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LITTLE ROCK The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is working with state legislators to address concerns about failing and outdated infrastructure that provides habitat for the state’s fish and wildlife and public recreation opportunities. To tackle this challenge, they are working together to propose a modest increase to basic resident hunting and fishing licenses, which have remained unchanged since 1990 and 1984, respectively. “This increase is supported by many of the state’s conservation and sportsman’s groups,” said Geralyn Hoey, Director of Conservation Partnerships with the National Wildlife Federation. Other states across the country have periodically adjusted their license fees to keep up with inflation. Every state in the continental U.S. has increased its fees since 1996 to make investments into outdoor recreation, and conservation of fish and wildlife. Arkansas has not increased resident license fees in more than 30 years. The buying power of a $10 ....
Game and Fish makes a pitch for license fee increases Game and Fish makes a pitch for license fee increases April 16, 202112:42 pm The Game and Fish Commission has begun actively promoting hunting and fishing license fee increases to cope with burgeoning maintenance needs. If you don’t hunt or fish, you might not know that licenses for those activities haven’t risen since 1990 and 1984, respectively. The agency has made up operating costs from its share of the 1996 conservation sales tax. Advertisement The fees are currently $10.50 for a fishing license and $25 for a hunting license. A pending bill would allow an increase of up to 65 percent of the fee beginning this year and lasting through 2026, with another 25 percent allowed then, and 25 percent more in 2031. That bill got a do-pass in a Senate committee this week but then was returned to the committee for more consideration. ....