House Bill 954 Summary

• Increases fees for hunting and fishing licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission, effective July 1, 2013, with most fees rising between $5-$25 depending on license type.

• Repeals the resident county hunting license ($10.00), resident county trapping license ($10.00), and resident county inland fishing license ($10.00).

• Raises annual resident combination hunting and inland fishing license from $20.00 to $30.00 and annual sportsman license from $40.00 to $50.00.

• Increases nonresident hunting and fishing license fees, including nonresident state hunting season license from $60.00 to $80.00 and nonresident state inland fishing license from $30.00 to $40.00.

• Raises special activity license fees including resident big game hunting from $10.00 to $15.00, migratory waterfowl hunting from $10.00 to $15.00, and special trout license from $10.00 to $15.00.