Family Quota Permit

A Family Quota Permit is a type of limited entry permit that is required for an adult and up to 2 youth to hunt together on select Management Areas.  Click the Application Worksheet button at the bottom of the page for specific Management Areas and hunt dates. 

• Cost: $0.00
• Requirements: Unless exempt, you must have a valid Management Area Permit in order to apply.  You must be at least 18 years old to apply.  Permit is only valid when hunting with at least 1 but no more than 2 children under the age of 16.
• Issuance Method: These permits are issued by random drawing during Phases I and II.  Leftover permits are issued on a first come first served basis during Phase III.  In the Phase I random drawing, applicants are grouped based on their preference points.  Applicants with the highest number of Family Quota preference points are selected before those with less Family Quota preference points.
• Exemptions: There are no exemptions to the hunts. You must have a Family Quota permit or be the guest of a permit holder to participate in these hunts.    
• Restrictions: You may submit one Family Quota application and receive up to one Family Quota permit in Phase I or II.  You may receive up to five Family Quota permits total in Phase III (including any permits awarded in Phase I or II). You can only apply in Phase II if you have not already been awarded a Family Quota permit during Phase I.  You can have no more than one Family Quota permit per hunt, and no more than five Family Quota permits total.  The selling or purchasing of any quota permit is prohibited.
• Groups: Group applications are not allowed for this permit. 
• Preference Points: If you apply during Phase I and are NOT drawn for a permit, you will be awarded one preference point for next year (even if you get a permit in Phase II or III).  Preference points are cumulative and you will receive one additional Family Quota preference point each year you apply in Phase I and are unsuccessful. If you apply during Phase I next year, and are drawn for a permit, your preference points will be reset to zero.  No preference points are awarded if you fail to apply in Phase I.  If you fail to apply during Phase I for 2 consecutive years, your preference points will be reset to zero.
• Transferability: Family Quota permits are NOT transferable.
• Guest Permits: Guest permits are not available for this permit.  View our guest permit information. 
• Returned Permits: If you are unable to use your permit you can return it for re-issuance.   View information on returning permits for reissuance.    
• Drawing Results: Drawing results are typically posted within about two weeks after the end of the Application period.  Check the status of your application. 
• Replacements: You can replace lost or destroyed non-transferable permits at a license agent or tax collector office for about $2.50.  
• How to Apply: You can apply online (choose “Limited Entry/Quota Permits and Applications”) or complete the Application Worksheet (click "Application Worksheet" at the bottom of this page) and present it to any license agent or tax collector office. Resident management area permit holders who do not hold a Florida drivers license or Florida ID must apply as non-residents to use the online system.  Resident disabled, residents age 65 or older and resident active duty military that do not have a Florida driver's license or Florida ID cannot use the online system and must apply at a license agent or tax collector and show another proof of residency.
• How to Get Your Permit: If successful in the Phase I or II random drawings, you will need to pick up your permit online (choose “Limited Entry/Quota Permits and Applications”), at a license agent, or tax collectors office.  Permits issued in Phase I or II will be available in the system for printing online, by a license agent or tax collector until the last day of the hunt. In Phase III (First-Come, First-Served Leftovers) you are immediately awarded your permit, and the license agent or tax collector will immediately print your permit. If applying online in Phase III, you must immediately print your permit.  The permit does not sit waiting for you to print it later as it does in Phase I and II. If you can't print your Phase III permit immediately, you may save the permit to your computer to print later.  View our Print Your Permit page for instructions and frequently asked questions on how to print your permit directly from the website. Warning. If you access you permit online, it cannot be printed by the tax collector or license agent.   If you choose to pick up your permit online, be sure you have access to a printer so that you can print your permit directly from the website. If you access the permit without saving it or printing it, it will be available in your customer account (see “Previously Purchased Reprintable Licenses” at the top of your customer information) and you will have 5 days to print or reprint your permit.  After 5 days you will need to obtain a replacement for $2.50.  Replacements may be obtained from any license agent, tax collectors office or online.
• When to Apply:

Family Quota Permit Application Worksheet
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