This is just a MONEY GRUBBING play by the State of Washington to get money for nothing. There is no reason to increase the fee for any club or open bass tournament. THIS FEE IS A TAX FOR NOTHING! And if The Bass Federation of Washington stands for this and does not protest this fee then there is nobody else that can stand up for the unfair taxing of a sport that brings money to the State, Local and City governments each and every month of the year. I as the Tournament Director for the North End Bass Club say that the first DFW statement that an ANNUAL FEE of $70.00 could be acceptable for all Tournament Application that one club or organization would submit for the year, but not an added fee of $70.00 for each and every and I mean EVERY application that is submitted to the state.
I feel that everyone that this email goes to should stand up and say that THIS IS AN UNFAIR TAX, and if the board members of TBF do not stand against this increase then the organization, The Bass Federation of Washington, will have failed its membership and therefore will stand for nothing. It is also the responsibility of every club member to stand against this increase to help fight a money grubbing tax on a sport that does produce a large amount of revenue to the state each and every month. Also If this TAX is allowed then it also shows that the WDFW, Member of the Washington State Government, does not respect the Public Fishing Organization of the State of Washington.
I will thank all who will pass this on to other people that this may concern as I do not have all parties email the may be concerned with this TAX.
Thank You,
Victor T. Rose
Tournament Director
North End Bass Club
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 10:37:50 AM
Subject: New Fishing Contest Permit Processing Fee
Greetings,
Back in December I informed you all about a new application fee for fishing contest permits and that I would get back to you when I was given a definite date for implementation of the fee. Well, I just got that information last week and I was also incorrect in how the fee was going to be assessed.
So here is the deal:
1. There are now two fees associated with fishing contest permits (RCW 77.65.480)
a. Application fee ($70) – non-refundable
b. Permit fee ($24) – refundable
2. The application fee will be assessed per application
3. The starting date is March 1, 2013
The nuts and bolts of it is a fishing contest permit is now $94.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Sincerely,
Bruce
Bruce M. Baker
Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Inland Fish Program
600 Capitol Way N.
Olympia, WA 98506
Phone: 360.902.2764
Fax: 360.902.2944
WDFW Website:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/WDFW Fishing Contest Webpage:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/fishing_contests/WDFW Scientific Collection Permit Webpage:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/scp/WDFW Freshwater and Saltwater Sport Fish Records Webpage:
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/records/