Hunting Licenses
ADVISORY: If you are planning to apply for the deer, goose or wild turkey hunting lottery for public land, you will have to complete and submit the application form found on Page 46 of the 2009-10 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide. You will not be able to apply online this year. Send the application to: Wildlife Section, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. The deadline for the deer and goose lotteries is September 15. The deadline for the turkey hunt lottery is December 18. If you have any questions, contact Ken Reynolds at 302-735‐3600.
License purchasers should be aware that all authorized Division of Fish and Wildlife licensing agents have been requested to display the decal at right in their place of business.
Recreational Fishing Licenses
ADVISORY: The new regulation requiring a FIN (Fisherman Information Network) number for all anglers, 16 years and older, went into effect Jan. 1, 2009. The Division of Fish & Wildlife has established a web site, www.delaware-fin.com, for obtaining a FIN number, and anglers may also call, toll-free, 1-800-432-9228, any time of day, seven days a week. (Anglers needing live operator assistance may call 866-447-4626 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST.) The FIN number will be required of both licensed and license exempt anglers, including anglers who fish on a boat that has a boat fishing license and who are not required to have a separate fishing license. Requiring a FIN number for anglers allows Delaware to comply with a new federal requirement for states to provide the Department of Commerce with an angler registry and thus avoid a federal license fee for Delaware.
Commercial Fishing Licenses
Contact: Vicki Rhodes, 302-739-9916 or vicki.rhodes@state.de.us
Boat Registration
Contact: Vicki Rhodes, 302-739-9916 or vicki.rhodes@state.de.us
Dog Licenses *
* ADVISORY: Wilmington residents are NOT required to purchase a State Dog License. Residents should contact the City of Wilmington for information on where to purchase a City of Wilmington Dog License.
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The Delaware Division of Child Support Enforcement has the authority, under Federal Welfare Reform Legislation (Title 42 of the US Code, Section 666 (a) (13) ), to collect Social Security Numbers for individuals who purchase recreational hunting and fishing licenses. For more information, click here.
