California Free, Senior, Veteran & Disability Exemptions

Free and reduced-fee hunting and fishing licenses in California (11 exemptions).

Exemption categories in California: Senior (1) · Veteran & Military (3) · Disability (6)

California Exemptions & Reduced-Fee Licenses (11)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Disabled Veteran Reduced-Fee Hunting License	Resident & Non-resident	$10.04	50% or greater service-connected disability; CDFW offices 10.54 from license agents	Official page
Disabled Veteran Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing License	Resident & Non-resident	$10.04	50% or greater service-connected disability; CDFW offices 10.54 from license agents	Official page
Recovering Service Member Reduced-Fee Hunting License	Resident & Non-resident	$10.04	Member in outpatient recovery status; commanding officer or doctor letter 10.54 from license agents	Official page
Recovering Service Member Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing License	Resident & Non-resident	$10.04	Member in outpatient recovery status; commanding officer or doctor letter 10.54 from license agents	Official page
Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing - Low Income Senior	Resident	$10.04	65 and older on SSI or CAPI Renewed annually at CDFW office	Official page
Free Sport Fishing - Blind / Mobility Impaired / Developmentally Disabled	Resident	Free ($0.00)	Certified blind or developmentally disabled; mobility impaired resident First licence from CDFW License and Revenue Branch	Official page
Free Sport Fishing - Low Income Native American	Resident	Free ($0.00)	Resident Native American financially unable to pay Tribal enrolment proof required	Official page
Mobility Impaired Disabled Persons Motor Vehicle Hunting License	Resident & Non-resident	Free ($0.00)	Permanently confined to wheelchair or amputee or dependent on walker/crutches; physician certification Only from CDFW License and Revenue Branch	Official page
Visually Disabled Muzzleloader Scope Permit	Resident & Non-resident	Free ($0.00)	Visually impaired hunter; physician or optometrist certification Annual certification unless permanent	Official page
Disabled Archer Permit	Resident & Non-resident	Free ($0.00)	Permanent or significant upper-extremity impairment; physician certification Annual certification unless permanent	Official page
Active military (resident rate)	Resident	$64.54	Active duty armed forces treated as residents No separate reduced fee shown	Official page