Posted by Sonke on December 06, 2003 at 19:35:53:
In Reply to: Re: Jan 1 Fishing license fee increases posted by Sean on December 04, 2003 at 18:23:05:
It would be nice to get more convictions and fines, but in the courts, we compete with much more serious crimes.
We have been going through significant budget reductions and our operating costs of have been going up. The increase in fees are to offset, not add. And no, we are not using this money to create more reserves.
Sonke Mastrup
Acting Director
California Dept. of Fish and Game