Gun Locks now available in the Clerk Office
In partnership with the VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, the Town of Chili Clerk’s Office has a limited supply of gun locks available FREE of charge. These are offered to assist you with properly securing your firearms. We ask that you do your part to keep kids safe and your weapons secured!
New York State Fishing License
Who Should Obtain:
- Anyone under 16 may fish WITHOUT a license in NYS.
- 16 and older require an adult license.
- Non-residents of New York State can purchase an individual non-resident license.
- For more information, visit the website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/fishing.html
Hunting Licenses
Hunting License General Information
- A hunter education course is required for anyone who cannot show proof that they have ever possessed a hunting license. Please note that their program has changed, and you must download a 108-page hunter manual and worksheet that must be completed prior to attending the class. To obtain these downloads, please visit http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7860.html.
- Hunter education certificates and sporting licenses from all other states and countries are honored.
- Hunters wishing to bow hunt must take an additional bow hunter education course.
- Anyone 12 years of age or older must obtain a license to hunt.
- For a resident license, a person must live in New York State for more than thirty days prior to the date of application.
- Land ownership does not make you a resident. Your residency must be your fixed, permanent, and principal home.
- If under 18, the residence of your parents or legal guardian is your residence.
For more information about the various conservation licenses available, please visit http://www.dec.ny.gov/63.html