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James
05-07-2001, 09:28 AM
My friends are thinking of buying a cabin in another state. (I will join them if they let me) They want the fishing and hunting opportunities in the other state,(South Dakota) but what they really have in mind is not paying the out-of-state license fees. Does anyone know the rules and regulations on non-residence vs residence. I would imagine you have to spend more than a couple weekends there to establish residence.
i doubt it
05-07-2001, 09:37 AM
i have a friend who is from sd and still owns some farm land there (he lives in colorado now) and he has to pay out of state fees.
go here
http://www.state.sd.us/gfp/hunting/Applications/PDFs/FishingHandbook.pdf
It's the fishing handbook for SD, look under resident licenses. You have to actually reside in SD to buy a resident license.
Eyez
AquaMan
05-07-2001, 10:17 AM
"Residence" typically referes to the state in which your primary house is located. Your homesteaded property.
You cannot have a house in 2 states and be considered a residence of both states.
The only people I know that do not have to buy a licence for each state are active duty military personel. Join the Marines and your set.
AquaMan~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Eric@crowncomputerinc.com
They're going to have to pay the fees unless they want to permanently live in the cabin. We own a cottage in northern Wisconsin and pay for non-residence licenses. Only time I got around paying out of state license fees was when I was a college student in Wisconsin. You have to be able to show residency for "X" number of days (consecutive I think). There's no free lunch :-).
Best Regards,
FJH
I think most of the states require you to be a full time resident (not just own a vacation property).
Hans
Smitty
05-07-2001, 12:07 PM
The posts above are correct. It need to be your primary residence. Besides, isn't a cabin sort of a large investment to avoid a few bucks on a non-resident license????
cisco
05-07-2001, 01:04 PM
Wisconsin and Minnesota make exceptions for full-time students (as well as military) and for, yes, prison convicts.
Get yourself under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and perhaps you can fish "free."
Heye5
05-08-2001, 02:27 AM
Smitty, how are you ever going to become a true fisherman if you can't rationalize to the lady of the house the merits of buying a cabin to avoid out of state license fees! Stick with these guys. We could learn a new trick here! Good fishing.
Heye5
SD resident
05-08-2001, 02:36 AM
Heck go for it then you will only have to pay $40 to license your new pickup or car (no property taxes on vehicles in SD)