A resident or nonresident required to have a fishing license shall not fish unless the person has paid the fish habitat fee. Fish habitat fees shall be administered in the same manner as fishing licenses except that all revenue derived from fish habitat fees shall be deposited in the state fish and game protection fund and shall be used within this state for fish habitat development. Not less than fifty percent of the revenue from fish habitat fees shall be used by the commission to enter into agreements with county conservation boards to carry out the purposes of this section. This section shall not apply to residents who are younger than sixteen years of age or are sixty-five years of age or more, or to residents or nonresidents when fishing in privately owned farm ponds or lakes.
2001 Acts, ch 148, §4, 9
Section takes effect December 15, 2001, and applies to licenses and fees for years beginning on or after January 1, 2002; 2001 Acts, ch 148, §9
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