HB 570-FN-A – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
10/05
HOUSE BILL 570-FN-A
AN ACT increasing the fee for a wild turkey hunting license.
SPONSORS: Rep. L'Heureux, Hills 19; Rep. D. Smith, Hills 22; Rep. Reed, Merr 2; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9
This bill raises the fee for a wild turkey hunting license.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0303
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT increasing the fee for a wild turkey hunting license.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Wild Turkey License Fee. Amend RSA 214:9, XI to read as follows:
XI. If the applicant wishes to hunt wild turkeys, [$5] $15, and the fish and game department shall thereupon issue a wild turkey license or permit which shall entitle the licensee to hunt, shoot, kill and take turkey, except by the use of traps.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
LBAO
07-0303
Revised 02/08/07
HB 570 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT increasing the fee for a wild turkey hunting license.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Fish and Game Department states this bill will increase state fish and game revenue by $134,470 in FY 2008 and each year thereafter. This bill will have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local expenditures, or county and local revenue
METHODOLOGY:
The Fish and Game Department states this bill increases the turkey license fee from $5 to $15. Based on license sales trend data as a result of the 2005 fee increase for black bear permits, the Department estimates a reduction of 272 resident permits for each $1 of the fee increase. Therefore, the Department estimates there would be about 2,720 less resident turkey permits sold as a result of this bill. The estimated fiscal impact is as follows:
FY 2008
& Thereafter
Current Resident Permits 17,527
Decrease in Permits due to fee increase (2,720)
Total Estimated Resident Permits after fee increase 14,807
Current Fee Revenue (17,527 permits X $5) $87,635
New Fee Revenue (14,807 permits X $15) $222,105
Net Increase in Fee Revenue $134,470