Colorado Lifetime Fishing License

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Colorado Lifetime Fishing License

Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers the Columbine program for customers with disabilities. These customers qualify for a free Lifetime Fishing License as well as qualify to purchase a reduced-cost annual parks pass. To qualify, customers must be Colorado residents and have a total and permanent disability.

Requirements:

You must be a Colorado resident for at least 6 months and you need to have your doctor fill out the one-page disability form. (Downloadable from their website linked below.)

Documents Needed

You must provide one of the following as documentation of a total and permanent disability:

  • A fully completed Colorado Parks and Wildlife “Physician’s Affidavit” (located on the application), signed by a licensed physician attesting that the applicant meets the definition of a total and permanent disability; or
  • A Division of Workers’ Compensation “Final Admission of Liability” form indicating “Permanent Total Disability”

After completing the application, you can email it to: disability.apps@state.co.us or mail them to

Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Attn: Columbine Program
6060 Broadway
Denver, CO, 80216

For more information about the Lifetime Fishing License, visit the link below, or if you have any questions about this process, we would be happy to help. We applied for our daughter, and it is a very simple process. https://cpw.widencollective.com/assets/share/asset/km9tcc9gq6

If you have any questions about the process we went through to get our daughter’s lifetime fishing license, we are happy to help. Visit our Contact Us page to see all the ways to get in touch.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What Is A CID Number?

A CID number in Colorado stands for Customer Identification Number and is a unique, permanent account number assigned by Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW). It is used to track your hunting and fishing licenses, hunter education certification, preference points, and camping reservations.
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If you’ve purchased a Colorado fishing or hunting license in the past, your CID number will be on your license. You can always call or go to your local CPW office and they can help you if you don’t know what that number is.

Do I Have To Renew This License?

No. Once you receive your Colorado Columbine License, you do not need to renew it each year. Just make sure to keep your license with you whenever you are fishing.

We also recommend stopping by your local Colorado Parks and Wildlife office and adding your photo ID to your account. If your license is ever lost or damaged, having your ID connected to your account can make getting it reprinted much easier.

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