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Senate committee approves higher trout stamp to fund hatchery renovations
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE · March 7, 2019
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Summary
SB486 would raise the special trout-stamp fee (up to $10) to generate funds for hatchery renovations; Game & Fish officials said the Mammoth Springs hatchery needs about $4.5M–$5M in work and the fee change could yield roughly $1M in new revenue.
Senator Evans told the committee that trout fishing is a major tourism driver for Arkansas and introduced SB486 to increase the trout-stamp fee not to exceed $10 annually to support hatchery renovations and maintenance. He said the…
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