Monday, March 21, 2011

Minnesota Game and Fish Fund

In Minnesota, when you purchase a game or fish license, have you wondered where the money goes?
FISHERIES gets 34.3 cents of each dollar, $33.2 million per year which is 94 % of budget.
WILDLIFE gets 31 cents of each dollar, $30 million per year which is 96.7 % of budget.
ENFORCEMENT gets 21 cents of each dollar, $20.3 million per year which is 61.4 % of budget.
ECOLOGICAL AND WATER RESOURCES gets 4.1 cents of each dollar, $3.9 million per year which is 17.9 % of budget.
BOAT ACCESS gets 2.3 cents of each dollar, $2.2 million per year.
FOREST AND LAND MANAGEMENT gets 2.9 cents of each dollar, $2.8 million per year.

If you're looking for more information on this or to find out where tax dollars go in relation to the DNR, check out the following two sites:

www.dnr.state.mn.us./heritage/index.html

files.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/budget/fy10-11/budget_from.pdf