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Pennsylvania Residents who want to purchase licenses and permits: Fishing: To qualify for a resident license and/or permit, a person must be a Pennsylvania resident. A resident is a person who has been domiciled (maintains a true, fixed and permanent home and principle residence) in Pennsylvania for a period of 30 consecutive days immediately preceding date of purchase. Hunting: A bona fide resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a permanent resident of this state who has a fixed intent to return to the Commonwealth when he leaves it and who maintains a permanent place of abode in Pennsylvania. An individual may not claim to be a bona fide resident of this Commonwealth for the purpose of obtaining a license while claiming residence in another state for any purpose. Non-residents who want to purchase licenses and permits: can set up a customer account using their social security number and date of birth. Non-resident aliens who are not U.S. citizens can create a customer record by providing their visa or passport number in lieu of a social security number. State and Federal law allows customers who are U.S. citizens to submit an affidavit in lieu of a social security number, if providing one is not possible. Please provide as much information as possible to purchase any product for which you are eligible. If you have trouble creating an account or have questions, please contact HuntFishPA Customer Support at 1-800-838-4431.
