Fee for Kayaks

Woodsy · 12-05-2013, 01:21 PM

Orion...

NH has always been a "Pay To Play" state. The legislature used to be very good about keeping the funds separate. F&G was funded primarily by the hunting & fishing licenses and snowmobile/ATV registrations. NHMP was funded primarily by boat registrations. The NH State Parks were funded by access/camping fees. etc etc

I don't think an eco-friendly tourist (most canoeists and kayakers) is really going to care about a $10 access sticker as long as the sticker is EASILY obtainable (any nearby store) and the money collected is spent on F&G... not somehow appropriated to cover overspending in the General fund.

I don't have a problem with "Pay To Play".... I happily pay to register my boat, my sled, my bike and my atv! As long as the money goes where its supposed to! An extra $10 to slap a sticker on a kayak is not a big deal. As long as the money goes where its supposed to!

Woodsy

chaseisland · 12-05-2013, 07:03 PM

I wonder if those who propose have thought this through to the end. Such as, who will be responsible for enforcing this idea and what will be the penalty for noncompliance? Do you suppose that MP will ticket those who don't have stickers? Probably not, for the money goes to F&G. Will F&G start enforcing boating laws and regulations? Oh what a quagmire they want to create. Guess there needs to be a new state agency for this purpose.

Orion · 12-05-2013, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chaseisland

I wonder if those who propose have thought this through to the end. Such as, who will be responsible for enforcing this idea and what will be the penalty for noncompliance? Do you suppose that MP will ticket those who don't have stickers? Probably not, for the money goes to F&G. Will F&G start enforcing boating laws and regulations? Oh what a quagmire they want to create. Guess there needs to be a new state agency for this purpose.

Not to mention that "stickers" won't stick to most of the "floatables" mentioned prior, nor can you have a wallet on most of the items mentioned.

12-05-2013, 01:21 PM	#1
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,968 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	Orion... NH has always been a "Pay To Play" state. The legislature used to be very good about keeping the funds separate. F&G was funded primarily by the hunting & fishing licenses and snowmobile/ATV registrations. NHMP was funded primarily by boat registrations. The NH State Parks were funded by access/camping fees. etc etc I don't think an eco-friendly tourist (most canoeists and kayakers) is really going to care about a $10 access sticker as long as the sticker is EASILY obtainable (any nearby store) and the money collected is spent on F&G... not somehow appropriated to cover overspending in the General fund. I don't have a problem with "Pay To Play".... I happily pay to register my boat, my sled, my bike and my atv! As long as the money goes where its supposed to! An extra $10 to slap a sticker on a kayak is not a big deal. As long as the money goes where its supposed to! Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

12-05-2013, 07:03 PM	#2
chaseisland Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Concord, NH Posts: 158 Thanks: 17 Thanked 68 Times in 44 Posts	Enforcement I wonder if those who propose have thought this through to the end. Such as, who will be responsible for enforcing this idea and what will be the penalty for noncompliance? Do you suppose that MP will ticket those who don't have stickers? Probably not, for the money goes to F&G. Will F&G start enforcing boating laws and regulations? Oh what a quagmire they want to create. Guess there needs to be a new state agency for this purpose. Last edited by chaseisland; 12-05-2013 at 07:07 PM. Reason: better wording

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