license 2011

[Mike O]

Has anyone heard anything about the salt water license thing for 2011?

Mike O

[voyager35]

As I understand it, if we get our act together, NJ will take precedence, and we will not have to pay -

A823 Requires DEP to establish free recreational saltwater fishing registry.

3/22/2010 Passed by the Assembly (54-16-6)
3/22/2010 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bi...000/823_R1.HTM (http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/A1000/823_R1.HTM)


S1122 Requires DEP to establish free recreational saltwater fishing registry.

2/4/2010 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bi...00/1122_I1.HTM (http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/S1500/1122_I1.HTM)

[voyager35]

If NJ does not, this is what we will be faced with according to the National Salt Water Registry site -

8. Is there a fee to register? There is no fee to register in 2010. A fee will be required as of January 1, 2011.

9. How much will registration cost in 2011?
The fee for registering in 2011 has not been established yet, but NOAA estimates it will cost between $15 and $25.

10. How will the fee be determined?
According to Federal law, the registration fee will be calculated based on the cost to administer the program. That means that NOAA will look at the total amount of money it takes to run the registry, and divide that by the anticipated number of people registering. In other words, if the program costs $25,000 to operate and 1,000 people were registering, the fee would be $25 per angler.

11. Where will the money go?
Fees collected by the National Saltwater Angler Registry will go to the Federal treasury. They will not be designated for any specific purpose. In the case of anglers who are automatically registered when they buy a state license, money paid to the state will be used for purposes determined by that state. If you have a saltwater fishing license, call your state department of natural resources for more information.


My opinion is that with either of these options, it will eventually end up costing us. Even with NJ "free" registration, they will change that to a fee because they see the revenue potential. They will not walk away from that money. JMO

[clamchucker]

My opinion is that with either of these options, it will eventually end up costing us. Even with NJ "free" registration, they will change that to a fee because they see the revenue potential. They will not walk away from that money. JMO


I think you are right, Voyager.