05-05-2009, 04:30 AM
I also don't like the new law. IMO it wouldn't be fair to get a ticket for not having the new sticker until after Memorial Day. If you run into the wrong officer next week I bet you could still get a ticket.
This summer there will be many people launching their boat who have never heard of the new sticker. Unless officers enjoy writting tickets all day, this will be a nightmare to enforce. I'm surprised a law like this passed. This would have been a good example of why a governor has the power to veto a bill. The most logical way to fund the new program is to take the fee out of the boat registration.
I wonder how this is going to work on boarder waters like Bear Lake and Snake River + reservoirs along the Oregon boarder? There will be many boats on boarder waters that launch their boat in their home state who cross into Idaho while on the water.
For a nonresident to fish Idaho it now costs $98.25 for a seasonal fishing license + $20 if they have a motorized boat. In April the nonresident fishing license costed $82. These recent fee increases will be enough to stop some nonresidents from fishing Idaho this year.
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This summer there will be many people launching their boat who have never heard of the new sticker. Unless officers enjoy writting tickets all day, this will be a nightmare to enforce. I'm surprised a law like this passed. This would have been a good example of why a governor has the power to veto a bill. The most logical way to fund the new program is to take the fee out of the boat registration.
I wonder how this is going to work on boarder waters like Bear Lake and Snake River + reservoirs along the Oregon boarder? There will be many boats on boarder waters that launch their boat in their home state who cross into Idaho while on the water.
For a nonresident to fish Idaho it now costs $98.25 for a seasonal fishing license + $20 if they have a motorized boat. In April the nonresident fishing license costed $82. These recent fee increases will be enough to stop some nonresidents from fishing Idaho this year.
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