Lifetime License Letter
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources
License & Promotional Sales, 1st Floor
625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-4790
Phone: (518) 402-8843 . FAX: (518) 473-2105
Website: www.dec.ny.gov
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Alexander B. Grannis
Commissioner
Congratulations!
You are now the proud owner of a lifetime license. The following information explains how our
lifetime license process works.
Adults - Once you have purchased your lifetime license, all future licenses and tags (where
applicable) will automatically be sent to you annually from our Fulfillment Center in mid-
August. In addition, the DEC will send you the regulations guides. To apply for a Deer
Management Permit, you may either visit any license issuing agent or apply by phone using our
toll free number @ 186NYDECALS or (1-866-933-2257).
Children - After the initial purchase of a lifetime for a child, there will be no fulfillment of any
license or tags (where applicable) until he/she reaches the appropriate age of eligibility. Fishing
license privileges will not be fulfilled until age sixteen since minors under the age of sixteen do
not need a license to fish. Lifetime licenses that include hunting, age 12 and up will require a
sportsman educations course before these licenses can be fulfilled. First, the child must take
his/her required training course( s).
Once the training has been completed, a copy of the certificate(s) must be mailed or faxed to the
DEC at the above address before any license or tags can be sent from the Fulfillment Center.
Your local a2cnt cannot record the certificate information or print out the license/ta2s. If
you choose to fax your information to us, please make a copy of the front and back sides of the
hunter training certificate and print clearly to the side the name, birth date, hunter training
certificate and date the training occurred. This will allow for clarity of information to be entered.
After the training certificate is received by DEC , the certification information will be added to
your record. Approximately twenty four hours later, the license and tags will be printed and
mailed. Do not wait until the day before you need your license and tags to take care of this. It
will take approximately one week to ten days to receive your tags. There is no other way to
obtain the license and tags.
All lifetime licenses are valid for the holder's lifetime no matter where you may move.
. However, it is your responsibility to notify us of any address changes. Failure to do so can result
.in your not receiving your license/tags. Alway.s be sure to include your date of birth and new
telephone number with all address changes. You may contact us via email at
fwintsal(cV,gw.dec.state.nv.us or at (518) 402-8843.
Thank you for investing in New York's fish and wildlife resources. We hope you enjoy your
lifetime license for many years to come.
***REMINDER - TAKE YOUR HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES EARLY TO PREVENT DELAYS ***