Show Wildlife License Increase Needed Without the general fund monies appropriated to the Division of Wildlife Resources last the agency would have been operating without any capital the Division would simply have been maintaining operations at status quo or cutting Capital outlay is of direct benefit to wildlife and includes purchase of game and fish Those are the words of Assistant Division Director Donald A. Smith noted that the State Legislature in 1973 and 1974 allotted the Division and he license sales were down this cutting Division revenue from past license sates were off by 50 fewer elk permits were sold this year than and nonresident deer license sales fell short of the he Fiscal and Accounting Chief Douglas L. Pay reports that next year's standard operating budget proposal is but a revenue of only million is THE STANDARD budget can only continue current programs and allows for no programs designed to meet the increasing demands of Utah's sporting To offset increasing costs and maintain present the Division has proposed a hike in hunting and fishing Proposed increases would bring the Division's gross revenue to compared to a gross revenue of million for fiscal year DIVISION recommendations affecting resident sportsmen are as big game license from to fishing license from to small game 16 and from to combination license from to trapping from to fishing from to and guide license from to Nonresident fee increase proposals include a two-day fishing license to become a one-day five-day fishing license from to and season fishing license from to ONE FOURTH of the combination license fee money is proposed to be earmarked for development of land and water for The Division's proposal also provides that agents may charge 30 cents over the cost of the license for their |