Rhode Island Fishing & Hunting Licenses

Official fees, exemptions, stamps, tags, and hunter education rules for Rhode Island. License period: 2026-2027, 3 consecutive days, 3 days, March 1 to end of February, not applicable, not stated, permanent, season. Last checked 2026-11-12.

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33 official items recorded across fishing, hunting, stamps/tags, and exemptions.

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Fishing Licenses (5)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Resident Freshwater Fishing	Resident	$24.00	resident or current US armed forces member License year March 1 to end of February; fee from DEM freshwater page (matches 2025 column of DEM factsheet)	Official page
Non-Resident Freshwater Fishing	Non-resident	$41.00	non-resident Annual; DEM factsheet 2025 column; next step 44.00 from 7/1/2028	Official page
Non-Resident Tourist Freshwater Fishing (three consecutive days)	Non-resident	$20.00	non-resident Three consecutive days	Official page
Active Military Freshwater Fishing (non-resident)	Non-resident	$24.00	non-resident active military DEM factsheet 2025 column; resident active military uses resident fee	Official page
Lifetime licence	Resident & Non-resident	Not shown	not stated No lifetime licence on DEM freshwater page read; permanent free licences listed under free_reduced	Official page

Hunting Licenses (8)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Resident Hunting	Resident	$24.00	resident (age rule not read on DEM pages) DEM factsheet 2025 column (effective 7/1/2025); fee table on DEM PDF only	Official page
Non-Resident Hunting	Non-resident	$65.00	non-resident DEM factsheet 2025 column; next step 75.00 from 7/1/2028	Official page
Junior Hunting Resident	Resident	$14.00	junior hunter (age band not on factsheet) DEM factsheet 2025 column; junior hunters must hunt with adult	Official page
Junior Hunting Non-Resident	Non-resident	$40.00	junior hunter (age band not on factsheet) DEM factsheet 2025 column	Official page
Landowner Hunting Resident	Resident	$24.00	resident landowner DEM factsheet 2025 column	Official page
Tourist Hunting Non-Resident (three-day)	Non-resident	$20.00	non-resident DEM factsheet 2025 column; three-day tourist licence	Official page
Active Military Hunting (non-resident)	Non-resident	$24.00	non-resident active military DEM factsheet 2025 column	Official page
Lifetime licence	Resident & Non-resident	Not shown	not stated No lifetime licence on DEM pages read	Official page

Combination Packages (2)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Combination Hunting and Fishing	Resident	$43.00	resident DEM factsheet 2025 column; DEM freshwater page also lists 43.00	Official page
Combination Hunting and Fishing	Non-resident	Not offered	not applicable No non-resident combination found on DEM pages read	Official page

Free, Reduced, Senior & Veteran Exemptions (4)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Resident 65 and older permanent freshwater fishing licence	Resident	Free ($0.00)	resident 65 years or older Permanent licence; DEM says no cost	Official page
Veterans with 100 percent disability or 100 percent permanent disability (permanent fishing licence)	Resident	Free ($0.00)	100 percent disabled veterans and individuals with 100 percent permanent disability Permanent; obtain in person or by mail from DEM Boating Registration and Licensing Office	Official page
Landowner and family fishing from own property	Resident	Free ($0.00)	landowner and family domiciled on property No licence required	Official page
Blind persons fishing	Resident & Non-resident	Free ($0.00)	blind persons No licence required	Official page

Hunter Education Requirements (1)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Hunter Education Course	Resident & Non-resident	Not shown	not stated Course fee not on official DEM pages read; DEM hunter education course list not opened	Official page

Official Season Dates

We link directly to Rhode Island's official season-dates pages so you always get the current year's dates:

Hunting seasons (DEM Fish and Wildlife landing page) ↗ — Season dates not collected (link only); DEM season PDFs found in search are older (2023) and were not used