Trapping licenses-nonresident reciprocal
licenses.
25LSO-0411, 1.0
HB0110
FISCAL NOTE
FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028NON-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACTAnticipated Expenditure increaseGAME & FISH FUND$17,214 $2,586 $2,586
Source of expenditure increase:
The Game and Fish Department (Department) indicates ongoing and one-time expenditure
increases from the Game and Fish Fund will be required to properly implement the
trapping license requirements for nonresidents as modified by this bill.
Assumptions:
The Department indicates trapping licenses for nonresidents would become a manual
process as modified by this bill. Department personnel will be required to process
all documents furnished by the applicant, including statutes or rules and
regulations from the applicant's state of residence. The Department assumes each
34 nonresident applications will be received and it will take approximately two
hours to review each application. The estimated hourly rate for manually reviewing
applications is $38.03 per hour, totaling $2,586 in an ongoing expenditure increase
from the Game and Fish Fund.
The Department also assumes programming changes to the licensing system will be
required to implement the requirements of this bill to ensure the license can be
issued after the Department reviews the applicant's documentation. The estimated
programming hours are 240 hours at the rate of $60.95 per hour for a senior
programmer, totaling $14,628 in a one-time expenditure increase from the Game and
Fish Fund.
The expenditure increases reflected above could be considered an administrative
cost. However, for simplicity and to follow consistent practice on legislation of
this type, it is included on the fiscal note.
Prepared by: Matthew Willmarth, LSO Phone: 777-7881
(Information provided by Meredith Wood, Game and Fish Department, 777-4618)