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fishing/hunting licenses - the point?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:37 am
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:37 am
a fishing or hunting license certifies you in absolutely nothing. its only proof that you've paid a fee. an actual license, like a driver's license, certifies that you've completed the necessary training to operate a vehicle safely.
if its a tax to fish or hunt than just call it that. however, i cant for the life of me see why i should be taxed to pull a fish out of public waters. i dont pay a special drivers fee to pay for the police department.
if its a tax to fish or hunt than just call it that. however, i cant for the life of me see why i should be taxed to pull a fish out of public waters. i dont pay a special drivers fee to pay for the police department.
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Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:40 am to Honky Lips
It's a tax
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:41 am to Honky Lips
The state needs money to operate the department. These fees pay for that department operation...
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:42 am to Honky Lips
To be fair, younger age groups are required to have a hunter safety certificate to get a hunting license.
For the most part they are revenue generating user fees that help fund wildlife and fisheries efforts and they are generally minimal unless you cross state lines.
For the most part they are revenue generating user fees that help fund wildlife and fisheries efforts and they are generally minimal unless you cross state lines.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:45 am to dat yat
i completely understand that point. but why do i have to be taxed to pay for the enforcement agency only when it comes to wildlife activities. i dont have to pay special driver's fees to pay for the police department.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:45 am to Honky Lips
quote:
license
noun li·cense \'li-s?n(t)s\
Simple Definition of license
: an official document, card, etc., that gives you permission to do, use, or have something
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:47 am to Honky Lips
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i dont have to pay special driver's fees to pay
do u even brake tag? do you even license renewal?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:49 am to Chad504boy
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do u even brake tag? do you even license renewal?
i think brake tags are a joke as well. license renewal fees pay for the DMV to operate i believe, not the police department.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:50 am to Honky Lips
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but why do i have to be taxed to pay for the enforcement agency only when it comes to wildlife activities.
What about the biologist?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:54 am to Honky Lips
State owns those fish. You are paying to take those fish.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 9:56 am to Honky Lips
You license fee goes to cover multitudes of things.
- LDWF (game wardens, biologists, studies)
- Wildlife Managements Areas and other public areas
- Conservation
- Improvement of wildlife habitat
You are paying to ensure the longevity of what you enjoy to do. This is the best kind of tax/fee. It's like a toll bridge; you pay because you use it. You don't pay for something you're not using.
If there were anything to complain about it should be the opposite of this
- LDWF (game wardens, biologists, studies)
- Wildlife Managements Areas and other public areas
- Conservation
- Improvement of wildlife habitat
You are paying to ensure the longevity of what you enjoy to do. This is the best kind of tax/fee. It's like a toll bridge; you pay because you use it. You don't pay for something you're not using.
If there were anything to complain about it should be the opposite of this
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 9:57 am
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:00 am to Honky Lips
Is this a joke?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:00 am to mylsuhat
quote:Well said.
You are paying to ensure the longevity of what you enjoy to do. This is the best kind of tax/fee. It's like a toll bridge; you pay because you use it. You don't pay for something you're not using.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:04 am to AlxTgr
quote:
It's a tax
One of the few I don't mind paying.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:07 am to Honky Lips
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why do i have to be taxed to pay for the enforcement agency only when it comes to wildlife activities.
because a portion of your hunting license fees (taxes) helps pay for the DW&F agents' salaries
when some meth head trespasses on your land/lease illegally shooting deer, who are you gonna call to enforce the laws ?
hunting/fishing licenses in LA is pretty darn cheap and I have no problem with money allocated to support green jeans
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:11 am to QuietTiger
You can't play in the King's woods and water ways without the King's permission.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:14 am to D500MAG
we pay causeway tolls to help maintain bridge maintanence and law enforcement on to cost us more money in tickets/dwi's and go 28mph in fog convoys.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:16 am to D500MAG
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You can't play in the King's woods and water ways without the King's permission.
What happens if the kings dog gets lost and finds itself on your property?
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:18 am to Chad504boy
Everyone is missing my point. I know what the "licenses" pay for. I've said this more than once.
Why can't wildlife agents be paid the same way cops are? I don't have to run to t-pops to buy a "police license" just so I can drive to grand isle.
Why can't wildlife agents be paid the same way cops are? I don't have to run to t-pops to buy a "police license" just so I can drive to grand isle.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:21 am to Honky Lips
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i dont have to pay special driver's fees to pay for the police department.
They get more of their revenue through other taxes that are more universal to all people since everyone uses their services.
Hunting and fishing license money goes more towards the specific causes of game management and conservation. people who have no desire to hunt would bitch and moan if they had to pay for that in their income taxes, so the state gives the bill to the hunters that actually use it.
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