Saltwater fishing license……Why or why not?

[MikeToole]

[QUOTE=The Dad Fisherman;550286]
11 don't have them and 12 do, and Alabama isn't even a coastal state (their license is for Mobile bay only).....that Most States comment is a little suspect.

You miss read what was posted. The site I got the information from was in a question/answer format. The question was " Don't most states already have a saltwater license?". The answer followed noting which ones don't.

Be that as it may, the feds gave the states an excuse to put a license in place and be able to blame someone else. So we will be getting them no later than the end of 2009.

[Pete F.]

[QUOTE=MikeToole;550375]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

11 don't have them and 12 do, and Alabama isn't even a coastal state (their license is for Mobile bay only).....that Most States comment is a little suspect.

You miss read what was posted. The site I got the information from was in a question/answer format. The question was " Don't most states already have a saltwater license?". The answer followed noting which ones don't.

Be that as it may, the feds gave the states an excuse to put a license in place and be able to blame someone else. So we will be getting them no later than the end of 2009.

Not only that but in the states without Vermont is counted, I will have to go and check but I have yet to find any saltwater here, unless it's in the spaghetti pot.

[basswipe]

RI is simply on the verge of going broke.The state would be forced to funnel those funds generated by a license into the general fund.Hell RI wants to start tolling the Mt.Hope Bridge again!

RI taxes are some of the highest in the nation.I'll be damned if I have to pay to fish so that the state can pay for the I-WAY bridge,the so far non-existent new Sakonnet River bridge and freakin welfare programs.

Nah.I'm against it.

[Backbeach Jake]

My questions are "How Much?"
20-25 bucks, well that's ok by me, if they're asking for 100, that's another story. What will the fine for non-compliance be? Equal or greater than a license? I think it should be. I also think that one license should cover all US shores. We're already paying 10% on our gear, where does that go?

[2boxers]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

My questions are "How Much?"
20-25 bucks, well that's ok by me, if they're asking for 100, that's another story. What will the fine for non-compliance be? Equal or greater than a license? I think it should be. I also think that one license should cover all US shores. We're already paying 10% on our gear, where does that go?

it may start at 20 but it will go up MA LTC used to be like 25 now it is 100

[Redsoxticket]

Originally Posted by basswipe

RI is simply on the verge of going broke.The state would be forced to funnel those funds generated by a license into the general fund.Hell RI wants to start tolling the Mt.Hope Bridge again!

RI taxes are some of the highest in the nation.I'll be damned if I have to pay to fish so that the state can pay for the I-WAY bridge,the so far non-existent new Sakonnet River bridge and freakin welfare programs.

Nah.I'm against it.

I agree.
If a license can be used in adjacent states I would get a MA license instead of supporting the crooked state of RI. The best part of RI is the fishing.