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POLL-12 yr olds shouldn't pay license fees
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The reason the DWR dropped the age to 12 was for the federal money. All of the fishing gear we buy has a 10% excise tax on it. The distribution of this revenue is determined by license sales from each state. I'm not sure how much the state gets, however, it's about $7.50 per license. This makes a $5 license worth $12.50 to the DWR. I know in the past the DWR has planted fish near the boy scout camps. In addition, the community fisheries are all supplied with planted fish. Young anglers have access to these ponds as well.

Try giving a 13 year old only $5.00 to go out to the movie with friends for just one night. In the school where my wife teaches at least 1/3 of the sixth grade students have cell phones. I don't think $5.00 a year is too much.
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Re: [bigearl] POLL-12 yr olds shouldn't pay license fees - by runnoft - 05-27-2009, 05:41 AM

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