Domestic Game Animal Breeder License
Statutory Authority: ECL 11-1905, 11-0103 and 6 NYCRR Part 153 and Part 175
The Department may issue to an owner or lessee of wholly enclosed lands which are fenced, or an entire island, a Domestic Game Animal Breeder License. This license permits the possession and propagation of captive bred white tailed deer.
A Class A License authorizes the licensee to purchase, possess, propagate, transport, and sell captive bred white tailed deer dead or alive.
A Class B License authorizes the licensee to purchase, possess, propagate and transport captive bred white-tailed deer for their own use. Deer may not be sold, exchanged or given away except that portions of the carcass may be given away as described in the license conditions.
Please note: Wholly enclosed land means lands the boundaries of which may be indicated by wire, ditch, fence, road, highway or water in any visible or distinctive manner which indicates a separation from the surrounding contiguous territory. Special facilities and enclosures are required and the number of animals an applicant may possess is dependent on the size of the area.
To apply for this license, contact the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Special Licenses Unit.
Special Licenses Unit
NYSDEC
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4752
518-402-8985
