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Published on 02-07-2012 10:02 AM
We start the week with guest columnist Ken Hastings.
In 2007, a bill to raise recreational fishing license fees was passed by the General Assembly but no one knows what happened to the money. DNR wanted more money to spend and recreational anglers looked like an easy touch. They weren’t going to complain about paying $10 more for a license to go with their $100,000 boat, trailer, tow vehicle, and fishing gear, especially if it would help improve the sport they loved. To keep the “accountability crowd” at bay, the bill had one of those “shall” (legalese for “not optional”) clauses requiring DNR to annually consult with the Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission on how to spend the revenues.
When the cost recovery train rolled into Annapolis, I realized that I had never witnessed any discussions on how to spend recreational revenues. I also discovered that MD law ...Fishing Forums - Over 60,010 Registered Anglers
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