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Senate considers $3—$5 upland-game stamp to fund habitat; senators hold measure for further review
Summary
SB 63 would add a small upland-game stamp (user fee) to certain hunting licenses and allocate roughly 75% of revenues to pheasant habitat, 20% to other upland-game habitat and up to 5% for education; concerns about which licenses are covered and private-land impacts led sponsors to hold the bill for more work.
SALT LAKE CITY — Senators debated a proposal to create an upland-game habitat stamp that would add a modest user fee to hunting licenses and dedicate revenue to habitat programs.
Senator McMullen explained the stamp grew from hunter requests to fund habitat work: survey responses indicated support for a $3 increase and…
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