Re: [Paddlewise] Registration Fees

--Gotta bring up something else in PA I was unaware of.  I've had
registration for some time so I just send in the biennial registration form
and get the sticker back by mail.
    However, agents for the F&B Commission are allowed to set their own fees
with no restrictions.  This has been as much as $20 per boat!!!!!   I was
directed to a letter to the editor in the May 2000 Canoe & Kayak about this.
Evidently, F&B has no interest in doing anything about it, saying normal
market forces will ultimately bring this down.  I don't believe it will
happen, let alone that it could...

Joe P.

>Pennsylvania (Stauffer):  No fee except: in State Park waters and for use
of
>Fish and Boat Commission ramps.
>[State Park registration: $10 per year
>Fish & Boat Commission registration: $10 every two years.  In addition,
>they attempt to collect sales tax (6%) on boats purchased from an
>out-of-state dealer.  If you bought the boat from an individual, they do
>not attempt to collect sales tax unless the boat can accept a motor.
>On many of the big rivers, there are few launch facilities that are not
>owned or run by the fish commission.  They tend to be the most convenient
>facilities and offer a fairly safe place to leave your car.  For
>non-motorized craft, the park registration offers an alternative to the
>state registration covering only state park lakes but there is no tax
>collection associated with it.]
>
>Pennsylvania (Pylka):  Fee: $12 every 2 years (Actually $5 per year but
>additional is issuers fee.)
>


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