GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION
Description
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CAN APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO HUNT AND FISH FROM A VEHICLE INSIDE PRIVATE LAND ONLY. INDIVIDUALS UNABLE BY REASON OF PHYSICAL INFIRMITIES TO HUNT AND FISH IN A NORMAL MANNER MAY BE ISSUED A SPECIAL PERMIT. ANY PERSON WHO IS A RECIPIENT OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AND A RESIDENT OF NEBRASKA SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY FEES FOR FISHING. VETERAN PERMITS-SPECIAL HUNTING AND FISHING PERMITS ARE ISSUED TO VETERANS OF ANY WAR WHO ARE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO WISH TO HUNT ARCHERY DEER, ANTELOPE OR TURKEY WITH A CROSSBOW MUST ATTEST THE LOSS OF USE OF AN ARM THROUGH AMPUTATION OR LACK OF USE OF AN ARM THROUGH PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT WHICH RENDERS THE INDIVIDUAL INCAPABLE OF DRAWING A LONG BOW.
Contact Information
Address:
8495 FREDERICK
Omaha
NE
68124
Hours of Operation:
8:00-5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.outdoornebraska.ne.gov
Main Phone:
Phone
402-595-2144
Other Phone(s):
Main Contact(s):
GREG WAGNER
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
taran.gingery@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
greg.wagner@ngpc.gov
General Information
Agency ID: 151
List of Provided Services:
Recreation: Recreation
Counties Served: Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Washington
Written material: BROCHURE
Eligibility: LOSS OF THE USE OF AN ARM THROUGH AMPUTATION OR LACK OF USE OF AN ARM THROUGH PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT WHICH RENDERS THE INDIVIDUAL INCAPABLE OF DRAWING A LONG BOW. PERMIT TO HUNT AND FISH FROM VEHICLE IF YOU CANNOT FISH IN A NORMAL MANNER. VETERANS-FREE HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE. (65 AND OLDER) A PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED EACH TIME TO VERIFY DISABLITY.
Ages Served: Ages 14 and Up
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NONE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: DIRECTOR
Languages with interpreters on staff: