License and Permit Application Forms

Application forms for many of the licenses and permits issued by the FWC are available online.  Click on the menu choices below to download an application.

You can print the document, fill it out, and mail it to the specified address.  Some permits and licenses cost nothing; others require you to submit a fee.

For the purposes of hunting or fishing in Florida, a Resident is defined as:

• Any person who has resided in Florida for 6 continuous months prior to the issuance of a license and who claims Florida as his/her primary residence; or
• Any member of the United States Armed Forces who is stationed in Florida (includes spouse and dependent children residing in the household).

ADA Accessibility and Disability

• Adaptive Equipment for the Blind
• Alternative Mobility Permit
• Disabled Crossbow Permit
• Disabled Resident's Hunting or Fishing License
• Mobility-impaired Certification
• Special-use Vehicle Permit

Alligator

• Public Alligator Hunting
• Alligator Processor's License and Permit Application
• Alligator Farming License
• Alligator Farming Agent's License
• Captive Alligator and Egg Transportation/Transfer Document

Freshwater Fish and Frogs

• Private Fish Pond License
• Haul Seine Gear License
• Nonresident Commercial Fishing License
• Nonresident Wholesale Freshwater Fish Dealer's License
• Nonresident Wholesale Fish Buyer's License
• Nonresident Retail Fish or Frog Dealer's License
• Resident Freshwater Fish & Frog Dealer's License
• Resident Commercial Freshwater Fishing License
• Other Freshwater Fisheries Permits

Fur

• Resident State Fur and Hide Dealer's or Buyer's License

Game Farms

• Game Farm License
• Sale of Nonnative Deer (venison) Information Memo
• Raising Game Birds and Mammals Memo
• Enclosure Requirements for Game Mammals
• Game Farm Regulations

Hunting Preserves

• Hunting Preserve, Blanket Hunting Preserve License
• Hunting Preserve Regulations

Invasive Plants

• Invasive Aquatic Plant-removal Permit Application
• Triploid Grass Carp

Nonnative/Conditional/Prohibited Species

• Permit Applications

Other Wildlife-related Permits

• Protected Species Permits - General information and links to applications for migratory birds, burrowing owls or ospreys; captive possession of gopher tortoises and other listed species; for science-related collecting of  terrestrial and non-marine wildlife (i.e. bird banding, voucher, salvage, possession); and non Florida resident falconers.
  • Online Migratory Bird Nest Removal permit checklist (145KB)
  • Online Scientific Collecting permit checklist (137KB)
  • Online Non Florida Resident Raptor Take (Falconry) permit checklist (140KB)
  • Listed Species Incidental Take permit checklist (285KB)
  • Bald Eagle Disturbance permit application (195KB)
• Gopher tortoise relocation permits
• Antlerless Deer Permits
• Nuisance Wildlife Trapper Information
• List of Trappers - by County
• Destructive Wildlife Gun and Light at Night Permit