Special Fishing/Hunting Crossbow Permit Regulations

This permit may be revoked, amended, suspended, or modified at any time for cause, including but not limited to change in permit laws or rules, a change in disability or injury eligibility, or violation and conviction of North Dakota Game and Fish laws.

NDCC (20.1-02-05-11)" Issue to any individual who is blind, is a paraplegic, or who has lost the use of one or both arms a special permit to hunt game with a crossbow if that individual otherwise complies with and qualifies under the licensing and other provisions of this title. Battery-powered and electronic-lighted sight pins and telescopic sight not exceeding a maximum power of eight may be attached to crossbows used for hunting under this subsection. However, an individual who is blind and who receives a special permit to hunt game with a crossbow under this subsection may hunt only on a preserve or area approved by the director. For purposes of this subsection, an individual who is blind means an individual who is totally blind, whose central visual acuity does not exceed twenty/two hundred in the better eye with corrective lenses, or in whom the widest diameter of the visual field is no greater than twenty degrees."

Permittee must comply with all the laws and rules related to the seasons, bag limits, trespass, and all other applicable provisions.

A crossbow can be carried loaded in a vehicle. A crossbow is not considered a firearm. You cannot shoot from a vehicle with this permit. You must have a license to hunt the intended species.

Crossbow must:

• Have a peak draw weight of at least 75 pounds.
• Be equipped with a working safety.
• Have a stock at least 14 inches.
• Use arrows or bolts at least 14 inches in length.

Crossbows equipped with pistol grips and designed to be fired with one hand are illegal.

Permit holders are responsible for renewing their applications in a timely matter. Typical processing time is 7-10 days depending on the season and time of year.