Excise tax federal funding source sends record cash haul to Minnesota for outdoor use

Thanks largely to firearms and ammunition sales, the Minnesota DNR has been allotted a record $49 million and change for fiscal year 2023 from the Wildlife and Sport Fish and Restoration program, an annual agency funding source accrued from federal excise taxes on hunting, shooting, and fishing equipment, and small-engine fuel.
The funding is used to support state wildlife conservation efforts, hunting and fishing education, and outdoor recreation, among other uses.

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