ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3897

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JANUARY 27, 2021

      The Assembly Agriculture Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 3897.

      This bill would increase the annual fee for a New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp from $10 to $15 for a person without a valid New Jersey resident's firearm hunting or bow and arrow license, and from $5 to $10 for a person possessing a valid New Jersey resident's firearm hunting or bow and arrow license. 

      The bill would allow the Fish and Game Council, with the consent of the New Jersey Migratory Waterfowl Advisory Committee, to adjust, on one occasion only, the fees for the New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp through regulation in an amount that would not exceed $5.