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Committee approves DNR-backed license and registration fee changes to shore up fisheries and wildlife funding
Summary
House Bills 6229 and 6230 would raise hunting, fishing and watercraft registration fees and tie some fees to the consumer price index; the Department of Natural Resources said the changes are needed to restore purchasing power for hatchery feed, habitat work and program delivery, while some members warned about impacts on seniors and youth.
Taylor Ritterbush of the Department of Natural Resources told the committee the license and registration changes in House Bills 6229 and 6230 are needed because inflation has eroded agency purchasing power since the last fee increase (2014 for licenses; 1993 for some watercraft fees). "Fish food ... is up between 50–150…
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