fishing or Hunting-and-Fishing Licence for a Nominal Fee

Iowa Code 483A.24(20) caps the fee for an annual fishing licence, or a combined hunting-and-fishing licence, at NOT MORE THAN $5 for an Iowa resident who served on federal active duty. No disability is required. The department's current counter price is not published on the pages reviewed.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Iowa Code 483A.24(20) caps the fee for an annual fishing licence, or a combined hunting-and-fishing licence, at NOT MORE THAN $5 for an Iowa resident who served on federal active duty. No disability is required. The department's current counter price is not published on the pages reviewed.

What it's worth: An annual fishing, or hunting-and-fishing, licence capped by statute at $5

  • The statute caps the fee at NOT MORE THAN $5. The department's current counter price is not published on the pages reviewed, so the actual charge may be lower.
  • It covers either an annual fishing licence or a combined hunting-and-fishing licence.
  • There is NO disability requirement — federal active duty service is the whole test.
  • The $7 lifetime licence in this corpus is a different benefit with a VA rating gate. Compare them: this one is annual and cheap, that one is once and gated.
  • Iowa residency is required.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You served on federal active duty.
  • You are an Iowa resident.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Ask for the armed forces licence by name at a licence agent or online. Asking generally gets you the full-price one.
  2. 2Take proof of federal active duty service.
  3. 3Ask what the current price actually is — the statute caps it at $5 and the department may charge less.
  4. 4If you have a VA rating, compare with the $7 LIFETIME licence. That one is bought once.
Form
Bought from a DNR licence agent
File with
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, or any licence agent
Documents you will need
dd214
Annual
Claimed once a year.
Known gapThe department's current counter price is not published on the pages reviewed. The statutory cap of $5 is stated as a cap rather than as the price.

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