Mike Schoonveld: Senate bill introduced to collect taxes on foreign-made hunting, fishing gear
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Several months ago I wrote a column with the title, “Who Funds Fisheries Programs.” It highlighted a report issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) about the difficulty of collecting excise taxes on foreign-made fishing tackle.
Most anglers understand that each year the money spent on purchasing fishing licenses is what funds state fisheries agencies. I hope they do, anyway, but not so many understand that in many cases, their license dollars are actually used as “matching” funds to qualify for federal dollars from the Sportfishing Restoration Program.
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