Hunting and fishing licence

Seasons, fees and rules for fishing and for small game, waterfowl and wild boar.

Responsible body: Talas Basin Agricultural Directorate, Hunting and Fisheries Section

Guide to this service

Hunting and fishing licences are issued by the Hunting and Fisheries Section of the Talas Basin Agricultural Directorate. Hunting licences go only to holders of a hunter's certificate and a firearm permit.

Who can apply

Fishing: anyone with an identity card.
Hunting: holders of a hunter's certificate (examination at the Section, twice a year) and a firearm permit of the Ministry of Internal Security.

What to bring

Form AGR-11
Your identity card
For hunting: the hunter's certificate and the firearm permit

Fees and state duty

Fishing, one day	IS 10
Fishing, calendar year	IS 80
Small game	IS 120
Waterfowl	IS 100
Wild boar (by draw)	IS 900

How long it takes

Fishing: all year except 1 April–31 May. Small game: 1 October–31 January. Waterfowl: 15 August–15 December. Wild boar: 1 November–31 December, draw in March among applications received by 28 February.
The licence is returned to the Section within ten days of the end of the season.

Where to go

Hunting and Fisheries Section, Talas Basin Agricultural Directorate, Talas: Monday to Friday, 9:00–13:00.

Common reasons for refusal or return

Hunting within 12 km of the Qara-Chik line.
Fishing in the security zone of the Toktogul dam.

Online submission (pilot)

This service is in the e-Irad online submission pilot. Form AGR-11 can be submitted on the Applications online page instead of at the counter; the receiving body's term is 10 working days. Originals are presented when the result is collected.

Forms for this service

Application for a hunting and fishing licence AGR-11 · PDF

Print on A4 paper and complete by hand in block capitals, in black or blue ink. Forms printed from e-Irad are accepted at every counter.

Legal basis

Hunting and Wildlife Act 1996 seasons and protected species
Bishkek Ceasefire 2007 restricted-weapons zone