I can see it now. I am just about to land when a mag-lite shines in my eyes and a bullhorn blares "Put down the rod and step off the rocks! I got a full can of mace and I know how to use it. Where is your license?"...
It would be hard to believe in MA (where we tax just about anything we can think of, yet have severely understaffed schools and collapsing bridges) that fees intended for the ensurement and enhancement of Saltwater fishing would ever be applied to their purpose. Without a strong and well-funded Saltwater fishing lobby our legislature's track record would indicate that the saltwater license fees would be re-appropriated just as other well-intended fees have been.
Is one more tax in order to save program really the answer?
