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Author:
cmorjoe
Date:
Feb 22, 2009
Subject:
SAY IT AIN'T SO!
Message:
I noticed an article in the Sunday Ct. Post this morning. In the sports section; I hope I am reading this wrong maybe you guys can shed some info and hopefully I am wrong. Our Governor wants to double the price of a fishing liscence from $20 to $40! Not only this but it said saltwater liscencse would be a charge of an additional $20. Am I the only one who is pissed off at this and are there any moves to try and block this. cmorjoe
Author:
CTBASSIN
Date:
Feb 22, 2009
Message:
This was emailed to me last week In the following section, not inclusive of all sportsmen fees/tags, the All Waters Fishing license is included. The DEP proposal was reasoned with minimum increase, This bill doubles fees before it is even passed. The effective date indicated, July 1, 2009, may be moved to an earlier date by making it effective on passage. Nothing is ever certain in the legislature. Sec. 52. Section 26-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2009): (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the fees for firearms hunting, archery hunting, trapping and sport fishing licenses or for the combination thereof shall be as follows: (1) Resident firearms hunting license, [fourteen] twenty-eight dollars; (2) resident fishing license, [twenty] forty dollars; (3) resident marine waters fishing license, thirty dollars; (4) one-day resident marine waters fishing license, fifteen dollars; (5) resident all-waters fishing license, fifty dollars; (6) resident combination license to [firearms hunt and] fish in inland waters and firearms hunt, [twenty-eight] fifty-six dollars; [(4)] (7) resident combination license to fish in marine waters and firearms hunt, fifty dollars; (8) resident combination license to fish in all waters and firearms hunt, sixty dollars; (9) resident combination license to fish in all waters and bow and arrow permit to hunt deer and small game issued pursuant to section 26-86c, as amended by this act, eighty-four dollars; (10) resident firearms super sport license to fish in all waters and firearms hunt, firearms private land shotgun or rifle deer permit issued pursuant to section 26-86a, as amended by this act, and permit to hunt wild turkey during the spring season on private land issued pursuant to section 26-48a, as amended by this act, one hundred sixteen dollars; (11) resident archery super sport license to fish in all waters, bow and arrow permit to hunt deer and small game issued pursuant to section 26-86c, as amended by this act, and permit to hunt wild turkey during the spring season on private land issued pursuant to section 26-48a, as amended by this act, one hundred four dollars; (12) resident trapping license, [twenty-five] fifty dollars; [(5)] (13) resident junior trapping license for persons under sixteen years of age, [three] fifteen dollars; [(6)] (14) junior firearms hunting license, [three] fifteen dollars; [(7)] (15) nonresident firearms hunting license, [sixty-seven] one hundred thirty-four dollars; [(8)] (16) nonresident inland waters fishing license, [forty] eighty dollars; [(9)] (17) nonresident inland waters fishing license for a period of three consecutive days, [sixteen] thirty-two dollars; [(10)] (18) nonresident marine waters fishing license, sixty dollars; (19) nonresident marine waters fishing license for a period of three consecutive days, twenty-four dollars; (20) nonresident all-waters fishing license, one hundred dollars; (21) nonresident combination license to firearms hunt and inland waters fish, [eighty-eight] one hundred seventy-six dollars; [and (11)] (22) nonresident combination license to fish in all waters and firearms hunt, one hundred ninety dollars; (23) nonresident combination license to fish in marine waters and firearms hunt, one hundred seventy dollars; and (24) nonresident trapping license, two hundred fifty dollars. Persons sixty-five years of age and over who have been residents of this state for not less than one year and who meet the requirements of subsection (b) of section 26-31 may be issued [a lifetime] an annual license to firearms hunt or to fish or combination license to fish and firearms hunt or a license to trap without fee. The issuing agency shall indicate on a combination license the specific purpose for which such license is issued. The town clerk shall retain a recording fee of one dollar for each license issued by him. *ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009 The Environment Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 11: 00 A. M. in Room 1E of the LOB. Please submit 50 copies of written testimony to Committee staff one hour prior to the start of the hearing in Room 1E of the LOB. Sign-up for the hearing will begin at 9: 30 A. M. in Room 1E of the LOB and will be conducted by lottery. The first hour of the hearing is reserved for public officials. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes of testimony. Unofficial sign-up sheets have no standing with the Committee. SUBJECT MATTER: Department of Environmental Protection Issues, Farmland Issues, Open Space [Partial List] *H. B. No. 6371 AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Sec. 3. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any regulation adopted under this title, on and after July 1, 2009, any fee in effect pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to any section of this title that is greater than one thousand dollars shall be increased by two hundred fifty dollars, any such fee that is greater than or equal to one hundred fifty dollars, but less than or equal to one thousand dollars, shall be increased by twenty-five per cent and rounded up to the nearest whole five-dollar increment and any such fee of less than one hundred fifty dollars shall be doubled.
Author:
Justin
Date:
Feb 23, 2009
Message:
Our governor is trying to raise money for the state, but in reality this will have a detrimental effect on outdoor activities. Not only does she want to increase the price of sporting licenses, a ridiculous increase I might add, but the new house bill suggests that the funds raised from the sale of sporting licenses would go directly to the General Fund and NOT to the DEP. Yet another political step towards the devastation of our natural resources. On the CT Federation website, there were links to finding your local politician to voice your opinion and try to get this absurdity voted down. All three that I talked to said they were in agreement with my opinion that it would have the opposite effect of what the governor is trying to accomplish. I have no problem with there being an increase in the price of a sporting license, but make it reasonable, and make sure that at least the majority of the money goes towards conservation efforts.
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