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HARRISBURG -- During a special meeting on Aug. 18, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Board of Commissioners gave final approval to a list of proposed fee adjustments for fishing licenses and various other licenses and permits.
Under the proposal, the price of the most common fishing license and permits, a Resident Annual Fishing License, Trout Permit, and Combination Trout/Lake Erie Permit, would increase by $2.50 each in 2023, marking the first fee increases since 2005. Separate increases would be applied to other license and permit categories for non-residents, seniors, and tourists.
Revenues from these fee increases are expected to generate an estimated $2.5 million annually for the PFBC's Fish Fund to support fishing related programs.
In a separate action, the Board gave final approval to fee adjustments associated with several categories of boat titles, licenses and permits. Many of these administrative fees, such as those related to the issuing of title certificates, cast net permits and penalties for uncollectable checks, have not been updated since the 1980s or 1990s.
Revenues from these fee increases are expected to generate an estimated $30,000 annually for the Fish Fund and $1.2 million for the PFBC's Boat Fund to support boating related programs.