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Committee advances bill to raise nonresident fishing fees; agency says increases would bolster department revenue
Summary
The committee passed House Bill 204 to raise nonresident fishing-license fees (annual, five‑day and daily), citing sales data and projected revenue increases; the Game and Fish Department said hunter/angler dollars fund department operations and estimated additional revenue around $700,000 per year.
The Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee advanced House Bill 204, a companion bill to HB5, to increase nonresident fishing license fees. Committee members said the modest increase aligns Wyoming with neighboring states and will generate additional revenue for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, which the agency says is funded almost entirely by hunting and angling license revenue rather than general funds.
Under the bill language discussed in committee, nonresident 12‑month fishing licenses would be adjusted (the bringer proposed a 10 percent increase in the meeting discussion), the five‑day nonresident license and the daily nonresident fishing…
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