Senate Bill #58 may raise boat registrations 150%

[bhgammon]

This is copied from TownDock.net | Oriental NC News, Weather, Photos

Friday March 22, 2013
Many boaters have caught by surprise by Senate Bill 58 which would hike boat registration fees to as much as $150 per year. (Up from a flat rate of $15 per boat per year, now.) Much of that money would go in to a fund for dredging … somewhere. It’s not spelled out in the bill, which was co-sponsored by State Senator Norman Sanderson.
All this has more than a few folks wondering why the senator representing Oriental and the Sailing Capital of NC wants to boost the fee/tax on their boats that much. Reader Jim Barton put some of those thoughts in to a letter, which you can read in Letters To The Editor.

[Kodiakman]

Try 1000%! They are going from $15 to $150. That's some major BS right there!

[bhgammon]

That was supposed to be $150. I caught it but was not sure how to edit it.

[crappiefarmer]

republicans got control of the state government for the first time in a hundred years. They won't have it long doing stupid crap like this.CF

[Ranger R61]

copied this out of the bill

Fees. – The fees for certificates of number are as set out in this subsection.
(1) The fee for a certificate of number for a one-year period is:
a. Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a vessel that is less than 14 feet in length.
b. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a vessel that is 14 feet or more in length but less than 20 feet in length.
c. Fifty dollars ($50.00) for a vessel that is 20 feet or more in length but less than 26 feet in length.
d. One hundred dollars ($100.00) for a vessel that is 26 feet or more in length but less than 40 feet in length.
e. One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for a vessel that is more than 40 feet in length.
(2) The fee for a certificate of number for a three-year period is:
a. Forty-five dollars ($45.00) for a vessel that is less than 14 feet in length.
b. Seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for a vessel that is 14 feet or more in length but less than 20 feet in length.
c. One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for a vessel that is 20 feet or more in length but less than 26 feet in length.
d. Three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a vessel that is 26 feet or more in length but less than 40 feet in length.
e. Four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for a vessel that is more than 40 feet in length.

[red]

We need to call our rep's an stop this. Put up a petition on here and at bait shops and send it to the capital.

[red]

We need to call our rep's an stop this. Put up a petition on here and at bait shops and send it to the capital.

And do another petition to stock crappie's in some of these lake. And, something else there should be more place for kid's and disable people to fish and hunt.

[red]

Where all our tax money go for fishing?

[FASTTRITONMAN]

Just more bs!! To hurt the working man

[monkscrappie]

I will bet the Dredging is for the Oriential area.