Sale of hunting and fishing licenses.

04LSO-0032.C3

                                                         

FISCAL NOTE (HB0103)

 

	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007
NON-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT
Anticipated Revenue Increase (Decrease):
GAME & FISH FUND Increase	70,000	700,000	700,000
GAME & FISH FUND(Decrease)	(48,000)	(485,000)	(485,000)
GAME & FISH FUND Net	22,000	215,000	215,000

 

Source of revenue increase: $1 fee increase on most licenses and tags sold, $.50 fee increase on most stamps and permits sold

 

Assumptions:

 

This bill is effective January 1, 2005. Traditionally, Game & Fish only receives about 10% of revenues between January 1 and June 30.

 

Revenue increase is based on 2002 sales subject to fee increases (599,552 licenses & tags, 194,528 stamps & permits, 1,073 lifetime combo licenses/stamps, and 10,491 Harvest Information Program (HIP) permits).

 

It is assumed that Game & Fish will set by rule the commission on interstate game tags equal to the new commission rate for licenses.

 

Source of revenue decrease: Increase in commissions retained by license selling agents on licenses, tags, stamps, and permits sold

 

Assumptions:

 

Revenue decrease is based on 2002 sales subject to increases in commissions.

 

License selling agents will retain increased commissions for the following:

·        $1 increase in commission for licenses ($.50 is currently retained for each license sold by agents);

·        $1.50 increase in commission for tags (No commission is currently retained for tags sold by agents. It is assumed that Game & Fish will set by rule the commission on interstate game tags equal to the new commission rate for licenses.);

·        $.25 increase in commission for stamps and permits ($.25 is currently retained for each stamps and permit sold by agents);

·        $.50 increase in commission for reciprocity stamps and HIP permits (no commission is currently retained for reciprocity stamps and HIP permits sold by agents).

Assumed that the reciprocity stamps provided in W.S. 23-1-801 could not be assessed the $.50 because the stamp price is set by mutual agreement between the reciprocal states. However, Game and Fish will be required to pay the license selling agents the $.50 commission. There are approximately 6,091 of these reciprocal stamps sold by license selling agents.

 

Prepared by:   Dean Temte, LSO    Phone:   777-7881

(Information provided by Ron Arnold, Game & Fish; phone 777-4517)

 

This bill has administrative impact that appears to increase (or decrease) duties or responsibilities of one or more state agencies and may impact agency spending or staffing requirements. As introduced, the bill does not modify any state agency budget or current personnel authorizations.

The following state agencies will be asked to provide their estimate of the administrative fiscal impact prior to the first committee meeting held to consider the bill:

 

Game & Fish Commission