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Sport Fish Restoration
Sport Fish Restoration
Do you: Buy fishing gear? Fuel up your boat? Purchase a fishing license? Every time you do these things, you are helping to improve your fishing experience. You are among the many anglers and boaters who support the Sport Fish Restoration Program. This national program, managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), collects money from excise taxes on fishing equipment, import duties on fishing equipment and boats, taxes on motorboat and small-engine fuels. The revenue collected is used to create future fishing and boating opportunities.

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Sport Fish Restoration Programs and Projects
The Dingell-Johnson Act of 1950 applies a tax on fishing rods, reels, creels, lures, and flies. The Wallop-Breaux Amendment extends the tax to tackle boxes, sonar fish finders, motorboat fuels, electric motors, and other equipment not included in the earlier laws. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service distributes these tax revenues to the states for recreational sport fishing enhancement projects.

Sport Fish Restoration Publications and Web Sites
Visit Web sites related to Sport Fish Restoration (SFR). Order free copies of numerous SFR publications, including boater's guides and our ongoing series of Mark Sosin videos.

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Are you interested in attending "Ladies, Let's Go Fishing!" or "Kids' Fishing Clinics" in your area? Our calendar of events highlights these and other upcoming activities in our region.







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