Fishing for $3 a Year — at 70%, on Unemployability, or on a Non-Service-Connected Pension
A resident veteran receiving disability compensation at 70% or more buys the annual fishing licence for $3, presented at any licence sales location with VA documentation. Two other routes reach the same price: a finding of individual unemployability, and receipt of a non-service-connected VA pension — which requires no rating at all.
Verified August 27, 2026
What this benefit is
A resident veteran receiving disability compensation at 70% or more buys the annual fishing licence for $3, presented at any licence sales location with VA documentation. Two other routes reach the same price: a finding of individual unemployability, and receipt of a non-service-connected VA pension — which requires no rating at all.
What it's worth: Annual fishing licence for $3
- The saving is measured against the ordinary resident annual fishing licence price in the year of purchase.
- The department lists three routes: a service-connected rating of 70% or more, a finding of individual unemployability, and receipt of a non-service-connected VA pension.
- The non-service-connected pension route does not depend on any disability percentage.
Who is entitled to it
- You receive compensation at 70% or higher.
- You are a resident of this state.
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How to claim it
- 1Bring the VA documentation showing disability compensation at 70% or more to any licence sales location.
- 2Buy the annual fishing licence at the $3 price.
- Form
- Resident Veteran's Disabled Fishing Licence
- File with
- Any licence sales location, with VA documentation of the 70%+ compensation
- Documents you will need
- va benefit summary letter
- Annual
- Claimed once a year.
Sources
- authority · published policyDepartment of Natural Resources — Veterans Privileges
Why only one source type: The department's own veterans privileges page states the price and the 70% threshold; the legislature's statute server refuses connections.
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