STATE COMMERCIAL FISHING PERMITS CENTER
Commercial Fishing Permits Center

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Commercial Fishing

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Crawfish Traps – any legal number D7/D8Resident
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Non ResidentFreshwater Shad Seine HCA/HDA
Shad Gill Net Specific Areas HEAResident
Non ResidentShark Permit Z5A
Seafood Wholesale Retail Dealer Business (Stationary Building) 53A/55ASeafood Wholesale Retail Dealer (Vehicle) 54A/56A
Seafood Transport Wholesale Retail Dealer 24AWholesale Out of State Crab Shipping License J1A
Non ResidentSeafood Retail Dealer – Business (Stationary Building) G1A/G2A
Seafood Retail Dealer – Vehicle G6A/G7ASeafood Transport Retail Dealer
Retail Out of State Crab Shipping License J2ACharter Boat Guide (Up to 6 Passengers) E3A/E4A
Saltwater Charter Boat Guide Over 6 PassengersCharter Mothership Up to 6 Skiffs X1A
Charter Mothership Over 6 Skiffs X3AResident
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Special Bait Dealer’s Permit SBCommercial Fisherman 11A/31A
Transport for Commercial FishermanSea Senior Commercial Fisherman (gear required) SEA
Transport Senior Commercial FishermanFresh Products H7A/H8A
Fresh Products – OTHER HAAVessel License (1st licensed vessel) 18A/19A
Oyster Tong – Per Tong 03A/42AOyster Scraper – Per Scraper (previously named Dredge) 04A/05A
Oyster Harvester (Commercial Fisherman required) 29A/30AOut of State Oyster Landing Permit (vessel number required) D9
Oyster Cargo Vessel Permit (vessel number required) I6/I7Calcasieu Lake Oyster Harvest Permit J5
Shrimp Trawl – per net 25A/26AButterfly Net – per net 35A/36A
Skimmer Net – per net A1A/A2AShrimp Gear Fee (required once per year for any number of shrimp I1/I2 nets)
Crab Trap – any legal number 46A/47AResident
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Non ResidentPurse Menhaden Seine – per seine 20A/39A
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ResidentCharter Skiff – per skiff X2A
Gulf Seafood Traversing & Offloading T2A/T1AVessel License (2nd license vessel) 18B/19A
Vessel License (3rd and additional licensed vessels) 18C/19ASpecial Bait Permit Bond Fee SF
Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit (vessel number required) K1A/K2AOyster Seed Ground Gear S1A/S2A
Other Freshwater Gear SWA/SXAFreshwater Shrimp Net HQA
Other Saltwater Gear SUA/SVAMullet Permit 85/85
C1A/C2A Mullet Strike NetPompano Permit E7/E8
Pompano Strike Net C3A/C4ASaltwater Rod & Reel C5A/C6A
Spotted Sea Trout Permit C7A/C8AApprentice G8A/G9A
Mussel Buyer’s Permit B5/B6Mussel Harvester Permit B7/B8
Domestic Aquatic Organism J3A/J4ATriploid Carp Poss/Trans Permit<500 J6
Triploid Carp Poss/Trans > 500 J7Triploid Grass Carp – Sales Permit J8
Freshwater Charter Guide EAA/EBA
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