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Senate committee hears bill to raise private fish‑pond permit fees to cover program costs and reduce invasive‑species risk
Summary
House Bill 74 would raise the private fish‑pond permit fee from $10 to $600 for a 10‑year permit, with a $250 renewal, to cover Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ estimated $70,000 annual cost to administer pond permits and to reduce subsidy of the program by general license dollars.
Representative Walsh presented House Bill 74, a bipartisan bill stemming from the water policy interim committee, saying the bill updates statute governing private fish ponds and asks private pond owners to share more of the cost of administering permits to cover Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ work on inspections, site visits and pathogen and aquatic invasive species prevention.
Under the bill as presented, the current $10 permit (set about 20 years ago) would be replaced by a $600 application fee for a 10‑year permit, with a $250 renewal fee at the end of the term. Supporters said the change is intended to address a roughly $70,000 annual cost to administer the program and to reduce the extent to which general hunting and…
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