New York State Sporting License Issuing Agents with Geospatial Data

Active Sporting License Issuing Agents lists retail establishments and municipalities authorized to sell hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses in New York State. The dataset includes business names, addresses, phone numbers, and precise geospatial coordinates. It is published by data.ny.gov and was last updated in early April 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping agent locations using the Latitude and Longitude columns for spatial analysis.
• Analyzing the distribution of license sellers by County or DEC Region.
• Contacting agents via Phone Number or Address 1 for administrative purposes.
• Linking agent data to other datasets using the Agent ID or NYS Municipal Boundaries fields.

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial data via Latitude and Longitude columns for mapping.
• Contains detailed agent information such as Business Name, Address 1, and Phone Number.
• Published by an authoritative state government source (data.ny.gov).

Limitations

• Key metadata like row count, file size, and license information is unavailable across all sources.
• The last update date is inconsistent between the two Socrata entries (2026-04-04 vs 2026-04-03).

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Freshness

2026-04-04 23:02:53.260303

Geography

New York State